Hilary Françoise Jochmans is the founder of PoliticallyInFashion, a community for all those in fashion—designers, manufacturers, artisans, retailers, models, lawyers, reporters, consumers—to learn about legislative and regulatory issues of key importance to the industry. The mission of PoliticallyInFashion is: EDUCATE. EMPOWER. ENGAGE. PoliticallyInFashion seeks to EDUCATE individuals on public policy issues and...
Sarah Ahmed (Forbes "30 Under 30" alum) is the CEO and founder of Warp + Weft and the chief creative officer of DL1961. Ahmed has leveraged her family background in denim manufacturing to create two denim brands that are dedicated to functional high-tech sustainable fashion. Listen...
Lea d’Auriol is the founder and executive director of Oceanic Global (OG), an international ocean conservation nonprofit that consults on sustainable operations, creates educational experiences and engages local communities to generate measurable impact for the ocean and our collective wellbeing. Since founding OG in 2016, Lea has...
Sarah Bellos is the founder and CEO of Stony Creek Colors, the world's only certified 100 percent plant-based indigo dye manufacturer. A graduate of the Cornell University Agriculture School with a degree in Natural Resources Management, Sarah has 15-plus years of leadership experience, having previously...
Miko Underwood is the founder/designer of Oak & Acorn ~ Only for the Rebelles, the first sustainable brand in Harlem, NY. A denim expert and innovator, with nearly 20 years of wash, product and brand development, Miko has become a leading voice in the sustainable...
This Blue Cast episode, Tricia Carey talks with independent creative project manager Joanne Schouten from Denim Days. Joanne is on a mission to create a positive impact on people and the planet, with over 20 years of experience, working in (inter)national fashion and denim events. Her...
This Blue Cast episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Robert Antoshak. Bob has more than 35 years of experience in the fiber and textile industries. He has held executive positions with the Fiber Economics Bureau as editor of the Fiber Organon, American Fiber Manufacturers Association as director...
In this final Blue Cast episode for the year, Tricia Carey talks with Daren Abney, who joined Lenzing Fibers Inc. in January 2021 as senior business development manager. In this role, he is focused on working with North American brands and their suppliers in the...
This Blue Cast episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Giusy Bettoni, CEO and founder of C.L.A.S.S. An expert in the textile value chain, Giusy has superior technical knowledge within the raw material market sector, as well as precise marketing and communication skills. In 2007, Bettoni created C.L.A.S.S. (Creativity...
This Blue Cast episode, Lenzing's Tricia Carey talks with Kerry Bannigan, CEO and founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the Fashion Impact Fund Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships, engaging leading global industry events,...
This Blue Cast Episode, Tricia Carey talks with author Virginia Postrel. Virginia Postrel is a Los Angeles-based author, columnist and independent researcher whose work spans a broad range of topics, from social science to fashion, concentrating on the intersection of culture, commerce and technology. She learned...
This Blue Cast episode, Michael Kininmonth talks with Sally Deighton, denim and production specialist based in the U.K.Salli is an industry veteran who started her career with Wrangler jeans back in the early '90s. Her induction was in the plant in Falkirk run by a...