Latest Thrifting Podcast Episodes
With Isabella Summers
This Old Thing? - June 08, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBay Garnett discovers her guests’ most memorable outfits and clothes from their childhood and beyond; delving into the fabric of their lives...
Leather & Animal Cruelty with Emma Hakansson - "If we want total ethics in fashion, we can't ignore animals."
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - June 08, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhy are animals so often left out of the conversation about sustainable and ethical fashion? We talk about people and planet, but less often about our fellow living creatures. This week's guest Emma Hakansson wants to change that. She challenges us to rethink the idea of animals as commodities -...
Why Vegan Model Activist Robyn Lawley Eats Her Spinach - “Hyper-Nourishment Saved My Health”
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - May 26, 2023 07:29 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsYou might know her from the cover of Italian Vogue, campaigning against Victoria's Secret for its lack of diversity, or her role as ambassador for organic beauty brand INIKA, but what Robyn Lawley wants to talk about is spinach. In this candid interview, she tells her powerful personal story of ...
How to Build a Movement - Legendary Aussie Greenie Bob Brown on the Fight to Protect our Forests and Last Wild Places
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - May 18, 2023 04:38 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsThis week Clare sits down with legendary Aussie Greenie, Bob Brown to talk Tasmania’s old growth forests - where towering eucalypts that have been standing for centuries are threatened with the chainsaw, thanks to government short-sightedness and corporate greed. The good news? Grassroots action...
Rana Plaza 10 Years - So, Did We Make Fashion Ethical Yet?
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - May 05, 2023 08:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsTen years ago, the devastating Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka proved just how deadly the business of making clothes could be for marginalised garment workers. In countries like Bangladesh where cheap clothing is produced at high volume, and wages are kept low, it’s these workers - mostly young wom...
Enthralling Mycologist Merlin Sheldrake Talks Fantastic Fungi & the Wonder of Mycelium
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - April 21, 2023 05:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsPsst! Mushroom leather is not actually made from mushrooms – but it is fabulous! Much Like our guest this week. Merlin Sheldrake is the biologist and author of the extraordinary book, Entangled Life, How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures. You might not give fungi mu...
What Can We Learn About Sustainability from Central Asia's Textile Traditions? Meet Fashion Revolution Kazakhstan's Aigerim Akenova
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - April 13, 2023 08:23 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsWhether it’s the joy of dyeing cloth with pomegranates, the age-old practicality of turning sheep wool into felts and knits, or the rich legacy of complex embroideries and silk Ikat weaving, Central Asian textile traditions are bonded by cultural meaning and a respect for the natural world. And ...
Forever Chemicals Be Gone! Andrea Rudolph on the Hidden Dangers of Toxic PFAS
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - April 06, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsHow much do you know about the chemicals you're exposed to through every-day things like cosmetics and skincare, clothing or even food packaging, and food itself? How about what chemicals might be contaminating air, soil and water from industrial processes? Do you ever even think about it? We of...
Olena Braichenko: "Culinary Diplomacy Won't Stop Putin's War on Ukraine, but Stories About Our Rich Culinary Heritage and Sustainable Food Culture Are Worth Telling"
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 29, 2023 04:08 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsA year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, over 8 million Ukrainian refugees have been registered across Europe. According to UNHCR, the vast majority of civilians who have fled the war are women over 35 with one or more children. Men aged between 18-60 are not permitted to leave (except under ...
With Poppy Delevingne
This Old Thing? - March 15, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsmy guest this week is actress, model style maven, Poppy Delevingne.
Turkish Fashion Designer Bora Aksu Talks Culture, Creativity and Responding to the Earthquake
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 15, 2023 08:13 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsFashion doesn’t exist in a vacuum. As Coco Chanel once said, it’s “in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what’s happening.” So how, as a designer, you do respond to what’s going on in the world when that's a tragedy close to home or heart? On February 6, 2...
With Eunice Olumide
This Old Thing? - March 08, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMy guest this week, is museum curator, model, skater and all round force of nature Eunice Olumide.
How Does Trend Forecasting Work? The Future Laboratory's Chris Sanderson Pulls Back the Curtain
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - March 03, 2023 00:57 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsHow do you feel about trends? In sustainable fashion circles, that word can have negative connotations. After all, it's the sped-up trend cycle delivers us fast fashion. Flipping between different, and often conflicting, fashion trends, it's easy to lose control, buy and waste too much. But ther...
With Patsy Kensit
This Old Thing? - March 01, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMy guest this week is actress, singer and all round rock n roll star, Patsy Kensit. Patsy talks about the movies, her mother, David Bowie, style and of course clothes!
With Sandy Powell
This Old Thing? - February 22, 2023 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLoved talking to the brilliantly gifted costume designer, Sandy Powell. Up for fifteen academy awards and has one three, Sandy was just presented with a Bafta lifetime achievement award. Wow - does a CV come better than that? Sandy speaks beautifully and thoughtfully about clothes, style, music ...
