Conscious Chatter

331 Episodes

1. S06 Episode 269 | Ngozi Okaro of Custom Collaborative on fashion cooperatives & how they can shift power dynamics, counter overproduction, and support local economies

   Published: 4/25/2022
2. S06 Episode 268 | Venetia La Manna on the need to *Remember Who Made Them* (our clothes) & whether we should buy fast fashion secondhand

   Published: 4/18/2022
3. S06 Episode 267 | Sally Fox on breeding naturally colored organic cotton

   Published: 4/12/2022
4. S06 Episode 266 | The challenges of navigating supply chain minimums while intentionally building regional systems with Leah of Wol Hide

   Published: 3/29/2022
5. S06 Episode 265 | Summer Dean (@ClimateDiva) on slowing down influence & building community instead of obsessing about analytics

   Published: 3/15/2022
6. S06 Episode 264 | Greenwashing in fashion and the need for mandatory measures & regulation

   Published: 3/8/2022
7. S06 Episode 263 | Dr. Sandra Niessen on *sacrifice zones* & the layers of erasure in fashion

   Published: 2/22/2022
8. S06 Episode 262 | Roland Geyer on why we should we be focusing on LABOR, not MATERIALS in the quest to reduce fashion's environmental impact

   Published: 2/15/2022
9. S06 Episode 261 | Can fashion and degrowth coexist, and specifically — do high heels exist in a degrowth world?

   Published: 2/8/2022
10. S05 Episode 260 | What are you latching onto? A special edition recap — highlighting what we learned on season 5 to take us intentionally into season 6

    Published: 1/18/2022
11. S05 Episode 259 | Georgina Johnson's book "The Slow Grind" & the inevitability of degrowth in fashion

    Published: 12/28/2021
12. S05 Episode 258 | Aja Barber on how the *affordability* story is fueling a messed up narrative & why we need a culture shift

    Published: 12/22/2021
13. S05 Episode 257 | Farai Simoyi of The Narativ on the need for safe spaces where global designers can be seen, valued, and heard & educating the next generation of fashion's leaders

    Published: 12/7/2021
14. S05 Episode 256 | Shilla Kim-Parker of Thrilling on the digitization of secondhand & supporting small business

    Published: 11/23/2021
15. S05 Episode 255 | Gee's Bend Quilters: the original purveyors of sustainability & exploring the meaning of an equitable collaboration with Mary Margaret Pettway & Greg Lauren

    Published: 11/9/2021
16. S05 Episode 254 | Johnathan Hayden on using a brand as an experiment, questioning ownership over one's trash & how augmented reality could impact sustainability in fashion

    Published: 10/26/2021
17. S05 Episode 253 | Advocating for the U.S. to appoint a fashion czar, what are The Green Guides and more on the intersections of politics & fashion

    Published: 10/12/2021
18. S05 Episode 252 | Frankie Collective on reimagining supply chains for *upcycling* & embracing sustainability and streetwear through reworked design

    Published: 10/5/2021
19. S05 Episode 251 | CiscoSews on the freedom in nonbinary design & experimentations with upcycling

    Published: 9/28/2021
20. S05 Episode 250 | Natalie Shehata on why *diversity* is tokenistic and advocating for holistic inclusion

    Published: 9/21/2021