WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Episodes
Claire Bergkamp - Stella McCartney's Secret Sustainability Weapon
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You know it: Stella McCartney does the eco things first. Whether it's making all things green super-cool, proving non-leather accessories can compete ...
Ronald van der Kemp - Upcyling Couture
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
VOGUE once called him a “high-end scavenger”. Meet Dutch designer Ronald Van Der Kemp - the "sustainable couturier" behind RVDK. Fans include...
Mother of Pearl's Amy Powney, BBC Earth & #SustainableMe
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meet London fashion star Amy Powney: an eco pioneer in polka dots and pearls, who grew up off-grid in a caravan and is simply not content to let fashi...
New Power Generation - London's Rising Fashion Stars
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fashion schools everywhere are full of eco warriors and bright, brilliant kids who are determined to do fashion differently. London is the leader...
Fashion Revolution's Orsola de Castro - Upcycling Queen
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Series 3! This Episode is a treat! It features Orsola de Castro, is one of the warmest, most generous, most knowledgable people working in ...
Livia Firth, Eco-Age & the Green Carpet
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Livia Firth is the Creative Director of sustainability consultancy Eco-Age, and the founder of the Green Carpet Challenge and Green Carpet Fashion Awa...
Tamara Cincik, Fashion Politics - Brexit & the Environmental Audit Committee
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From front row to front bench? Why not? It's time we stopped considering fashion as simply fluffy. The industry is a giant global employer with seriou...
Teatum Jones - the London Designers on Positive Fashion, Inclusivity & Activism
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
“We truly believe in the power of fashion to present a pro-social message of inclusivity and positive identity." How's that for a vision statement? ...
Ruchika Sachdeva on Indian Fashion's New Gen & Winning the Woolmark Prize
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Indian designer Ruchika Sachdeva of Bodice Studio, the Delhi-based label that took out the 2017/18 International Woolmark Prize .Join us as ...
Paul van Zyl - Social Justice, Maiyet & The Conduit
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Paul van Zyl is a human rights lawyer and ethical fashion entrepreneur, who 2009 he founded Maiyet, a luxury fashion brand with a social impact purpos...
Christina Dean - Fighting Fashion Waste
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
‘Single-use' was named the Word of the Year for 2018 by the Collins Dictionary. Now that we know the oceans are choking with plastics, disposable ha...
Easton Pearson - Slow Fashion in a Fast Fashion World
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like to pioneer ethical fashion before that was even a phrase? For 27 years, Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson ran the iconic Australia...
Vogue Italia's Sara Maino & Vogue Green Talents
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to break through as an emerging fashion designer today? Do sustainable designers have the edge? Who are the names to know, now? ...
Fashion Education - Dilys Williams & the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 60th episode! Can you believe it? This week's guest also have an anniversary to celebrate as the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at Lond...
Cradle to Cradle's William McDonough - Fashion is a Verb
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet legendary thinker, innovator, disruptor and Cradle to Cradle hero, William McDonough. Architect, designer, thought leader, and author – hi...
Fashion for Good's Katrin Ley
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katrin Ley is the CEO of FASHION FOR GOOD, an Amersterdam-based organisation that was co-founded by Cradle-to-Cradle's William McDonough. They ai...
Dame Ellen MacArthur, Making Fashion Circular
29 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To say that Ellen MacArthur is a phenomenal woman is an understatement. In 2005, aged 28, she became the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop around ...
Tamsin Lejeune, Access over Ownership & Common Objective
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it can feel like sustainable fashion is a new thing, but pioneers laid the groundwork years ago. People like this week's guest, British fash...
Outland Denim's James Bartle on Fighting Human Trafficking & Creating Positive Opportunity
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Safia Minney, Fair Trade Fabulous
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 slaver...
Baroness Lola Young on Modern Slavery in Fashion
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
Do We Need Sustainable Fashion Weeks?
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Artisan Fashion in Kenya
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 abo...
Simone Cipriani, the United Nations & the Ethical Fashion Initiative
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao Simone! Simone Cipriani is the founder of the UN's Ethical Fashion Initiative, a flagship programme of the International Trade Centre, a joi...
Tim Jarvis, a Polar Explorer's Insights
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What to pack for an expedition to Antarctica? Or to keep yourself alive on a remote mountainside? In extreme conditions, clothes move way beyond fashi...