Who Grew Your Cotton? Nishanth Chopra on Regenerative Agriculture - the New-Old Idea We Need Now
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - February 16, 2023 12:41 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsNo doubt you’ve heard the buzz about regenerative agriculture. But who’s actually putting it into practice for the textile sector? At the soil level? Brands can say they want it, regulators can try to incentivise it, chemical companies might resist it, but at the end of the day, it’s the grower ...
With Stacey Dooley
This Old Thing? - February 15, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLoved talking to TV Presenter and Journalist, Stacey Dooley about clothes, style & sustainability.
Inclusive! Sustainable! No b.s! Can Collina Strada Save New York Fashion?
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - February 08, 2023 11:26 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsAs New York Fashion Week rolls around again, it’s the perfect time to listen to this interview with Hillary Taymour, founder of the much-talked-about NYC label Collina Strada. Collina Strada is produced locally in small runs, using mostly deadstock. They’ve been working with the Real Real to u...
With Mark Ronson
This Old Thing? - February 08, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsDelighted this week to speak to super talented & stylish music producer, Mark Ronson.
With Angela Rayner
This Old Thing? - February 01, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsLoved talking to deputy leader of Labour Party, Angela Rayner - funny, original, independent and fiery - I found her properly inspiring.
Hockey
THRIFTY - January 29, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week's episode is a like a punch in the face, tbh. We are talking Hockey! Join DJ LIL and myself, Toddy, as we dive into our secondhand haul to commemorate DJ Lil's favorite sport. The ALF Deity is back up for grabs for this week's trivia trophy. Games / Show Topics : Pittsburgh P...
"Craft connects us" - Samorn Sanixay on Weaving, Multiculturalism & What We Have in Common
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 25, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsOn the surface, this is the story of Samorn Sanixay’s epic adventure to map Australia through a colour study of its natural eucalyptus dyes. Last year, she set out to do just that, spending a year travelling around the country collecting leaves from these wonderfully diverse trees wherever she w...
Rugs
THRIFTY - January 22, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 30 ratingsThank you for joining us for yet another episode of this very show. This episode we bring in some literal heavy items, maybe the heaviest in shows history. We have rugs. I am joined by Rachel Stratton our Clown Keeper, Haircare Guru and the current holder of the two THRIFTY Deities. Ga...
Edward Hertzman - Who's Got the Power? Addressing the Imbalance Between Suppliers and Fashion Brands
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 18, 2023 06:13 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsForget Vogue. Sourcing Journal should be required reading of you really want to know how the business of fashion works. Clare’s guest this week Edward Hertzman founded this trade journal (now part of FairChild, which owns WWD) out of frustration that no one in media was telling the full story ab...
The Slow Grind's Georgina Johnson on Self-Care, Fashion Burnout and the Politics of Rest
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - January 11, 2023 03:59 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsIn our first interview for 2023, we make the case for why Fashion’s New Year’s Resolution should be to slow the f*ck down... What does it mean to thrive in your career? How do you define success? Is that the same way that society, or your industry, defines it? Chances are there’s a disconnect. ...
Gifted (Redux)
THRIFTY - January 08, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 30 ratingsThe general consensus from the worms and roaches of this show's fanbase liked that WE liked talking about gifts we have received (from each other). This week we shuffle out a few more secondhand gifted items to showcase to you to today. Join DJ LIL and me (Toddy) as we once again open o...
Gifted
THRIFTY - January 01, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 30 ratingsThis week DJ Lil joins me (Toddy) as we celebrate our secondhand finds that were GIFTED to us. We accidentally choose items we gifted each other, which is kind of nice! Games / Show Topics : Werewolves , Cardinals, Reindeer, The Hallmark Store, 9/11 (surely) + more Follow our show on ...
A Fake C-Word Special
THRIFTY - December 25, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 30 ratingsHello roaches and worms. This year's Holiday/Christmas season has been quite hectic. We are throwing it back to an episode that may have fallen on the cutting room floor for more than a few of you. In 2019 we did a White Elephant Gift Exchange with secondhand / found items. There was ab...
Fashion Legend - Delightfully Bonkers Andrew Logan's Life in Art and Colour
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - December 21, 2022 06:16 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsTurn it up for the holidays! As he publishes his latest book, Reflections, Clare sits down with the colourful genius behind Alternative Miss World, who believes life is too short for muted tones... Andrew Logan is an artist, sculptor, jewellery-maker, yoga devotee and one of legendary English c...
Wait, Seaweed Can Do, WHAT? Sam Elsom's Climate Gamechanger
WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press - December 14, 2022 06:22 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratingsEver worry that sustainability talk is so much hot air? Us too. So this week, we're focusing on... BURPS AND FARTS! Now that we've got your attention, this is serious topic. According to UNEP, methane has accounted for roughly 30% of global warming since pre-industrial times and is proliferatin...
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