A fashion more circular - With Professor Becky Earley (#98)
Professor Becky Earley guests Garmology this week to talk about making the industry of fashion more circular, and what circularity actually means. We cover topics such as how much we wear our clothes,...
14 Juli 20221h 24min
Real as rivets - With Joe Schindler of Joe and Co (#97)
The magic school bus of Garmology stops today in rainy Manchester to take onboard Joe Schindler for a salty chat about denim, small-scale production, how to stumble and keep going in business, how bei...
7 Juli 20221h
We met knitters in run-down pubs - With Genevieve Sweeney, knitwear (#96)
This week Genevieve Sweeney stops by to chat about the easy path of starting her knitwear brand. Or rather, how wanting to start making knitwear led her on a tour of discovery of discarded and obsolet...
30 Juni 20221h 27min
Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture - With Alice Sherwood, author (#95)
Today's guest is Alice Sherwood, author of the new book "Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture". We have a fascinating chat about the counterfeit goods and how brands are actually ...
23 Juni 20221h 34min
The last button maker in the land - With David Courtney, Courtney & Co (#94)
This week's guest is David Courtney of Courtney & Co, arguably the last of the traditional button makers in the UK. I was keen to invite David for a chat about how he happened into what is a rather un...
16 Juni 20221h 20min
Making good in an old factory - With James Eden, Private White VC (#93)
When you find yourself having a crisis of career and decide that taking on a garment factory from 1853 in the heart of Manchester sounds like a great idea, you're clearly not faint of heart or work sh...
9 Juni 20221h 22min
A twisty tale of endurance - With Chris Hewitt, Hewitt Denims Mills (#92)
Today's guest is Chris Hewitt. Chris started out in 2008 wanting to make a pair of sustainable jeans. He'd been dealing in vintage for a while and had a mate that had briefly worked in the fashion ind...
2 Juni 20221h 31min
Keeping craft alive - With Tim Little of Grenson (#91)
In this episode, I'm visited by Tim Little, owner of traditional shoemaker Grenson. We chat about how Tim initially planned to be an accountant, took a turn into marketing, found his passion for shoes...
26 Maj 20221h 34min
