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31) The Reality of the Secondhand Clothing Trade with Nikissi Serumaga of VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:51:43
Publish Date: 2022-01-25 06:00:00
Description:

When we think about sustainable fashion, we often think about the supply chain of a garment: the fabrics, dyes, and worker rights along the way. But increasingly, the reverse supply chain of clothes — i.e. the secondhand supply chain — is also becoming part of the sustainable fashion conversation.

 

To dive deeper into this topic, I interviewed Kampala-based filmmaker Nikissi Serumaga, who I have been wanting to speak to for months, and I was so humbled and excited that she agreed to come on this show. 

 

Nikissi is the creator, director, and co-host — along with Bobby Kolade — of VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE, a six part limited podcast series that explores the world of secondhand clothing from a Ugandan perspective.

 

In this episode, you'll hear Nikissi share:

  • + The complex reverse supply chain that donated or recycled clothes go through,
  • + The social and economic impacts of secondhand clothing imports in Uganda,
  • + Who is really benefiting from this so-called circular fashion system or secondhand trade,
  • + Why Uganda — or other countries in East Africa — don't just ban the import of secondhand clothes, as is often suggested.

 

 

 

FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:

https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/secondhand-clothing-trade-vintage-or-violence/

 

 

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