WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

How does an ordinary Aussie bloke go from motor-cross riding and working as a welder to setting up a social enterprise fashion business? You're going to meet James Bartle, founder of Outland Denim. This is a candid eye-opening interview about an extraordinary story.We talk about the tough stuff: Who gets trafficked, and who does the trafficking and why? Is it possible to empathise with their desperation?We talk about materials, and how organic and reduced waste is essential to the big picture. We talk about B Corps and value-driven business, the state of ethical fashion right now, & where the industry is improving and failing. Plus there's heaps of insights into how to set up, run and make a success of a sustainable, ethical fashion label.This is the last of 3 shows on modern slavery. Don't miss the previous 2. We've managed to make them accessible and even inviting. No mean feat for such a tricky subject.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/9/10/podcast-ep-55-outland-denims-james-bartle-on-fighting-human-trafficking-creating-positive-opportunity to read yours and #bethechangeChat with Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING.We are always grateful for ratings and reviews on Apple Podcasts. You can find us on Spotify too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If only all fashion was fair trade fashion. According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, fashion is one of 5 key industries implicated in modern slavery. In Australia, every year we import over $US4 billion worth of clothes and accessories at risk of being tainted by modern slavery. 40 million people globally are trapped in it, and 71 % are women.In this Episode, we hear from ethical fashion pioneer Safia Minney, founder of People Tree and Real Sustainability, on fair trade, The True Cost, and fashion activism. Safia is very inspirational indeed.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/7/17/podcast-ep-49-safia-minney-fair-trade-fabulous to read yours and #bethechangeChat with Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressTHANK YOU FOR LISTENING.Love the podcast? We are always grateful for ratings and reviews, or can you share it with a friend? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, fashion is one of 5 key industries implicated in modern slavery. How does that happen? What can we do about it?In this Episode, you're going to meet Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, a British crossbench peer in the House of Lords who is active in the ethical fashion space and is working to amend the UK's Modern Slavery Act.Modern slavery is, of course, a depressing issue but this episode is not depressing. No, no. It's got the power! It's all about unleashing your inner activist, understanding the issues and taking positive steps to do something about them - if you're an individual, they can be really small steps. If you're in business, they might be bigger ones.Lola Young started out as an actor, went onto become a professor of cultural studies then the Head of Culture at the Greater London Authority. She's been a judge for the Orange Prize for Literature, and The Observer newspaper's Ethical Awards. In 2004 she was appointed an independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords. In 2009 she set up the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion, which she co-chairs. What do you think about all this? Please get in touch with Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspress to let us know.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.CHECK OUT OUR SHOWNOTES for all the links and more info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is fashion week actually for? Is the old system tired and old-fashioned? Has it lost its purpose and reason for being? If so, what sorts events do we want to see take over? Do we need sustainable fashion weeks? Meet Evelyn Mora, the millennial change maker behind Helsinki Fashion Week. Evelyn is on a mission to reinvent “traditional concepts of fashion week venues and the ways they present collections to buyers and press” while simultaneously “questioning the way we consume.”She says her vision is for “circularity, sustainability and beauty” but it's also about getting rid of what's gone before. Evelyn is a change agent who likes to shake things up. She wants fashion weeks to be super-inclusive, zero-waste, diverse, open to anyone who's interested, showcasing ONLY ethically produced and environmentally-aware collections; in short, totally different to how they used to be. What do you think about all this? Please get in touch with Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspress to let us know.Don't forget to check the shownotes for further resources.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can fashion aristanship empower women? What does a fair work accessories factory look like, and how do the workers see value in the setup? How about in community hubs, where skilled artisans can work as collectives?This is the second instalment of a 2-part series about the UN's Ethical Fashion Initiative, a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre. The EFI connects skilled artisans in places like Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Afghanistan, to the international value chain of fashion, working with the likes of Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Adidas and the Australian accessories house MIMCO.In this Episode - recorded on the ground in Nairobi, Kenya - we get to hear from the artisans themselves, and discover why Artisan Fashion now runs the organisation here as a social enterprise. And we learn how fair work can empower women - from the women themselves.