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
Tech, Truth, and Transformation: Rethinking Fashion with Muchaneta Ten Napel
In this engaging conversation, Michelle Alleyne and Muchaneta Ten Napel explore the intersection of fashion, sustainability, and technology. They discuss the importance of accountability in the fashion industry, the role of policy in driving change, and the need for collaboration over competition. Muchaneta shares insights from her experiences at the Global Fashion Summit and her work with LVMH, emphasizing the importance of understanding consumer behavior and the potential of AI in fashion. The discussion also highlights the significance of educating the next generation of fashion leaders and reframing waste as an asset for the Global South.
Takeaways
- The fashion industry needs to shift from a 'me' to a 'we' mentality.
- Accountability is crucial for progress in sustainability.
- Fashion waste should be reframed as an asset, not a burden.
- Collaboration among brands is essential for industry-wide change.
- Progress is more important than perfection in sustainability efforts.
- Consumer behavior varies significantly across different regions.
- AI and technology can enhance the fashion industry but come with ethical responsibilities.
- Education is key for the next generation of fashion leaders.
- Legislation can drive significant change in the fashion industry.
- The Global South plays a vital role in the fashion supply chain.
Sound Bites
- "We need to send better clothes."
- "Waste in fashion can be an asset."
- "It's about progression, not perfection."
🌿 The Ethical Stitch
Hosted by Michelle Alleyne
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📱 Instagram: @theethicalstitch | @michellealleyneofficial
🌍 Website: michellealleyne.com
🎙️ New episodes drop weekly.
Stay smart. Stay stylish. Stay stitched in.