Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! Today’s show is a special one because it’s a LIVE episode from a panel I did in New York a couple of weeks ago.  As many of you know, or will come to learn through this discussion, for far to long American garment workers have faced unsafe working conditions, wage theft, and piecework pay, which often prioritizes fast fashion over worker safety.  The proposed federal FABRIC Act, introduces groundbreaking new workplace protections and manufacturing incentives to cement the US as the global leader in responsible apparel production. This policy would protect nearly 100,000 American garment workers and revitalize the garment industry in the United States by improving working conditions, reforming the piece-rate pay scale and investing in domestic apparel production. Together,  by championing the FABRIC Act, we are reweaving the very fabric of the future US garment industry. On this week’s episode, I talk with three other sustainable fashion changemakers about how they’re advocating for progress in the fashion industry through the FABRIC Act.  Let’s just dive right in! DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [8:07] What were the lightbulb moments that turned our panelists into fashion changemakers?  [20:45] Why living wages are essential to sustainable fashion.  [27:30] How to think about cost and accessibility in the sustainable fashion conversation. EPISODE MENTIONS:  The Canvas @remakourworld The FABRIC Act Mahdiyyah One/Of by Patricia Voto Thania Peck Why Is a Living Wage Essential to Sustainable Fashion  LET’S CONNECT:  ?Instagram: @emilymstochl ?Twitter: @emilymstochl ?TikTok: @emilymstochl ? Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  ?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Trudy Lucille of Galipette Vintage