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Age Better with Liz Earle

How to ditch fast fashion with Livia Firth

Age Better with Liz Earle

Liz Earle

Gut Health, Liz Earle, Women's Health, Supplements, Beauty, Education, Skincare, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Arts, Fitness, Midlife, Menopause, Healthy Ageing, Exercise, Fashion & Beauty, Better Second Half, Health, Wellbeing, Hormones

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this Boxing Day special of the Liz Earle Wellbeing Show, Livia Firth joins Liz for a discussion about the hidden cruelties of the fast fashion industry. The documentary maker and sustainable fashion champion explains why we all need to be more mindful when it comes to buying clothes. Livia shares her tips for navigating the fashion world and explains the work she's doing to tackle injustice in the clothing industry.

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0:00.0

Hello and a very warm welcome to our Boxing Day special. I do hope that you have had a lovely

0:16.9

well-being Christmas and you've had plenty of time to rest and relax and celebrate

0:21.3

with loved ones either in person or virtually.

0:25.5

And now that we're on the other side of Christmas, the flash sales beckoning us back to

0:30.0

the shops can be a bit overwhelming, But before we search the sale racks for a whole new

0:35.4

wardrobe, however, I have just had the pleasure of chatting with Livia Firth, the UN

0:41.6

leader for change and the undisputed Queen of Sustainable Fashion.

0:46.0

Now throughout her career as a documentary producer and now is the founder and creative

0:51.4

director of E. Co. Age, the eco-consultancy firm,

0:55.5

Livia has tirelessly drawn attention to the ways that fast fashion is cruel

1:01.6

to both the people that produce our clothes and to our planet.

1:05.8

And with her green carpet challenge, which saw movie stars and celebs swap their

1:11.5

brand new red carpet gowns for sustainable or even secondhand alternatives.

1:16.9

She really has done a lot to improve the public perception of what eco-fashioned can look like. Now we have had a truly eye-opening chat about the true

1:26.2

cost of our shopping habits and the steps that we can all take to challenge this unethical

1:31.4

side of the fashion industry. We also discussed whether eco-fashioned

1:36.0

is really an option for all or whether it's only available to the privileged few who can

1:41.3

afford to clear the conscience by shelling out on the high price tag items.

1:46.5

Well I can't wait to hear your thoughts on all that we have talked about here and more on

1:51.4

Instagram after the show. But now here's Livia. So Livia, what was your

1:56.5

journey with the fashion industry? How did you come to be so interested and so involved?

2:01.5

Well it's an interesting journey because I wasn't interested or involved at all until

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