Anna Gedda on H&M's Sustainability Goals & Challenges
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Can fast fashion turn circular? Can fast fashion ever be sustainable? Will circularity fundamentally change things? How about supply ch...
Tim Silverwood, Beating Plastic Pollution
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"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 ...
Supermodel Lily Cole on the Bcorps & Purpose
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Roland Mouret, Sex, Fashion & Sustainability
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You might know about ROLAND MOURET's famous "Galaxy" dress. Fitted, flattering, cap-sleeved and much-copied, it was a phenomenon in the 2000s, worn by...
Fashioned From Nature: V&A curator Edwina Ehrman
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
London's Victoria & Albert Museum (“perhaps the world's best dressing-up box” with an archive of more than 75,000 items of clothing) takes on ...
Simon Collins, Fashion Culture Design
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Collins is a creative director, educator, fashion consultant, and ex-dean of the fashion school at Parsons in New York. With his new platfo...
Sara Ziff, Fashion, Me Too & the Model Alliance
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance. She is a campaigner for a fairer, more sustainable fashion industy in general and for the rights of mod...
Bianca Spender, the Australian designer on Nature, process & creativity
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She's a strong tailor, cuts a mean coat & has been a Woolmark Prize finalist. One of the most considered, creative, thoughtful designers working i...
Eva Kruse, on the Copenhagen Fashion Summit
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How can we begin to solve fashion's most pressing sustainability issues? We need collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and a willingness to look fearlessl...
Stylist Laura Jones, Red Carpet Ready
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's Met Gala time, which means your social media feeds are going to be full of who wore what. This got us thinking about the huge influence of the re...
VEJA's co-founder Sébastien Kopp, Active Good
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a sneaker freak? How sustainable are your favourite sneakers? If they're by cult French brand, Veja, the answer is very.In the sustainable fas...
Fashion Revolution's Sarah Ditty, Pro-Fashion Protest
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who made your clothes? Welcome to the last in our mini-series of four shows in celebration of Fashion Revolution Week, the global not-for-for profit c...
How I Built A Fashion Social Enterprise - The Social Outfit
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Where would we be without creative collaboration? This week's Episode is all about fashion community, its power to change the world, and the...
Patrick Duffy, The Clothes Swap King - Sustainable in Sequins
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This Episode is about the magical powers of the clothes swap. It's also about us having way too many clothes. And some of it is just about t...
Walk Sew Good - Discovering Positive Fashion Stories
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"By walking, we connect with the Earth" - Satish Kumar. Towards the end of 2016 two friends from Melbourne, Megan O'Malley and Gab Murphy went out for...
Kim Jenkins, Fashion & Race
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We need to talk. And we need to listen. Fashion is supposed to be modern, cutting edge, leading the way. But is it? Or is it stuck in old-fashioned tr...
Advanced Style's Ari Seth Cohen, No More Invisible Woman
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Photographer and author Ari Seth Cohen is the creator of Advanced Style, a project devoted “to capturing the sartorial savvy of the senior set....
Fanny Moizant, Secondhand is Not Second Best
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There used to be a stigma about old clothes. Whereas vintage was always cool for those in the know, until fairly recently plain second hand wasn't alw...
Kit Willow, Sustainability Gets Glamorous
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the Australian designer on a mission to save the planet one dress at a time. She's just been in London for Fashion Week showing her work at Bucki...
Christopher Raeburn, Remade, Reduced, Recycled
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Meet British fashion's ruling King of Ucycling, and prepare to fall in love with his ideas.He's a Fashion Revolution favourite who shows both mens and...
Kowtow's Gosia Piatek, The Beauty of Minimalism
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back! We're excited to kick off Series 2 with this inspiring interview with Gosia Piatek, the fabulous force behind cult ethical fashion label...
Eva Galambos, Luxury and the Art of Retail
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
London has Browns and Dover St Market, Milan has 10 Corso Como, New York has Jeffrey, and Paris had Collette. In Australia, the multi-brand designer f...
The Streets Barber, Good Hair Day
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On any given night in Australia 1 in 200 people don't have a roof over their heads. Nasir Sobhani A.K.A The Streets Barber skateboards aroun...
