A podcast that delves into the social and emotional affects of Fashion, unravelling the complex and often invisible elements at play when we wear clothes. Every...
Today’s guest is menswear expert and archivist Andrew Groves. Andrew is a Professor of Fashion Design at the University of Westminster. In 2016 he established the Westminster menswear archive — a world-leading collection of over 2,600 garments. The archive purposefully rejects a hierarchy of design, interspersing workwear, uniforms, and designer garments to challenge the orthodoxy of fashion collections.
Andrew is also a valued consultant to the fashion industry. He frequently provides commentary to leading publications, including WWD, i-D, The Guardian, Vogue Business, and The Wall Street Journal.
In this episode, we’ll discuss why menswear and workwear are often overlooked by fashion collections — and what a closer examination of them can teach us about how we conceive fashion.
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Trend Forecasting and Sustainability with Clarice Garcia
Today’s guest is trend forecaster and sustainability advocate Clarice Garcia. Clarice has collaborated on projects for clients such as Nike, Google, L’Oréal, YouTube and Netflix.
As part of her PhD, she created a tool called ‘Fashion Futuring’ which won the Victorian Premiere’s Design Award and the Australian Good Design Awards. It’s a deck of cards that prompts people to devise radical alternatives for a more sustainable and equitable fashion industry.
In this episode we’ll discuss how quickly trends are changing, why the average Australian is buying more than 50 pieces of clothing per year, and how dressing as your authentic self could help save the planet.
Show notes:
The Fashion Futuring Toolkit
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Gender Expression with Sock Drawer Heroes
Today’s guests are Erin Spencer and Bec Cerio from Sydney-based Sock Drawer Heroes, Australia’s leading gender expression store. Bec and Erin started Sock Drawer Heroes in 2018, shortly after Erin began to affirm their gender as a trans masc non-binary person. At the time, they struggled to find the gender expression products they needed in Australia.
In this episode we’ll discuss why gender affirming products aren't just clothing — they’re life-changing essentials.
Show notes:
The Sock Drawer Heroes Website
Sock Drawer Heroes on Instagram
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Feeling Fashion Design with Melbourne Label PAGEANT
Today’s guests are designers Kate Reynolds and Amanda Cumming from independent Melbourne fashion label PAGEANT.
After working for iconic labels such as Christopher Shannon, Christopher Kane and Perks and Mini, Amanda and Kate established PAGEANT in 2010. Since then, PAGEANT has established a worldwide cult following and was a winner of the prestigious Tiffany & Co National Designer Award and a finalist for the BT Emerging Designer Award.
In this episode we’ll discuss what’s it’s like to start a fashion brand, how to maintain a solid collaborative relationship, and what it means for fashion to be socially responsible.
Show notes:
PAGEANT's online store
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Awkward Fashion Feelings: Listener Call-In Special
We’ve all had times when we’ve felt uncomfortable or out of place in what we’re wearing. For some, these moments are in primary school when mum forced you to wear that really embarrassing sweater, for others it might be that time you went to a costume party and got the brief wrong.
In today’s episode, you’ll hear from our listeners about times in their lives when they’ve felt uncomfortable in what they were wearing, and what their discomfort revealed to them about themselves.
A podcast that delves into the social and emotional affects of Fashion, unravelling the complex and often invisible elements at play when we wear clothes. Every episode, Dr Adele Varcoe interviews guests about the intricate tapestry of feelings woven into the fabric of our everyday lives.
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