Seam Change: Australian fashion creatives on collaborating to upcycle waste | Trailer |

What are we actually doing with our textile waste?

Let's ask the people who are finding solutions for it.

I'm doing a PhD exploring how Australian fashion creatives are collaborating to upcycle or reuse each other's waste. To do this, I'm conducting interviews, and instead of hiding them away, I'm sharing them with you through a podcast.

 

Music by Frank Henry

About the Research:

This podcast is part of my (Julia English’s) PhD research at RMIT University. Please note, engagement with this podcast (for example, reviews) will be included in the research. If you wish your identifiable engagement to be excluded, please email me (Julia.english@student.rmit.edu.au). Your engagement helps me understand whether sharing interviews in this way is helpful and assists my research in identifying if this knowledge is of value to the local industry. You can find more information on my Instagram (_julia.english_) including an FAQ section, as I am also using feedback through my social media channels.

This research project has had ethics approval through RMIT University (2021-24506-15223).

Transcript:

Ever wondered what happens to those clothes that get returned because of a faulty zip, or the ones that just never get sold in the first place? This type of textile waste is a common issue for brands big and small, but what are they doing with it? Turns out, some local Aussie businesses are collaborating with other brands and designers to remake that ‘waste’ into something new. I want to find out how these collaborations occur, in fact I’m doing a PhD on it and I wanted to bring you along for the ride. So, join me, Julia English on Seam Change, a podcast where I interview these creatives and ask them all my burning questions, from how they met each other, the steps involved in these types of partnerships and all the juicy details. You can catch the first episode on March 7, wherever you get your podcasts.