S3, Ep12: The Future of Fashion is Vegan with Joshua Katcher

This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com. In this episode Evy and special guest host Elliot Knight interview fashion entrepreneur, author, cheesemaker, educator and all-round renaissance man Joshua Katcher. A multi-hyphenate creative and long-time vegan activist, Joshua combines his keen eye for design with his vegan values, founding fashion brand The Brave Gentleman, teaching at universities around the world and authoring Fashion Animals, his breathtaking book about the history of animals used in fashion. During this chat he shares his wisdom and passion for ethically produced fashion and delves into the innovations happening to make the future of fashion inevitably vegan. While you’re listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too. Also in this episode… Joshua gives some truly creative answers in his quickfire questions round! Joshua talks about his journey and explains how he started a fashion brand with no background in the industry. We discuss whether the elitism inherent in the fashion world is at odds with the values of veganism, and Joshua shares why fashion is a serious, significant matter with a wide-reaching impact. The nature of consumerism and why vegan brands have been relatively ineffective (compared with efforts in the food industry) at replacing traditional, animal-based products.  Joshua describes his love-hate relationship with the fashion industry and where he thinks it is headed in the future. Joshua tells Evy and Elliot about the next generation of designers and materials that are vegan and primed to take the fashion world by storm. #mushroomleather Joshua calls out the current ‘power brokers’ of the fashion industry and shares his vision for how fashion can empower us, protect ecosystems, sequester carbon and provide communities with a means of being self-sufficient. Elliot is launching a podcast! The ChickPeeps Treasure Hunt Giveaway! Listen for your 1st clue! Links: Follow Joshua Katcher on Instagram and Twitter Follow The Brave Gentleman on Instagram Joshua’s website The Discerning Brute Check out Joshua’s amazing slow fashion, vegan brand Brave Gentleman Check out Joshua’s epic, coffee table book, Fashion Animals Joshua’s cheese; RIND Follow guest-host Elliot Knight on instagram! Get In Touch: Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast