The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives A Damn
I think we need to make people care. What does this mean for them.
The clothes in your closet may be affecting your health, polluting your water, and funding a system built on exploitation -- and the fashion industry is counting on you not connecting those dots. The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives a Damn is the podcast that asks the questions fast fashion brands hope you're too busy to ask. Each week, host Lexy Silverstein breaks down the real cost of what we wear -- from toxic chemicals and greenwashing to secondhand shopping, slow fashion, and sustainable style that actually works. Whether you're thrift shopping for the first time or already deep in the conscious consumer world, you'll learn why what you wear matters more than they want you to think. New episodes every week.
The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives A Damn
Haute Talk with Sam Cerwin
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In this episode, we sit down with Sam Cerwin, co-founder and CEO of BeReworn, a fashion-tech platform reimagining how people engage with sustainable fashion through community-driven clothing swaps and circular events. Sam shares how her background and love of fashion led her to build a solution that makes sustainability feel accessible, social, and genuinely fun, rather than overwhelming or exclusive.
Sam walks us through the idea behind BeReworn and the gap she saw in the fashion space, a lack of centralized tools for organizing and discovering clothing swaps, upcycling events, and circular fashion experiences. We talk about the stigma that still exists around secondhand clothing, why community is such a powerful driver of change, and how swapping can be both a practical and meaningful alternative to constant consumption.
Throughout the conversation, Sam also opens up about the realities of building a startup in the sustainability space, balancing impact with growth, and what the future of circular fashion could look like if more people leaned into shared wardrobes and local connection. This episode is a must-listen for anyone curious about sustainable fashion, community building, or creating change in a way that feels human and achievable.
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