Welcome to another episode of The Gynarchy Podcast! Today, I am speaking to award-winning fashion stylist, lifestyle blogger, and podcaster Tara West about the positives and negatives of the fashion industry.
In “Episode 19: The Fashion Industry: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” we discuss the powerful force that is the fashion industry and how it shapes culture, identity, and even politics. We discuss its dark side, including environmental dangers, exploitation of labor, poor representation, and unrealistic beauty standards, but also how we can harness its power to empower ourselves and for others.
Here are some topics we discuss:
- The fashion industry’s influence in creating unrealistic beauty standards
- Poor representation of women, LGTBQ+, and people with disabilities
- How the fashion industry is evolving
- How fashion can be a tool of empowerment
- What is empowering vs. exploitative to women
- Embracing femininity and recognizing its power
- Using fashion to push back against gender stereotypes
- Environmental dangers of fast fashion
- Fashion as a tool of protest
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Where to connect with Tara West:
Website: TARA WEST FASHION
Podcast: Shorts: Beyond Measure w/ Tara, Caroline & Allison
Instagram: Instagram (@tarawestfashion)
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