Style & Sustain

In the first episode of season 4, we kick off a conversation around Fashion Revolution because it is fashion revolution week. This year we will be focusing on Fashion Revolution Sudan with Hadeel Osman , a multi-disciplinary artist and visionary pulling her various cultural influences into her activism. Nominated in Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 in 2020 for her multi-disciplinary studio: DAVU Studio...

Today's guest, Giovanna Vieira, founded a sustainable fashion tech company: The Fashion Blueprint. It is a space and community of fashion entrepreneurs, brands and supply chain partners working together to change the fashion industry from the inside out, with the main goal being to build solutions to reduce waste colonialism. Giovanna is a citizen of the world with a multicultural background whose...

In this episode, I talk to Ria Ana Sejpal, founder and brilliant creative behind Kenyan brand LilaBare. We dive into the creative process of a designer who creates at the heart of community. She recounts how it took almost three years to find the right banana farmer to develop a unique banana fibre and how she works with nuns who crochet love and light into the brand's pieces. Ria brings her villa...

We collaborated with the amazing team at Bed Stuy Clothes swap, a community-based safety net for NYC residents. We helped them create an educational platform weaving circular fashion principles from Ghana into conversations and games about the fashion industry for their clothes swap event at the Brooklyn Museum. This resulted in the creation of this video, which was showcased within the space. It...

In this episode, we talk to Mande Mory, an entrepreneur based in Senegal and one of the founders of Africa’s first secondhand shopping app: Donkafale. But beyond a simple Depop or Vinted (no shade to those apps we love them!) this app aims to create jobs for young creatives struggling to find employment after university and allow them to connect to a community of creatives in multiple industries,...

Slow Fashion is a key part of the sustainable and fair fashion movement. It has claimed its space as a more realistic and wholesome approach to changing the fashion industry for the better. In this episode, I dive into the definition of Slow Fashion, and its importance for local communities around the world, while highlighting five slow fashion brands that celebrate and support Palestinian craftsm...

 This time around we talk to Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera and Tiffany Bopha, a fantastic duo. Alyssa is the Executive Director of Re-Made in Cambodia while Tiffany is the Designer and Global Ambassador of the organisation. We met at the GFA this year and immediately connected. They were both so authentic and truthful in the work that they do so I wanted to have them here to talk about the solution the...

Featured in Magazines like Grazia UK, Sooki Sooki Vintage oozes power, joy and irreplicable style. Founder Lapoze McTribouy beautifully embodies all these qualities that reflect through her craftsmanship. From her talent in hunting down unique vintage pieces to mending and upcycling to create unique one-offs and her sheer joy, she’s definitely one to watch and support in the sustainable fashion sp...

A brief insight into the future of Style & Sustain as an online magazine. In this episode, I highlight the new Style & Sustain Magazine, explain our core values, our new consultation offering and the expansive ways we are working with authentic sustainable and ethical brands we've always loved. S&S Mag is a modern-day welcoming of the future of fashion and beyond, come explore the...

This episode is all about Indian fashion! We interview Nivi Murthy founder and curator at IKKIVI, a Banglor-based fashion company that curates fair, artisanal fashion brands, bringing Indian craftsmanship from around the country to the world. Their beautiful pieces are created by blending the artistic cultural heritage of India with a contemporary aesthetic. We talk about all things culture and su...

In support of the OR Foundation's current campaign #stopwastec%nialiam , this episode dives into exactly what waste colonialism is and how it affects countries in the Global South like Ghana. The foundation is currently working on a solution which centres around holding European EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) policymakers accountable. This could shift the fashion landscape for the better. ...

Happy 2023 everyone! It's the first episode of 2023 and I'm talking to the fantastic Stephen Steele, founder of the organic brand Kind Socks. What can I say, get ready for positive vibes and lots of dopamine in this episode as Stephen and I talk about why he created a sock brand, his journey as an entrepreneur and what it means to give back to community in a powerful way. Take a listen! 

