The Slow Exposure Podcast is a series of conversations speaking to experts from all different corners of the fashion industry, hosted by Eliza Edwards, the founder of Slow Exposure – a platform that celebrates responsible creativity with no aesthetic compromise.
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My guest this week is someone I have admired for years, a pioneer within many corners of the fashion industry. It’s difficult to find the right balance between fashion activism and resisting the temptation to shame fast fashion brands and individuals. It sometimes feels easier to lay the blame with others, rather than criticise our own behaviour. But when Orsola de Castro founded Fashion Revolution back in 2013, in response to the Rana Plaza disaster, she wasn’t working to shame but rather to inspire and spark an interest in creating positive change within the fashion industry.
Orsola’s book “Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act” published by Penguin Books Ltd and on shelves 11th February 2021, is available for pre-order now via this link.
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This series is supported by Vestiaire Collective, the leading global app for pre-loved fashion. Discover a more sustainable, circular way of buying and selling a wide range of premium, designer and luxury pieces from their global community by joining their movement and becoming a Fashion Activist today.
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Music by Viv le Vav