The Ethical Stitch with Michelle Alleyne
The Ethical Stitch with Michelle Alleyne
🎙 Where fashion meets its conscience—and gets a glow-up.
Welcome to The Ethical Stitch, the unapologetically bold podcast unraveling the truth behind what we wear—and how it's made. Hosted by fashion sustainability expert and industry insider Michelle Alleyne, this weekly series exposes the hidden cost of fast fashion while spotlighting the changemakers, designers, and disruptors who are reshaping style with purpose.
From her front-row seat as a professor at Parsons and FIT to the factory floors of global production hubs, Michelle brings two decades of unfiltered insight, real talk, and solution-focused conversations. Whether you're a curious consumer or a fashion industry insider, this podcast is your go-to for smarter style choices, ethical design thinking, and jaw-dropping truths the labels won't tell you.
🔥 Expect hot takes like:
— “No more polyester.”
— “Stop calling it vegan leather.”
— “Why aren’t your fave designers doing better?”
Plus: actionable tips, behind-the-scenes stories, and interviews with the innovators making sustainability sexy.
If you care about the planet and your closet, pull up a chair.
New episodes drop every week. Follow @michellealleyneofficial and visit michellealleyne.com to learn more.
Because in the future of fashion, ethics aren’t optional—they’re iconic.
The Ethical Stitch with Michelle Alleyne
Soft Revolution: Chloe Grant’s Mission for Ethical Intimates
Soft Revolution: Chloe Grant’s Mission for Ethical Intimates
🧵 Episode Summary
In this episode of The Ethical Stitch, host Michelle Alleyne sits down with fashion disruptor and eco-intimates designer Chloe Grant to unzip the layered world of ethical lingerie and sustainable swimwear.
Together, they thread through the real talk behind greenwashing, textile waste, and the tiny culprits—microplastics—hiding in your underwear drawer. From natural fibers to designing for disassembly, Chloe breaks down how thoughtful design can be sensual, supportive, and sustainable.
More than just a conversation about what we wear underneath, this episode challenges us to rethink the entire fashion industry from the inside out—inviting us to buy better, dress smarter, and embrace conscious design without sacrificing allure.
🧷 Episode Keywords:
sustainable fashion, ethical fashion, lingerie, swimwear, Chloe Grant, textile waste, microplastics, eco-friendly materials, fashion industry, conscious design
🔑 Takeaways
- Sustainability can be both beautiful and functional.
- The intimate apparel industry faces unique sustainability challenges.
- Redefining fashion means focusing on personal style, not just trends.
- Education is key for both consumers and designers in sustainable fashion.
- Natural fibers are essential for intimate apparel.
- Greenwashing is prevalent in the fashion industry; consumers must be aware.
- Local initiatives can have a global impact on sustainability.
- Designing for disassembly is crucial for future sustainability.
- Technological advances are making sustainable materials more accessible.
- Every purchase is a reflection of our values and choices.
🔊 Sound Bites:
“Sustainability can be soft and sharp.”
“Designing for disassembly is crucial.”
“We need to educate the consumer.”
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Hosted by Michelle Alleyne
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