Fashioning The Pandemic

Summary: In this week’s episode, host Sarah Collins and Creative Director and Founder of The KIT, Daniel Vosovic talk about how Daniel’s brand is changing the way a Fashion company is run. While conventional wisdom about the Fashion Industry is that the Triple Bottom Line (Profit, People, and Planet) is a hierarchy where companies have to place profit over people/ planet or the planet/people over profit, Daniel has been able to put them all on the same level. Daniel describes following the traditional path to starting his own line until he decided to “blow the whole thing up” and forge a new path in Fashion. Sarah and Daniel discuss the need for a seismic change in the Fashion industry in terms of transparency and sustainability. Resources mentioned in this episode: IG Account@TheKit Websitewww.thekit.com Subscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio Jungle Edited by: Sarah Collins Cover Art by: Sarah Collins

Summary: In this week’s episode, host Sarah Collins and Celebrity Stylist and Entrepreneur Michelle Lynch talk about how the pandemic has affected stylists, models, and fashion event producers. Michelle discusses what it has been like to be a business owner in Fashion in the Pandemic. Michelle also gives us the scoop on what it really takes to be an entrepreneur in times of crisis and in more “normal” times. Resources mentioned in this episode: IG AccountsIG: MichellelynchstyleIG: Posheproductions WebsitePosheproductions.com EmailMichellelynch425@gmail.comMichellelynchstyle@gmail.com Subscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio Jungle Edited by: Sarah Collins Cover Art by: Sarah Collins

Summary: In this week’s episode, host Sarah Collins and Fashion Historian Carmela Spinelli look at what history can tell us about how fashion operates in a pandemic and in times of crises. Sarah and Carmela discuss the issues that Fashion is currently facing and what we need to do in order to move forward. From diversity, the pandemic, sustainability to mental health Resources mentioned in this episode: Hats Against Hitler: https://www.dismantlemag.com/2019/02/10/hats-hitler-turbans-resistance/ About Time Exhibition: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2020/about-timeTheater de la Mode: https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/10/31/the-27-inch-dolls-that-saved-post-war-paris-as-the-fashion-capital/Rahul Mishra: https://www.scad.edu/scadtv/video/guests-and-gusto-fashion-designer-rahul-mishra Dolce & Gabbana Archive Fabric Collection: https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2021-ready-to-wear/dolce-gabbana Moschino Puppet Show: https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2021-ready-to-wear/moschino Jacquemus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JtvxJi3Ttg J W Anderson Show in a Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHgA94FaPQ Kelly Initiative: https://thekellyinitiative.net/ Subscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio Jungle Edited by: Sarah Collins Cover Art by: Sarah Collins

Episode 5: In Conversation with Fashion Designer Christina Yother Summary: In this week’s episode, host Sarah Collins and Fashion Designer Christina Yother discuss launching a new brand during the Pandemic and figuring out how to put orders into production. Sarah and Christina also discuss changes she has seen in her part-time job as a mass-market childrenswear designer and the rising popularity of 3D Fashion Software CLO. Christina also discusses inclusivity and sustainability and how it is important to her brand and to her customers. Resources mentioned in this episode: www.christinayotherdesigns.comInstagram: @christinayotherdesigns Subscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio Jungle Edited by: Sarah Collins Cover Art by: Sarah Collins

Summary: In this week’s episode, host Sarah Collins and Soorty Denim Designer Melissa Urbina discuss mass market’s reaction to the pandemic and how it has affected production and distribution of goods. Melisa and Sarah look to the future and lay out what they hope it might look like for the Industry. The toll on the environment and on the workforce of the fast pace of the Fashion industry is discussed. Resources mentioned in this episode: Better Cotton Initiative: https://bettercotton.org/ Soorty: www.soorty.com Oak & Acorn:https://www.oakandacornbrand.com/Unpaid Interns Lawsuit Against The Row: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2015/08/92147/olsens-the-row-intern-lawsuit Subscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio Jungle Edited by: Bryan Murphy & Sarah Collins Cover Art by: Sarah Collins

In Part Two of a two-part conversation, host Sarah Collins and Creative Director and Partner of American Tanning & Leather, Christy Plott discuss sustainability in the exotic leather industry and the luxury goods industry and COVID’s effect on Fashion’s Effort to be more sustainable. Resources mentioned in this episode: International Crocodilian Farmers Association: https://www.internationalcrocodilian.com/about/ Cites: https://cites.org/eng Article on Gucci’s Transparency (2018): https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/sustainability/social-goods-gucci-versace-among-least-transparent-brands-stella-mccartney-on-sustainabilityLVMH Life 360: https://www.lvmh.com/group/lvmh-commitments/social-environmental-responsibility/life-initiative-lvmh/UN Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals How governments like Louisiana guarantee legality, a chain of custody, and transparency to alligator leather users: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Resources/Publications/Alligator/Governments_Role_in_Supply_Chain_Sustainability_Traceability_and_Verification_for_American_2019-1.pdfA case study by the association of fish and wildlife agencies: https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/5415/1388/9474/Alligatorwebsite.pdfUS Fish and Wildlife Service article: https://www.fws.gov/international/articles/a-cites-sustainable-trade-success-story-alligator-recovery-and-trade.html State of Louisiana’s annual report for scientific alligator management from their biologists: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Resources/Publications/Alligator/2018-2019_Alligator_Annual_Report.pdf Other articles written by scientists discussing bans of exotic leathers: https://www.iucn.org/crossroads-blog/201903/banning-exotic-leather-bad-reptiles https://www.businessoffashion.com/opinions/sustainability/op-ed-why-chanels-exotic-skins-ban-is-wrongInstagram accounts:@louisianaalligators for Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council@CITES for CITES@americantanning for American Tanning & Leather@queenofgator for Christy PlottSubscribe and Review Fashioning the Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemic Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio JungleEdited by: audiovideoUK & Sarah CollinsCover Art by: Sarah Collins

In Part One of a two-part conversation, host Sarah Collins and Creative Director and Partner of American Tanning & Leather, Christy Plott discuss the exotic leather industry and the luxury goods industry and COVID’s effect on business. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.amtan.com/https://www.instagram.com/americantanning/https://www.facebook.com/amtanusa/ Subscribe to Fashioning The Pandemic on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and BuzzsproutFollow Us on Instagram at @fashioningthepandemicJoin the Discussion on our Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/fashioningthepandemicMusic by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio JungleEdited by: audiovideoUK & Sarah CollinsCover Art by: Sarah Collins

Episode 1: In Conversation with Slow Fashion Luxury Designer, Mimi Plange Summary: Host Sarah Collins and Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur Mimi Plange discuss Mimi’s tenure in Fashion and her transition from VP of Design in a large, Fast Fashion company to starting her own slow fashion luxury brand. Sarah and Mimi discuss what may lay ahead for the Fashion Industry. Topics discussed in this episode: · Mimi Plange’s Journey to Starting Her Own Brand: 0:48· Mimi’s Intentional Decision to Step Off the Fashion Wheel: 6:50· How the Mimi Plange Brand Responded to Covid-19: 17:13· What Lasting Effects Might Covid Have on the Fashion Industry: 22:23· Fashion’s Need for Slow Fashion, Better Green Practices and Diversity: 26:54 Resources mentioned in this episode: https://www.mimiplange.com/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/10/discount-retailer-century-21-files-for-bankruptcy-to-close-all-stores.html Follow us on Instagram @fashioningthepandemicAnd Like our Facebook Page Music by: Svirid Pavlov for Audio JungleEdited by: Bryan Murphy & Sarah CollinsCover Art by: Sarah Collins