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Episode 28: Diamond Tennis Bracelets, Toxic Glues, and The Return of the Beaded Sandals:  Meet Selina (part II)

Episode 28: Diamond Tennis Bracelets, Toxic Glues, and The Return of the Beaded Sandals: Meet Selina (part II)

FromClotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty


Episode 28: Diamond Tennis Bracelets, Toxic Glues, and The Return of the Beaded Sandals: Meet Selina (part II)

FromClotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty

ratings:
Length:
99 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It's part two (of three) of our conversation with sustainable designer Selina Sanders.  She shares her stories of being embedded in Chinese factories, the pettiness/ugliness of the fashion industry, and the saga of the $5 beaded sandals continues!Also, Amanda answers listener Elena's questions about Fair Trade.  Just like everything else we discuss around here, Fair Trade is both opaque and complicated.Please send us your questions, feedback, and episode ideas!  Drop us a line at clothehorsepodcast@gmail.com.  Or DM via instagram @clotheshorsepodcast.Thank you so much to everyone who as supported Clotheshorse via Patreon!  If you're interested in joining this illustrious group of rad people, check out all of the details here.  Don't forget to check out our sister podcast, The Department.  Amanda co-hosts it with Kim.  This week’s episode is about candy and someone may or may not have almost peed her pants from laughing. Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following incredible independent sustainable brands:Salt Hats, purveyors of truly sustainable hats. Hand blocked, sewn and embellished in Detroit, Michigan.Picnicwear, a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC from vintage and deadstock textiles. Picnicwear strives for minimal waste but maximum authenticity. "Future Vintage over future garbage!"
Released:
Oct 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Host Amanda (with the help of her friends) decodes and demystifies the fashion and retail industries, and takes on topics like consumerism, workers rights, personal style, and why fashion is a case study in capitalism gone awry. Your money is as powerful as your vote! "If you wear clothes, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Elise "If you are human and live in the world, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Individually Wrapped