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A single pair of jeans can live many lives, and sometimes its next one is a luxury handbag or a cult-favorite sneaker. In this episode, we sit down with Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue and Beyond Retro, to talk about how secondhand fashion has gone from thrift bins to high-profile collaborations with Converse, Coach, and Wrangler. 👖
Steven takes us behind the scenes of circular fashion at scale: moving millions of garments each week, partnering with charities and private collectors, and building remanufacturing pipelines that give old materials a new life. He explains why he refuses to use the word “waste,” how language can shift mindsets, and why circular design is about more than sustainability—it’s about culture, creativity, and style. 👟
Along the way, we explore how authentic, lived-in textiles can be transformed into something new, how brands are measuring impact through life cycle assessments, and why embracing the “consistently inconsistent” nature of secondhand is actually a strength.
🎧 If you’ve ever wondered how secondhand becomes first choice, this conversation is for you.
Chapters
1. Opening & Guest Intro (00:00:00)
2. Origin Story: Bank & Vogue to Beyond Retro (00:00:27)
3. The Crisis of Stuff and Closet Velocity (00:02:18)
4. Secondhand as Fashion with Authenticity (00:04:28)
5. Retail Evolution and Mainstreet Acceptance (00:07:28)
6. Looking Forward: Used as Input to New (00:09:52)
7. High-Impact Collabs: Converse, Coach, Wrangler (00:11:15)
8. Why Circular: LCAs, Carbon and Water Savings (00:13:35)
9. Scaling with Difference: Consistently Inconsistent (00:16:08)
10. Building Supply Chains for Circularity (00:18:04)
11. Mechanical Recycling and “More” Mindset (00:20:11)
12. Ditching the W-Word: Circular Economy Lens (00:21:49)
13. Quality, Color Buckets, and Variation (00:24:06)
14. Embracing Authenticity and Human Difference (00:26:04)
15. Five-Year North Star and Balance (00:27:49)
16. How to Connect and Join the Tribe (00:29:06)
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