Ep 08 - Sustainability for All w/ Founder Lauren Gray

04/19/23 • 80 min

On today's episode, we're celebrating Earth Month with Lauren Gray, Founder and CEO of What Lo Wants, a sustainable plus size clothing brand. Lauren and Ellie discuss balance, the art of doing nothing and sustainability as a systemic issue.
To help you get the most out of today’s episode, feel free to skip around to what is most relevant to you in this moment. Here’s the breakdown:

08:17 - Lauren’s World
15:28 - Speak Up!
21:37 - Why What Lo Wants?
31:15 - Balance is Key
38:11 - “Productive Nothingness"
43:56 - Investors Who Get It, Get It
50:47 - Why Sustainable Fashion?
56:41 - How to Care About the Earth More
1:02:28 - Sustainability as a Systemic Issue
1:05:00 - No Planet B
1:07:06 - Customer Co-Creation
1:12:00 - How to Be An Entrepreneur
1:16:21 - Shenanigans
1:18:04 - The Final Three

Follow Lauren Gray @thelaurengray on Instagram and What Lo Wants on Instagram and TikTok @whatlowants for fashion tips, fat positive memes and info on the latest drops! Visit www.whatlowants.com to shop now.
Additional Resources
The Zoe Report Article
16personalities.com
The CurvyCon
Tamara Malas
Hunter McGrady
The 5-Min Journal
Types of Investors
The Reformation
Ethical vs. Sustainable Fashion
Why Is Fast Fashion Problematic?
Cue the Curves
GIA/irl
TheJockScientist

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08:17 - Lauren’s World
15:28 - Speak Up!
21:37 - Why What Lo Wants?
31:15 - Balance is Key
38:11 - “Productive Nothingness"
43:56 - Investors Who Get It, Get It
50:47 - Why Sustainable Fashion?
56:41 - How to Care About the Earth More
1:02:28 - Sustainability as a Systemic Issue
1:05:00 - No Planet B
1:07:06 - Customer Co-Creation
1:12:00 - How to Be An Entrepreneur
1:16:21 - Shenanigans
1:18:04 - The Final Three

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Next Episode

Ep 09 - Free Yourself w/ Fat Activist Christine Murphy

On today's episode, we'll hear from Christine Murphy, a fat activist and writer who began the #BackOnTheRack campaign to keep plus size fashion in stores. We'll discuss capitalism, science, pregnancy and so much more. Listen in now!
To help you get the most out of today’s episode, feel free to skip around to what is most relevant to you in this moment. Here’s the breakdown:

02:38 - Old Navy: Where It All Started
13:55 - Anti-Fat > Capitalism
20:25 - That Video
26:40 - Fat People & Science
30:28 - Pregnant & Plus Size
42:05 - Ellie’s Hip Surgery Story
44:06 - Lipedema
55:50 - Neuro Divergent
1:00:44 - The Final Three

You can follow Christine on IG or TikTok @mightymurphinfashionranger. She is also fundraising for her Lipedema surgery. Support Christine here!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
#BackOnTheRack Petition
Response to Gabriella Lascano
Capitalism and Anti-Fatness
Donating Bodies to Science
Pregnant While Plus
What is Lipedema?
Signs of Autism
Performative Inclusivity
Curve Washing Article
#FightForInclusivity