Lock up your linens! Emily Adams Bode has designs on your grandma's tablecloths. And her quilts. America's favourite emerging menswear talent made her fashion name upcycling characterful old domestic textiles and dusty deadstock - winning a CFDA award and a Woolmark Prize while she was at it. The result is menswear with meaning, designed to be passed down the generations.

This is a lovely quirky conversation about what inspires her as a maker and collector, the joys of upcycling and the layers of meaning in hand-worked and customised clothes. 

Thank you for listening to Wardrobe Crisis. Find our website here. 

Don't forget to subscribe! And if you listen in Apple Podcasts, please consider rating & reviewing. Love the show? Get in touch in IG @mrspress & @thewardrobecrisis

Lock up your linens! Emily Adams Bode has designs on your grandma's tablecloths. And her quilts. America's favourite emerging menswear talent made her fashion name upcycling characterful old domestic textiles and dusty deadstock - winning a CFDA award and a Woolmark Prize while she was at it. The result is menswear with meaning, designed to be passed down the generations.
This is a lovely quirky conversation about what inspires her as a maker and collector, the joys of upcycling and the layers of meaning in hand-worked and customised clothes.&nbsp;
Thank you for listening to Wardrobe Crisis. Find our website <a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/">here. </a>
Don't forget to subscribe! And if you listen in Apple Podcasts, please consider rating &amp; reviewing. Love the show? Get in touch in IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/">@mrspress</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewardrobecrisis/">@thewardrobecrisis</a>

It's Amazing What She Can Do With an Old Tablecloth - Meet Menswear Maverick Emily Adams Bode

Welcome back! Series 6 is here!

The title of this episode asks you to leave your pre-conceptions at the door. There is no one way for a refugee to look, seem, dress and show up in the world. 

On World Refugee Day, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) asks us to honour refugees around the globe. To celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home countries to escape conflict or persecution. 

And so we are excited to bring you this extraordinary interview with Aminata Conteh-Biger. 

Aminata is an UNHCR ambassador in Australia. She’s also an author, speaker and the founder of Aminata Maternal Foundation. We met when I hosted an event for her wonderful book, Rising Heart, at an organisation in Sydney that we both support called The Social Outfit.

Like everyone who has listened to her tell story, I was deeply affected by it, but also by Aminata’s spirit. She has endured some terrible things, but if I had to think of words to describe her they’d be about love, joy, generosity, fun, glamour, the sisterhood and activism. Aminata is a fabulous fashion fan, mum, women’s rights and maternal health advocate, and, yes, refugee.

She is the sum of her many parts - proof that we are not one story, even when that story is as big as hers.

In 1999, during the civil war in Sierra Leone, the then 18-year-old Aminata was a kidnapped by rebel soldiers. She was held captive for several months, and finally freed as part of a negotiated prisoner exchange. When she fled to Australia, with UNHCR’s assistance, she had no idea what it would be like. She arrived here with nothing and to had to start again.

Trigger warning - this conversation includes reference to rape and details of violence. But ultimately this is an uplifting story about fleeing one home and finding another - and joy along the way. 

Thanks to Spell, this episode is proudly brought to you by The Climate Council.

Welcome back! Series 6 is here!
The title of this episode asks you to leave your pre-conceptions at the door. There is no one way for a refugee to look, seem, dress and show up in the world.&nbsp;
On World Refugee Day, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) asks us to honour refugees around the globe. To celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home countries to escape conflict or persecution.&nbsp;
And so we are excited to bring you this extraordinary interview with Aminata Conteh-Biger.&nbsp;
Aminata is an UNHCR ambassador in Australia. She&rsquo;s also an author, speaker and the founder of Aminata Maternal Foundation. We met when I hosted an event for her wonderful book, Rising Heart, at an organisation in Sydney that we both support called The Social Outfit.
Like everyone who has listened to her tell story, I was deeply affected by it, but also by Aminata&rsquo;s spirit. She has endured some terrible things, but if I had to think of words to describe her they&rsquo;d be about love, joy, generosity, fun, glamour, the sisterhood and activism. Aminata is a fabulous fashion fan, mum, women&rsquo;s rights and maternal health advocate, and, yes, refugee.
She is the sum of her many parts - proof that we are not one story, even when that story is as big as hers.
In 1999, during the civil war in Sierra Leone, the then 18-year-old Aminata was a kidnapped by rebel soldiers. She was held captive for several months, and finally freed as part of a negotiated prisoner exchange. When she fled to Australia, with UNHCR&rsquo;s assistance, she had no idea what it would be like. She arrived here with nothing and to had to start again.
Trigger warning - this conversation includes reference to rape and details of violence. But ultimately this is an uplifting story about fleeing one home and finding another - and joy along the way.&nbsp;
Thanks to <a href="https://au.spell.co/">Spell,</a> this episode is proudly brought to you by <a href="https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/">The Climate Council.</a>

