The Natureinspired® Podcast.
Welcome to the sustainable fashion podcast aimed to educate and inspire you to rethink what fashion is supposed to mean and how we connect with it as a society. We’re here to help you learn, engage and create meaningful action fueled by curiosity. I'm your host, Cris Herrera and you can find the show notes of every episode along with additional links and resources right here. Enjoy the ride!
EP.23: What the SHEIN Stats Say About Fast Fashion
SHEIN is the worst contributor to fast fashion, trumping their other fast fashion rivals in mass by launching over 9000 new products every day producing over 30 B-BILLION dollars a year in disposable clothes. With all this said, doesn't it make you think - how is this possible? And what do these statistics say about fast fashion and the way we're moving as an industry? What's going on and how is this even legal? Well, let's dive in and find out.
EP.22: Fashion Circularity From The Base Layer With Circular Brand, ONE Essentials
Today we're talking to Carrie Davies, the founder and designer at ONE Essentials, a circular underwear brand based in the UK that has done the work to prove that circular fashion is possible. As you'll learn in the episode, their underwear is made with non-toxic, recycled, organic AND biodegradable elastane - you know the stretchy part in underwear that typically take ages to degrade? Yes, they've addressed that issue. We hope you enjoy this episode,
EP.21: 4 Transparency Practices That Could Change Fashion
Today we're highlighting 4 practices that fashion brands and innovators have created and implemented in their businesses to improve transparency, and traceability and build successful fashion businesses with sustainability at the focus. Let’s dig in!
EP.20: Who Is In Charge of Ending Greenwashing In Fashion?
Today's episode expands on which entities should be in charge of ending greenwashing in fashion. Is it the consumer, the brand, the policymaker, or all three? We also discuss the New York Fashion Act and other legislative movements that are making transparency in fashion possible. Episode Host: Cris Herrera
EP.18: 5 Marketing Tips For Growing a Sustainable Brand
This episode shares 5 key marketing tips to grow a fashion brand from value-packed content strategy, consistency, authenticity and more. Perfect for sustainable fashion brands looking for resources to grow.
EP.17: Circularity & Pre-Consumer Textile Waste With FABCYCLE
Let's break down what pre-consumer textile waste is with Irina from FABCYCLE. We talk about the challenges in the industry with recycling and repurposing both post and pre-consumer textile waste and the systems that we need to see for circularity to be attainable in fashion.
EP.15: How To Build a Simple Business That Works For You
Many entrepreneurs face overcomplicating things when first launching and growing a business. We get so lost in misguided growth (most of the time fueled by hustle culture) that we fail to really think about what works for us and our business.
Today we’re breaking down how to build a simple (yet effective) business that works for you.
EP.14: Why Transparency Is So Important For Fashion + The Fashion Act
What is the New York Fashion Act and what could it mean for the fashion industry? Today's episode expands more on this topic and shares why transparency is so important for fashion.
EP.13: [Mini Series: Self Friday] How To Thrive Through Growing Pains
Typically as a new year approaches, we pick a set of goals and set a timeline to reach these goals. But the thing that we tend to not consider is the growing pains that come with the exponential growth we're seeking in the new year. This is what this episode is about! Today we're touching on 3 tips to help you thrive through growing pains and help you reach a more evolved and capable you.