Best Clare Press Podcasts (2024)

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Crafternoon Delight! Meet Rolf Ekroth, the Finnish Former Polka Player Dazzling the Fashion World 28:05

3h ago28:05

28:05

Our Copenhagen Fashion Week special continues! Clare sits down with Finnish menswear designer Rolf Ektroth. Last season, his hand-knits, made with Finnish yarn manufacturer Novita, were made available as pattern and yarn kits, so that home knitters could recreate his runway pieces. He loves macramé and hand embroidery, yet his collections have a mo…

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Copenhagen Fashion Week Special: Alectra Rothschild, Masculina - Make Your Own Rules 31:10

5d ago31:10

31:10

If you're not in Copenhagen for fashion week, here's your (virtual) ticket :) Last week, we talked to Ane from Alpha about studying fashion in the Nordics and how to make it as an artistic designer. Over the next three episodes, we’ve got interviews with some of the most exciting names to watch from the region. First up is Alectra Rothschild, whose…

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"But Who's Gonna Wear It?" - How to Succeed as Artistic Fashion Designer, with Ane Lynge-Jorlén 50:00

12d ago50:00

50:00

We hear it all the time: fashion students are overwhelmed by overproduction and the ruthless churn of creative directors at the big luxury houses. How can they forge a creative path without contributing to the problem? If they decide to operate outside the system - crafting extravagant one offs, for example, or only making to order - how will they …

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Who Cares? Radical Ideas for Changing the Fashion System 58:43

23d ago58:43

58:43

Empathy, kindness, wellbeing, caring, sharing, repairing - not traditionally the first words that spring to mind when I say "FASHION!" But things are changing. Are we moving towards a new paradigm where who cares, wins? If we accept that the old ways (overproduction, exploitation, rampant shareholder capitalism, waste) don't serve us, why not redes…

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Regenerative? Part of the Wellbeing Economy? Imagine! Talking Future Scenarios at the UK's new National Centre for Fashion & Sustainability 47:14

1M ago47:14

47:14

Complete this sentence: The future of fashion will be… Welcome to Series 10 of Wardrobe Crisis! We're kicking off with a conversation about the future of fashion, recorded live earlier this year when Wear Next came out in the UK. Clare is in conversation Tamara Cincik, Professor of Fashion & Sustainability at Bath Spa University, at the first ever …

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A Provocation: You Need to Support Small Sustainable Enterprises if you Don't Want to Sink into a Boring Big Brand World - Meet High Tea with Mrs Woo 57:16

3M ago57:16

57:16

What does it take to make it as an independent, small, local ethical business in a global world that favours big brands? How can we work together to ensure that our local businesses and creatives are literally sustainable - in that they thrive and stick around, and continue to give us the awesomeness that, at times, we maybe take for granted? It's …

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This is the Real Circular Fashion Economy - Meet Roger, My Local Cobbler 28:23

4M ago28:23

28:23

Forget brands for a minute, the real circular fashion economy is the repair shop on your high street… Do you have a fab local cobbler or clothing alterations service? This episode is a reminder to thank them for being here and fixing our stuff. They are cornerstones of the circular fashion economy, and not some distant future dream - they’re alread…

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Return to Sender: Buzigahill's Bobby Kolade on Fashion Waste Colonialism in Uganda 44:15

4M ago44:15

44:15

Bobby Kolade is the designer behind Ugandan fashion label Buzigahill - which puts the politics of upcycling and waste colonialism at its core with the brilliant, provocative concept: Return to Sender. Buzigahill's collections are made from items of secondhand clothing donated in the global north, and increasingly being dumped on the global south in…

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Lou Croff Blake Talks Pronouns, Fashion For Every Body and the Language of Belonging Beyond the Gender Binary 45:45

4M ago45:45

45:45

What do your clothes say about you? Dear listener, I bet you've thought about this before. Fashion is a language in itself. But, what about the language we use to describe - and by extension to include, or to exclude - the people who wear it? Or don't get to wear it? The people we're marketing it to, or employing. Fashion communication isn't just a…

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Access Some Areas? Model Junior Bishop on Fashion's Disability To-Do List 51:56

5M ago51:56

51:56

Can fashion lift its inclusivity game? When 28-year-old British model Junior Bishop - who just so happens to be a wheelchair user - spoke at the Houses of Parliament recently, she called on the fashion industry to do more to tackle its disability access issues. Levelling the playing field is integral to the wellbeing economy - what’s the point of o…

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Are You Posh & White Enough for a Career in the Creative Arts? Rahemur Rahman on Strategies for System Change 55:10

