Latest Fashion designer Podcast Episodes
Paris Green - A Positive Heart
Sew & So... - June 20, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsParis Green – a current BERNINA Ambassador - is one of the principals of the Couture Beauty and Sewing Academy. She also designs for and leads the online site Scarves and More By Paris. Born and raised in Dallas, TX, Paris began sewing at age 4. She became serious about her sewing at age seven a...
Amanda Richline - Unshattered
Sew & So... - June 06, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJoin us for this amazing episode which takes us into through the life experiences of Amanda Richline their Product Manager & Creative Lead at Unshattered. Amanda shares her deeply personal story of addiction, recovery and building an amazing future for herself, her children and the women she wor...
Bonnie Browning – Stories of My Life and Adventures at AQS. (Bonnie Retired after 40 years at AQS following Quilt Week 2024 where this interview was recorded)
Sew & So... - May 23, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsWe are live and in person today at the American Quilt Society’s Quilt Week in Paducah KY with our very special guest Bonnie Browning – AQS’s Executive Show Director. Bonnie learned to sew - taught by her mom -at a young age. She made her first quilt top in 1979 in a Welcome Wagon Group in B...
A Provocation: You Need to Support Small Sustainable Enterprises if you Don't Want to Sink into a Boring Big Brand World - Meet High Tea with Mrs Woo
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - May 15, 2024 08:26 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhat does it take to make it as an independent, small, local ethical business in a global world that favours big brands? How can we work together to ensure that our local businesses and creatives are literally sustainable - in that they thrive and stick around, and continue to give us the awesom...
AQS Quilt Week 2024 Live from Paducah, KY- Celebrating 40 years of AQS
Sew & So... - May 09, 2024 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings(:44) This show opens with the amazing sounds of the Paducah Tilghman Marching Band who annually opens Quilt Week with their exciting showmanship and award-winning music! (2:07) Bill Schroeder III President and CEO of AQS opens the awards ceremony and Susan Cleveland www.piecesbewithyou.com ...
This is the Real Circular Fashion Economy - Meet Roger, My Local Cobbler
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - May 01, 2024 07:48 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsForget brands for a minute, the real circular fashion economy is the repair shop on your high street… Do you have a fab local cobbler or clothing alterations service? This episode is a reminder to thank them for being here and fixing our stuff. They are cornerstones of the circular fashion eco...
George Kalajian - Standing Next to My Father
Sew & So... - April 25, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur guest in this episode is George Kalajian the owner/operator of Tom’s Sons International Pleating which was founded more than 50 years ago by his grandfather. Born in Lebanon and moving to the US when he was 5 years old. After working with his father for a time, he went off on his own and wo...
Return to Sender: Buzigahill's Bobby Kolade on Fashion Waste Colonialism in Uganda
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - April 18, 2024 23:39 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsBobby Kolade is the designer behind Ugandan fashion label Buzigahill - which puts the politics of upcycling and waste colonialism at its core with the brilliant, provocative concept: Return to Sender. Buzigahill's collections are made from items of secondhand clothing donated in the global nort...
Lou Croff Blake Talks Pronouns, Fashion For Every Body and the Language of Belonging Beyond the Gender Binary
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - April 12, 2024 09:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhat do your clothes say about you? Dear listener, I bet you've thought about this before. Fashion is a language in itself. But, what about the language we use to describe - and by extension to include, or to exclude - the people who wear it? Or don't get to wear it? The people we're marketing ...
Robyn J. Cuthbertson - I feel SO lucky
Sew & So... - April 11, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur guest in this episode is Robyn Cuthbertson. Born in Melbourne Australia and raised in Lower Plenty (about an hour northeast of Melbourne), she learned to sew from her mom. Robyn was always interested in crafting, so sewing was a natural progression for her. She graduated from Melbourne ...
Jessica Barrera - Sallie Tomato
Sew & So... - March 28, 2024 15:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsDesigner, author, educator, and entrepreneur Jessica Barrera is our guest in this episode of Sew & So. Born and raised in Wisconsin, she learned to sew at an early age. She studied entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. When not running her growing company, she enjoys ...
Access Some Areas? Model Junior Bishop on Fashion's Disability To-Do List
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 27, 2024 05:44 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsCan fashion lift its inclusivity game? When 28-year-old British model Junior Bishop - who just so happens to be a wheelchair user - spoke at the Houses of Parliament recently, she called on the fashion industry to do more to tackle its disability access issues. Levelling the playing field is int...
Karen Nyberg - "I Did It - I'm Here"
Sew & So... - March 14, 2024 15:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings(2:04) Karen brings us back up to speed on how she learned to sew. Her mom was the influencer on her – one of six children who learned to sew at the age of 6! Hear how this all began for Karen. (4:03) Were any of her sewing skills applicable for her training and life as an astronaut? Yes, th...
Are You Posh & White Enough for a Career in the Creative Arts? Rahemur Rahman on Strategies for System Change
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 13, 2024 06:56 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsRich, white and privileged - the creative arts sector has a class problem. Particularly in class-obsessed Britain, where middle-class people are twice as likely to work in creative jobs than their working class contemporaries. According to the Evening Standard, "the worlds of TV, film, music and...
Caryn Franklin, Beyond The Clothes Show - Fashion, Identity, Representation and Belonging
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 06, 2024 04:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWe all know clothes have meaning, beyond just looking nice. We’ve often talked on this podcast about the importance of how they are made. This week, we’re considering how fashion’s meaning stretches beyond supply chains and our wardrobes, to shape our culture and the way we see ourselves collect...
