EP . 19 An Anti-Capitalist Guide to Fashion with Tansy Hoskins

Common Threads

‘Tis the season to consume! As we approach Black Friday and Christmas, we’re exploring if capitalism and ethical fashion can coincide, with the help of journalist and author Tansy Hoskins. Tansy also chats about the ethics of our footwear, and why she’s quit Instagram for good.

Follow Tansy on Twitter, shop her books ‘Stitched Up: The Anticapitalist Book of Fashion’ and ‘Footwork: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World’ at all good indie booksellers, and read her latest investigative report on workers rights in Myanmar for the Guardian.

Here are the organisations Tansy recommends following during her interview:

• Clean Clothes Campaign
• Labour Behind the Label
• Workers Rights Consortium
• The Solidarity Center
• Extinction Rebellion
• Asia Floor Wage Alliance

And here are the links to other content we’ve mentioned this episode:

• Ruth MacGilp on Instagram - “How sustainability goals are undermined by growth logic”
• The OR Foundation on Instagram - “Don’t let pro-growth circular economics fool you”
• Sustainable Fashion Guru on Instagram - “You don’t need to have all the answers to point out that something is a problem”

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You’ll find Ruth on Instagram: @ruthmacgilp_ and Twitter @ruthmacgilp

You’ll find Alice on Instagram: @styledbyalicex and Twitter: @styledbyalice