Episodes
today we're talking about Zara allegedly endangering their workers in Valencia, the coach conspiracy & how much ppl will pay for an "it bag", why 'mid tier' brands are lying to consumers, reactions to H&M's unveiling "preloved archive" &&& so much more - hope you like it!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / threads: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast: refashioned (Spotify & Apple) 💌 substack:...
Published 11/17/24
social media (esp tiktok) glamourises consumption, pushing us to tie our identity to what we buy and what it says about us - so lets breaks down and talk about how the apps / content / language we see online is specifically designed to make you impulse buy, and also how to stop yourself from giving in!!!! this video on how to spot the ways we're being pushed to impulse shop online & tips on how to stop was requested by subscriber Millie 🫶 thanks for the great topic request!!!! 🔗 if you...
Published 11/13/24
Published 11/13/24
super excited to have my first guest on the green sofa!!! huge thanks to Mel for coming on and chatting with me about fashion, greenwashing, decarbonisation, polyester and more in this deep dive on the industry! 🖇 links to Mel's channels!!insta: _melwattsubstack: caughtgreenhanded.substack.com 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast: refashioned (Spotify & Apple) 💌 substack:...
Published 11/03/24
if you're too lazy to stay up to date with the latest fashion / sustainability news then this is absolutely the video for you 🤠 join me for the next instalment of my quick roundups of all the stories I think are super interesting rn, & make sure to subscribe for the next one!!! mentioned in this video: Amazon, Temu, Shein, Gucci, Dior, Tod's, Patagonia, Nike, TikTok, Levi's  @OxfamGB  🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter:...
Published 10/31/24
today we're catching up on everything I missed in Norway: luxury fashion going interstellar, livestream content farms, what it means to own SHEIN according to Twitter & Reddit, instagram DMs I've received, Norway thrift finds and more!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast: refashioned (Spotify & Apple) 💌 substack: katierobinson.substack.com 🖇 or go to my linktree:...
Published 10/27/24
are we still calling these in and out lists??? help 😮‍💨 regardless this is what I've been loving and hating in fashion this autumn, some truly random things mixed in with classic fashion discussions and tiktok trend so I hope you enjoy! lmk what's on your ins/outs lists rn pls 🫶 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast: refashioned (Spotify & Apple) 💌 substack: katierobinson.substack.com 🖇 or go to...
Published 10/20/24
today we're talking about a lot of twitter discourse: a luxury fashion designer allegedly haggling over €2 for a vintage item they sent down the runway, ppl annoyed over the prices of merch from their fave singer, and people annoyed about the current quality of sweaters but not wanting to pay for better.... and how all that links to sustainable fashion!!! 🎧 this is a REFASHIONED episode!!! https://spotify.com/show/04EWQpOzuf200iOzdZoiyq?si=93b9097cdd184e0f ✏️ link to my substack article...
Published 10/16/24
as promised, a rundown of the sustainability wins & fails at fashion month - let's talk about why September's SS25 shows were full of new materials and political statements on the runway - and whether it truly reflects their values, or was more... performative🥴 mentioning brands like Coach, Diesel, Ganni, Stella McCartney, Vogue, PETA and more!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast:...
Published 10/13/24
there's no such thing as a fashion essential that fits everyone's wardrobe!!! deinfluencing you from buying into the capsule wardrobe rhetoric that just descends into LTK / amazon storefront links and the most basic pieces that put your style into a weird athleisure / quiet luxury / Matilda djerf only box by sharing the "must have" items I don't own!!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast:...
Published 10/09/24
today we're talking about the viral catwalk moment that sparked copying allegations, the CRAZY reason shoppers give for buying Shein, a new tiktok trend too consumeristic to be genuine, frustrations with taking my own fashion advice, worrying about the rise of Ozempic and more!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 follow me on tiktok / insta / twitter: katieerobinson_ 🎧 podcast: refashioned (Spotify & Apple) 💌 substack: katierobinson.substack.com 🖇 or go to...
Published 10/07/24
if we're all busy watching shein, who's watching luxury?? almost every week we get news of how Shein has gotten impossibly worse, and everyone scrambles to analyse and lament how they’re able to get away with it and how they could be so bad (me included) - but are luxury brands banking on our inattention to get away with more and more? 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here -...
Published 10/02/24
today's episode of Refashioned is an insightful interview with Eshita Kabra Davies, Founder & CEO of peer to peer rental app ByRotation! those of you who have been following me for a while will know I'm a big fan of renting - in fact I recently rented a dreamy Realisation Par dress for some London Fashion Week shows (pics on my insta!!) from ByRotation, so sitting down to talk to Eshita was really exciting! as I mentioned, I used this interview in a longer video on my YouTube...
