Episode 07: Closed for Business - What does this mean for Sustainable Fashion? ft. Justo Justo

About this episode

Rachel Tan discusses her journey with Justo Justo and the challenges of running a sustainable fashion business.

Rachel Tan (you might know her as @nocarrierpls or the Founder of Justo Justo), candidly speaks about her previous online personas/identities weaved into the way Justo Justo manifested into a clothing resale business. This episode (and the previous), sheds light on the emotional labour it takes when running a sustainable fashion business. Listen to Episode 6 for Chu’s journey with Shop Bettr, the first part of this 2-part series on local fashion businesses that are no longer in operation. P/s: Please accompany your listening experience with the transcript (linked below!) for better comprehension of what’s been discussed. -------- TIMESTAMPS Intro (1:25) Justo Justo’s timeline in retrospect (6:20) The struggles running Justo Justo (10:05) How Justo Justo was resisting the status quo of standard business practices (17:09) The rising visibility of the local thrift culture (25:30) Imminent systems change feels insurmountable (36:17) What Justo Justo symbolises (54:14) Conclusion (57:21) -------- LINKS AND SOURCES MENTIONED Aja Barber @ajabarber Vogue article on Consumed by Aja Barber https://www.vogue.com/article/aja-barber-consumed -------- Find more information at…

People in this episode

Host: The Fashion Pulpit

Guest: Rachel Tan

Topics covered

• sustainable fashion
• clothing resale
• emotional labour
• local thrift culture
• business practices
• fashion industry

Keywords

• sustainable fashion
• Justo Justo
• clothing resale
• emotional labour
• thrift culture
• business practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Justo Justo, Vogue

Books & works: Consumed

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