Over more than 180 Episodes, our guests include supermodels (Amber Valletta, Lily Cole, Arizona Muse), economists like Jason Hickel and Raj Patel, activists like Tarana Burke and Rosario Dawson. From big-name runway stars like couturier Ronald van der Kemp, designer Roland Mouret and milliner Stephen Jones, to emerging designers from all over the world. We’ve chatted about circularity with Ellen MacArthur and William McDonough, looked at fair trade with Safia Minney, and the politics of thrifting with Bay Garnett. Pre-covid, we only recorded face to face. Many of our guests did their very first pod with us, and some have gone on to host their own shows they liked it so much.

We address big issues - the future of fashion, the fair treatment of garment workers, climate change, plastic pollution - but we do it with humour, vulnerability and warmth, which is why our audience continues to grow.

In 2019, we successfully crowdfunded Series 3. We've collaborated with Fashion Revolution, the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, WOMADelaide, the Sustainable Living Festival (Australia) and the UN's Ethical Fashion Initiative to produce our shows. We've even recorded inside the House of Lords in London (for an episode on modern slavery featuring Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey). 

Series 5 was themed #sharethepodcastmic and featured guest hosts including Aja Barber, Aditi Mayer and Ayesha Barenblat.

NOW PLAYING Series 9.

The Guardian UK says:

“You probably wouldn’t expect a fashion podcast to feature discussions about Australia’s bushfires and the end of capitalism, but that’s what you get from Wardrobe Crisis. Its presenter, the sustainable-fashion expert Clare Press, is suitably cross when talking about climate-crisis villains and extremely enthusiastic about innovative companies and individuals doing great work in the sector. It is in no way escapist, but it does provide hope, giving ideas for the ways we might build a more caring industry after the current crisis.”