Richard Denniss, Curing Affluenza
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join ethical fashionista Clare Press as she asks, Do you suffer from affluenza? This week's guest, Australian economist Richard Denniss has the cure!R...
Garment Workers, What She Makes
14 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join ethical fashionista Clare Press as she asks, What's it like to be a garment worker in Asia making clothes for high street brands in Australia and...
Patagonia's Director of Philosophy Vincent Stanley, Talking The Big Stuff
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Stanley is Patagonia's Director of Philosophy. (Yes, that's a thing). He has been with the outdoor gear company since 1973, when his uncl...
Blake Mycoskie, TOMS' Chief Shoe-Giver on One for One
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Have you got big ideas? Do you dream of starting a company that makes a difference in the world? Or working for one? Are you interested in h...
Karen Walker, Beyond Trends
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
New Zealand designer Karen Walker is one of The Business of Fashion's 500. Her brand sells in 42 countries, in prestigious stores like ...
Stylist Catherine Baba, Cycling in Heels
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Yves Saint Laurent, Loulou de la Falaise, Pierre Cardin, Chanel, Givenchy, couture, prêt-à-porter and vintage shopping in the Paris flea markets, th...
Tim Flannery, on Climate Change & Saving the Great Barrier Reef
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's GREAT BARRIER REEF is the largest living thing on earth. Visible from outer space, it's the size of 70 million football fields a...
Fast Fashion Question Time
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Episode is little different from normal. It was recorded in September at a live Q&A event at the Wheeler Centre for Books & I...
Rachel Rutt, Making Mending Great Again
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a our throwaway society. "Landfill fashion" has become a phrase - we literally buy clothes to throw them away. With fast fashion brands dro...
Linda Jackson, Re-inventing Australian Style
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Jackson is an iconic designer who, with Jenny Kee, created a new visual language for contemporary Australian fashion in the 1970s, inspired by A...
Milliner Stephen Jones, from Club Kid to Christian Dior Couture
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jones is the most extraordinary, the most famous, and the most marvellous milliner working in fashion today.This interview took place at the N...
Barney's Window Dresser Simon Doonan's Extraordinary Fashion Life
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Before ecommerce changed the world, designers knew they'd made it when their collections were stocked by Saks, Bergdorf's or Barneys. The iconic New Y...
Conscious Chatter - Kestrel Jenkins on Sustainable Fashion Podcasting
22 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The ethical fashion movement is gathering momentum. Not so long ago sustainable, ethical, eco-fashion (whatever you want to call it) was a too easily ...
Interiors Stylist Megan Morton - Chasing Decorating Dreams & Finding Beauty
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Beauty is one of the major motivators for people who work in creative industries – they want to make beautiful things, whether it's a garment, texti...
Ethical Fashion & NGOs - Making it Work in India
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think is possible? How about impossible? Kim Pearce and Katherine Davis are living proof of the old adage: where there's a will there's a ...
StyleLikeU’s Elisa Goodkind – Disentangling style from Fashion
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hands up who's over the narrow view of beauty peddled by mainstream fashion brands and media! Elisa Goodkind wants us to take back our power from maga...
Marina Debris – The grotesque beauty of trashion
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our final Episode for Plastic Free July, Clare interviews American visual artist Marina DeBris. Marina calls herself a “trashion” designer...
Garment Worker Labour Rights Activist Kalpona Akter on Rana Plaza & Ethical Fashion
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kalpona Akter is Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity. An inspirational and influential figure in the...
TOME’s Ramon Martin – Fashion Is a Feminist Issue
03 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
TOME is a New York-based fashion label. Designers Ramon Martin & Ryan Lobo are known for collaborating with, and taking inspiration from, female a...
Jennifer Lavers – Ocean Plastic, Marine Conservation and Birdlife (Plastic Sucks Part 2)
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer Lavers sees seabirds as sentinels of marine health. Are we listening to what they're telling us? Her work as a scientist attached to the ...
Fashion Professor Timo Rissanen – Design Can Save Us
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Timo Rissanen is former Assistant Professor of Fashion Design and Sustainability at Parsons The New School for Design, New York. Today he is associate...
Model & Marine Biologist Laura Wells – Plastic Sucks Part 1
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ocean plastic pollution kills marine life and threatens us too - the fish eat the plastic, and we eat the fish! The UN warns that 8 million tons of pl...