A Five-Step Recovery Program for “Sustainable” Fashion | Neri Karra Sillaman | TEDxBoston

“Sustainable” fashion is broken. As a recovering over-consumer of fashion myself, I have seen how a focus on overconsumption is harming us as consumers and the planet. But we are not helpless. My five step recovery program for sustainable fashion will provide concrete steps for how we can work together, as an industry and as consumers, to reassess what we really value, and move together towards a brighter future for fashion.
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Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman is a fashion business consultant, entrepreneur, and author. As a Professor of Practice in Strategy and an Entrepreneurship Expert at the University of Oxford, she consults for both emerging and established fashion and luxury/lifestyle brands. She has guest lectured for companies including Apple and Credit Suisse, as well as for prominent institutions such as the London School of Economics, the Royal College of Art, Imperial College London, and was appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the New York University (NYU). She has been quoted for her opinion on the industry in the Financial Times, Newsweek, the Business of Fashion, and WWD. A fashion entrepreneur herself, Dr. Sillaman is also the founder of a global multimillion-dollar luxury leather goods brand, which manufactures products for leading Italian luxury labels. She holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from the University of Cambridge and her award-winning book is Fashion Entrepreneurship: The Creation of the Global Fashion Business (Routledge, 2021).
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[@KevinPattinson2]

Can fashion really ever be sustainable? Great question, and good 5 steps.

[@tourstouch9923]

I like the message of this talk. Fashion can never be sustainable

[@userTomEDavis]

Great message. Years ago, I made a resolution to not buy any new clothes. It transformed how I see myself and the world.

[@DonaldKeepler]

Professor Neri, you are as always very insightful. Loved this talk as well.

[@RebeccaLBirchfield]

Love this talk, I am definitely inspired!! Thank you so much!!!

[@user-xg7yt2os5v]

What an insightful, unique and smart talk. It is time to change how we think about fashion

[@shajahankhan3946]

Simple yet very profound message, with actionable steps

[@RoseE.Johnston]

I like the 5-step recovery, and to liken consumption to addiction, which it is. Very clever talk. Smart speaker.

[@RobertL.Gardner]

professor neri, you are amazing

[@TipswithRasel5]

Brava Neri. Excellent point

[@DilekCetindamarKozanoglu]

Clear messages to tackle with sustainability challenges in fashion industry

[@user-TonyM.Borne2]

I like that Neri's talk addresses everyone: consumers, producers, legislators, policy makers. As she says, we got into this together, and we can get out of it together.

[@carinaasuncion421]

Meaningful challenge to tackle, and I'm happy you are the one driving this forward.

[@LindsayRasmusse]

Beautiful message

[@katharinemugridge]

Another fantastic Neri Karra Sillaman talk, very inspiring! 👏

[@DavidPetershug]

Amazing talk!

[@EarlS.Lewis2]

Neri's talk is wonderful. I like the humour, and Mr. Rogers for the win as the unlikely influencer.

[@doctorsrule3097]

Spot on

[@lichellesilvestryinteriors7502]

Thank you for bringing this perspective to such an important topic!

[@BetzaidaGamas-wd2iy]

Thank you

[@TravelmeetsFashion]

You are always an huge inspiration when it comes to fashion and Sustainability 🙏
Keep inspiring

[@DavidE.Medina]

wonderful

[@KollinLacroix]

Loved it!

[@AzaleamarisolVazquez]

amazing

[@jacksillaman9496]

Keep up the good fight Neri !

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