Wear Abouts
Wear Abouts
Podcast Description
Wear Abouts is a podcast from Manchester Fashion Institute that explores why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone’s lives. Hosted, produced, edited and scored by current students from across Manchester Metropolitan University, the show invites some of the fashion industry’s foremost voices to break down the issues, innovations and ideas that emerge from our relationship with clothing. Follow Manchester Fashion Institute at: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstuteor visit us at: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk
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The podcast focuses on critical conversations around fashion, sustainability, and technology, with episodes covering topics such as the impact of robotics on small fashion brands and the importance of responsible and slow fashion practices. Examples include discussions with experts on innovative projects like the Robotics Living Lab and influencers like Jordan Bunker advocating for conscious clothing consumption.

Wear Abouts is a podcast from Manchester Fashion Institute that explores why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone’s lives.
Hosted, produced, edited and scored by current students from across Manchester Metropolitan University, the show invites some of the fashion industry’s foremost voices to break down the issues, innovations and ideas that emerge from our relationship with clothing.
Follow Wear Abouts on Instagram at: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod
Follow Manchester Fashion Institute at: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstute
or visit us at: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk
Wear Abouts is back! This season, we're kicking things off with one of our favourite fashion photographers, Morgan Barfield. Her stunning work for brands like Hoka, Keen, Welter Experiment and Sums brilliantly captures outdoor and running culture.
We discuss the state of play of female representation in the fashion industry's creative roles, switching specialisms, founding and running a creative studio (Gloaming Creative) and much more!
Follow Morgan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/morganbarfield/
Check out Gloaming Creative on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gloamingcreative/
We've launched our own dedicated Instagram account as well, so make sure you're following us at: @wearabouts_pod for lots of bonus content. We'll be spending more time with our guests, keeping tabs on the fashion industry and finding out why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone's lives.
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Join Wear Abouts over on Instagram for bonus video content: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod
You can also follow Manchester Fashion Institute on Instagram: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstitute
And check out our courses here: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk

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