Episode 106: Shoes Are So Complicated, with Harmony of Alterre Shoes

<p>Shoes are *so* complicated: They are expensive to make. The industry is old and stuck in its ways. And it’s really difficult to make shoes sustainably, especially for a small business. Today <a href="https://www.instagram.com/harmonysol/">Harmony </a>of <a href="https://www.alterreny.com/">Alterre Shoes</a> explains the challenges she has faced creating better, more ethical shoes. And Kristen of <a href="https://sexedtalk.com/">Sex Ed Talk</a> shares her audio essay about starting a micro-publishing company and creating <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vaginapopupbook/">the world's first vagina pop-up book.</a>  Find Alterre on instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alterreny/">@alterreny</a></p><p>If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clotheshorsingaround">Clotheshorsing Around</a> facebook group.</p><p>Want to support Clotheshorse *and* receive exclusive episodes and some swag? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/clotheshorsepodcast">Then become a patron!</a><br>You can also make a one-time contribution via Venmo to <strong>@crystal_visions</strong></p><p>Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:</p><p>Vino Vintage, based just outside of LA.  We love the hunt of shopping secondhand because you never know what you might find! And catch us at flea markets around Southern California by following us on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vino.vintage/?hl=en"><strong>@vino.vintage</strong></a> so you don’t miss our next event!</p><p><strong><br></strong><a href="https://gabrielaantonas.carbonmade.com/"><strong>Gabriela Antonas</strong></a> is a visual Artist, an ethical trade fashion designer, but Gabriela Antonas is also a radical feminist micro-business.  She’s the one woman band, trying to help you understand, why slow fashion is what the earth needs.  The one woman band, to help you build your brand ! She can take your fashion line from just a concept, and do your sketches, pattern ma