5M ago55:10

55:10

Rich, white and privileged - the creative arts sector has a class problem. Particularly in class-obsessed Britain, where middle-class people are twice as likely to work in creative jobs than their working class contemporaries. According to the Evening Standard, "the worlds of TV, film, music and the arts are dominated by straight, able-bodied white…

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Caryn Franklin, Beyond The Clothes Show - Fashion, Identity, Representation and Belonging 1:01:10

5M ago1:01:10

1:01:10

We all know clothes have meaning, beyond just looking nice. We’ve often talked on this podcast about the importance of how they are made. This week, we’re considering how fashion’s meaning stretches beyond supply chains and our wardrobes, to shape our culture and the way we see ourselves collectively. How does fashion see itself when it comes to ra…

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Irish Artist Richard Malone, Who Gets To Make It in Fashion? 1:00:17

6M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

How much is enough? How can creatives incorporate the idea of sufficiency in their output? If you make physical objects, what does it really mean to be sustainable in your practice? And, how can you, as my guest this week, Richard Malone, puts it, "do your own thing and stick to it" in the context of fashion's relentless push for newness? Also, whe…

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Magnificent Michaela Stark - From Insta Bans to Victoria's Secret, Meet the Body-Morphing Couture Lingerie Maker 1:01:03

7M ago1:01:03

1:01:03

Why does fashion have such a problem in accepting all bodies they way they are, and recognising the beauty in different shapes and sizes? I know, I know, we’ve heard it all before, yet depressingly little changes. Our guest this week has had enough! Self-described as “that body morphing b*tch”, Michaela Starck is a super-talented London-based Aussi…

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From Natural Dyes to Reading Nature's Signals, Re-Finding Knowledge Disrupted by Colonialism 43:46

7M ago43:46

43:46

If you’re interested in natural dyes, or want to know more about hands-on textile techniques, this episode is a joy. It's also a great one if you are into ideas around seasonality and connection to Nature. Aren't we all?! Continuing our Pacific theme (don’t miss last week’s Episode with Fiji Fashion Week’s Ellen Whippy-Knight) these two stories are…

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Meet Fiji's Fashion Dynamo Ellen Whippy-Knight 39:30

7M ago39:30

39:30

When Anna Wintour was introduced to Ellen Whippy-Knight as the founder of Fiji Fashion Week, the Vogue editor-in-chief exclaimed, “Fiji has a fashion week?!” Sure does, Anna. It turned 16 last year, and is an established force in a small yet burgeoning Pacific fashion scene. White sands and turquoise waters. Surf breaks. Rugby. Fiji is rightly famo…

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Could You Buy No Clothes This Year? Jenna Flood's Wardrobe Freeze 41:03

7M ago41:03

41:03

Addicted to thrifting? Wondering where all your money’s gone? Feeling the fashion clutter feels? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, it might be time for a fashion detox. From Slow Fashion Season to ReMake’s 90-day No New Clothes challenge to the Rule of 5, more of us are looking for ways to circuit-break bad fashion habits. There’s a real m…

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Desperate Measures: Gregory Andrews' Climate Hunger Strike 1:01:18

8M ago1:01:18

1:01:18

CONTENT WARNING. A note from Clare: "While in this Episode, we talk about creativity and hope, baking and Strictly Ballroom, and address a wide range of things from the politics of climate action to biodiversity, we also discuss the details of going on a hunger strike. Personally, I would say that bit is not suitable for children, although I suspec…

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Spotlight on COP28: Flora Vano - Now is the Time to Stand with Pacific Climate Activists 43:41

9M ago43:41

43:41

It's that time of year again, when world leaders (along with marketers from brands, oil and gas industry lobbyists, celebs on their private jets) head to the UN climate conference to discuss what to do about greenhouse gas pollution and our warming world. Extreme weather! Rising sea levels! Phasing out fossil fuels! Wait, actually, maybe tone that …

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Meriel Chamberlin - Factory Made & Fabulous? Fashion's Sustainable Re-shoring Opportunity 50:09

10M ago50:09

50:09

“When did we decide we couldn’t make stuff anymore?” asks this week’s guest, Meriel Chamberlin, the textile technologist behind Full Circle Fibres, an Australian startup producing “paddock to product” garments on-shore. We know that the fashion industry’s climate impacts are significant, and that most of it comes down to the textile production stag…

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SPECIAL EDITION (Part 2) Ep 197, Juno Gemes on Photographing the Australian Civil Rights Movement 1:04:26

10M ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Our guest for this Special Edition interview is JUNO GEMES, one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary photographers. Born in Hungary, she moved to Australia as a child. In 1970, then a young artist, she spent six months living on Country with Aboriginal communities at Uluru. She went on to documents First Nations activism and the Civil Rights…

