The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives A Damn
I think we need to make people care. What does this mean for them.
The clothes in your closet may be affecting your health, polluting your water, and funding a system built on exploitation -- and the fashion industry is counting on you not connecting those dots. The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives a Damn is the podcast that asks the questions fast fashion brands hope you're too busy to ask. Each week, host Lexy Silverstein breaks down the real cost of what we wear -- from toxic chemicals and greenwashing to secondhand shopping, slow fashion, and sustainable style that actually works. Whether you're thrift shopping for the first time or already deep in the conscious consumer world, you'll learn why what you wear matters more than they want you to think. New episodes every week.
Episodes
152 episodes
Haute Talk with Vanessa Sanchez | BONNEE: Clothing Swap App
What if the most sustainable thing in your closet isn't something new, but something already hanging there?On this episode of Fashion That Gives A Damn, Lexy sits down with Vanessa Sanchez, co-founder of Bonnie, a clothing swap app built...
Haute Talk with Ariel De La Cruz | Environmental Justice, Wellness & Building Sustainable Communities
What if sustainable living has less to do with buying the “right” products and more to do with strengthening the communities around us?This week on The Lexy Show: Fashion That Gives a Damn, Lexy sits down with environmental activist and ...
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Haute Talk with Janette Spiezio | Zero Waste Living, Refill Stores, and Conscious Consumption
What if the easiest way to reduce your environmental impact starts with the products you use every single day?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Janette Spiezio, founder of Sustainable Haus Mercantile and ...
Haute Talk with Lana Garmo of In Two Minds | Upcyling, Curated clothing, and developing your own brand
Can fashion be both creative and sustainable, or are we still buying into fast fashion without realizing it?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Lana Garmo, founder of In Two Minds, an upcycled clothing brand...
Haute Talk with Caroline Zimbalist | Rethinking Materials
What if the future of fashion isn't made from plastic at all, but from seaweed, cornstarch, and materials we haven't fully embraced yet?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Caroline Zimbalist, a New York-base...
Haute Talk with Candice Ray | The Truth About Non-Toxic Living
Can the clothes you buy help create a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Candice Ray, founder of The Fairnest, a platform dedicated to maki...
Haute Talk with Jessica Schwartz of ReHumanize | Rewearing the Future
What if the future of luxury fashion isn't about buying more, but about valuing what we already have?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein speaks with Jessica Schwartz, a sustainable fashion advocate and founder of The Resal...
Haute Talk with Brooklyn Deshea | Why Sustainable Jewelry Deserves More Attention
What if the future of fashion starts with reconnecting to the materials, makers, and stories behind what we wear?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Brooklyn Deshea, founder of Atma Prema, a sustainable fash...
Haute Talk with Christine Chang | REDTHRED: Turning Fashion Into Impact
What if the clothes sitting in your closet could become a tool for storytelling, connection, and real-world change?In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein sits down with Christine Chang, founder and creative dire...
Haute Talk with Rosalie Roberts Snyder | Making Sustainable Fashion Easy
Can one purchase really make a difference? Rosalie believes the answer starts with understanding who made your clothes and choosing brands that put people and the planet first.In this episode of The Lexy Show, Lexy Silverstein tal...
Haute Talk with Alexa Pavan | Sustainability Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
What if living more sustainably could make your life feel bigger, more creative, and more connected instead of more restricted?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Alexa Pavan, the sustainability copywriter, strategist, and co...
Haute Talk with ReeseCycled | Turning Your Closet Into Something New
This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Kelsey Reese, the designer and creative force behind ReeseCycled. What began as a pandemic closet cleanout grew into a fashion brand built around thrift flips, secondhand materials, one-of-one des...
Haute Talk with SEVAS Water | Turn On the Tap, Turn Down the Waste
How much clean water goes down the drain while you wait for the shower to warm up?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Elle Turner, co-founder of SEVAS Water, to talk about the simple household habit that inspired a new approa...
Haute Talk with Mo.Na Gems | From College Dorms to Conscious Fashion
This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Mecca McDonald, co-founder of Mo.Na. Gems, a jewelry brand creating colorful, biodegradable accessories from a potato-based biomaterial. Mecca and her co-founder, Mia Dunn, began experimenting in ...
Haute Talk With Rowaiye Olanrewaju | Reimagining Fashion Waste
What happens when clothing donated with good intentions becomes another country’s waste crisis?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Rowaiye Olanrewaju, founder of the Larry Rowbs Foundation. With a background in economics, int...
Haute Talk with Raphaella Godoy | Art, Punk, and Slow Fashion
What changes when we stop treating clothing like disposable content and start seeing it as art?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy sits down with Raphaella Godoy, the self-taught Brooklyn designer creating bold, one-of-one wearable art. Rai...
Haute Talk with Gigi Scholbi | Sun, Sustainability, and Cheeki Swim: Handmade Waves from Hawaii
What does it take to make swimwear that feels playful, personal, and genuinely better for the planet?This week, Lexy sits down with Gigi Scholbi, the founder and designer behind Cheeki Swim, a Hawaii-based brand creating handmade swimwea...
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Haute talk with Claire Ring | Sustainable Shades: The Story of Cocoplum Sunglasses
What happens when something as ordinary as an orange prescription bottle becomes the starting point for a pair of sunglasses?This week, Lexy sits down with Claire Ring, founder of Cocoplum, a circular eyewear brand turning discarded pres...
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Haute Talk with Ruben Nowak | Revolutionizing Fashion with Purpose and Personal Transformation
Can fashion slow down without losing its edge?This week, Lexy sits down with Ruben Nowak, founder and designer of the Berlin-based fashion label NOWRUBI. After serving as a German Air Force officer, Ruben taught himself how to sew, studi...
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Haute Talk with Nostalgic Nooks | Turning Vintage Relics into Timeless Pet Furniture
What if an old television headed for the landfill could become your pet’s favorite place to sleep?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Andrew Parsons, the creator of Nostalgic Nooks, a Brooklyn-based shop transforming vintage tele...
Haute Talk with Juliet Seger-Banks | Rethinking Fashion with Craft and Community
Every garment you own has passed through human hands, even when the label never acknowledges them.This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Juliet Seger-Banks, co-founder and creative director of Human Touch, a Berlin-based fashion bra...
Haute Talk with Emilee Shield | Craft, Community, and Cosplay
What if your next costume could begin with an unwanted sweater, discarded cardboard, or something already sitting in your recycling bin?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Emilee Shield, better known online as Our Shield Maiden. ...
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Haute Talk with Not Buying It | Unpacking the Magazine Exposing Fashion’s Spin
What if a glossy early-2000s magazine could teach you how to spot the fashion industry’s biggest lies?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Mel Watt and Yalda Keshavarzi, the co-editors of Not Buying It. Designed like the magazines...
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Haute Talk with Aldo Sollazzo | When Materials Become Climate Solutions with Pure.Tech
What if the materials around us could do more than reduce harm and actually help clean the air?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Aldo Sollazzo, CEO of PURE.TECH and a technologist working across material science, computational ...
Haute Talk with Cassidy DiPaola | The Real Cost of Fast Fashion, Fossil Fuels, and Corporate Pollution
Why are ordinary people paying for climate disasters while fossil fuel companies continue making enormous profits?This week on The Lexy Show, Lexy talks with Cassidy DiPaola, communications director and spokesperson for Make Polluters Pa...