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
Threads of Change: My First Climate Week NYC
In this solo episode of The Ethical Stitch, Michelle Alleyne takes you right into the pulse of Climate Week NYC. Her first experience of the week was nothing short of transformative. From intimate panels to bold art activations spilling into the streets, Michelle reflects on the energy, urgency, and vision that defined the Green Apple.
She unpacks why climate action cannot wait, why inclusivity must remain at the center, and how corporations are being pressed to lead with real accountability. Woven throughout are stories of fashion’s evolving role in sustainability, new ideas in energy and ocean conservation, and the way community becomes the spark for meaningful change.
With her signature mix of insight and clarity, Michelle calls on listeners to explore their own world and to recognize that every choice and every action has the power to help stitch a more sustainable future.
Takeaways
- Climate Week is a powerful reminder of the urgency of climate action.
- Inclusivity is key; everyone is invited to the conversation.
- Corporate responsibility is essential for climate resilience.
- Fashion and sustainability are interconnected and can drive systemic change.
- Innovation in energy must focus on reliability and affordability.
- Ocean conservation is critical, with new treaties providing hope.
- Farmers play a vital role in climate resilience and should be recognized as co-architects.
- Connection is at the heart of climate action; we are all linked.
- Everyday choices matter in the fight for sustainability.
- Transformation starts with individual habits and community engagement.
🌿 The Ethical Stitch
Hosted by Michelle Alleyne
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Stay smart. Stay stylish. Stay stitched in.