Episode 253: How (and why) I worked in fast fashion, part 1

In part one of two, Amanda explains how and why they worked in fast fashion. This episode gets started in Portland, OR in 2002, travels to the Urban Outfitters home office in Philadelphia, PA, then on to Los Angeles (Modcloth and Nasty Gal), and ends back in Portland, OR. Yes, Amanda is really good at organizing a cross country move. Add your address to get a postcard. ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehfGpd92rZH-GfzTseqoiUTFP5KKjfdsbzs4gboNXL25gzWg/viewform?usp=header ) Get your Clotheshorse merch here: https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ ( https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/shop/ ) If you want to share your opinion/additional thoughts on the subjects we cover in each episode, feel free to email, whether it’s a typed out message or an audio recording: amanda@clotheshorse.world Did you enjoy this episode? Consider "buying me a coffee" via Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/clotheshorse ( https://ko-fi.com/clotheshorse ) Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable small businesses: Slow Fashion Academy is a size-inclusive sewing and patternmaking studio based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designer and fashion professor Ruby Gertz teaches workshops for hobbyists and aspiring designers, so that anyone can learn the foundational skills of making, mending, and altering their own clothes. Ruby also provides professional design and patternmaking services to emerging slow fashion brands, and occasionally takes commissions for custom garments and costume