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The (Un)Ethical Consumer🍄 January 2026 (Industry Mini-Take): Galliano Returns to the Dior Runway & A Shroom-static Chanel Moment (Paris Fashion Week) 💅🕶Fashion Week is starting — and before the coffee fully kicks in, here are a few early thoughts ☕In this short industry mini-take, we unpack two moments from Paris Fashion Week that say a lot about how fashion handles memory, power, and evolution.👁️ Galliano at Dior — Fashion’s Selective MemoryJohn Galliano’s appearance at the Dior show reopened a conversation the industry never quite finished having. Fashion loves a redemption arc — especially when it’s beautifully tailored — but who actually gets forgiveness, and who is written out of the story entirely? We look at how talent, accountabi...
2026-01-3103 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerIndustry Roundup #3 (December 2025): The Met Gala, Greenwashing & CFDA’s Fur Ban 🎉❄️💚🕶️💅Happy December! ❄️ In this month’s Industry Roundup, we’re unpacking two moments that reveal how fashion is currently negotiating power, ethics, and sustainability — one through spectacle, the other through policy.💫The Met Gala — Spectacle, Sponsorship, and Greenwashing We begin with fashion’s most watched red carpet: the Met Gala. For 2026, the event will be co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams alongside Anna Wintour — figures who embody creativity, cultural authority, and aspiration.But behind the glamour sits a different form of influence. The lead sponsors of the 2026 Met Gala are Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánc...
2025-12-3008 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerIndustry Roundup #2 (Nov 2025): H&M at London Fashion Week, Vogue World: Hollywood, Barbican's "Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion" Exhibition 💥🎬🩶🧡 In this episode, we’re back with a new Industry Roundup, where we break down the biggest cultural moments shaping fashion — and what they reveal about sustainability, ethics and the industry’s ongoing contradictions.📰 This week’s roundup covers:✨ H&M at London Fashion Week — a blockbuster show at 180 The Strand featuring runway performances, panel talks and a full-scale after-party. But behind the spectacle lies a tension: can a fast-fashion giant tout innovation — biomaterials, circularity pledges, educational initiatives — while operating at a scale fundamentally at odds with sustainability?🎬 Vogue World: Hollywood — hosted at Paramount Studios, blending runway...
2025-11-3011 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerIndustry Roundup: Stella McCartney’s FEVVERS, France’s New Sustainable Fashion Policy, and London’s Eco Rebellion 🗣💅💥💥 In this episode, we’re launching our new segment, “Industry Roundup,” where we unpack the latest actions shaping the fashion world.This week’s roundup covers:✨ Paris Fashion Week: Stella McCartney’s “FEVVERS” — plant-based, vegan feather alternatives redefining what luxury means. Can exclusivity come from innovation rather than animal exploitation?🌿 France’s Environmental Labelling Law: Effective this October, France rolled out its Environmental Labelling for Textiles (Loi AGEC) — requiring brands to disclose the environmental impact of their garments. Think of it as a nutrition label for clothes — pushing transparency and challenging the greenwashing status quo.⚡ London Fas...
2025-10-2304 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerThe RealReal on Rachel Glicksberg’s Fashion Journey 🛍️🍃This week’s episode features Rachel Glicksberg (@rachelglicksberg), Women’s Fashion and New Initiatives Lead at The RealReal. We explore Rachel’s fashion journey, the impact of resale on sustainable fashion, and how circular models are redefining the industry 🌍♻️We talk all about: Her path into fashion and sustainable initiatives at The RealReal The evolving resale economy and its role in making fashion more accessible & eco-friendly (primary vs. secondary markets) The power of storytelling and personal values in shaping the industry ✍️🗣Her future forecasts for the fashion industry BONUS Question: I also...
2025-10-0633 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerDiscussing "Birth Control Tapestry” with Textile Designer Alexandria Masse (@alexandria.masse)🪡🖼️🌿Hello #TUCPodcast🌱🎙️ Listeners! Welcome back to another episode with our next guest, Textile Designer Alexandria Masse (@alexandria.masse). Alexandria holds a BFA in Textiles/Fashion with a Minor in Art History from NSCAD University. At present, she continues to work as a visual artist, collaborating with high-profile brands including Coach, Xbox Canada, North Face and many more. In this episode, we explore the intersection of art and fashion by discussing Alexandria's viral project, "Birth Control Tapestry." In this ambitious work, Alexandria crochets the full text of her birth control information sheet, creatively confronting themes of "bodily autonomy," women’s rights ♀️🫶...