Red Shoes! Aminata Conteh-Biger, This is What a Refugee Looks Like

While you were distracted by the latest luxury It-whatever (and the shiny, ridiculously expensive global marketing behind it) slow local fashion makers were carefully, quietly crafting their wares regardless - on a fraction of the budgets of the big fashion names.

It's time to take more notice of them! Because if we don’t support the independents, how will they thrive? Can small local makers compete with the big guys today, and should they try? Or is it time to build new networks that create a totally different playing field?

Meet one woman going her own way - and sharing what she’s learned along it.

Simone Agius is the Melbourne maker behind Simetrie - a disruptive, hand-crafted accessories brand that's challenging norms.

Thank you for listening to our "pass the podcast mic" series. We've loved making it for you. If you can help us spread the word, please do (we're indie too). A nice rate & review in Apple goes down a treat.

Links and all sorts on thewardrobecrisis.com

Follow us on Instagram here and here.

While you were distracted by the latest luxury It-whatever (and the shiny, ridiculously expensive global marketing behind it) slow local fashion makers were carefully, quietly crafting their wares regardless - on a fraction of the budgets of the big fashion names.
It's time to take more notice of them! Because if we don&rsquo;t support the independents, how will they thrive? Can small local makers compete with the big guys today, and should they try? Or is it time to build new networks that create a totally different playing field?
Meet one woman going her own way - and sharing what she&rsquo;s learned along it.
Simone Agius is the Melbourne maker behind Simetrie - a disruptive, hand-crafted accessories brand that's challenging norms.
Thank you for listening to our "pass the podcast mic" series. We've loved making it for you. If you can help us spread the word, please do (we're indie too). A nice rate &amp; review in Apple goes down a treat.
Links and all sorts on t<a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/">hewardrobecrisis.com</a>
Follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/"> here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewardrobecrisis/">here.</a>

How To Make A Handbag the Old-Fashioned Way With Slow Fashion Craftswoman Simone Agius

CALLING ALL TREE-HUGGERS! Nicole Rycroft founded Canopy Planet at her kitchen table in Vancouver with a small budget and a big idea - to protect the world’s precious forests.

20 years later, Canopy is one of the leading organisations fighting globally for last frontier forests and engaging business - including the fashion industry - to find alternatives to unsustainably sourced wood in their supply chains.

Do we really use ancient trees to make trivial things? Try pizza boxes and party frocks. 

It’s an outrage (and you’ll hear Clare getting mad about it in this chat) but it’s also an opportunity for change, and Canopy is doing something about it.

This bonus Episode was produced in partnership with Fashion Revolution. The theme this year is Rights, Relationships and Revolution. Forests have rights too!

Thank you for supporting our work. If you like this Episode, please share it - we appreciate your help in spreading the word.

Find the shownotes & all things Wardrobe Crisis here.

CALLING ALL TREE-HUGGERS! Nicole Rycroft founded Canopy Planet at her kitchen table in Vancouver with a small budget and a big idea - to protect the world&rsquo;s precious forests.
20 years later, Canopy is one of the leading organisations fighting globally for last frontier forests and engaging business - including the fashion industry - to find alternatives to unsustainably sourced wood in their supply chains.
Do we really use ancient trees to make trivial things? Try pizza boxes and party frocks. 
It&rsquo;s an outrage (and you&rsquo;ll hear Clare getting mad about it in this chat) but it&rsquo;s also an opportunity for change, and Canopy is doing something about it.
This bonus Episode was produced in partnership with Fashion Revolution. The theme this year is Rights, Relationships and&nbsp;Revolution. Forests have rights too!
Thank you for supporting our work. If you like this Episode, please share it - we appreciate your help in spreading the word.
Find the shownotes &amp; all things Wardrobe Crisis <a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2021/4/21/ashion-revolution-edition-canopy-founder-nicole-rycroft">here.</a>

Fashion Revolution Special - A Conversation About Trees with Canopy Founder Nicole Rycroft

How big is sustainable fashion in Iceland? You might be surprised to find out.

