#1050 - Retail Frustrations Inspire Upcycled Fashion Brand
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2019
⏱️ 10 minutes
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A fashion designer turns a $20 sewing machine and donated denim into upcycled pieces—without sacrificing style for ethics.
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| 0:26.2 | the farmersdog.com slash time together 23. |
| 0:33.2 | What's up friends? |
| 0:39.9 | Welcome to Sadisle School. |
| 0:41.3 | This is Chris Gillabo. |
| 0:42.3 | Today we're going to talk a bit about upcycling. |
| 0:44.6 | Upcycling, which is kind of like recycling, except, you know, figuring better. |
| 0:48.7 | We'll hear about it in the episode. |
| 0:50.7 | It's all about the process of transforming byproducts, waste materials, other stuff into |
| 0:55.1 | new materials or products of better quality. |
| 0:57.6 | Now, of course, we're going to look at this through the lens of a side hustle, an income |
| 1:00.7 | generating project. |
| 1:02.2 | And in today's story, disillusioned with the fashion industry, this designer turns to |
| 1:06.6 | upcycled fashion to pursue her dream of creating ethical, sustainable pieces without sacrificing |
| 1:12.6 | looks and penache. |
| 1:14.3 | By the way, penache is a fun word, but I'll be honest with you. |
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