#RepresentationMatters

07/22/20 • 35 min

Disabled people do have a space in the fashion industry. Since we make up one fifth of the world’s population, we really are a big deal!

Special Announcement!! The FT Fitted Challenge is underway, and winners will receive $50! The contest runs from July 24, 2020 to August 1, 2020! Judges for this challenge will be posted on our social media sites. The directions are simple:

Wear a nice outfit and take a photo
Post it on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @FTOnTheScene and the hashtags, #FTFittedChallenge and #FashionablyTardy.
Include “alt text” on your photos so that blind users know what your outfit, hair, or background looks like. See this article for details! https://caneadventures.blog/2019/12/02/alt-text-on-social-media/

The red-carpet features for this episode include Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, a disabled model, actress, and activist, and Lucy Jones, founder of the Ffora brand specializing in fashionable designs for wheelchair users. Our Stiletto Award nominee is Alexandra Herold, founder of Patti and Ricky, an online adaptive fashion one-stop shop. Style Me Up Nat would not be possible without help from Coco Laquay, experienced stylist in the LA area.

Special shout out to Autery Weekes, our sound engineer. For information on his services, visit www.auteryweekes.com

Check out the producers whose music is featured on the show. They are listed in order of occurrence.

Jeremy Jeffers – responsible for intro & outro (contact FT to get his information)

“My Life” by Jay Someday

https://www.instagram.com/jaysomeday // https://bit.ly/JaySomedaySpotify // https://bit.ly/jaysomedayUT // More info here: jaysomeday.wordpress.com

“All Alone” by LiQWYD: https://www.soundcloud.com/liqwyd // https://spoti.fi/2RPd66h // https://apple.co/2TZtpeG // https://www.instagram.com/liqwyd // // https://www.facebook.com/LiQWYD/ https://www.patreon.com/LiQWYD

“Untitled track” by our friend Tone! https://www.twitter.com/tonegotthetouch

“Sour Apples” by Rage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qQ8AciLlpY

“Rule the World” by Jay Someday.

“Into the Light” by Oak Studios // https://youtu.be/5nNVrUE4oDA

Disabled people do have a space in the fashion industry. Since we make up one fifth of the world’s population, we really are a big deal!

Wear a nice outfit and take a photo
Post it on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @FTOnTheScene and the hashtags, #FTFittedChallenge and #FashionablyTardy.
Include “alt text” on your photos so that blind users know what your outfit, hair, or background looks like. See this article for details! https://caneadventures.blog/2019/12/02/alt-text-on-social-media/

Special shout out to Autery Weekes, our sound engineer. For information on his services, visit www.auteryweekes.com

Check out the producers whose music is featured on the show. They are listed in order of occurrence.

Jeremy Jeffers – responsible for intro & outro (contact FT to get his information)

“My Life” by Jay Someday

https://www.instagram.com/jaysomeday // https://bit.ly/JaySomedaySpotify // https://bit.ly/jaysomedayUT // More info here: jaysomeday.wordpress.com

“Untitled track” by our friend Tone! https://www.twitter.com/tonegotthetouch

“Sour Apples” by Rage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qQ8AciLlpY

“Rule the World” by Jay Someday.

“Into the Light” by Oak Studios // https://youtu.be/5nNVrUE4oDA

Previous Episode

For the Culture

Black culture has and will continue to have strong influences on fashion! This episode celebrates the creatives who represent their culture as they work their way to the top! Our guests include Stiletto Award Nominee Garrison Redd and Red-Carpet Features Mary Lafayette and Kristopher Fraser.

Join us on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram @FTOnTheScene! Tell us what you think of the show.

Intro and commercial song by our Music Director, Jeremy Jeffers.

Other contributions:

“The Nexus Riddim” by Konrad OldMoney - Support by RFM - NCM: https://youtu.be/NH84qD29Mhk

“Just Smile” and “Lay Me Down” LiQWYD - Free download: hypeddit.com/link/xxtopb

“Last Call” Produced by White Hot - Beat provided by https://freebeats.io

Next Episode

Love & Confidence

Natalie & Lissa are back with another episode, and this time it is all about love and confidence. Each guest has a story of determination, self-discovery, and love that feuls the many successes they have had thus far. We owe a very special thank you to each of them: Errol Isip of Model Hunt, Mandy Lieveld an NYC-based Runway Coach, and Ezra Jones founder of THEFSTATE.

Crystal Allen from Eyes Like Mine Inc. made a guest appearance to discuss her Miss Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant, and Cocoa Rivers gave great skincare tips on Style Me Up Nat. Many thanks to both of these ladies!

Continue the conversation with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @FTOnTheScene.

We are forever grateful for Autery Weekes with Autery Weekes Productions for doing all that he can to make sure the content we post is quality. Contact him for your sound engineering needs at m

Jeremy Jeffers was on keys for this episode, and he is also the mastermind behind our intro. The Below, find information for our other two music contributors, and yes, one is definitely a staple for us!

"Escape" and “Weightless” by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd

Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0

“Good Vibes” by MBB https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial

Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

**Transcripts for this, and every episode, can be found at https://www.buzzsprout.com/1149473

Fashionably Tardy - #RepresentationMatters

Transcript

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I'm Natalie Travon. And I'm Lissa Loe. And this is Fashionably Tardy.

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Natalie Trevonne 0:17

We're the podcast that bridges the gap between the disability community and the fashion industry by telling the stories of some dope creatives who are killing it in the game today.

It's always a party here at FT . And today we're super excited because this episode is in celebration of ADA 30. And we're calling it #Representation Matters.