Documentaries and Podcasts on sustainable fashion, beauty & lifestyle
If you want to learn more about the immensely damaging affects of fast fashion and how moving towards a slow fashion focused, sustainable lifestyle is not only beneficial for you, but also the environment and your fellow human beings, here are some great documentaries and podcasts to get you on the right track:
Documentaries:
The Machinists - 'A vivid and moving documentary in which the personal stories of three female Bangladeshi garment workers and the boss of a fledgling trade union in Dhaka intersect to portray the human cost of western high street fashion.'
True Cost - 'This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world.'
'UDITA' (Arise) - 'Life, death, oppression and resistance - 5 Years with the women of Bangladesh's sweatshops and their fight for a better life.'
Fashion's Dirty Secrets - 'Stacey Dooley Investigates fashion's dirty secrets and uncovers the shocking environmental impact caused by an insatiable appetite for cheap clothing.'
Podcasts:
Costing the Earth - 'Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet.' This is a great episode focused on the future of fashion and this episode is all about plastic microfibers in clothing.
Conscious Chatter - 'Kestrel Jenkins' podcast covers fashion, style and sustainability. She interviews a wide-range of fashion industry experts from designers, entrepreneurs and advocates to farmers and factory workers."
Ethical Business Podcast - 'Every week, Ross Townson and Melanie Palmer interview a leading business mind to get the latest ideas and inspiration for reducing our impact on the world. No junk, just compelling stories about how they got to where they are and how you can learn from their experience.'
Wardrobe Crisis - 'This podcast unzips the real issues that face the industry today, with a focus on ethics, sustainability, consumerism, activism, identity and creativity. Wardrobe Crisis works to decode the fashion system and dig deep into its effects on people and planet.'