A subtle line: societal pressure, mental ill health and addiction
True creatives are natural problem solvers, but how much of our increasingly challenging world is affecting young creatives? This episode begins with the dichotomy of acceptance, failure, fear of bein...
16 Juli 202126min
Why we should stop talking about the 'tortured genius'
Our fifth instalment begins with falsifying the romanticised image of the ‘tortured genius’, a damaging stereotype where biased opinions of critical acclaim are slanted towards work derived from an ar...
16 Juli 202132min
Identifying the threats to the creative mind.
At this crucial point in our series we seek to identify the social constructs that lie within the fabric of mental ill health and what effects they have on the creative mind. We expose social pressure...
18 Maj 202135min
Fashion and mental health: two parallel lines?
Through a critical lens, we investigate the unbridalled theory of fashion’s negative impact on mental health by assessing work culture, lifestyle and relationships aided by our own personal experience...
18 Maj 202132min
Mental health: disorders, risk factors, and stigmas
Episode two of the series tests our personal tolerances to mental ill health through our understanding of associated mental health disorders. Throughout our discussions, we touch upon the disparities ...
31 Mars 202130min
Preserving mental health in the creative sector
The first episode in our Mental Health in Fashion series, investigates the convoluted themes of mental ill health in the creative sector and the negative impacts that exist within learning and profess...
31 Mars 202132min
The Blockchain Timeline
In the fifth and final episode of the series, we question the effectiveness of boycotting, government legislation and whether this is a disconnect over how fashion sustainability is perceived vs playe...
30 Nov 202032min
Transparency & Traceability
The fourth episode looks prospectively at how blockchains can be implemented by fashion brands and start ups. Asking, what is the feasibility of blockchains and its potential to improve transparency a...
30 Nov 202030min
