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Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty

Amanda Lee McCarty

Host Amanda Lee McCarty (she/they) decodes and demystifies the fashion and retail industries, and takes on topics like consumerism, workers rights, personal style, and why fashion is a case study in capitalism gone awry. Your money is as powerful as your vote! "If you wear clothes, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Elise "If you are human and live in the world, you need to listen to Clotheshorse." --Individually Wrapped

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130:17

Episode 247: Let's build the future we want (LIVE IN...

Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty ·

2025/11/02

Live in Portland, OR at Holocene, Amanda is joined by Karen, Cassie, and Frances to talk about how sewing is an important part of a better future. We will also discuss:Maybe instant gratification isn't really that gratifying at all?Where and how sewing became an uncommon skillWhy our lack of knowledge about sewing makes us overconsume (and expect things to be cheap and fast)Ways for teaching more people how to sewHow sewing and making things actually makes us happierThoughts on the ethics

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120:16

Episode 246: Doomerism is boring (LIVE IN SEATTLE!)

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2025/10/26

Live in Seattle, WA at the Here-After, Amanda is joined by Nivi, Kim, and Janelle to talk about optimism, activism, and why doomerism is just so @#$%ing boring. We will also discuss:What it means to be a steward of your clothingWhy it's more than "just clothes"What we sacrifice in favor of convenience cultureHow to lead by example for those around youAnd how to keep the conversation about difficult topics goingNivi: Soapbox Project, @soapboxprojectKim: @heavydutyvintageJanelle:

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145:59

REWIND: Why new sweaters are kinda garbage, with Dani...

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2025/10/19

Sweater season has arrived for many of us, so let's revisit a favorite episode from last 2023!Dani of Picnicwear joins Amanda to explain why (most) new sweaters are low quality, (near) future garbage (instead of future vintage). It's a complicated tale of synthetic blends, increasing margin targets, and lower prices. We'll explain how the fast fashion industry has kept prices low and profits high by swapping out yarns, cutting out details, and making copies of copies, while walking

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148:21

Episode 245: I'm With The Brand (bots in the...

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2025/10/13

This episode is part six in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism. In this episode, we'll unpack how social media has been harnessed as a tool to drive trends, spread misinformation, and create influence. Also, Corinna, Cat, Bonnie, Kevin, and Miriam share their own thoughts about brands, loyalty, and consumerism. In this episode: What is an algorithm anyway?Why do Amanda and Dustin have very different social media feeds, despite sharing

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110:27

Episode 244: Mending is a radical act, with Jeanna...

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2025/09/25

This week, we are taking a break from the I'm With The Brand series to talk about mending! Jeanna and Mary are here to talk about their new book, Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It: Simple Hand-sewn Repairs to Help You Love Your Clothes For Longer. In this episode, we will talk about the following:How and why Jeanna and Mary ended up writing a book about mending togetherWhy it has become unusual to repair your clothing (and how we can change that)Why we should make the time to mend our clothes (and

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132:21

Episode 243: I'm With The Brand (we, the customers),...

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2025/09/18

This episode is part five in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism. In this episode, we will unpack how brands use customer information to create that emotional connection:A nostalgic trip back to the 00s: the rise and fall of Urban Outfitters’ “coolness", and what it revealed about aspirational vs. actual customers.Why brands claim to be “obsessed with the customer,” yet often misunderstand who’s really shopping with them.The shift from

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114:32

Episode 242: I'm With The Brand (unpacking how brands...

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2025/09/03

This episode is part four in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism. In this episode, we will explore three more "emotional branding" trends of this century: convenience, nostalgia, and hope. This episode includes the following topics:An explanation of trend forecasting and why most large brands are selling essentially the same stuffWGSN and how "big trend forecasting" might be bad for fashion, workers, and customersThe Ouroboros of hustle

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112:34

Episode 241: I'm With The Brand (unpacking how brands...

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2025/08/21

This episode is part three in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism.In this episode we will be unpacking and exploring various examples of "cause marketing:"The flaws in the "buy one, give one" model,How brands engineer fundraiser collections to be profitable,The effectiveness of "round up" at checkout campaigns,Why B Corp certification doesn't mean as much as it once did,The real reason companies do fundraisers for charity and causes,And

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124:12

Episode 240: I'm With The Brand (unpacking how brands...

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2025/07/23

This episode is part two in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism.In this episode:We are going to hopefully answer the question “why might someone get so caught up in a brand that they start fighting with strangers about it on social media?”Amanda explains where "off price" stores like TJ Maxx and Nordstrom Rack really get their inventoryWe examine why it's more important than ever to support small businesses (and how we can do that)We

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102:13

Episode 239: I'm With The Brand (unpacking how brands...

