Sean Kam on sustainable fashion solutions, people watching, and being comfortably uncomfortable

Feelanthrope

“Create. Reenvision. Repeat.” Learn how to appreciate and design sustainable garments that are as unique and beautiful as you are. Celebrate Filipino American History Month with sustainable fashion designer and artist, Sean Kam.
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Sean’s Savvy Shownotes:

• Read about Sean’s business The Dressmaker
• Follow Sean Kam, the Dressmaker on Instagram
• Watch Plastics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on YouTube
• Read Can We Stop Greenwashing? an article by Elizabeth L. Cline
• Watch The Ugly Truth of Fast Fashion from the Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on YouTube
• Host a clothing swap
• Watch Ally and Christy’s interview on swap + sustain’s Pop-Up Swap and Hip Hop
• Watch the True Cost (2015) documentary on YouTube
• Join the Fashion Revolution
• Read Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
• Visit 8 Fat Fat 8, a family-friendly neighborhood bar in Honolulu, HI for good fun, good food, and good karaoke!
• Read about Sean and his creative process on ShoutOut Socal
• Learn about the Kensington neighborhood in San Diego, CA
• Learn about the Nextdoor app
• Read about the C5 cargo plane, a large military transport aircraft
• Get a sense of Sean’s responsibilities as an aircraft loadmaster in the US Coast Guard

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A special mahalo to Sean Kam. Feelanthrope is produced by Ally Celones Senturk. Our audio engineer and composer is Kory Hilpmann, with original music by Danny Nguyen. Our designer is Kait Kolsky.