2025-07-2144 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerDelving into Slow Fashion with Designer Amanda Butten, Founder of the Sustainable Fashion Brand “Bonkers Bon Coeur” 💚🥐💌☀️ 🏖️ Happy Summer, #TUCPodcast🌱🎙️listeners! I’m super excited & pleased to bring you all a brand new episode with our next guest, Amanda Butten - the founder of the slow fashion label, “Bonkers Bon Coeur” based in London. Launched in 2025, Amanda creates truly sustainable, ethical and made-to-order clothing inspired by her love of "timeless" vintage fashion and fashion silhouettes, 1960’s vintage clothing and films 👗. As the name of her brand suggests, “Bonkers Bon Coeur” seeks to combine the “effortlessly chic” Parisian style with “London’s playful and bold eccentricity” - using gingham as her primary material - she mixes her love for these two cities (+ their styles and street styles) 🥖💂🇬🇧
2025-06-1630 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerGlobal Fashion Week Insights (Lisbon, Paris and London): Vera Lúcia Mendes, Founder - “The Fashion Standup” (@thefashionstandup) 🎤✍️ and Claudiu Ciubotaru, Co-Founder - Créatif (@worldofclaudiu) 🍃💚Hello #TUCPodcast🌱 Listeners, welcome back to another episode where I’m joined with two fashion and creative industry experts: Vera Lúcia Mendes (@veralumendes) - a “fashion designer who writes about fashion” and the Founder of “The Fashion Standup” (@thefashionstandup) - an independent fashion publication 📝💻 as well as Brand Strategist Claudiu Ciumbotaru (@worldofclaudiu), Co-Founder of Créatif (a Paris & London-based Creative Agency). 💫 On this episode: Both fashion/creative experts lend us their professional insights and opinions on the recent AW25 Fashion Week in Lisbon/Lisboa, Paris and London 🌎 💫 With Vera: We talk about Fashion Journalism, Lisboa Fashion Week, Accessibili...
2025-04-031h 00The (Un)Ethical Consumer(London Fashion Week Episode): An Interview with Celebrity Stylist Ebony Brown, @ebonybrownstyle (All About BTS Stylist Takes, “It Ends With Us” Fashion & Her Platform “Celebrity Style Academy”) 🌟🌿To kick-off London Fashion Week (#LFW) & Season 2 of the #TUCPodcast 2️⃣📸💅, I’m super excited (+ pleased) to introduce our next guest: Celebrity Stylist Ebony Brown (@ebonybrownstyle). ➡️ In this episode, we talk about it all: Her “Stylist Story,” BTS of a celebrity stylist, Wardrobe + Costume Design, Fashion Industry insight on working with celebrities, “It Ends With Us”💐🎥 Film Fashion (see her fabulous TikTok fashion breakdown + why “Lily Bloom” is a #Swiftie)🔗👏, her platform “Celebrity Style Academy” (providing tips on working with celebrities/”how to become a stylist”), capsule wardrobes, saying “no to Fast Fashion” and what she would change about the industry in 2025 ♻️🪡 💪💫 Ebony Brown’s wor...
2025-02-2032 minThe (Un)Ethical Consumer“Live Life With Purpose” (An Interview with Sustainable Fashion Expert, Consultant, Advocate/Influencer and CEO Andreea Vaitis, @andreea.vaitis), Arbonne and Créatif 🌱🎁🙌Happy Holidays TUC Podcast Listeners! 🌲🎉 As we wind down the year/2025, I’m so happy to bring you our final episode with Andreea Vaitis (@andreea.vaitis), a sustainable fashion consultant, stylist, advocate/fashion influencer based in London. Andreea operates a sustainable beauty, health and wellness business with the B-Certified company Arbonne and works as a Communications Officer for an environmental charity. Currently, she is also CEO of Sustainability at Créatif, a Paris-London based Creative Agency - further supporting brands in their sustainable efforts 💫💅💪
Working as a stylist at H&M for many years (based on her “passion for fashion”...
