Is The Circular Economy The New Black?

🪖🪖 Today's episode is a declaration of war against fast fashion! 🪖🪖

You’re out and about and find the perfect vintage dress, jacket or other item and snap it up.

It’s just what you wanted and for a bargain price.

However, if you’re anything like some of our staff here on the good ship SS Tomorrow. You’ll wear it for a few hours, days or weeks but as soon as you’ve lost interest in it, it will be consigned to the back of the wardrobe, to sit there for years and years, never to see the light of day again.

So what happens to those clothes that we don’t want?

You may send them to the op shop, however if they get rejected, they end up in a landfill site. Which leads to potentially more greenhouse gases getting pumped into the atmosphere.

However we are not about negativity, let's meet some fashionistas who are doing amazing things, with solutions to this problem!!

In today's episode you will learn:

• By participating in a fast-paced consumer culture has a real impact on the environment.
• Fast fashion comes at a human cost.
• There is a shift towards slow fashion.
• We should all be re-trained on quality, not price.

About today's guests.

🤩😍 Huge Melbourne Vibes!! 🤩😍

Donna Cameron is a Melbourne based stylist who is educating the public on recycling their wardrobe through colour. She currently has a book out on the subject, which can be found here: https://www.donna-cameron.com.au/order-my-book. Or follow Donna on Instagram here.

Katrina Naish is the Production Manager from a Fitting Connection, is a Melbourne based company that focuses on creating sustainability in the Fashion Industry. For more information check out: https://afittingconnection.com.au/

Or visit her on Instagram

Annabel Lott and Sophie Gunnerson are the founders of Mills & York, a Melbourne based peer-to-peer luxury fashion platform that allows users to rent, lend and re-sell fashion items has officially launched.

 

Founded by Melbourne-based Fashion Designers/Lovers Annabel Lott and Sophie Gunnerson are taking their fashion and eco-passions to the next level with their peer-to-peer fashion platform, Mills and York. 

 

In the age of ‘fast fashion’ trends of online sales and the influx of affordable overseas retail chains, Mills & York aims to become the new face of Australian ethical fashion. Transcending past the traditional method of eCommerce, they wish to burst into the ever evolving second-hand clothing market. 

For more information: https://millsandyork.com/ or check them out on Instagram here.

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