It’s true we live in a world of rules and regulations. 3 ways to do this or 5 ways to achieve that and yes that helps tremendously, especially when you are a beginner at something. But, we are all unique and sometimes trying to fit into a standardised box is exhausting. When it comes to sustainable fashion, there seems to be a “formula”, standards to live by, but what if I told you that the only f...

In this episode, I chat with the brilliant Akua Yamoah Opoku, a Wednesday-born fellow Ghanaian based in Tampa, Florida. She is the founder of AYO Business Finder, a space that elevates and points people towards Asian, Hispanic, Black and Indigenous-owned sustainable businesses. AYO houses over 250 businesses owned by people of colour, all for shoppers to explore and purchase from. She also gives f...

In this episode, I talk about four brands or as I like to call them fashion's wolves in sheep's clothing - these brands sit in that grey area, easily mistaken for sustainable and ethical brands but a deep dive into the behind the scenes show that it's not exactly the case. I also recommend authentic sustainable and ethical alternatives to go for instead. Can you guess what these brands are? Let's...

Selina Ho is the brilliant founder of Recloseted, a consulting agency for sustainable fashion. In this conversation we go back to her beginnings: from her favourite food growing up to why she felt the pull to start a consultancy focused on fashion brands that want to do better for people and the planet. She also gives us incredible insight into 3 top trends and innovations in the sustainable fashi...

Greenwashing and activism are two words that have become THE buzzwords of this fashion generation but what do they really mean? Two big announcements happened in the last few weeks in the fashion world. If you follow sustainable fashion news, you would have heard that Boohoo partnered with Kourtney Kardashian to embark on a performative "sustainability" journey while Patagonia decided to give all...

Mutete Bakhita is an all-round creative passionate about art, apothecary and spreading the word about sustainable fashion through her social enterprise: 25sw4p. 25sw4p hosts swaps in Nairobi Kenya where Mutete is based and also creates space for local brands and other creatives to connect. This conversation is full of hope and offers a fresh look at the abundance of positivity we can find on this...

In this episode, I explore what it actually means for fast fashion brands to pay up and which movements/charities/organisations are championing this. **Trigger warning for this episode around an incident in a factory*** Many movements are arising against the capitalistic fast fashion industry, over the last decade or so many non-profit organisations have set their intent on transforming the indust...

In this episode I chat with the fab Rosette Ale aka @thriftqueenlola, digital content creator and founder of sustainable fashion brand Revival London. We talk and laugh about the struggles of mindful fashion, how her faith influences her brand and her passion to share her sewing skills through workshops across London. Plus, we share lots of tips on where to thrift and find the right brands. Reviva...

In this episode I share my thoughts on fashion & women's issues, delving into why and how an industry powered by women is mainly run by profit-driven men and what some of the female-led solutions could be. Take a listen!  *Recorded in April.

In this episode, I’m chatting to Beatrice Oboh, a friend and fellow sustainable fashion enthusiast. Beatrice has a background with multiple interests but her love and curiosity about what goes on behind the scenes in the fashion industry led her to create Avant Runway, a conversation led space that brings to light solution-driven individuals who are changing the face of fashion. We talk about how...

According to a Guardian article written in 2017, 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. Topping that list of companies are fossil fuel companies. Over the past few years, conversations around which global actors are the biggest culprits of the climate crisis have increased - slowly moving the narrative from individual actions like recycling and living sustainably to mitigate cl...

Fernanda Simon is the Director of Fashion Revolution Brazil, as well as Sustainability Editor of Vogue Brazil. The movement now brings together thousands of people passionate about seeing change in the industry in the country and beyond. Fernanda is an empathetic powerhouse and I love this conversation with her. We talk about her spiritual transformation that led to her passion for bringing forth...

In this episode, I start by sharing my current heightened state of eco-anxiety post the publication of the IPCC report, how I cope with it and some key resources we can all use to tackle the climate crisis together.  I then dive into tips around 5 Indications that a brand/company has authentic ethical & sustainable practices. It's a greenwashing minefield out there these days and these 5...