We also nearly called this Episode: The Secret Lives Of Sweaters. Listen and you will see why!

In this fascinating, surprising conversation about funny jumpers and changing the world, you will meet Ýr Jóhannsdóttir - a textile designer, artist/activist upcycler from Reykjavik.

With her label Ýrúrarí (and her huge Instagram following) she is making a name for herself using creativity and humour to challenge fashion's unsustainable ways. 

People want to have fun with fashion, she says, and if we can use that to get a serious message across, that's a powerful thing. Also up for discussion: Iceland's craft and wool tradition, appreciating the local, resourcefulness, tool libraries and the future of fashion as sharing. 

This is part of our "pass the podcast" mic series - the (extended) finale! Where we're telling listener stories. Love it? Please help us spread the word. If you can rate & review in Apple, we'd be grateful.

Find us at thewardrobecrisis.com

Follow us on Instagram here and here.

How big is sustainable fashion in Iceland? You might be surprised to find out.
We also nearly called this Episode: The Secret Lives Of Sweaters. Listen and you will see why!
In this fascinating, surprising conversation about funny jumpers and changing the world, you will meet &Yacute;r J&oacute;hannsd&oacute;ttir - a textile designer, artist/activist upcycler from Reykjavik.
With her label &Yacute;r&uacute;rar&iacute; (and her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yrurari/">huge Instagram following</a>) she is making a name for herself using creativity and humour to challenge fashion's unsustainable ways.&nbsp;
People want to have fun with fashion, she says, and if we can use that to get a serious message across, that's a powerful thing. Also up for discussion: Iceland's craft and wool tradition, appreciating the local, resourcefulness, tool libraries and the future of fashion as sharing.&nbsp;
This is part of our "pass the podcast" mic series - the (extended) finale! Where we're telling listener stories. Love it? Please help us spread the word. If you can rate &amp; review in Apple, we'd be grateful.
Find us at thewardrobecrisis.com
Follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/"> here</a> and here.

Meet Ýr Jóhannsdóttir - Iceland's Most Exciting Knitwear Provocateur

Vintage and second-hand fashion is in the news more than ever before. It's set to eclipse fast fashion within ten years. The designer re-commerce sector is booming. But as shopping pre-loved becomes more aspirational, are those who rely on thrifted clothes being locked out?

What’s not up for debate, however, is that the piles of discarded fashion and textiles keep growing. The excess is real. Where it ends up, who pays the price, what that price should be, what’s selling, what’s not, what should be ... in this week's episode we address all this and more as our listeners take a seat in the interviewee's chair. 

Welcome to Part 1 of our #sharethepodcastmic finale, featuring vintage rental store-owner Ali Dibley on clothes with personalities; dedicated thrifter Julia Browne on the evolution of opshopping and street style photographer Liisa Jokinen on preloved's digital revolution.

Find the shownotes here. 

Vintage and second-hand fashion is in the news more than ever before. It's set to eclipse fast fashion within ten years. The designer re-commerce sector is booming. But as shopping pre-loved becomes more aspirational, are those who rely on thrifted clothes being locked out?
What&rsquo;s not up for debate, however, is that the piles of discarded fashion and textiles keep growing. The excess is real. Where it ends up, who pays the price, what that price should be, what&rsquo;s selling, what&rsquo;s not, what should be ... in this week's episode we address all this and more as our listeners take a seat in the interviewee's chair.&nbsp;
Welcome to Part 1 of our #sharethepodcastmic finale, featuring vintage rental store-owner Ali Dibley on clothes with personalities; dedicated thrifter Julia Browne on the evolution of opshopping and street style photographer Liisa Jokinen on preloved's digital revolution.
Find the shownotes <a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2021/2/12/podcast-138-series-5-finale-part-1-vintage-thrifted-amp-second-hand">here.&nbsp;</a>

Vintage, Thrifted & Secondhand Fashion - Series 5 Finale, Listener Stories Part 1.