Cristina Arcenegui Bono - My 40 Cousins - My Inspiration
Sew & So... - February 29, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTravel with us to Andalusia, Spain for an amazing conversation with Cristina Arcenegui Bono whole cloth quilter extraordinaire! (2:27) How did Cristina learn to sew? Well…she never really did! (3:15)Who is her inspiration? How about her 40 cousins?! And wait…there’s more! (5:16) Cris...
Irish Artist Richard Malone, Who Gets To Make It in Fashion?
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - February 26, 2024 21:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsHow much is enough? How can creatives incorporate the idea of sufficiency in their output? If you make physical objects, what does it really mean to be sustainable in your practice? And, how can you, as my guest this week, Richard Malone, puts it, "do your own thing and stick to it" in the conte...
Emily Blumenthal - The "What Now" Moment
Sew & So... - February 15, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHandbag Designer 101 – is synonymous with Emily Blumenthal as she has done it all. What makes her different is that she takes her creations one step further in teaching not only HOW to design…but what to do next with your creations. Born and raised as a New Jersey Girl, she now makes her home on...
Magnificent Michaela Stark - From Insta Bans to Victoria's Secret, Meet the Body-Morphing Couture Lingerie Maker
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - February 01, 2024 17:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhy does fashion have such a problem in accepting all bodies they way they are, and recognising the beauty in different shapes and sizes? I know, I know, we’ve heard it all before, yet depressingly little changes. Our guest this week has had enough! Self-described as “that body morphing b*tch”,...
Linda Diak - Stronger
Sew & So... - February 01, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOnly coming to quilting 5 years ago, Linda Diak has had a life full of creativity. She’s raised and sheered her own sheep for fibers to spin. She’s crafted knitting needles and crochet hooks, and beautiful bespoke art quilts. Her newfound love for quilting began at a chance opportunity to sit do...
From Natural Dyes to Reading Nature's Signals, Re-Finding Knowledge Disrupted by Colonialism
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 24, 2024 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsIf you’re interested in natural dyes, or want to know more about hands-on textile techniques, this episode is a joy. It's also a great one if you are into ideas around seasonality and connection to Nature. Aren't we all?! Continuing our Pacific theme (don’t miss last week’s Episode with Fiji Fa...
Tina VanDenburg - A Fully Lit-Up Life
Sew & So... - January 18, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOwner of Kinship Handwork, Tina VanDenburg has lived life others simply dream of. Ready for chances, and learning from experiences, Tina left no stone unturned in searching for passion, peace, and a fully lit-up life. Born and raised near Grand Rapids, MI, her sewing journey began when she c...
Meet Fiji's Fashion Dynamo Ellen Whippy-Knight
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 17, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhen Anna Wintour was introduced to Ellen Whippy-Knight as the founder of Fiji Fashion Week, the Vogue editor-in-chief exclaimed, “Fiji has a fashion week?!” Sure does, Anna. It turned 16 last year, and is an established force in a small yet burgeoning Pacific fashion scene. White sands and tur...
Could You Buy No Clothes This Year? Jenna Flood's Wardrobe Freeze
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 10, 2024 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsAddicted to thrifting? Wondering where all your money’s gone? Feeling the fashion clutter feels? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, it might be time for a fashion detox. From Slow Fashion Season to ReMake’s 90-day No New Clothes challenge to the Rule of 5, more of us are looking for way...
Yvette Todd - It Began With Rat Hammocks
Sew & So... - January 04, 2024 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsShow Notes: Yvette Todd Yvette Todd’s creation Stash Hub is only one year old, but it’s already made bold strides in helping sewists organize their fabric, patterns, and plan sewing projects. Only sewing since 2020, Yvette grew up in Portsmouth England. She attended the University of Bath ...
Susan Khalje - Sewing's Equivalent to Gourmet Cooking
Sew & So... - December 21, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsShow Notes: Susan Khalje Susan Khalje joins us for this episode of Sew & So to take us into the world of couture sewing. Owner of the eponymous Susan Khalje Couture, she is also the longest contributing author to Threads Magazine. www.threadsmagazine.com Author of Bridal Couture and Linen a...
Sarah Veblen - Designing From the Inside Out
Sew & So... - December 07, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSarah Veblen from Sarah Veblen Clothing Originals has led a life dreaming of owning hew own business and in 1985 it all came true. Now an Haute Couture mainstay, she shares her story of taking chances and achieving her dream! (2:28) Sarah shares her story of learning to sew…her mom said she ...
Desperate Measures: Gregory Andrews' Climate Hunger Strike
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - December 06, 2023 04:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsCONTENT WARNING. A note from Clare: "While in this Episode, we talk about creativity and hope, baking and Strictly Ballroom, and address a wide range of things from the politics of climate action to biodiversity, we also discuss the details of going on a hunger strike. Personally, I would say t...
Spotlight on COP28: Flora Vano - Now is the Time to Stand with Pacific Climate Activists
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - November 24, 2023 04:01 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsIt's that time of year again, when world leaders (along with marketers from brands, oil and gas industry lobbyists, celebs on their private jets) head to the UN climate conference to discuss what to do about greenhouse gas pollution and our warming world. Extreme weather! Rising sea levels! Phas...
Kelly Dempsey - When You Think It’s Falling Apart…It’s Really Falling Into Place
Sew & So... - November 23, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur guest today is Kelly Dempsey – a sustainable fashion designer and Project Runway Season 14 runner-up. She has become a leading voice for sustainability and equitability in the fashion industry and has been featured on Good Morning American and in Marie Claire. Born and raised in Munsen, MA,...
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