Mikaela Clark on balance in partnerships, welcoming the evolution of your creativity, and inclusivity in upcycling

Mikaela Clark is a visual artist and designer, and the founder of Hansel - handpainted, upcycled apparel made in Brooklyn, New York.

Industry Insiders, Style, Waste, Circular Economy, Materials, Reuse, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsMay 18, 2021EPISODE 235Comment

Rethinking upcycling, questioning trends & reimagining what "seasons" mean

Lottie Bertello is the founder and designer of LOTI, an Upcycling Design Studio recently launched in 2021.

People, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Style, Waste, Circular Economy, Materials, Reuse, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsMay 11, 2021EPISODE 234Comment

The nuances of “influence” today, splashing color across ethical fashion & Living In COLOR(ISM)

Kara Fabella is an ethical fashion advocate, digital creator and stylist - known as @theFlippside on Instagram.

Planet, People, Circular Economy, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Materials, Style, Waste, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsApril 27, 2021EPISODE 232Comment

Modern shoe repair & reframing our understanding of the sneaker lifespan

Lauren Tanaka-Fortune and Rory Fortune are the cofounders of Goods & Services, a modern repair shop in Los Angeles, that specializes in sneaker repair.

Planet, People, Circular Economy, Industry Insiders, Manufacturing, Materials, Style, Waste, Craft, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsApril 20, 2021EPISODE 231Comment

The oppressive history of engineering and tech & what this has to do with fashion

Kiana Kazemi is a current undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, studying the intersections of technology and environmental justice.

Planet, People, Storytelling, Circular Economy, Industry Insiders, Fashion Activism, Season 5Kestrel JenkinsApril 13, 2021EPISODE 230Comment

Statement pieces & future vintage over future garbage

Dani Des Roches, the founder of Picnicwear, a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC (almost) entirely from vintage and deadstock materials.

Upcycling & how fashion creates culture

Selina Sanders is a slow fashion artisan who makes clothing that is always one-of-a-kind and upcycled.

Style (self) over fashion (conformity)

Chanelle Harris is the founder of NELLO, a curated thrift brand that is non-binary to any form of fashion and promotes positive self-love with sustainable clothing through artistic expression.

The importance of finding your niche & creating boundaries

Isaias Hernandez is the creator of Queer Brown Vegan, where he makes accessible environmental education content, and seeks to provide a safe space for other like-minded environmentalists to engage in the discourse of the current climate crisis.