How to Face the Difficult Times in Life

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I'm beginning to do some slightly different things with the wintering sessions in coming months. I'm still going to be talking to guests who have told amazing life stories and who want to think about the difficult times in life. But I'm also on a mission to ask more people about how we go back into the world as this pandemic not ends but becomes part of normal life again for better or worse. And so I'll be speaking today to Ajababa, who is a stylist and fashion expert but also an incredible passionate advocate for ethical fashion. She wants us to engage our sense of common humanity with the people who make and distribute our clothes.

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

This week, Katherine asks Aja Barber how we can change the way we buy clothes.

Many of us have an uneasy feeling about the clothes we buy and wear. Although we know that there are ethical issues with their production, few of us understand how to change our behaviour, and make better choices. As a stylist and fashion consultant, Aja makes it her business to understand the whole supply chain, from raw materials to disposal. There are some dark stories to absorb, but there’s also plenty of hope: Aja shows that the change starts with us, and with the joy we find in the garments we love.

We also talk about Aja’s path to the work she does now, and her beautiful practice of getting dressed on Instagram. She can teach us so much about about learning to love our own bodies, and to cherish our old clothes.

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