2024-12-2345 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerRethinking Art, Design, Sustainability, Consumption and 'Mindfulness' in the International Art World with Interdisciplinary Artist, Director & Activist Lidia Russkova-Hasaya (@saintlidia) 🎨🌎Happy Fall/Autumn! 🍂🍁🎃 Welcome back to another episode of “The (Un)Ethical Consumer Podcast” with me, your host, Zoë Goetzmann 🎤. On this current episode, we’re speaking to Interdisciplinary Artist, Director and Activist, Lidia Russkova-Hasaya (@saintlidia). Lidia works with “social and natural landscapes, light organizing space, and memory of the past and future," according to her Artist Statement. We first met when I interviewed her at this year’s Venice Biennale, where she exhibited her latest public art installation and two-person exhibition, “Homesick” with CREA Venice (an arts project and organisation which supports local artisans and artists) (@creavenice). She has been featured by Elle D...
2024-10-311h 02The (Un)Ethical ConsumerDiscussing Regenerative Fashion, Eco-Anxiety and ‘Olive Pit’ Fashion with Blanca Sume (fillesume) 🌸🫒🍃Hello, TUC listeners (hope you all are recovering post LFW/Fashion Week). Today on this episode, we’re speaking to Blanca Sume (@fillesume) who is a Regenerative Fashion Designer based in Spain. She studied at Istituto Marangoni and received a Master’s Degree from BAU, (where she first learned more about Biomaterial Design and working with biomaterials and sustainable material alternatives when it comes to fashion design). In this episode, we talk all about Regenerative Fashion, eco-anxiety (which I can relate to), not being the most sustainable or perfect consumer (also fitting in with the title of the podcast, “The Un...
2024-09-2442 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerExploring Bio-Materials, Material Alternatives and “Mermaidcore/Aesthetic” with Eco-Friendly Designer & TikToker Emi (@emibiolab)Happy August! 🌸 Welcome back to The (Un)Ethical Consumer podcast with me, your host, Zoë Goetzmann 🎤 (like always) with our next podcast guest eco-friendly designer Emi (@emibiolab) 🌿. With just over 60K followers on TikTok, Emi went viral for her “mermaid bags” - creating unique content and social media content which explores the aquatic mystery & beauty of Venice, Italy. Drawing upon her passions for Art, Fashion & Science, Emi explores bio-material and material alternatives to create her own sustainable, biodegradable designs using algae-yarn, which she crochets to make truly amazing creations 🪡🧵 In this episode, we speak all about her process, content creation, fashion in...
2024-08-1328 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerAll About The Met Gala 2024 ("Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" & "Garden of Time") with Megan Shears, Fashion Journalist & PR (@megannrosiex)In this episode, we speak to Megan Shears (Fashion Journalist & PR) who has launched her own blog & platform, “Dollhouse Diaries” - consisting of features and articles about “fashion and beyond.” Recorded on May 6, 2024 ("The First Monday in May"), we delve into all things Met Gala 2024 related: covering topics including the event’s history and its background, this year’s theme and dress code, our outfit predictions, favourite previous Met Gala themes, the future of menswear as well as sustainable (and circular fashion).
Megan Shears (Links):
Instagram: @megannrosiex
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2024-05-081h 08The (Un)Ethical ConsumerTransparency, Accessibility + Sustainable Fashion: The (Un)Ethical Consumer Podcast x Sarah Wasilak, Host "Dinner for Shoes" Podcast & Associate Director of Commerce (PopSugar)In this episode, we speak to Sarah Wasilak, writer, Associate Director of Commerce at PopSugar and, most importantly, host of the podcast “Dinner for Shoes” (covering all things fashion + style mixed with a food/dinner party vibe). We talk about all sorts of things: accessibility, Gen Z shoppers, Mean Girls: The Musical (Fast Fashion vs. Vintage), the dangers of TikTok shopping, how to style clothes that are both trendy AND affordable, best plays to buy vintage, recycling and of course SHOES! 👠
Sarah Wasilak (Links):
Instagram: @slwasz, @dinnerforshoes
Watch Her Podcast (on YouTube): "Dinner For Shoes"
2024-04-151h 01The (Un)Ethical ConsumerYou know you love … TV/Archival/Sustainable Fashion: An Interview with Audrey Long (@xoxoposhipgirl)This week on the show we interview Audrey Long, founder of the platform ‘xoxoposhipgirl’ - a place where you can find and purchase the most iconic wardrobe pieces from shows like Gossip Girl (obviously!), The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars. With 65.9K followers on Instagram, 110,715 Postmark followers and 22.8K followers on TikTok, Audrey has defined herself (at 17 years old!) as a leading authority / seller in the Gossip Girl Fashion community (truly the ‘Deux Moi’ of GG Fashion). We talk about everything in this episode: how she started her platform, our mutual love for Gossip Girl, the show’s fashion (A...