Who else talks to their plants? This week's joyful episode is a love letter to what we grow - in gardens, allotments, veggie patches and pots on our windowsills the world over. But also what grows wild - in the woods, hedgerows, fields and scrub, the verges by the freeways, even the cracks in city pavements.

Your guest host, musician and gardener Nidala Barker, talks with her friend and fellow green thumb, Kobi Bloom about connecting to Earth, respecting our Mother and the marvellous magic of plants.

Up for discussion: How can learning more about plants and their wonder help us heal the planet? What exactly is a regenerative farmer or gardener (and how can you be be one)? What happens if we donʼt pull out the weeds? What can we do about food waste? And why is compost so often the answer to life's big questions?

But first, here's Nidala singing good morning to her veggie patch... you could not make this up - but she does! Every day it's a new song. Ah, told you this one was a joy.

Find Nidala on Instagram here.

Find Kobi here.

Don't miss our shownotes, for all the links and extra info, www.thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast

Who else talks to their plants? This week's joyful episode is a love letter to what we grow - in gardens, allotments, veggie patches and pots on our windowsills the world over. But also what grows wild - in the woods, hedgerows, fields and scrub, the verges by the freeways, even the cracks in city pavements.
Your guest host, musician and gardener Nidala Barker, talks with her friend and fellow green thumb, Kobi Bloom about connecting to Earth, respecting our Mother and the marvellous magic of plants.
Up for discussion: How can learning more about plants and their wonder help us heal the planet? What exactly is a regenerative farmer or gardener (and how can you be be one)? What happens if we donʼt pull out the weeds? What can we do about food waste? And why is compost so often the answer to life's big questions?
But first, here's Nidala singing good morning to her veggie patch... you could not make this up - but she does! Every day it's a new song. Ah, told you this one was a joy.
Find Nidala on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nini.barker/">here.</a>
Find Kobi <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wilderway/">here.</a>
Don't miss our shownotes, for all the links and extra info, <a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast">www.thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast</a>

The Magic of Plants, Organic Gardening and Why Weeds Are Wonderful

Welcome to another episode of series 5 - #sharethepodcastmic

Don't forget to hit subscribe and if you value these conversations, please share them with your communities.

Your guest host this week is Ayesha Barenblat, founder of ReMake, and she is in conversation with Nazma Akter, founder and Executive Director of the Awaj Foundation. 

Nazma has been fighting to improve workers’ rights in Bangladesh's garment sector for 30 years - and she started out as a garment worker herself, aged just 11. Hers is a powerful, persuasive, brilliant voice from the workers’ side. So why have't you heard it before?

The answer is because fashion - yes, even sustainable fashion - operates with a power imbalance that too often shuts workers out. We rarely hear from the people who make our clothes, especially those in low-wage countries. Instead, we hear from brands talking about garment workers, or well meaning white people talking on their behalf. Mostly, we hear from those who make the decisions, rather than those who must live with them. But if we are to build a truly sustainable and ethical fashion industry, we must make space for the people who make our clothes.

Find all the links and shownotes on www.thewardrobecrisis.com

Follow ReMake here.

Love the show? Get in touch in IG @mrspress & @thewardrobecrisis

 

 

Welcome to another episode of series 5 - #sharethepodcastmic
Don't forget to hit subscribe and if you value these conversations, please share them with your communities.
Your guest host this week is Ayesha Barenblat, founder of ReMake, and she is in conversation with Nazma Akter, founder and Executive Director of the Awaj Foundation. 
Nazma has been fighting to improve workers&rsquo; rights in Bangladesh's garment sector for 30 years - and she started out as a garment worker herself, aged just 11. Hers is a powerful, persuasive, brilliant voice from the workers&rsquo; side. So why have't you heard it before?
The answer is because fashion - yes, even sustainable fashion - operates with a power imbalance that too often shuts workers out. We rarely hear from the people who make our clothes, especially those in low-wage countries. Instead, we hear from brands talking about garment workers, or well meaning white people talking on their behalf. Mostly, we hear from those who make the decisions, rather than those who must live with them. But if we are to build a truly sustainable and ethical fashion industry, we must make space for the people who make our clothes.
Find all the links and shownotes on<a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast"> www.thewardrobecrisis.com</a>
Follow ReMake <a href="https://www.instagram.com/remakeourworld/">here.</a>
Love the show? Get in touch in IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/">@mrspress</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewardrobecrisis/">@thewardrobecrisis</a>
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Sustainable Fashion is a Lie Without Garment Workers at the Table - Nazma Akter

Everybody's talking about degrowth. Does this mean we’ve finally woken up to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse? Are we ready to challenge capitalism’s obsession with GDP and  perpetual expansion? If so, what’s the alternative? And how can we apply this to fashion, beyond simply "buy less"? How might we reimagine the whole system, and rethink how we measure success?

