Today we’re delving into the effects of modelling with professional model Ethan Ashton and designer Alice Edgeley. Ethan was scouted by an agent in a Frankston car yard four years ago. He had no modelling experience and was working at KFC at the time. But since then, he’s modelled for high fashion labels in London and Milan Fashion weeks.Alice Edgeley has worked in the fashion industry for 30 years. Since 2010 her label ‘Edgeley’ has dressed people all over the world, including DJs, performance artists, drag queens, musicians and pop stars. Alice began her career working with Christopher Kane in London and frequently models for her own brand. For this episode, we discussed how modelling shapes self-perception, and how to navigate an at-times dehumanising industry.
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How to Love the Clothes You Already Own with Wendy Ward
Today’s guest is Wendy Ward, a designer, PhD candidate, and author of five best-selling books about sewing. For her PhD, Wendy is researching how stronger emotional bonds to our clothing could help combat textile waste .In this episode we’ll discuss the benefits of writing love letters to your clothes, and How to love what you already have for a more sustainable future. Show notes:Recycling Near You - Textile Recycling Guide
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Shoes and Feet with Ellen Sampson and Alexandra Sherlock
Today’s guests are footwear experts Dr Ellen Sampson and Dr Alexandra Sherlock.Ellen Sampson is an artist, curator, and material culture researcher. She is also the author ofWorn: Footwear, Attachment and the Affects of Wear. Alexandra Sherlock is a writer and lecturer at RMIT’s school of fashion and textiles. Using footwear as a lens, she investigates the relationship between bodies, cultures, societies, and the environment. In this episode we’ll discuss what your shoes say about you, and why footwear can have such profound emotional resonance. Show notes:alexandrasherlock.comellensampson.com
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How Fashion Affects Men with Andrew Groves
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
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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