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Conscious ChatterSustainable fashion podcasters unite — Emily Stochl of Pre-Loved Podcast & Stella Hertantyo of Conscious Style Podcast help us reflect on 11 years since Rana Plaza, celebrating collective movements & ways to focus our continued advocacyEpisode 319 features guests Stella Hertantyo, the co-host of the Conscious Style Podcast, alongside Emily Stochl, the host and creator of Pre-Loved Podcast. Stella also works as writer and communications coordinator, while Emily also works as the Vice President of Advocacy & Community Engagement at Remake. “There are so many painful roots when you look back at the way that certain dyes came about and you know, cotton farming — there are so many different legacies of colonialism that existed and still exist. But I also want to take the word painful out of that sentence and say that...
2024-04-091h 13
Conscious Style Podcast77) What Is Democratizing Fashion Truly About? | Natalie ShehataHow can we cultivate our authentic personal style in a trend-focused, overconsumption-driven world? What would it mean to truly democratize fashion — as in not the fast fashion co-opted use of the term, but genuine style democracy? And how can fashion move beyond using diversity as a buzzword to create a holistically inclusive and intersectional sustainable fashion future?In this episode, Stella Hertantyo is interviewing ethical stylist Natalie Shehata to explore all of these questions and more.(P.S. Stella also interviewed Natalie for a piece on Conscious Fashion Collective about how to become a s...
2023-02-2155 min
Conscious Style Podcast75) How Fashion Trends Are Really Formed | Mandy LeeIn this episode, Stella Hertantyo interviews fashion analyst and trend forecaster Mandy Lee (who you might know as @oldloserinbrooklyn on social media) to explore: + Fashion trends and the trend cycle,+ The role of trend forecasters, + What microtrends and niche trends are, + How to find amazing secondhand gems, + The dynamic between following trends and finding your personal style, and so much more! *****EPISODE SPONSORS: Wearwellwearwell is your destination for finding vetted sustainab...
2023-02-071h 01
Conscious Style Podcast65) Will Slowing Down Fashion Hurt Garment Workers? | with Mousumi Sarangi of Fair Wear FoundationWe know that we need to dramatically slow down fashion. And this season of the podcast has been dedicated to exploring just how we might do that. But what happens to the people who make our clothes? Stella Hertantyo is back in the host seat to explore this topic with Mousumi Sarangi, Fair Wear Foundation's Country Manager in India and the Regional Coordinator of Gender. Fair Wear Foundation is a nonprofit organization and multi-stakeholder initiative, connecting factories, workers, trade unions, NGOs, brands, and other fashion industry influencers.There's a lot to unpack in th...
2022-10-2542 min
Conscious Style Podcast60) Living Wages for Garment Makers | with Anne Bienias of Clean Clothes CampaignAnna Bienias — the Living Wage Coordinator at Clean Clothes Campaign — shares why living wages are an essential element of a more just slow fashion future. In this episode, guest host Stella Hertantyo asks Anne about:Why paying garment workers low, non-livable wages is what underpins fast fashion;What a living wage is, how they are determined, and how this differs from a minimum wage;Whose responsibility it should be to ensure that living wages are paid;The most effective way to hold brands accountable to pay living wages without jeopardizing the livelihoods of workers;And why paying garment work...
2022-09-2053 min
Conscious Style Podcast58) The History of Fast Fashion | with Sara IdacavageFashion historian and educator Sara Idacavage is exploring the origins of mass-produced clothing and the forces that gave way to the fast fashion industry as it stands today.Hit play and join us in this important conversation as we explore how history influenced the present-day fashion industry and how we can take notes from decades past to help address current issues in fashion. *****This episode was brought to you by Green Eco Dream, a sustainably-minded marketplace with eco-conscious alternatives for your health, home, beauty, and on-the-go needs.Check out Gr...
2022-09-061h 03
Conscious Style PodcastBonus: 7 Alternative Fashion Business ModelsIn this bonus episode, Conscious Style Podcast guest host Stella Hertantyo is breaking down 7 alternative sustainable fashion business models that could help create a better future for fashion. READ THE ARTICLE:https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/sustainable-fashion-business-models/ GUIDES MENTIONED:Fashion Social EnterprisesMade-to-Order Fashion BrandsMending & Repair Businesses CONNECT WITH CONSCIOUS STYLE:Visit Our WebsiteFollow On InstagramSubscribe to the Newsletter
2022-09-0127 min
Conscious Style Podcast55) Cultural Misappropriation and Cultural Sustainability in Fashion | with Monica Boța-Moisin of Cultural IP Rights InitiativeStella Hertantyo is back as a guest host for this episode to interview Monica Boța Moisin of Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative to explore how we can challenge cultural misappropriation and work towards cultural sustainability. Monica and Stella will explore the deeper causes of cultural misappropriation in fashion and discuss how cultural intellectual property can help sustain ancestral crafts and traditional knowledge, while slowing down fashion too. *****This episode was brought to you by Green Eco Dream, a sustainably-minded marketplace with eco-conscious alternatives for your health, home, beauty, and on-the-go nee...
2022-08-161h 01
Conscious Style Podcast49) What Are Social Enterprises and How Can They Help Shift Fashion? | with Simone Cipriani of the Ethical Fashion InitiativeCould social enterprises offer a blueprint for how fashion can start to center people above shareholder profits?Well, this is the question that will be explored in today's episode hosted by Stella Hertantyo with guest Simone Cipriani of the Ethical Fashion Initiative. Simone covers so many important topics, including:Why human rights and labor rights need to be at the center of our fashion system,How his work with artisan communities has helped him understand what sustainable fashion means in practice, how social enterprises work, and how alternative fashion business models are helping us shift the...
2022-07-0549 min
Close KnitEPISODE 66 :: Masego Morgan & Stella Hertantyo of cncs_In episode 66 of the Close Knit podcast, I spoke to Masego Morgan and Stella Hertantyo of cncs_ (pronounced “conscious”). I so cherished this conversation with these two - it felt like a wonderful space to sit in our uncertainty and be candid about no knowing what is next. Masego is a sustainable fashion advocate, residing in the suburbs of Cape Town. Currently doing her postgrad in Sustainable Development, while working as a creative strategist for a local South African brand called Good Good Good - this may change by the time the episode is out since she’s find...
2021-08-131h 04
Green Route ZAConscious conversations with UCT student Stella Hertantyo about life in lockdown: Green RouteThis episode is also available as a blog post: https://mygreenroute.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/conscious-conversations-with-uct-student-stella-hertantyo-about-life-in-lockdown-green-route/
2021-04-1015 min