Carry Somers on her new book "The Nature Of Fashion" and the importance of both restoring fashion's connection with nature and repositioning fashion in the broader narrative of ecology as a mirror of who we are

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Kestrel Jenkins interviews Carry Somers about her new book and the relationship between fashion and nature.

In Episode 336, Kestrel welcomes author and visionary changemaker, Carry Somers, to the show. Co-founder of Fashion Revolution , the world's largest fashion activism movement, and the author of a new book – The Nature Of Fashion: A Botanical Story Of Our Material Lives , Carry has worked across the fashion space in various capacities, advocating for a shift towards transparency, fairness, and sustainability in supply chains. "Textiles reflect our connection with the natural world, but they're not just about utility. They're definitely about beauty as well. But they're also really an echo of our disconnection from it. And I realized during my research that that rift actually started far earlier than I'd ever realized." -Carry THEME —BRINGING NATURE BACK INTO THE FASHION FOLD There are various theories on what has led to the so-called disconnect between humans and nature – not only physically, but also ideologically. Amidst the fashion conversation, it's not necessarily prioritized. We may hear environmental advocates pushing for an expansion in the narrative to ensure humans are included as an integral part of nature. Or we may hear discussions about why we must reconnect with…

People in this episode

Host: Kestrel Jenkins

Guest: Carry Somers

Topics covered

• fashion
• sustainability
• nature
• ecology
• textiles
• activism

Keywords

• fashion activism
• sustainability
• textiles
• nature connection
• ecology
• Fashion Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fashion Revolution

Books & works: The Nature Of Fashion, A Botanical Story Of Our Material Lives

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