Episode 175: "Lucky To Be Here," How fast fashion changed everything (part 1)
In part one of three, Amanda explores the rise of fast fashion 1.0 through the lens of her career as a buyer:How economic and social factors helped it blow up in the 2000s (and why millennials are "Th...
11 Sep 20232h 17min
Episode 174: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 2)
Amanda is joined by Zoe Edwards, host of Check Your Thread. This is part two of their conversation. Zoe gives us advice on how we can sew more sustainably. And Amanda explains "fast fashion 3.0" and...
5 Sep 20232h 2min
Episode 173: Sewing As A Part of Slow Fashion with Zoe of Check Your Thread (part 1)
Amanda is joined by Zoe Edwards, host of Check Your Thread. This is part one of their conversation. They will be talking about how and why Zoe started a podcast about sewing and her relationship with...
28 Aug 20232h 10min
Episode 172: Unpacking our relationship with ultra fast fashion with Danielle Vermeer (part 2)
It's the second half of Amanda's conversation with Danielle Vermeer, co-founder and CEO of Teleport, “a next-gen thrifting app to discover, buy, and sell from outfit videos.” They will be talking abou...
21 Aug 20231h 38min
Episode 171: Unpacking our relationship with ultra fast fashion with Danielle Vermeer (part 1)
Amanda is joined by Danielle Vermeer, co-founder and CEO of Teleport, “a next-gen thrifting app to discover, buy, and sell from outfit videos.” They explore why Shein is so popular with Gen Z (and ma...
7 Aug 20232h 14min
Episode 170: Unpacking Our Shopping Habits with Isabel Varela
Amanda is joined by keynote speaker, life coach, master tailor, and sustainability activist Isabel Varela. At 26, she found herself with more than $100,000 in credit card debt...all from clothes, cosm...
31 Juli 20231h 39min
Episode 169: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick with Alden Wicker
Amanda is joined by award-winning journalist and sustainable fashion expert, Alden Wicker. She will tell us about her new book, To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick – and How we can Fight B...
24 Juli 20231h 46min
Episode 168: EPR & Textile Stewardship with Joanne of CPSC
This week, Amanda is joined by Joanne Brasch, PhD, the Special Projects Manager for the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC). She is going to help us understand how EPR works and how it will ...
17 Juli 20231h 57min
