On this very first episode of 2020 Dom and Mary sit down at get real about climate change. The two share facts and heartfelt stories regarding the devastating wildfires in Australia, the concerns of climate change in general, and then bring it back to the fashion industry’s part in hurting and helping the planet.

This Episode’s Featured Fabric: Poly(Lactic Acid)

Dom’s Published Work!!!

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-trailblazer-dominique-kirven/

https://www.visualxivmagazine.com/product/issue-no-4

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Email: thriftingmindsatx@gmail.com

How To Help:

Australian Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.au/

GIVIT http://www.givit.org.au/items-needed

Lush “All The Wild Things” Koala Soap https://www.lushusa.com/shower/bar-soap/all-the-wild-things/9999901950.html

How to Help Victims of Australia Fires: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/australia/help-australia-fires.html

Resources:

“Hell At your Back Door: Australia Fires”: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10717076/australia-fires-video-family-trapped-firestorm/

Clara Vuletich, designer and sustainable strategist: CLARA VULETICH designer and sustainable strategies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXOd4qh3JKk

Alyssa Lau, founder of New Classic Studios:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw40Ge_PMwA

Link to New Classic Studios: https://newclassics.ca/

The Global Wildfire Research: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/29/despite-global-warming-scientists-find-that-wildfires-are-actually-burning-less-land/

Patrick Woodyard of Nisolo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPM9lhackHw

Sustainable Fashion & Textiles: Design Journeys by Kate Fletcher https://hpb.com/products/sustainable-fashion-and-textiles-9781844074815