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2025/07/14

This episode is part one in an ongoing series about brands and how they influence our identities and drive consumerism.In this episode:We’re going to break down what brand and branding mean, using fizzy water and boxed macaroni and cheese as examplesWe will walk through the history of “brands” and “branding” leading up to this century, where it evolves from a little brand on a jug to full-on marketing teams and brand theoryWhy it's so wild that food brands got obsessed with masked taste

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128:59

Episode 238: Five Years of Clotheshorse

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2025/07/06

In honor of five years of Clotheshorse, Amanda brings back the very first episode of the show (mandatory listening for any one interested in slow fashion), "Romper Drama and Useless Safety Pins, or It's a Cents Game."Before jumping into that episode, Amanda talks about what has changed over the last five years. She explains why and how Clotheshorse has given her hope and joy in dark times. And she also gives a little minisode on tariffs (and why they won't "fix" fast fashion).If you've

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123:10

Episode 237: Billionaire Boycott List, with Ariel of...

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2025/06/25

Would you be surprised to hear that your favorite shoe brand is neither family-owned nor as punk as it portrays itself to be?Did you know that wealth inequality and shoes are directly connected? Could your latest shoe purchase be subsidizing lobbying efforts to fight a rise in the minimum wage or reduce taxes for the wealthiest people?Amanda is joined by Ariel, the founder of Cobbled Goods to talk about how shoes, wealth inequality, and politics are entangled. He will introduce us to his

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116:43

Episode 236: Ripped From the Headlines...

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2025/06/11

In this episode, Amanda explores and explains a few different topics that are “ripped from the headlines,” including some news submitted from listeners:A recap of Amanda's day at the United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network Annual MeetingAn update on the Fashion ActHow boycotts are affecting Target (and their nightmare 2025 Pride collection)What Joann has in common with Toys R US, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Nasty GalWhy Torrid is closing a ton of stores (and why this is a problem)And so

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162:18

Episode 235: Reading, Writing, and Hanging out at the...

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2025/06/04

This week you are going to meet Molly and Jane of Content Queen, a two-person Bay Area-based zine publisher. And we are going to talk about all kinds of very hot topics (including literally Hot Topic):Why do Jane and Molly make physical zines rather than virtual/online content in 2025? The answer is important and might get you thinking…How has the kind of “content” we consume (especially the content we READ) changed in the social media era?Two of Content Queen’s zines that are explicitly

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116:31

Episode 234: Who killed Jo-Ann?

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2025/05/14

What happened to Jo-Ann (the massive fabric/craft store chain)? In many places, it was the only game in town. It had a captive audience. And sewing and mending are on the rise. So Amanda set out to find out who killed Jo-Ann. It’s a lot more complicated than you think! In this episode we take a journey full of twists and turns:Was it just private equity? And WTF is private equity anyway?What do Jo-Ann and Red Lobster have in common? Unfortunately it's not Cheddar Bay Biscuits.How has

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134:47

Episode 233: Making the secondhand economy more...

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2025/05/06

A better future for our planet means most people buying secondhand clothing most of the time. Right now we live in a “golden era” of shopping secondhand…if you’re the customer! But the infrastructure as it exists right now for the people doing the work of finding, repairing, cleaning, and selling secondhand clothing needs a lot of improvement. This week, Amanda is joined by Valeria Brenner of Thryft Ship to dissect how and why the current state of secondhand resale isn’t equitable for the

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110:03

Episode 232: Wear what you want to wear, with Marlee...

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2025/04/29

Understanding what your personal style and wearing what you want to wear? AMAZING! Not only does it feel great to love your clothes, it's also an essential part of a more sustainable way of life. In this week's episode, Amanda is joined by Marlee of Style Me Slowly to talk about how to find "closet contentment."Why “flattering” is kind of a myth (and puts the focus on the wrong person’s happiness)The challenges of breaking up with the “rules” we have been taught about what we can and

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77:57

FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring...

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2025/04/17

Amanda is currently googling "fast home remedies for nonstop cough" with a tissue jammed in her nose, so please enjoy part four of this series from The Department about the history of secondhand shopping. This episode was originally released in April 2023.From the original episode description:Amanda + Kim end their journey through the history of secondhand shopping as a social, retail, and style trend in a decade so close, yet so far away: the 2010s.Get all the details at

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95:17

FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring...

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2025/04/16

Amanda's still coughing and feeling pitiful, so here's part three in a series about the history of secondhand shopping from The Department.This episode was released in April 2023.From the original episode description:Secondhand shopping is having a major moment right now and it isn't without controversy. Amanda + Kim take a deep dive into the trend cycle of secondhand clothing, because it turns out secondhand fashion isn't a first time fashion trend. This episode (part three) focuses on the

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114:43

FROM THE DEPARTMENT: Secondhand News (the recurring...

Clotheshorse with Amanda Lee McCarty ·

2025/04/15

Amanda is out with the most disgusting cold this week, so here's part two of The Department's series about secondhand shopping!This episode was originally released in April 2023.From the original episode description:Secondhand shopping is having a major moment right now and it isn't without controversy. Amanda + Kim take a deep dive into the trend cycle of secondhand clothing, because it turns out secondhand fashion isn't a first time fashion trend. This episode (part two) focuses on the

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