Best Fashioneducation Podcasts (2024)

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020 Shepherding Black Sheep with Carly Vidal Wallace 52:46

6y ago52:46

52:46

Carly Vidal Wallace is the Creative Community Curator at NOT JUST A LABEL. NOT JUST A LABEL (NJAL) is the leading online platform for emerging fashion designers. The website showcases the work of 35,000+ designers from around the globe. Carly talks about NJAL’s recent move from London to Los Angeles, and the amazing opportunities that the platform …

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019 Brothers in Business with Nick Chiu 23:47

6y ago23:47

23:47

Brothers Nick and Ben Chiu have been fashion pioneers in their home city of Brisbane, Australia. They opened their first Apartment boutique in 2006, bringing New York street and sneaker culture to Brisbane. This year, 2018, they opened in a new larger location and joined with womenswear boutique, Violent Green. Apartment is a mecca for streetwear c…

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018 Finding Your Own Fashion Formula with Kay McMahon 50:55

6y ago50:55

50:55

Kay McMahon is passionate about mentoring students and entrepreneurs to succeed in the fashion industry. She says a designer’s first priority should be to create great product, but equally important is to effectively communicate and position your product in front of the right audience. Kay has a wealth of industry experience from public relations, …

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017 From Paddock to Product with Meriel Chamberlin 51:38

6y ago51:38

51:38

Hailing from the UK, Meriel Chamberlin is a textile technologist and the founder of Full Circle Fibres. Meriel is making it possible for individuals and businesses to source 100% Australian cotton yarns and fabrics. Her cotton is “single origin” and Meriel coordinates every step the supply chain, from paddock to product. Meriel has a wealth of know…

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016 Being Responsible is Beautiful with Alice Jones 25:02

6y ago25:02

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Alice Jones was forced to question the ethics of the fashion system when she worked as a fashion buyer and was confronted with the unbelievably low cost of garments made in developing countries. She met like-minded fashion activist, Louise Visser, and together they established an ethical and sustainable fashion brand, Sinerji, in 2006. Sinerji attr…

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015 A 360 Perspective on Fashion Business with Thuy Nguyen 34:47

6y ago34:47

34:47

Thuy Nguyen is the fashion development manager at Creative Enterprise Australia (CEA). Through the Fashion360 program, she mentors emerging and early-stage fashion entrepreneurs to develop their ranges and establish viable businesses. Thuy has worked in the fashion industry her entire life and has a wealth of technical and industry knowledge. Her d…

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014 Getting to the Heart and Soul of Sustainability – with Ania Zoltkowski 39:43

6y ago39:43

39:43

Ania Zoltkowski has been working in-and-out of the fashion system for many years. From big and famous fashion houses, to living and working with underprivileged women in a fashion workshop in Lucknow, India. Her quest to find alignment between her ethical values and her love of fashion creativity has led her to pursue higher research in the field o…

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013 Fashion Poetry and Pleasure with Rébecca Leger 42:14

6y ago42:14

42:14

Rébecca Leger works with the costume and textile collection at Palais Galliera, a famous and historic fashion museum in Paris. She considers herself a custodian of the collection, offering beauty and knowledge to the public through the museum’s exhibitions, while taking care of the fragile and historic garments. Rébecca works to display the pieces …

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012 A Fashion Designer’s Odyssey with David Szeto 1:07:09

6y ago1:07:09

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Fashion designer and entrepreneur, David Szeto, tells the amazing story of how he came to establish his fashion house in Paris. He grew up in Vancouver. At the age of 12 his older sister paid him to do her home economics projects and he developed a keen interest in sewing and fashion. His knowledge and skill as a designer continued to grow as he ex…

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011 Paris Fashion Agent Florence Deschamps and Influencer Marina Lyritzi. 38:14

6y ago38:14

38:14

With a career in fashion spanning 5 decades, Florence Deschamps has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, and Kenzo Takada. Florence is passionate about finding and mentoring creative talent. In her Paris showroom, she introduces emerging designers and their collections to the world’s to…

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010 Season Finale: Following one’s passion with Lydia Pearson 41:48

6+ y ago41:48

41:48

Special announcement ! This episode marks the end of Season 1 of the Fashion Wayfinder podcast… BUT I invite you to join the mailing list …and stay tuned for Season 2 !!! Download my free guide > 10 Practices of a Fashion Wayfinder, and you will automatically be added to the Fashion Wayfinder insider mailing list ;) EPISODE 10: Bringing knowledge f…

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009 Gender Fluid Fashion with Myra Juliarti 29:08

6+ y ago29:08

29:08

Part 1 - Reflections on Gender Fluid Design A chat with fashion academics, Sally Edwards and Mark Neighbour. Menswear has very specific details and design codes. Is gender neutral clothing a marketing strategy? or is it challenging norms in society and fashion? Part 2 - Siji, a gender fluid & sustainable fashion brand Bali based, Myra Juliarti, is …

