Questioning Fashion

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IS there a ghost in our studio (Jo’s attic)? No matter, because we’re all about human spirit anyway - those big gestures by small businesses, small gestures by big names

Dunedin, the Devil and the Dopamine of Making

Yes we know, there’s been another accidental hiatus, but we just planned, recorded, edited and published a whole episode in one afternoon, so things are looking up. In t

Long overdue catch-up

Yes we know…. but the point is, we’re here now!! Just Jo, Ali and her permanently perplexed dog Teddy, all snuggled up with some Chamomile tea and a bundle of cables.

Australian Fashion Week: The Juice

We’re not the only ones questioning fashion at this time of year. Despite the AFC’s best efforts to re-exclusify a ‘reclaimed’ Fashion Week, Carriageworks was still puls

Could this be the answer to all our Fashion Questions???

Could it be? Yes it could. Something’s coming. Something good. Jo has this West Side Story number in her head right now and fellow musical nerd Ali wants to know why. I

It's Mailbag Time!!

From wrinkly leather to a 'lost online' slow fashion maker who finds comfort in our little pod, we catch up over a virtual mailbag of lovely comms that some of our surpri

Overproduction: Could fashion's "dirty secret" give someone a clean start?

Regular listeners would know that we at QF are avid op shoppers. We like nothing more than to rifle through $1 baskets of stale smelling Lycra at our local Noffs in the h

Live podcast: Is there such a thing as an Unsustainable Clothes Swap?

Thanks to the gorgeous Theresa Winters of some place in Illinois, but no thanks to the misbehaving sound equipment at the venue, we had the best time recording this episo

Why did Ali really close her business?

How the hell are you all? We’re so sorry for the radio silence. I hope you know we never stopped thinking about you. The fact is, we haven’t had an awful lot of head sp

A tale of two trips: Ali and Jo in Europe

So it turned out Ali and Jo were visiting Europe at the same time! And since even family holidays bring up questions of fashion for these girls, they figured they’d stay

T-Shares: A noisy but noice interview at Australian Fashion Week

Circular designer Marta Marcos imagined this and then went on to realise it too. Through her slow, Sydney made label you too can be part of this old school library-like p

Ali and Jo's 'sustainable fashion' dictionary corner

In the least dry dictionary corner you can imagine, Ali and Jo unravel the most confusing words used in sustainable fashion marketing. They reveal the words most likely

Ali and Jo's audio diary of Australian Fashion Week!

In most cities that host a fashion week - and there are more than just the big four - there exists two layers of fashion lovers: the rich ones who buy straight off the ru

Clare Press, live with Ali and Jo at Grand Days

Just short of the iconic Coca-Cola sign in Sydney’s Kings Cross is a miracle of a shop that sells vintage clothes AND books. What? You haven’t been to Grand Days? Well,

Will France end fast fashion for good?

France’s exciting new anti-fast fashion bill reminds Ali of the country’s long history of protecting its fashion industry. Just up for air from her usual deep dive, she

Are 'celebrity stylists' finally getting the credit they deserve?

Once considered bottom of the stylists pile by the upper echelons of fashion, so-called 'celebrity stylists' (sometimes 'red-carpet stylists') are suddenly being given th

Fashionable fandoms

In true Questioning Fashion style, Ali and Jo grapple between the joy of cheap and cheerful group dress-ups and the mountains of dumped plastic spangles left in their wak

Gary Bigeni and Sally Jackson: Upcycling at the Sydney Opera House

Ali and Jo go on an excursion to talk to sustainable fashion designers Gary Bigeni and Sally Jackson at Sally's Join the Dots studio in Marrickville. We discuss their app

How can we make our clothes last longer?

This week we're talking clothing care and sharing our favourite tips for washing, repairing and storing our clothes - because true sustainable fashion isn't about only bu

Terrance Williams: fancy, free and gives no Fs

If you don't already know Terrance Williams - a fashion designer and influencer from Dallas, Texas - then boy are you in for a treat.We get to know the man who rose like