Spin & Give: Socially Conscious Shopping
Spin&Give was created to give parents a chance to get celebrities clothes for their children while still being affordable and sustainable. We’re joined by the Founder of Spin&Give Brittany Henley VanMatre, who also happens to be the daughter of Don Henley from the Eagles.
Spin&Give is an amazing organization that takes celebrity’s clothes and sells them at a super discounted rate.
We dive into how clothes are made, how they’re sold to you, and one of the solutions to the throwaway fast fashion culture we’ve found ourselves in…
“It hit me then - we could probably take this, sell it at a really discounted price even though it’s brand new, and get it to homes, mothers, fathers, and families that will appreciate it and take good care of it too.” - Brittany Henley VanMatre
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introducing our guest Brittany Henley VanMatre and her organization Spin&Give.
10:06 - How Spin&Give tackles the problem of the high turnover rate of children’s fashion.
15:55 - The problem with donating clothes to people and the increase of repurposing materials.
19:45 - The problems of fast fashion and how we can reduce its negative effects.
22:35 - The need for sustainability and the huge amount of resources we waste.
26:55 - Why some companies incinerate their own clothes.
29:20 - The issues with ‘plastic clothes’, ‘sustainable clothing’ and ‘green washing’.
30:40 - What Imperfect Foods are and the popularity of sustainable foods in LA.
34:42 - The stigma around secondhand clothing and why people buy unsustainably sourced clothes.
39:43 - The need the clothing industry has for organizational change and how Brittany is assisting in this.
42:45 - The problem with polyester and the brands that are leading the change.
47:18 - The huge supply of secondhand clothing and the ease of sourcing sustainable clothing.
50:53 - The future of Spin&Give and how you can help.
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