Episode 158: A Love Letter To Malls & Community, with Carley Lake of Lucky Sweater

Carley Lake, the co-founder of trading community Lucky Sweater joins Amanda to talk about how her experiences with shopping and fast fashion were an integral part of the journey toward creating a space for trading clothing and building community around slow fashion.  Get ready for some fond memories of the mall! And Amanda explains what's been happening with the Buy Nothing Project and the challenges of running a large anti-capitalist organization. Learn more about Lucky Sweater here! Follow on IG: @lucky.sweater READ THIS: "The Battle for the Soul of Buy Nothing," Vauhini Vara, Wired. "There’s a War Going on in Your Local Buy Nothing Group," Clio Chang, Curbed. "Buy Nothing exploded on Facebook — now it wants a platform of its own," Mia Sato, The Verge. "Buy Nothing Project: free clothes, toys, food — even a wedding," Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times. "JP 'Buy Nothing' Facebook Group Revolts Amid Racial Bias Concerns," Jenna Fisher. "Wait Long Enough and Almost Anything (Bananas, Pelotons) Shows Up on Facebook’s Buy Nothing Groups," Ivy Eisenberg, Curbed. "That 'Hyper-Local' Buy Nothing Group You Love is Controlled by a Wealthy White Woman in Washington State and is Reinforcing Systemic Racism and Segregation," Kai Haskins. Get 25% off your order from North America Herb & Spice with the promo code clotheshorse25. Check out Amanda's other podcast, The Department. Have questions/comments/cute animal photos? Reach out via email:  amanda@clotheshorse.world Find the tr