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A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast

093: Sustainable Fashion: Recycled Clothing for Unique Everyday Wear with Jess Grech of The Grandad Company

A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast

Marjorie Alexander

Society & Culture, Science, Nature

4.6588 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Grandad Company is a closed-loop upcycling brand whose mission is to breathe life into reclaimed vintage menswear for a new unisex generation. Rooted by the love and admiration for Grandads, founder and designer Jess Grech adopted her philosophy and core values from her stylish grandad. The brand uses her Grandad's un-wanted items and combines them with vintage clothing her Grandad would wear, to create a limited edition item that could never be made again. Today's Sponsor:

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In this episode Marjorie and Jess discuss:

  • How Jess' childhood and relationship with her grandfather inspired her to start a recycled clothing company.
  • How Jess comes up with her design ideas and creates one-of-a-kind recycled fashion pieces.
  • Sustainable business and the importance of creating opportunity in an ever-changing market.

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

  • Bethany Williams
  • Bepple Pub Facebook Group
  • The Sustainable Handbook
  • The Fashion Business Manual

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Transcript

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0:00.0

He's really into his fashion. He doesn't over buy. He only buys when he needs it. And his clothes are

0:08.0

like decades old. And he's very particular about his clothes. No one's allowed to touch it. They're

0:14.2

kept in pristine conditions. The care he had for his clothes is like he's caring for me

0:21.8

and that kind of care for his clothes is what I wanted for my company.

0:26.7

I want my customers to care for their clothes

0:29.8

like my granddad does for his and cherish it for years and years

0:34.0

and invest in a piece rather than this throwaway culture. How he treats clothing

0:40.5

is how I wanted my customers to.

0:53.2

This is a sustainable mind where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful environmental

1:00.0

campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers of tomorrow.

1:06.8

I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

1:10.1

The Grandad Company is a closed-loop upcycling brand whose mission it is to breathe life into reclaimed vintage menswear for a new unisex generation.

1:20.6

Rooted by the love and admiration for granddad's founder and designer Jess Greck adopted her philosophy and core values from her stylish granddad.

1:29.5

The brand-dust items and combines them with vintage clothing her granddad would wear

1:35.7

to create a limited edition item which could never be made again. Jess, welcome to the show.

1:42.0

Hi, nice to be here. Good to have you. Good to have you. So you're quite

1:47.2

young. Do you mind telling us how old you are or at least what range? Yeah, well, I'm 23. I'm going to be

1:54.8

24 in a month's time. Okay. Congrats. Yes, I'm quite young to have the business. Well, you know, these days,

2:03.2

especially with the internet, you can learn just about anything, not just how to be a great

2:08.0

business owner at a very young age, but also how to promote that brand. And, you know,

2:13.3

if there's anything that young people have a very good grasp on, it's social media. So good for you.

2:17.9

I'm always excited to have young people on this show to, you know, highlight some of the things that

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