This week's guest host Nina Gbor interviews Jason Hickel about his new book Less is More - How Degrowth Will Save the World.

Jason is a rockstar economist (no grey suits here) focused on global inequality, political economy, post-development, and ecological economics. He teaches at Goldsmiths, University of London and serves on the Statistical Advisory Panel for the UN Human Development Report 2020, the advisory board of the Green New Deal for Europe and on the Harvard-Lancet Commission on Reparations and Redistributive Justice.

Follow him on Twitter here.

Love the show? Get in touch in IG @mrspress & @thewardrobecrisis

Find all the links and shownotes on www.thewardrobecrisis.com

Everybody's talking about degrowth. Does this mean we&rsquo;ve finally woken up to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse? Are we ready to challenge capitalism&rsquo;s obsession with GDP and &nbsp;perpetual expansion? If so, what&rsquo;s the alternative? And how can we apply this to fashion, beyond simply "buy less"? How might we reimagine the whole system, and rethink how we measure success?
This week's guest host Nina Gbor interviews <a href="https://www.jasonhickel.org/">Jason Hickel</a> about his new book Less is More - How Degrowth Will Save the World.
Jason is a rockstar economist (no grey suits here) focused on global inequality, political economy, post-development, and ecological economics. He teaches at Goldsmiths, University of London and serves on the Statistical Advisory Panel for the UN Human Development Report 2020, the advisory board of the Green New Deal for Europe and on the Harvard-Lancet Commission on Reparations and Redistributive Justice.
Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonhickel">here.</a>
Love the show? Get in touch in IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/">@mrspress</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewardrobecrisis/">@thewardrobecrisis</a>
Find all the links and shownotes on<a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast"> www.thewardrobecrisis.com</a>

Jason Hickel - Can Degrowth Save Fashion?

Meet Belinda Duarte, former athlete and educator, current inspirational leader, formidable female exec, proud First Nations Australian and the inspiration for Series 5 - #sharethepodcastmic

Just in time for January 26th - a significant day in this country. It's time to #changethedate

There's so much up for discussion in this one - from Belinda's family story, to sustainability and Indigenous wisdom, raising strong young people, ethical leadership and how we can use sport and culture to move towards reconciliation.

Find Culture is Life here.

You can find extensive notes & links on what you hear at www.thewardrobecrisis/podcast

Enjoyed the episode? Please share it! Tag us on Instagram @thewardrobecrisis@mrspress

 

Meet Belinda Duarte, former athlete and educator, current inspirational leader, formidable female exec, proud First Nations Australian and the inspiration for Series 5 - #sharethepodcastmic
Just in time for January 26th - a significant day in this country. It's time to #changethedate
There's so much up for discussion in this one - from Belinda's family story, to sustainability and Indigenous wisdom, raising strong young people, ethical leadership and how we can use sport and culture to move towards reconciliation.
Find Culture is Life <a href="https://www.cultureislife.org/">here.</a>
You can find extensive notes &amp; links on what you hear at <a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/podcast/2021/1/4/podcast-132-yatu-widders-hunt-talks-australian-indigenous-fashion">www.thewardrobecrisis/podcast</a>
Enjoyed the episode? Please share it! Tag us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewardrobecrisis/">@thewardrobecrisis</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/">@mrspress</a>
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Belinda Duarte - Culture is Life, racism & reconciliation in Australia

WARDROBE CRISIS is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Host Clare Press was the first VOGUE sustainability editor, and each week she interviews international guests about the big issues facing the fashion industry. Get to know their personal stories, and be part of the change.

WARDROBE CRISIS is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Host Clare Press was the first VOGUE sustainability editor, and each week she interviews international guests about the big issues facing the fashion industry. Get to know their personal stories, and be part of the change.

Ethical fashion, sustainable fashion, slow fashion and eco fashion!

WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

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