Secondhand fashion as a lever for change with Gemma Metheringham

<p>Could secondhand fashion be a lever for positive change within the wider fashion industry? And what might that look like?<br /><br />Join us as this weeks guest Gemma Metheringham shares her journey from Creative Director at Karen Millen, to PhD student exploring these big questions. Gemma shares her journey on her instagram account, @the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe, where she does a brilliant job of bringing people along with her, encouraging us all to ask more questions of our own choices, but also of the brands and businesses we're choosing to give our money to. </p><p></p><p><b>LINKS TO STUFF WE TALK ABOUT:</b><br /></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/the_elephant_in_my_wardrobe/" target="_blank">@the_elephant_in_mywardrobe</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/books-the-day-the-world-stops-shopping-by-j-b-mackinnon#9781784709242" target="_blank">The Day the World Stops Shopping by J.B. Mackinnon</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pod.link/1383805328/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXN1c3RhaW5hYmxlbGlmZS5jby51ay8_cD02MTAyNQ" target="_blank">Ep 124 - The Day the world stops shopping with JB Mackinnon</a> </li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.humantouchclothing.com/" target="_blank">Human Touch</a> </li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/" target="_blank">Earth Overshoot Day</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hotorcool.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hot_or_Cool_Fashion_Policy_Brief_0_Overarching_PB.pdf" target="_blank">Hot or Cool Institute – Resizing the fashion industry</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pod.link/1383805328/episode/MWFkOTUwNTUtNTU2Ny00ZjdlLWE1ODktYzI0OTU4ZTlmZGYw" target="_blank">Ep 205 - Sustainable Style with Becky Barnes</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://relondon.gov.uk/resources/report-londons-fashion-footprint" target="_blank">ReLondon – London’s fashion footprint</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42777804" target="_blank">Only 10-20% of donated clothes are sold on through charity shops</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/less-book-patrick-grant-9780008663971#10434205319441" target="_blank">Patrick Grant – Less</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.robhopkins.net/" target="_blank">Rob Hopkins</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/press-releases/catastrophic-73-decline-in-the-average-size-of-global-wildlife-populations-in-just-50-years-reveals-a-system-in-peril/" target="_blank">WWF Living Planet Report</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape" target="_blank">How the dawn chorus has changed over the last 50 years</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thelittleloop.com/" target="_blank">The Little Loop</a></li><li> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pod.link/1383805328/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXN1c3RhaW5hYmxlbGlmZS5jby51ay8_cD01NTAxNQ" target="_blank">Ep 96 - Kids clothes - why buy when you can rent? With Charlotte Morley from The Little Loop</a></li></ul><p></p><p>What are your thoughts on that one? I’d love to know! Drop me an email on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:jen@sustainable(ish).co.uk" target="_blank">jen@sustainable(ish).</a><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://co.uk" target="_blank">co.uk</a>, or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts. <br /><br />Thanks for listening!</p>