Episode 130: Meet Nicole of Swap Society

<p><strong><em>This episode is super sized because Amanda is taking next week off!</em></strong></p><p>Nicole Robertson had a career in beauty (and she’s got some wisdom to share), before starting <a href="https://www.swapsociety.co/">Swap Society</a> in 2017. Swap Society is an online clothing swap that is really redefining how the clothing swap –usually an IRL event–can exist virtually via technology and an alt-currency called SwapCoin.  So you’re kinda getting two episodes in one today! First, we’ll hear about her experiences in the beauty industry, and then we’ll shift into the hows and whys of Swap Society. And Amanda explains why we can't use "there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" as a reason to give up and buy a Keurig! </p><p>Find Swap Society on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/swapsociety/">@swapsociety</a></p><p><em>Interested in trying </em><a href="https://www.swapsociety.co/"><em>Swap Society</em></a><em> (do it!!)? Get 15% off membership for new members by using promo code</em><strong><em> CLOTHESHORSE.<br></em></strong>(This is not a paid sponsorship).</p><p><strong>NEW AUDIO ESSAY SERIES!!!<br></strong>In honor of Clotheshorse's upcoming TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY(!), let's share our own sustainability/slow fashion journeys!</p><ul> <li>What made you start to care more about sustainability, particularly in regards to things you wear?</li> <li>What changes were most difficult? What were the easiest?</li> <li>How do you think slow fashion could be more accessible to others?</li> <li>And how do you find yourself making changes on a regular basis? Do you have any tips for others?</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Okay, but what is an audio essay?</strong></p><p>It’s a recording you make--using either your phone or your computer.</p><p><br></p><p>You email it to me at <strong>amanda@clotheshorse.world,</strong> and I edit and mix it, and add it to an episode. I will not accept written essays for this.  </p><p><br></p><p>I recommend that you write it all out, then record it.  It’s oka