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This episode marks our first foray into the world of fashion and its relationship with the Earth. We talk about the Tiktok-famous strawberry dress, how clothing consumption has changed in the age of social media, and the odd ways artificial leather has been marketed over the years.
At the top we talked about starting a garden in Austin, this hilarious video from Climate Town on carbon offsets and corporate responsibility (our favorite subject) as well as their An Inconvenient Talk Show with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. More climate comedians please!!!
Story #1: The Strawberry Dress (Elise)
Sources:
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017, A new textiles economy: Redesigning fashion’s future
Business Insider, October 21 2019, The fashion industry emits more carbon than international flights and maritime shipping combined
Huffpost, February 7 2019, How Instagram Influencers Fuel Our Destructive Addiction To Fast Fashion
Fashion Revolution, 2018, Style In The Age of Instagram and Fast Fashion
Insider, August 17 2020, This is how the strawberry dress became TikTok’s hottest summer item, inspiring knock-offs and controversy along the way
New York Times, August 18 2020, The Strawberry Dress That Ate TikTok
Vogue, August 12 2020, How Did This Dress Get So Popular in a Pandemic?
Story #2: Vegan Leather (Olivia)
Sources:
Sewport, Faux Leather Fabric
Eluxe (for alternatives), February 23 2020, 5 Truly Eco Friendly Vegan Leathers
Naugahyde history and sustainability document
Shane Reiner-Roth for Every Very Thing, June 28 2016, The Great Impostor: Mythologizing Clean Labor, Practical Ethics, and Adorable Authenticity
Hagley Museum, Fabrikoid – A Game Changer
Jeffrey Meikle for the 1995 Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, Presenting a New material: From Imitation to Innovation with Fabrikoid
Kate Sheppard for Mother Jones, January 24 2011, Is Fake Leather Really More Eco-Friendly Than Real
At the end we talked about our personal philosophies on leather – real vs. fake, prioritizing buying secondhand, and taking care of your shoes in particular. We mentioned a few brands we’ve purchased real leather from (Olivia’s bag from Era81 is vegetable tanned, full grain cow leather from a reputable tannery // Nisolo shoes), but encourage buying secondhand when possible and researching brands when you buy new (that goes for anything, really).
The Dump
We’re into spooooooky season choices, including The Haunting of Bly Manor and how everything we’ve been watching deals with nonlinear timelines, which feels very appropriate for our time.
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