Published 09/28/24
Renting our wardrobes is fast becoming a new normal, but is it the solution to fast fashion that we're so often told it is, or just a symptom? Is fashion rental really sustainable, or does it further encourage our desire for newness? Can it be both?? ✨ tysm to @ByRotationOfficial CEO Eshita Kabra Davies for joining me to chat!! full video release will be on Refashioned podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/04EWQpOzuf200iOzdZoiyq?si=f2e939d52a4c498d 🫶 thanks sm for watching - lmk your...
Published 09/25/24
if you're too lazy to stay up to date with the latest fashion / sustainability news then this is absolutely the video for you 🤠 join me for the next instalment of my quick roundups of all the stories I think are super interesting rn, & make sure to subscribe for the next one!!!mentioned in today's video: Shein, H&M, Nike, Primark, M&S and more brands! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials...
Published 09/22/24
today we're talking London fashion week, the stupidest trend that brands are ALL jumping on, Chappel Roan refusing to collab with fast fashion, George's new designer collection which no one asked for & more! make sure to subscribe to my podcast to hear new episodes like this one!!!!! 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email - [email protected] #2024 #2024fashion #fashiontrends #pinterest...
Published 09/19/24
gen z want a cheat sheet to personal style - and why not, given that we’ve been able to buy our way into every tiktok trend for years now and that’s what we’ve been conditioned to think is normal but we can't treat personal style like any other trend - you can't buy your way into being happy with your wardrobe. so many recent trends about personal style have descended into "how can I buy this?" and miss the whole point 🫢 /// 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍...
Published 09/11/24
as u can tell today's video is a little unhinged & all over the place, we're covering everything from Charli xcx to fashion industry analysis to tiktok algorithms so enjoy the ride 😭📹 video mentioned was pheobe Taylor on YouTube :https://youtu.be/U_4MzrbSrF4?si=ARIaNHZS8ypCo-bE 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email - [email protected]...
Published 09/08/24
underconsumption core didn't come out of nowhere ya know, & it certainly wasn't the beginning of the movement anti-capitalism movement that's slowly growing on social media. Let's discuss how the brand deals, frivolous trips and empty consumerism that were once celebrated are now being challenged online... 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email -...
Published 08/28/24
if you're too lazy to stay up to date with the latest fashion / sustainability news then this is absolutely the video for you 🤠 join me for the next instalment of my quick roundups of all the stories I think are super interesting rn, & make sure to subscribe for the next one!!! Mentioned in today's video: Dior, Khy, Phoebe Philo, ASOS, Shein, Nike, @ByRotationOfficial  ,  @VestiaireCollective ,  @CopenhagenFashionWeek  💬 testing this new title format, let me know if you guys like it...
Published 08/21/24
social commentary on how outfit repeating has been rebranded, how "outfit formulas" and "outfit uniforms" are the redefining what it means to rewear, how celeb / influencer culture is reacting to the change, and the anti-rewearing corner of tiktok!!buckle up because we've got a lot to get through 😭 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email -...
Published 08/14/24
a really quick debrief on the major problems in fashion RN - if you watch no other fashion analysis videos then watch this one to sound really smart !!! from fossil fuel dependency to overproduction, fashion is dragging its six-inch heels on progress -  @FashionRevolutionGlobal  'What Fuels Fashion' report link: https://issuu.com/fashionrevolution/docs/full_report_31_july 📖 find links for everything else I mentioned in the pinned comment (inc email template links!!) 🫶 thanks sm for...
Published 08/06/24
nike, lululemon, lvmh... the Paris 2024 Olympics is meant to be the “most sustainable games yet”, so why are they allowing corporate sponsorship and uniform deals with unethical fashion companies?? why have we left fashion out of the conversation for these games??? 📣 IMPORTANT LINK: Action Speaks Louder email template!!!! https://speakslouder.org/campaign/lululemon-olympics/ 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All...
Published 07/30/24
overconsumption has become our new normal, to the point that it feels revolutionary to reject it: enter 'underconsumption-core', or just plain 'normal consumption' as some ppl are calling itlet's break down tiktok's newest trend and talk about why our generation is so intent on romanticising everyday life!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email -...
Published 07/25/24
if you're too lazy to stay up to date with the latest fashion / sustainability news then this is absolutely the video for you 🤠 join me for the next instalment of my quick roundups of all the stories I think are super interesting rn, & make sure to subscribe for the next one!!! 🫶 thanks sm for watching - pls like, comment and subscribe xx 🤍 Follow me on Tiktok/ Insta - katieerobinson_ 🖇 All other socials here - linktr.ee/Katieerobinson_ 💌 Business email - [email protected] ⏱️...
Published 07/23/24