Simon Collins is a creative director, educator, fashion consultant, and ex-dean of the fashion school at Parsons in New York. With his new platform Fashion Culture Design, Simon holds what he calls Unconferences where not-boring fashion people address topics such as, How do you solve a problem like fashion week? And, Can sustainability be sexy?

At an opening address of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, he famously said: "It's all your fault!" Is it? Is it down to us to make fashion more sustainable? And if so, how can we do it?

Why is fashion important? Why don't more people recognise it at such? What is fashion's power? What on Earth has all this got to do with Hemingway, or, for that matter, Britney Spears? Listen to find out, and to hear some very good stories about London style back in the day, and how fashion education has changed.

Simon was a mad fashion kid in Bournemouth and London in '80s, and we talk about what that was like, and style, and making your own outfits, dressing up to go to clubs like Taboo, & being obsessed with The Face magazine. 

Our music is by Montaigne. She is singing an acoustic version of Because I love You.

Follow Clare on Instagram and Twitter @mrspress

Love the podcast? We have a Patreon page if you'd like to support us.

We are always grateful for ratings and reviews on iTunes - it helps new listeners to find us. You can find us on Spotify now too.

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Simon Collins is a creative director, educator, fashion consultant, and ex-dean of the fashion school at Parsons in New York.&nbsp;With his new platform <a href="http://fashionculturedesign.com/">Fashion Culture Design</a>, Simon holds what he calls Unconferences where not-boring fashion people address topics such as, How do you solve a problem like fashion week? And, Can sustainability be sexy?
At an opening address of the <a href="https://copenhagenfashionsummit.com/">Copenhagen Fashion Summit</a>, he famously said: "It's all your fault!" Is it? Is it down to us to make fashion more sustainable? And if so, how can we do it?
Why is fashion important? Why don't more people recognise it at such? What is fashion's power? What on Earth has all this got to do with Hemingway, or, for that matter, Britney Spears? Listen to find out, and to hear some very good stories about London style back in the day, and how fashion education has changed.
Simon was a mad fashion kid in Bournemouth and London in '80s, and we talk about what that was like, and style, and making your own outfits, dressing up to go to clubs like Taboo, &amp; being obsessed with The Face magazine.&nbsp;
Our music is by <a href="http://www.montaignemusic.com.au/">Montaigne</a>. She is singing an acoustic version of Because I love You.
Follow Clare on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrspress/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsPress">Twitter</a>&nbsp;@mrspress
Love the podcast? We have a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/wardrobecrisis">Patreon page</a> if you'd like to support us.
We are always grateful for ratings and reviews on iTunes - it helps new listeners to find us. You can find us on Spotify now too.
<a href="https://thewardrobecrisis.com/">www.thewardrobecrisis.com</a>

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

Simon Collins, Fashion Culture Design

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>

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