• Reconnection // with Bianca-Francesca Foley
    2024/12/30

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this episode Louise is chatting to Bianca-Francesca Foley, founder & editor-in-chief of the platform Sustainably Influenced, presenter, podcast host and sustainability consultant. She has worked with many brands including PUMA, COACH and Monica Vinader; and hosts Sustainably Influenced the podcast, where she discusses how we can all do more to include more ethical practices in all aspects of daily life.


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.


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    33 分
  • Reconnection // with Tasha Nickson
    2024/12/23

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this episode Louise is chatting to Tasha Nickson, Senior Certification Officer at Soil Association Certification.


    Tasha is expert in the Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS) and its evolving requirements. She works closely with a wide range of GOTS certified businesses, from UK organic wool traders through international fashion houses, providing expertise and support through their certification and sustainability journeys. Tasha's broader industry experience includes in house technical expertise at organic focused brands, including Lucy and Yak and The Hemp Trading Company.


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.


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    35 分
  • Reconnection // with Dr Dion Terrelonge
    2024/12/17

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this episode Louise is chatting to Dr Dion Terrelonge, The Fashion Psychologist.


    Dion is a Fashion Psychologist who advocates for sustainability. She shares psychological insight regarding consumerism and our personal relationships to fashion to help individuals increase understanding of their own habits. Dion previously lectured in Fashion Psychology at UAL, delivers talks on Fashion Psychology, features on podcasts, in media publications including Dazed, Stylist, and Vogue, and recently was the resident expert for a sustainable fashion show for the BBC. Dion is also the founder of the psychologically informed consultancy, the Style and Wellbeing Consultancy. with Patrick Grant, the founder of Community Clothing and a judge on the Great British Sewing Bee!


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.


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    35 分
  • Reconnection // with Patrick Grant
    2024/12/09

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this episode Louise is in conversation with Patrick Grant, the founder of Community Clothing and a judge on the Great British Sewing Bee!


    Patrick has a lot to say about clothes; how many we buy, how we value them, what they’re made from, and importantly who made them and where. His campaigning clothes brand Community Clothing supports local clothing and textile manufacturers across the UK and Patrick is an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion industry. He is a regular on TV and Radio being best known for his role on the hit BBC series The Great British Sewing Bee. His new book LESS was published by Harper Collins in May 2024 and was an instant Sunday Times bestseller!


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    33 分
  • Reconnection // with Besma Whayeb
    2024/12/02

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this episode Louise interviews Besma Whayeb, founder and director of Ethical Influencers and the Curiously Conscious blog.


    Besma is a sustainable fashion writer and creator, dedicated to finding kinder ways to live and dress. On her blog, Curiously Conscious, she shares her timeless style alongside deep-dives into the latest fashion news, trends, and sustainability reports. In addition, her Ethical Influencers network connects 1,300+ content creators globally.


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.



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    39 分
  • Reconnection // with Dr Brett Staniland
    2024/11/25

    Sustainable Fashion Week has teamed up with presenter Louise Gookey to launch a podcast series exploring our relationship with fashion and how we can positively reconnect with how we buy, wear, care and dispose of our clothing.


    In this first episode Louise interviews Dr Brett Staniland, exploring his fascinating journey from scientist to model to TV star to becoming a powerful voice calling for change in the fashion industry.


    Brett is a model turned sustainable fashion campaigner. He’s an advocate for a slower, more responsible fashion industry and works across many platforms to raise awareness and educate consumers as an expert in the field. In 2021 he became the first contestant on Love Island to reject the fast fashion sponsorship and helped influence the shift toward preloved clothing. Whilst still modelling he also works as a creator, editor, consultant and speaker, covering issues in the fashion industry, innovative solutions and the fashion week circuits.


    Louise Gookey is TV and radio presenter, reporter and sustainability advocate. Sustainability became a passion of Louise’s after learning how fast fashion impacted the environment. This led to a curiosity in consumerism and exploring ways we can spend without destroying our planet. Louise has presented for the likes of BBC Good Food, Spotlight TV, Showcase TV and Property TV, and hosted award shows like The National Film Awards, World Fashion Awards, Digital Education Awards and National Reality TV Awards.





    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    32 分