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SPECIAL EDITION (Part 1) What You Need to Know About The Voice Referendum in Australia 9:56

10M ago9:56

9:56

In this mini pod, which is Part 1 of our Special Edition on the Voice, you will hear RACHEL PERKINS read you the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Rachel is an Australian filmmaker, a proud Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman and the co-chair of the YES23 campaign. She is also co-chair of Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition, and is a signa…

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London Fashion Renegade: Dr NOKI is the O.G. Upcycler - Just Don't Call Him That 57:14

11M ago57:14

57:14

It’s fashion month again and the big brands with the big budgets dominate our feeds. But amidst the commercial noise of the contemporary fashion circus, independent gems still exist. There are true artists who go their own way, and often set the future trend agenda (although they tend not to get the credit). Our guest this week is one of them. He’s…

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Taylor Zakhar Perez on the Power of Influence 42:17

11M ago42:17

42:17

Woolmark's new ambassador Taylor Zakhar Perez is a rising Hollywood star known for his leading man roles. You might recognise him from a certain rom com that we're not mentioning here (in respect of the actors' strike), or his role in a royal drama based on a cult book (again, not going there). Maybe you know his Paris fashion week looks - snaps of…

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Parley for the Oceans' Cyrill Gutsch - Welcome to the Materials Revolution! 43:30

12M ago43:30

43:30

Series 9 has landed! Our first guest is Cyrill Gutsch, the fascinating founder of Parley for the Oceans. With his partner Lea Stepken, this NY-based designer and branding expert started his global environmental organisation in 2012, after bumping into Pamela Anderson at an art fair. Pammy was wearing a Sea Shepherd T-shirt, and when Cyrill asked he…

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Crafternoon Delight! Meet Rolf Ekroth, the Finnish Former Polka Player Dazzling the Fashion World 28:05

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Copenhagen Fashion Week Special: Alectra Rothschild, Masculina - Make Your Own Rules 31:10

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"But Who's Gonna Wear It?" - How to Succeed as Artistic Fashion Designer, with Ane Lynge-Jorlén 50:00

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Who Cares? Radical Ideas for Changing the Fashion System 58:43

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Regenerative? Part of the Wellbeing Economy? Imagine! Talking Future Scenarios at the UK's new National Centre for Fashion & Sustainability 47:14

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A Provocation: You Need to Support Small Sustainable Enterprises if you Don't Want to Sink into a Boring Big Brand World - Meet High Tea with Mrs Woo 57:16

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This is the Real Circular Fashion Economy - Meet Roger, My Local Cobbler 28:23

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Return to Sender: Buzigahill's Bobby Kolade on Fashion Waste Colonialism in Uganda 44:15

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Lou Croff Blake Talks Pronouns, Fashion For Every Body and the Language of Belonging Beyond the Gender Binary 45:45

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Access Some Areas? Model Junior Bishop on Fashion's Disability To-Do List 51:56

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Are You Posh & White Enough for a Career in the Creative Arts? Rahemur Rahman on Strategies for System Change 55:10

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Caryn Franklin, Beyond The Clothes Show - Fashion, Identity, Representation and Belonging 1:01:10

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Irish Artist Richard Malone, Who Gets To Make It in Fashion? 1:00:17

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Magnificent Michaela Stark - From Insta Bans to Victoria's Secret, Meet the Body-Morphing Couture Lingerie Maker 1:01:03

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From Natural Dyes to Reading Nature's Signals, Re-Finding Knowledge Disrupted by Colonialism 43:46

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Meet Fiji's Fashion Dynamo Ellen Whippy-Knight 39:30

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Could You Buy No Clothes This Year? Jenna Flood's Wardrobe Freeze 41:03

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Desperate Measures: Gregory Andrews' Climate Hunger Strike 1:01:18

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Spotlight on COP28: Flora Vano - Now is the Time to Stand with Pacific Climate Activists 43:41

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Meriel Chamberlin - Factory Made & Fabulous? Fashion's Sustainable Re-shoring Opportunity 50:09

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SPECIAL EDITION (Part 2) Ep 197, Juno Gemes on Photographing the Australian Civil Rights Movement 1:04:26

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SPECIAL EDITION (Part 1) What You Need to Know About The Voice Referendum in Australia 9:56

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London Fashion Renegade: Dr NOKI is the O.G. Upcycler - Just Don't Call Him That 57:14

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Taylor Zakhar Perez on the Power of Influence 42:17

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Parley for the Oceans' Cyrill Gutsch - Welcome to the Materials Revolution! 43:30

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