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Denim Privé is a sustainability-driven garment manufacturer specialising in ethical and innovative denim materials. We are a group of denim enthusiasts that share a passion for working together to redefine the future of the global denim industry.
Sustainability Changemakers In Fashion by Denim Privé is a podcast born to support this mission where we get to know industry enthusiasts and help them share their message for a more sustainable future.
We aim to create meaningful conversations around the topics of fashion, denim and sustainability.
Sustainability Changemakers In Fashion by Denim Privé is a podcast born to support this mission where we get to know industry enthusiasts and help them share their message for a more sustainable future.
We aim to create meaningful conversations around the topics of fashion, denim and sustainability.
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In this episode, Harmony Herdrickx shares with us the inspiration behind her denim vintage store in Amsterdam and how she carefully curates each piece showcased within. Tune in to hear how this vision in blue hides some of the most interesting and unique denim and indigo pieces out there.
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In this episode, Angie, one of the founders of Muna, a thrift shop in Amsterdam, dives into how they came about creating the kringloop for the people who live in the neighbourhood. Tune in to see how they have created a community space for their neighbours.
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Lennaert Nijgh tells the story of how his love for raw denim in high school led to his education in traditional Japanese denim and then his company, Benzak Denim Developers in 2013. Their denim is designed to last, using no washes so that the denim creates its own natural fade throughout its long life.
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Step into the world of denim restoration and sustainable fashion with Pey Van Der Wel. In this episode, we get a look inside his studio, where denim clothing repair is a beautiful way to keep clothing in use. The goal is to change the way consumers view their clothes by showing them how to extend the life of their clothing as much as possible. Listen in to learn more about the Sashikodenim business model and stitching methods.
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Rosette is a fashion re-designer from London whose purpose is to reduce textile waste in the fashion industry. She shares her experience in creating Revival London and how she is not only making repurposed garments accessible but also teaching others how to repurpose their own clothes.
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Tuncay Kilickan from Lenzing Group brings decades of denim experience to the conversation of what cotton alternatives mean for the denim industry. Cotton alternatives are not here to eliminate cotton use, but to alleviate fashion’s dependence on it as the only way to achieve denim perfection.
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This episode features Madison Wright, a circular economy specialist. The discussion centres around the circularity solution, Pentatonic’s role in connecting brands and sustainability solutions, and the origin of Hey Fashion, which was born out of a desire to educate for a future that isn’t lost but in need of solutions and action.
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https://www.instagram.com/wearepentatonic/
https://www.instagram.com/heyfashionorg/
https://www.instagram.com/denimprive/
Mathilde Charpail, Managing Director at SANE Standard talks to us about the ins, outs, and truths of the certification industry. We also explored a topic she became well acquainted with through her educational platform for fashion consumers, Sustain Your Style: living wage payments. What are they and why are they so difficult to understand and standardize?
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https://www.instagram.com/sane.standard/
https://www.instagram.com/sustainyourstyle/
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Zennure Danisman is a textile engineer turned denim consultant. She shares about her passion for hemp—everything from its history, to its advantages, its limitations, and how it measures up to conventional cotton.
Follow: https://www.instagram.com/denim_theater/
Join the community: https://www.instagram.com/denimprive/
Kara Hurry, the Chief Marketing Officer at Fibre Trace, dives into the technology that makes their supply chain tracing so reliable as well as the challenges that exist with a product that has several touchpoints along the supply chain. Listen in to hear how the science and the business is taking on the future for sustainability.
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This episode does a deep dive into the history of laundering in the textile and garment industry and how Tonello has changed and remained the same since its inception in the ’80s. We cover details about how exactly innovation and advancement in the machines involved in washing, dying, and finishing can play a part in the drive toward a more sustainable future.
Follow Tonello here: https://www.instagram.com/tonellosrl/
Connect with us: https://www.instagram.com/denimprive/
In this episode we speak to Anna Weber, a denim designer and artist based in Germany. She tells us about the circularity and the ethos behind working with denim in a new way. It is a celebration of the passion she’s encountered in the denim and sustainability communities.
Follow Anna and her work here: https://www.instagram.com/artworksxdenim/
Diogo Aguiar is the founder of Minority Denim, a brand that went from wash and dye developer to producer. Located in the north of Portugal, they are known for producing an all-natural, chemical-free dye called Biotint. Taking what would otherwise be waste and turning it into dye, Diogo Aguiar talks about the production process, the next phase of sustainable fashion, and the importance of changing the way things are done.
Socials:
https://www.instagram.com/minoritydenim/
Website:
https://minoritydenim.com/
Justine Aldersey-Williams founded the Northern England Fibreshed to create a more regenerative system for textile production. We talk about the Homegrown Homespun project and how she is growing, weaving, and essentially making a pair of jeans from beginning to end in a no-short-cuts kind of way.
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https://www.instagram.com/thewilddyery/
Visit her website:
https://naturalfabricdyeing.com/
Ghana is often referred to as the gateway to Africa and is home to the biggest second-hand market in West Africa. In this episode, we talk with Amma Aburam about the history that created this culture and how the immediacy of dealing with this waste has created sustainable solutions that everyone should be listening to.
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https://www.instagram.com/styleand.sustain/
https://www.styleandsustain.com/
In this episode, Amma Aburam talks about how she went from a fast fashion addict to a fashion and sustainability blogger. She is now being activated to turn her words into action as she tries to make the conversation less about her and more about the solutions to waste.
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https://www.instagram.com/styleand.sustain/
https://www.styleandsustain.com/
In this episode we chat with Denim Designer and Trend Forecaster Shannon Reddy from Denim Dudes. She gives us insight into how future forecasting is actually done with a longer range of scope than what consumers see as a seasonal focus. And how overconsumption is being tackled by the bringing together of sustainability and trend forecasting.
Follow Denim Dudes on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/denimdudes/
Check out their website: https://denimdudes.co/
Join us in this episode as we sit down with Juliane Nowakowski, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility at Tom Tailor. She shares her remarkable journey of spearheading structural sustainable change within a major company that initially lacked a sustainability infrastructure.
Watch the Tom Tailor Portraits of Change here: https://company.tom-tailor.com/nachhaltigkeit/be-part-of-more/our-engagement/portraits-of-change
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomtailor_official/
Niki Tsukamoto is an artist and long-time student and artist of Indigo. Going back to her time spent in Japan and her knowledge of the medicinal properties of dyeing, Niki shows the meaning and art behind her work.
Follow her on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lookoutandwonderland/
In this episode, we get to chat with Arsal Kassim from Denim Privé to see how decisions get made about a company’s sustainable and creative direction.
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