2024-04-1349 min
She Who PaintsWomen In The Arts: Redefining The Art World on Instagram and BeyondIn this episode I chat with Zoë Goetzmann, an Arts and Fashion Writer, Curator, Gallerist, and Podcast Host.
She shares about her creative upbringing and her thesis "Artists on Instagram" that sparked a blossoming career in the arts. Her interviews with art world-related entrepreneurs like Ashley Longshore , Julia S Powell, & Dan Lam, uncover how they used Instagram as a way to promote and sell their art on Instagram. She shared her findings on Artsy.net and also writes for Create! Magazine.
We talk feminism, art history, gallery pop ups, starting a platform, artist statements, and of course instagram.
Instagram (@byzoesera): h...
2024-04-1350 min
Dinner for ShoesSustainable Style Tips & My Favorite Eco-Friendly Fashion BrandsIn Dinner for Shoes episode 28, Shaka Bowl + Sustainable Brands, podcast hostSarah Wasilak lists her favorite eco-friendly clothing brands, tries a Shaka Bowl and cauliflower wings fromShaka Kitchen in Hoboken, NJ, and chats with bothZoë Goetzmann, podcast host ofThe (Un)Ethical Consumer andTatiana Gomez, founder ofCeres Market. Throughout the episode, we acknowledge that sustainability looks different for everyone, but starting small is where it’s at. Meanwhile, Kit steals Sarah’s environmentally-friendly wooden fork and tries to destroy the set of Dinner for Shoes. However, the sustainability conversation perseveres, despite her sneaky tricks. THIS DINNERS...
2024-04-121h 13The (Un)Ethical ConsumerFashion is Currency: An Interview with Ariana Rebello, Host of 'Essenza'This week on The (Un)Ethical Consumer Podcast (#TUC), we welcome Ariana Rebello (IG: @itsarirebello), fashion and media professional as well as host of her own show, Essenza [now streaming on Koko Connect]. We talk about it all on this episode: sustainable fashion, pop culture, celebrity, South Asian fashion, why inclusivity matters when it comes to sustainability, fashion & media landscapes. We also talk about her recent coverage of NFW and Milan Fashion Week (you can catch her episode on MFW October 16!)
As always make sure to rate our podcast (5 stars!) and leave us a lovely comment on...
2024-04-121h 02The (Un)Ethical ConsumerRemembering Icon Vivienne Westwood: A Minisode with Abi Guest (@abiguest_)In this episode of the show we're dedicating a mini-sode to the passing of designer and activist Vivienne Westwood. Our guest on the show is designer Abi Guest (@abiguest_). We talk about it all: Vivienne Westwood's design career, her iconic looks, why she inspires us, her 'punk queen' status, her activism, her positive and (often rebellious) affects on the sustainable and sustainable fashion landscape, Hulu's Pistols and Pam & Tommy, and if sustainability and sustainable fashion can be considered as 'punk.'
RIP to the iconic Dame Vivienne Isobel Westwood DBE RDI 💫
"Buy Less, Choose Well, Make...
2024-04-1137 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerSustainable Fashion, Atelier + Artistanship: An Interview with Designer Carlota Cotarelo (@carlotacotarelo_cc)This week on the podcast, we speak to Carlota Cotarelo, a designer from Spain now living in the U.K. She recently graduated in the U.K. at University for the Creative Arts - Rochester and showed her designs this past Spring In London. At the moment, she is working on building her own brand. On this episode, we speak all about artisanship, the art of dressmaking, tailoring, the quality of luxury vs fast fashion, the issues with overproduction, how to ‘survive’ fashion school (and the pressures, anxieties that come with it) … how to stay true to yourself and your p...
2024-04-101h 07The (Un)Ethical ConsumerFair Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Women4Women: An interview with Sabrina Bosch, founder of Boavista (@boavista_club)In this episode, we speak to the founder of the Boavista Club (based in Lisbon, Portugal). Their designs are made of 100% Tencel - a biodegradable fabric making a significant impact on sustainable fashion. Boavista also partners with the Lisbon-based women collective "Bandim" - an NGO that empowers local women to turn their skills into their own sources of income. Their zero-waste accessories are created by the women of Bandim and 10% of Boavista's revenues are donated directly to this NGO.
As an added bonus and gift to any of you listeners, you can check out and shop Boavista...
