Eco-Fashion Podcast at VCU

Welcome back to another episode of the eco-fashion podcast! I am one of your new hosts Christian and I'm so excited to be on this podcast! I sat down with Raymond to talk about @vcufits, its future, his personal style evolution, and how no one really knows his name. 

(also sorry for the echo, we were in a study room)

Follow Raymond - @vcufits on IG

Follow your host - @christiannreid on IG 

Welcome everyone! This week, our host Stephania introduces the newest member of our podcast team Erika! Stephania and Erika talk all about fast fashion and its impact on workers and our planet. They give tips on how to determine if a brand is truly sustainable and how to be more eco-conscious about clothes you already have. 

Stay updated with Eco Fashion: https://linktr.ee/eco_fashion_vcu

Links to check a brand's sustainability practices:

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/

https://goodonyou.eco/

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with Megan Martis, the founder of CLOVO Brand! Natalie and Megan talk about the founding of CLOVO and being a woman-owned business. Megan talks about what lead her to create CLOVO, what brands inspire her and the future of fashion. Natalie was inspired to hear from Megan, who studied physics, but saw a need for a sustainable hosiery line and the strong need for fashion to have a positive effect on the environment. Megan also touches on future expansions for CLOVO and what she has in mind for the future of her brand! Everyone, be sure to keep up with CLOVO via Instagram—@clovobrand! In need for new hosiery, shop from CLOVO Brand www.clovobrand.com

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with one of the Eco-Fashion advisors and VCU Fashion Design and Merchandising professors, Kimberly Guthrie! Natalie and Professor Guthrie talk about a number of topics, including how Eco-Fashion was formed. Professor Guthrie talks about the journey that lead her to study fashion in college, working in New York and coming back to teach at VCU. Natalie was inspired to hear from Professor Guthrie and all she’s done for the fashion program and for our organization. Professor Guthrie also touches on Fashion Revolution and her suggestions for the fashion industry to become more sustainable! Everyone, be sure to keep up with us via Instagram—@ecofashionvcu! Be sure to follow the hashtag for VCU and George Mason University Fashion Revolution social media campaign—#fashrevhighered

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with the treasurer and secretary of VCU’s Eco-Fashion organization, Arianna! Natalie and Aria talk about a number of topics, including events Eco-Fashion is doing April. Keep up-to-date with our April calendar via our Instagram—@ecofashionvcu! Arianna talks about her journey through Eco-Fashion and what inspired her to study fashion. Natalie was inspired to hear from a fellow Ram and student who is striving to stand out for future employers while being a leader on campus. Arianna also touches on her future goals and fashion trends she’s excited to see! Everyone, be sure to go follow Arianna on Instagram and see all the exciting things she’s doing for her future, and also to push VCU’s potential to be more sustainable—@ariannamjax.

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with the owner and founder of Our.Restore, Leohana—a sustainable fashion rental company! Natalie and Leohana talk about the dangers fast fashion has on our planet. Leohana talks about what inspired her to start a company that is a fashion disruptor within the industry. Natalie was inspired to hear from someone who is really pushing the envelope and changing the game within fashion! Leohana explains how people can get involved with donating to her company. She also touches on future plans she has for Our.Restore! Everyone, be sure to go follow Our.Restore on Instagram and see how Leohana will impact the way we look at fashion and constantly changing trends—@our.restore

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with leaders from another environmental organization here at VCU —Johnny, Gladys, and Dymond! Natalie and the Leadership Board from Neo talk about the ideas they have to make VCU’s campus more sustainable. Dymond talks about a social media campaign Neo is doing with VCU’s Office of Sustainability. Gladys talks about a sustainable cutlery company Neo is working with. Johnny touches on the struggles fast fashion vs. luxury brand pose for young people. Natalie was inspired to hear from fellow Rams and leaders on campus that are pushing for VCU to take sustainable practices now and how Neo hopes to break out into the Richmond community. Everyone, be sure to go follow VCU Neo Environmental Instagram and keep up with everything they’re doing for VCU campus and beyond—@neovcu

Welcome back returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with a very exciting and inspiring guest speaker—Sean, a VCU alumni, from Workshop RVA! Natalie and Sean talk about all the ways he is helping the community through Workshop and creating space that is all about giving back to the community. Sean talks about how he started Workshop RVA and how he’s expanding the business, not just in the US but, globally. Natalie was inspired to hear from a former Ram, learned so many amazing ways Workshop has helped the Richmond community, and was encouraged to hear what he has in store for the world. Everyone, be sure to go follow Workshop RVA and keep up with everything Sean is doing for the Richmond community and beyond—@workshoprva @engagethefoundation!

Welcome back to a new semester! Hello returning listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion Podcast at VCU. In today’s episode, our host Natalie B. talks with a very exciting and knowledgeable guest speaker—Brooke from the account, The Eco Twin! Natalie and Brooke talk about all the ways we can become sustainable and create a better future for the Earth. Brooke talks about how she got started with her sustainable life and what made her want to start a social media account to promote sustainable practices. Natalie was surprised to learn that wanting to live sustainable doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. Everyone, be sure to go follow Brooke’s Instagram account—@the.eco.twin!

Welcome back return listeners and everyone new to the Eco Fashion podcast at VCU! In today’s episode, our Host, Alex M. and Co-host, Natalie B., introduce themselves and what brought them to the Eco Fashion Club. Natalie talks about her time working in the fashion industry in NYC and what led her back to academia once Covid-19 hit. Alex and Natalie talk about how people are embracing up-cycling, sustainable living, and thrifting. With these behaviors and trends, the fashion industry is at a place where it could take on more substantial sustainable practices and what that would mean for the industry, as a whole.

In our first episode of the podcast, we give an introduction to the hosts and our background. We highlight topics we find important within sustainability in the fashion industry.