


7 episodes
by Clare Press · English
WARDROBE CRISIS is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Your host is author and journalist Clare Press, who was the first ever Vogue sustainability editor. Each week, we bring you insightful interviews from the global fashion change makers, industry insiders, activists, artists, designers and scientists who are shaping fashion's future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.





Workers’ rights and dignity in fashion and beyond, linking union power, parliamentary dress/culture, and government procurement as a lever to improve labor conditions.
21 Oct 2026 · 46m · 24 chapters
Australia’s garment/textile/footwear industry still exists but has shrunk; worker exploitation can occur domestically, especially through outwork (home sewing).
25 Sep 2026 · 51m · 21 chapters
Pakistan’s garment/textile/footwear industry through workers’ rights, union freedom, factory safety, climate impacts, and colonial-to-corporate exploitation; includes discussion of the 2012 Karachi…
28 Aug 2026 · 46m · 21 chapters
Cambodia’s garment and footwear industry and whether wages, labor rights, and brand accountability meet workers’ survival needs.
21 Aug 2026 · 37m · 14 chapters
Copenhagen Fashion Week’s 20th birthday catch-up with CEO Cecilie Thorsmark, focusing on how sustainability language and momentum have changed, why demand for “sustainable fashion” is weak, and how…
6 Aug 2026 · 26m · 9 chapters
Ethical responsibility for sneakers and garment workers, focusing on Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines) and how brands and consumers respond after abuses are revealed.
16 Jul 2026 · 35m · 19 chapters
Greenwashing and “social washing” claims by Levi’s are challenged in a Dutch consumer-law case led by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC).
8 Jul 2026 · 51m · 23 chapters