2024-04-101h 11The (Un)Ethical Consumer“Tied to a certain time period” - Exploring Art + Fashion with Designer and Curator Abi Guest (@abi.guest_ and @thatretroseamstress)So excited to introduce you to our next podcast guest @abi.guest_ ✨
We talk about it all in this episode: pop culture, musical theatre, the artistry of @alexandermcqueen as well as how sustainability plays a part in both the art & fashion worlds.
Sustainable/size inclusive shops, influencers and resources mentioned in this episode:
• @molbythelabel
• @housedeville
• @saturday_bymeganellaby
• the tea towel shirt is from @herbiemensahvintage and @thehippieshake trousers
Ep 6
Fair Fashion, Sustainable Fashion, Women4Women: An interview with Sabrina Bosch, founder of Boavista (@boavista_club)
2024-04-091h 11The (Un)Ethical ConsumerAuthenticity and Sustainable Fashion (An Interview with Slow Fashion Influencer/Assistant Creative Director Mollie Dunn @responsibleregalia)Mollie Dunn (@responsibleregalia) is a slow fashion influencer // instagrammer // YouTuber who creates content focused on sustainability, sustainable fashion and environmentalism.
In this episode we talk all about the idea of ‘authenticity,’ how sustainable fashion influencers function in their community, our mutual love of classic fashion shows like “What not to wear” (throwback to anyone who was a fan) and loads more.
As always, feel free to listen to the episode and please rate us + leave a kind review on Apple Podcasts so we can get on the charts and keep making more episodes.
Some sour...
2024-04-091h 15The (Un)Ethical ConsumerSustainable Fashion, Education, The Future … (an interview with Social Video Coordinator, Harpers Bazaar Kristina Ang @kristinamichelleang - Podcast Host of @lifeofanexfashionstudent)We are super excited to welcome Kristina Ang @kristinamichelleang, the host of one of our other favourite podcasts @lifeofafashionstudentpodcast ✨🤗 Kristina is also an education & sustainable strategies intern at The Council of Fashion Designers in America (CFDA).
Some sustainability/sustainable fashion resources mentioned in this episode:
The Council of Fashion Designers in America (@cfda): have a look at their sustainability glossary + reports, The Re:Generation Innovation Scholar Award (established by Swarovski), ‘Upcycling Artist-Designer’ Nicole McLaughlin (@nicolemclaughlin), Sustainable Outwear Brand/Company, Arc’teryx (@arcteryx) — have a look at their design workshops! Also be sure to read Kristina’s piece in ‘Hye...
2024-04-081h 01The (Un)Ethical ConsumerSustainability + Branding (an interview with co-founder, creative director and designer Dilalya Kopuz, @dilayla_ kopuz of [IM]perfectionists @imperfectionists_official)We are so pleased to welcome our second guest, Dilayla Kopuz, Co-Founder, Creative Director and Designer of the brand @imperfectionists_official - a sustainable, unisex clothing brand based in Copenhagen (as well as ethically made in Turkey). We cover so much in this episode: from how to source materials, how to run a brand, what is sustainability? The ethics of NFTs and NFT fashion, the benefits of human connection and the importance of fair wage ✨between genders 👏
2024-04-0851 minThe (Un)Ethical ConsumerAn Interview with Artist Woo Jin Joo (Exploring ‘Human and Material Gap,’ Sustainability and Sustainable Fashion)Welcome to the first episode of ‘The (Un)Ethical Consumer Podcast,’ a podcast that strives to answer the question: ‘what does it mean to be sustainable?’ as hosted by Zoë Goetzmann. Through a series of interviews with artists, designers, creatives and industry professionals working in both art and fashion, the podcast seeks to create a place and space to break-down the technical processes behind design: ‘how things are made’ etc. Raising questions like: ‘What is ethical, what is not ethical?,’ ‘What is sustainable, what is unsustainable?,’ Through experience working in both the art and fashion, Zoë has come to realise that the best...
2024-03-271h 00
Cosimo Art Podcast#1 Zoë Goetzmann - NFTs, Art Galleries, Tech & More...Welcome to the Exhibition 101 Podcast - the place where we uncover the best and the worst about the art world, throwing out the bad and amplifying the good.
Today's guest is Zoë Goetzmann - founder of the AWS Gallery, writer, podcaster, and ultimate all-around art fanatic!
We managed to cover pretty much every big topic in the art world, from commission fees to NFTs, tech, curation, and more...
Finally, the podcast is brought to you by Cosimo.art - an online platform and marketplace connecting talented emerging artists with the people who love what they create.
2022-01-2954 min