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/8/18/podcast-ep-51-artisan-fashion-in-kenya to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciao Simone! Simone Cipriani is the founder of the UN's Ethical Fashion Initiative, a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre, a joint agency of the UN and World Trade Organization.The EFI connects skilled artisans in places like Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Haiti and now Afghanistan, to the international value chain of fashion, working with the likes of Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Adidas and the Australian accessories house MIMCO.Simone sees luxury fashion as a vehicle for development. He talks about ethics and aesthetics and says Sweatshops and workers trapped in an endless cycle of creating cheap fast-fashion is not true fashion. Simone believes responsibly produced fashion can help change the world for the better. Actually, he knows it can, because he started this endeavour in 2009, and nearly a decade later it's thriving and has seen thousands of people find fair and ongoing work opportunities.This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Next week, we'll be bringing you the podcast Clare recorded in Nairobi, Kenya with the Ethical Fashion Initiative artisans.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/8/7/simone-cipriani-not-charity-work-the-un-the-ethical-fashion-initiative to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressWe are always grateful for ratings and reviews on Apple. You can find us on Spotify now too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What to pack for an expedition to Antarctica? Or to keep yourself alive on a remote mountainside? In extreme conditions, clothes move way beyond fashion to become tools for survival.  In this Episode, you get to hang out with environmental scientist, polar explorer, author and adventurer Tim Jarvis, a man for whom pushing himself to the limits of his physical endurance is all in a day's work. But Tim doesn't undertake his incredible expeditions just to prove he's tough; he does it for a higher purpose - to spread the word about climate change, and show us how some of the remotest regions on Earth are being impacted by global warming.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/7/16/podcast-ep-50-tim-jarvis-on-climate-change-the-polar-explorers-wardrobe to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressEnjoy the show? Please consider rating & reviewing in Apple. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can fast fashion turn circular? Can fast fashion ever be sustainable? Will circularity fundamentally change things? How about supply chain transparency, collaboration and pumping resources into textile innovation? Is all this eclipsed by the shadow of overproduction?Swedish giant H&M is the second biggest clothing company in the world (the first is Zara.) The H&M Group comprises the H&M brand, but also COS, & Other Stories, jeans brand Cheap Monday, hyper-transparent newcomer Arket and a couple of others.Clare caught up with Anna Gedda, Head of Sustainability at the H&M Group since 2015, at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit to ask about the company's approach to sustainability across its brands. Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/7/13/podcast-ep-48-hms-head-of-sustainability-anna-gedda to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressLove the podcast?We are always grateful for ratings and reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Change isn't going to be easy, but there's no time to procrastinate or hope someone else is going to fix it…it's time to do something. YOU are the person you've been waiting for." — Tim Silverwood.Australian oceans advocate Tim Silverwood is fighting plastic pollution. Why? Nearly one third of the plastic packaging we use escapes collection systems, which means that it ends up clogging our city streets and polluting our natural environment. Every year, up to 13 million tons of plastic leak into our oceans, where it smothers coral reefs and threatens vulnerable marine wildlife. The plastic that ends up in the oceans can circle the Earth four times in a single year, and it can persist for up to 1,000 yearsTim is an Australian environmentalist, surfer and plastic pollution campaigner. In Australia, you might have seen him on War on Waste, or if you have kids (or if you are one) you might have seen him at your school. He's given hundreds of talks to schools, communities and businesses on the ocean plastics issue.This episode is all about what we can do to turn it around. Be warned: it's highly motivating!Our interview was recorded live at the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne. Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/6/22/podcast-ep-47-ocean-plastic-warrior-tim-silverwood to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspressWe are always grateful for ratings and reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lily Cole is a model turns eco-entrepreneur. She was the youngest model to appear on the cover of British Vogue, and was listed by French Vogue as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. Her pictures, shot by some of photography's greatest names (think Tim Walker, Nick Knight, Steven Meisel) are some of the most memorable in the business, but these days Lily has other fish to fry.An environmental advocate, actor, writer and social entrepreneur, she is the founder of Impossible.com, a B Corp that uses technology to solve social and environmental problems. It began as a platform for the gift economy and today, she says, is focused on "trying to use tech in a positive way, and doing that through collaborations."Here, we discuss Lily's love for nature and the ways in which that informs the work she does today. We talk climate change and the power of positive messaging. We get into frameworks for business with purpose, the need to rethink how we measure success and encouraging more women to enter the tech world.Head over to https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2018/6/23/podcast-ep-46-lily-cole to read yours and #bethechangeFollow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspress Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.