Special Edition: Riz Ahmed on a Watershed Moment for the Fashion Industry

The Business of Fashion Podcast

The Business of Fashion

Fashion & Beauty, Business, Arts

4.6 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, rapper and actor Riz Ahmed speaks with BoF’s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed about why the world should pause and reset its priorities in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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0:00.0	It does feel like Gaia or Mother Earth is kind of self-regulating in a way.
0:15.0	I think one of the most challenging things many of us will face is our own inner voice.
0:19.0	Who are we without the productivity? Who are we without our careers?
0:22.6	Who are we without our audiences?
0:23.6	Perhaps the fashion industry was overly productive.
0:26.6	There was just so much stuff.
0:29.6	I would really love to see some A-grade fashion brands come forward and say,
0:35.6	hey, we're not going to put out 50 seasons a year
0:38.3	and again.
0:39.2	We're just not going to do it.
0:43.8	Hi, this is Imran Ahmed founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion.
0:47.8	And welcome to the B.OF podcast.
0:49.7	Over the past couple of weeks, we've brought together our global community in a series of live digital events,
0:56.0	connecting people on the topics, ideas, and themes that are so important as the world grapples with the coronavirus.
1:03.2	One of these people was the inspiring actor, activist, and rapper Riz Ahmed.
1:08.0	I spoke with Riz on Instagram to learn more about his perspectives on what's happening in
1:13.4	the world right now, to learn about his interest in something he calls conscious fashion,
1:17.7	and to learn about his most recent creative project, The Long Goodbye.
1:22.1	Here's Riz Ahmed inside fashion.
1:28.4	There he is.
1:29.8	Hey, Brian. How you doing?
1:31.4	Not bad. You chinched your hair.
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