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008 Objets d'Art for your ears with Bianca Mavrick 36:53

6+ y ago36:53

36:53

Bianca Mavrick’s bold, colourful jewellery is both joyful and luxurious. Bianca studied industrial design and fine arts jewellery making, and she combines these two fields of knowledge in her unique and beautiful design signature. Bianca is based in Brisbane, Australia. Her story is a great example of how in today’s digitally connected world, it is…

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007 Millennial Fashion Collaboration with TLC 33:18

6+ y ago33:18

33:18

Linda Nguyen and Thea Blocksidge work under the label name TLC (Thea X Linda Collaboration). Thea and Linda have built their brand, not only with their own fashion designs, but also through art, craft, styling and curation -- and building creative community :) ! Linda and Thea stage pop-up shops and also have an online store. Their future vision is…

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006 Manufacturing in Bali with Siobhan Denniss 23:57

6+ y ago23:57

23:57

Australian sisters, Siobhan and Nuala Denniss, are the owners of an ethical garment manufacturing business in Bali, Indonesia. I spoke to Siobhan at her factory in Denpasar. Siobhan talks about how they began their business, and their mission to serve small and emerging designers. Their clients are based in Australia, North America and Europe. In t…

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005 Norma Hauri: modestwear designer and entrepreneur 23:20

6+ y ago23:20

23:20

Jakarta based, Norma Moi, began her career in fashion as a make-up artist. Today her fashion brand, Norma Hauri, is internationally celebrated for its couture-inspired shapes and details, mixed with romantic historical references and sleek urban attitude. I caught up with Norma over lunch in a bustling restaurant in the midst of Jakarta Fashion Wee…

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004 Dr Alice Payne: fashion academic and maker. 35:16

6+ y ago35:16

35:16

In honour of Fashion Revolution Week, I invited my colleague, Dr Alice Payne, to share some of her research and reflections on fashion and sustainability. Alice is a fashion academic at the Queensland University of Technology. Her research interests include the fashion design process, the mass-market fashion industry, and the problem of design for …

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003 Gail Sorronda: designer, entrepreneur, creative director. 32:06

6+ y ago32:06

32:06

Australian designer, Gail Sorronda, launched her cult label in 2005 with her graduate collection, “Angel at my Table”. Through her brand, Gail channels her spiritual life and emotions into material form. Gail’s work is characterised by her use of black and white, and sculptural, dramatic shapes. Her creative work extends beyond garments into interi…

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002 Mark Neighbour: patternmaker, designer, lecturer. 36:55

6+ y ago36:55

36:55

Mark Neighbour is a patternmaker, designer and fashion lecturer. Mark and I discuss clothing and construction, and how the technical aspects of making, and wearing clothes on the body, informs his own design work and his teaching. Learn about his early influences, growing up in country Australia, which led him to his lifelong love affair with cloth…

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001 Welcome to the Fashion Wayfinder Podcast 29:07

6+ y ago29:07

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What happened when I went to pursue my dream to live and work in Paris? Why you have to listen to your heart in order to create great fashion. To celebrate the very first show I have developed a free guide to help you do this: 10 Practices to gain confidence and direction in your creative work. The first practice is to ignore fashion. Download your…

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Fashioneducation Podcasts

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Fashion Wayfinder

Carla van Lunn

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020 Shepherding Black Sheep with Carly Vidal Wallace 52:46

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019 Brothers in Business with Nick Chiu 23:47

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018 Finding Your Own Fashion Formula with Kay McMahon 50:55

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017 From Paddock to Product with Meriel Chamberlin 51:38

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016 Being Responsible is Beautiful with Alice Jones 25:02

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015 A 360 Perspective on Fashion Business with Thuy Nguyen 34:47

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014 Getting to the Heart and Soul of Sustainability – with Ania Zoltkowski 39:43

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013 Fashion Poetry and Pleasure with Rébecca Leger 42:14

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012 A Fashion Designer’s Odyssey with David Szeto 1:07:09

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011 Paris Fashion Agent Florence Deschamps and Influencer Marina Lyritzi. 38:14

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010 Season Finale: Following one’s passion with Lydia Pearson 41:48

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009 Gender Fluid Fashion with Myra Juliarti 29:08

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008 Objets d'Art for your ears with Bianca Mavrick 36:53

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007 Millennial Fashion Collaboration with TLC 33:18

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006 Manufacturing in Bali with Siobhan Denniss 23:57

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005 Norma Hauri: modestwear designer and entrepreneur 23:20

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004 Dr Alice Payne: fashion academic and maker. 35:16

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003 Gail Sorronda: designer, entrepreneur, creative director. 32:06

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002 Mark Neighbour: patternmaker, designer, lecturer. 36:55

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001 Welcome to the Fashion Wayfinder Podcast 29:07

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