Conscious Chatter

In episode 68, Kestrel welcomes Clare Press, the author of Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went From Sunday Best to Fast Fashion, to the show. Clare is Marie Claire Australia's fashion editor-at-large, and Daily Life's Sustainable Style columnist. Clare is a big-time advocate for responsible fashion and sits on the Australian advisory board of Fashion Revolution. Clare shares her story, and how she feels...

In episode 67 of Conscious Chatter, Kestrel welcomes the founder of Luna Zorro, Molly Berry, to the show. As you may have heard, the below quote from Molly has come up in past episodes, when discussing the balance between working with artisans and sharing that story: It seems to me that the word 'empower' has become a marketing buzz word for many companies to pull the heart strings of the consumer...

In episode 66 of Conscious Chatter , Kestrel welcomes Stefan Siegel, the founder of Not Just A Label to the show. The world's leading designer platform for showcasing and nurturing today's pioneers in contemporary fashion, Not Just A Label has been described by Vogue Paris as: "One of the ten most essential websites of today: it inspires, to be ahead of the trends". Stefan shares his insight on ho...

In episode 65 of Conscious Chatter , Kestrel welcome Ayesha Barenblat to the show. The founder of Remake , Ayesha is hugely passionate about the power of storytelling and human connection. Remake is a platform that builds human connections between all of us as people who shop - and the makers whose hands create the fashion we wear.   

In episode 64 of Conscious Chatter , Kestrel welcomes self-taught designer Mia Vesper to the show. While Mia may be a new name to the fashion scene, she's turning heads left and right. From Vogue to W Magazine to Man Repeller, the big guys are taking note. A 25-year old designer, Mia brings two key elements into her eye-catching designs: reinvention and recycling. In this chat, Kestrel asks Mia ab...

In episode 63, Kestrel welcomes Arianne Engelberg, the Creative Director of The New Denim Project to the show. An innovative product line out of Iris Textiles in Guatemala, The New Denim Project makes textiles and products from upcycled pre-consumer denim waste. Arianne shares stories of the evolution of her family's factory over the years - her grandparents originally started it back in the 1950s...

In episode 62, Kestrel welcomes guests Ian Rosenberger, the founder and CEO of Thread , and Zachary Angelini, the Environmental Stewardship Manager at Timberland . Ian and Zack share some of the stories behind the Thread x Timberland collaboration, which is made of Thread's Ground to Good™ fabric, harvested from plastic bottles littering the streets and landfills of Haiti. Kestrel also asks Zack t...

In episode 61, Kestrel welcomes Dechel McKillian, founder of Galerie. LA  and former stylist for the Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne to the show. They talk all things personal style and curation, and explore how sustainability fits into these approaches. With a background in psychobiology, Dechel shares her thoughts on how technology and fast fashion are influencing a general loss of personal style,...

In this week's episode, Kestrel welcomes two guests to the show: Jason Kibbey, the CEO of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Alden Wicker, writer and founder of EcoCult . The idea for this show exploded for Kestrel after she read an article Alden wrote for Racked :  "We Have No Idea How Bad Fashion Actually Is For The Environment" . It struck a chord with her -- and many other people who have b...

In episode 59, Kestrel had the opportunity to visit the Patagonia Headquarters in Ventura, CA to record an in-person interview with 2 key players in the Patagonia game. Helena Barbour is the Senior Director of Global Sportswear at Patagonia, and Thuy Nguyen is the Manager of Social Responsibility and Special Programs. The two have played a large role in building out Patagonia's Fair Trade initiati...

In episode 58, Kestrel welcomes on Cynthia Powers, the Facilitating Manager of Eileen Fisher's clothing take back program, Fisher Found , as well as Teslin Doud, who was part of Eileen Fisher's Social Innovators Project, helping develop some of the company's circular design components. Kestrel asks Cynthia and Teslin about Fisher Found's origins, intention and goals. In addition, Cynthia and Tesli...

In episode 57, Kestrel welcomes Liza Moiseeva to the show. Liza is the co-founder of GlobeIn , a social business dedicated to supporting remote artisans from around the world. Their primary product is a monthly Artisan Box subscription, where every product fights poverty through job creation and fair wages. Kestrel and Liza discuss the importance of storytelling when it comes to artisan and fair t...

In episode 56, Kestrel welcomes on Lona Alia, founder and CEO of Style Lend , an online marketplace that hosts hundreds of designer styles that users can rent for a fraction of the cost and return after a week's time. Called the "AirBnB for clothes" by TechCrunch, Style Lend is working on shaking up the online rental fashion scene by giving women access to other women's impressive closets. In this...

In episode 55, Kestrel welcomes Summer Rayne Oakes to the show. Known as "the first eco model", Summer's experiences and knowledge go far beyond her notable look. With an education focused on ecology and entomology (the study of insects), she has worked in 2 distinct realms of the sustainability conversation: food and fashion. Kestrel asks Summer for insight on what the fashion world could potenti...

In episode 54, Kestrel connects with Sandra Capponi, the Co-Founder & Head of Development for Good On You, an app that helps you find fashion that has a positive impact on people, the planet and animals. Nowadays, there's literally an app for everything. In this chat, Sandra shares insight on how she believes that apps can make an impact, and how giving people access to information can empower the...

In episode 53, our first episode of Season 2, Kestrel connect with natural dye guru Kathy Hattori. As the founder of Botanical Colors , Kathy works to bring natural dyeing processes to larger scale production facilities, and also collaborates with designers on small batch dye projects. In this chat, Kathy breaks down the big differences between conventional and natural dyes, and the scaleability o...

In this week's episode, Kestrel has the chance to welcome on one of her notable "Instagram-turned-real-life" connections: Whitney Bauck, an assistant editor at Fashionista . On her personal blog, Unwrinkling , Whitney explores the intersection of fashion, faith and ethics.  In this chat, Whitney shares insight on what led her into the ethical fashion conversation. It's interesting to hear how she...

Episode 51 | YOUTH FASHION SUMMIT + THE NEXT GENERATION

Episode 50 | THINK DIRTY + THE SEARCH FOR CLEAN BEAUTY

Episode 49 | FABSCRAP + REUSING TEXTILE WASTE

Episode 48 | PANAH + MADE IN AFRICA

Episode 47 | TIMO RISSANEN + ZERO WASTE DESIGN

Episode 46 | THREAD CARAVAN + ARTISAN ADVENTURES

Episode 45 | JASMIN MALIK CHUA, ECOUTERRE + AN INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE

Episode 44 | ANDREW MORGAN + THE TRUE COST