{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/5fea6e9d3d4a2c29b228f88e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Affordable, Sustainable Fashion: Borrowing & Swapping - Aisling, Nuw","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fea6e9433e50d289b18005a/5fea6e9d3d4a2c29b228f88e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Episode 37 is with Aisling Byrne, the founder of <a href='https://www.thenuwardrobe.com/'>Nuw</a>, formally known as The Nu Wardrobe. Nuw is a clothes sharing and swapping app, set up to tackle fast fashion's problems like pollution and workers' rights, which we chat about in full in this interview!</p>\n<p>Follow Nuw on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/wearenuw/'>@wearenuw</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/wearenuw'>Twitter</a> or <a href='https://www.facebook.com/wearenuw/'>Facebook</a> for sustainable fashion inspiration and info on worker's rights. </p>\n<p>Don't forget to rate, review, share, and if you can, please support this podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bookofleaves) or Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BOOKOFLEAVES).</p>\n<p>More on: <a href='http://bookofleavespodcast.com/'>http://bookofleavespodcast.com/</a></p>\n<ul><li>(02:25) Aisling introduce's herself and her background.</li>\n<li>(09:20) When the idea behind Nuw sparked.</li>\n<li>(15:10) How the app works.</li>\n<li>(23:40) The difficulty of finding plus-sized clothes when thrifting, and how Nuw is working to overcome it.</li>\n<li>(27:05) Plans for bringing menswear on to the app.</li>\n<li>(29:45) <a href='https://www.seedrs.com/nuw'>Crowdfunding</a>.</li>\n<li>(33:50) How to upload clothes to the app.</li>\n<li>(39:10) Where the line falls by supporting slow fashion and not causing a loss of jobs by boycotting certain companies.</li>\n<li>(47:20) Closing thoughts.</li>\n</ul><p>Also Mentioned:</p>\n<ul><li><a href='https://www.suas.ie/suas-volunteer-programme'>Suas</a> educational development volunteer programme.</li>\n<li><a href='https://www.newfrontiers.ie/'>New Frontier</a>s programme (run by enterprise Ireland).</li>\n<li><a href='https://www.dubsimon.ie/'>Dublin Simon Community</a>.</li>\n<li><a href='https://www.loveyourclothes.org.uk/'>Love Your Clothes</a>.</li>\n</ul>","author_name":"Ceara Carney "}