Questioning Fashion

Questioning Fashion

Questioning Fashion

Episodes 52
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Sporadic
Since Dec 2022
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Long overdue catch-up

Nov 03, 2025 35m

Yes we know…. but the point is, we’re here now!!Just Jo, Ali and her permanently perplexed dog Teddy, all snuggled up with some Chamomile tea and a bundle of cables. Here are just some of the topics…

Australian Fashion Week: The Juice

May 25, 2025 35m

We’re not the only ones questioning fashion at this time of year.Despite the AFC’s best efforts to re-exclusify a ‘reclaimed’ Fashion Week, Carriageworks was still pulsing with big egos in big looks…

Could this be the answer to all our Fashion Questions???

May 17, 2025 35m

Could it be? Yes it could. Something’s coming. Something good.Jo has this West Side Story number in her head right now and fellow musical nerd Ali wants to know why.If you're a designer, educator,…

It's Mailbag Time!!

Apr 01, 2025 28m

From wrinkly leather to a 'lost online' slow fashion maker who finds comfort in our little pod, we catch up over a virtual mailbag of lovely comms that some of our surprisingly loyal listeners have…

Overproduction: Could fashion's "dirty secret" give someone a clean start?

Apr 01, 2025 35m

Regular listeners would know that we at QF are avid op shoppers. We like nothing more than to rifle through $1 baskets of stale smelling Lycra at our local Noffs in the hope of finding an original…

Live podcast: Is there such a thing as an Unsustainable Clothes Swap?

Mar 03, 2025 22m

Thanks to the gorgeous Theresa Winters of some place in Illinois, but no thanks to the misbehaving sound equipment at the venue, we had the best time recording this episode live in front of an…

Why did Ali really close her business?

Feb 17, 2025 38m

How the hell are you all? We’re so sorry for the radio silence. I hope you know we never stopped thinking about you. The fact is, we haven’t had an awful lot of head space since October, when Ali…

A tale of two trips: Ali and Jo in Europe

Oct 01, 2024 36m

So it turned out Ali and Jo were visiting Europe at the same time! And since even family holidays bring up questions of fashion for these girls, they figured they’d stay in touch via voice notes…

T-Shares: A noisy but noice interview at Australian Fashion Week

Sep 19, 2024 21m

Circular designer Marta Marcos imagined this and then went on to realise it too. Through her slow, Sydney made label you too can be part of this old school library-like process, one that celebrates…

Ali and Jo's 'sustainable fashion' dictionary corner

Jul 31, 2024 38m

In the least dry dictionary corner you can imagine, Ali and Jo unravel the most confusing words used in sustainable fashion marketing.They reveal the words most likely to pull wool over our eyes…

Ali and Jo's audio diary of Australian Fashion Week!

May 31, 2024 38m

In most cities that host a fashion week - and there are more than just the big four - there exists two layers of fashion lovers: the rich ones who buy straight off the runway and the not-so-rich, who…

Clare Press, live with Ali and Jo at Grand Days

May 21, 2024 48m

Just short of the iconic Coca-Cola sign in Sydney’s Kings Cross is a miracle of a shop that sells vintage clothes AND books. What? You haven’t been to Grand Days? Well, come on in and enter the best…

Will France end fast fashion for good?

May 06, 2024 40m

France’s exciting new anti-fast fashion bill reminds Ali of the country’s long history of protecting its fashion industry. Just up for air from her usual deep dive, she shares some fascinating facts…

Are 'celebrity stylists' finally getting the credit they deserve?

Apr 25, 2024 45m

Once considered bottom of the stylists pile by the upper echelons of fashion, so-called 'celebrity stylists' (sometimes 'red-carpet stylists') are suddenly being given the credit they think they…

Fashionable fandoms

Apr 10, 2024 30m

In true Questioning Fashion style, Ali and Jo grapple between the joy of cheap and cheerful group dress-ups and the mountains of dumped plastic spangles left in their wake.When Ali finally got her…

Gary Bigeni and Sally Jackson: Upcycling at the Sydney Opera House

Mar 22, 2024 28m

Ali and Jo go on an excursion to talk to sustainable fashion designers Gary Bigeni and Sally Jackson at Sally's Join the Dots studio in Marrickville. We discuss their approach to sustainable fashion…

How can we make our clothes last longer?

Mar 06, 2024 37m

This week we're talking clothing care and sharing our favourite tips for washing, repairing and storing our clothes - because true sustainable fashion isn't about only buying from ethical brands or…

Terrance Williams: fancy, free and gives no Fs

Mar 06, 2024 31m

If you don't already know Terrance Williams - a fashion designer and influencer from Dallas, Texas - then boy are you in for a treat.We get to know the man who rose like a phoenix when a post went…

Fictional Fashion: Downton Abbey

Dec 31, 2023 52m

Remember how Downton Abbey used to LOVE doing Christmas Specials? Well, this is ours. We take a deep dive into Downton's costumes, do some weird impressions of McBride and Violet, and discuss how Jo…

Where did sequins come from?

Dec 22, 2023 33m

In our last official episode of the year, we head back to Ali's History Corner and learn all about sequins and sparkle. We talk about the EU's recent glitter ban, the history of sequins and how to…

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