In this episode of The Ethical Stitch, Michelle Alleyne sits down with Stefano Mazzetti, co founder of Ohoskin, to explore what happens when waste becomes material, not just for fashion, but for shoes, automotive interiors, furniture, and more.

From Sicilian orange byproducts to resilient cactus fibers, Stefano breaks down how Oskin is building a bio based alternative to leather designed to perform in the real world, not just sound good in a pitch deck. Together, they get into the unglamorous but essential work behind next gen materials: development timelines, quality control, traceability, and the operational systems that separate true sustainability from marketing.

This is a conversation about innovation with receipts, and what it really takes to bring a better material to market without losing the plot.

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Fashion weeks are loud. Flashy. Hypnotic.
But behind the lights, the industry is being forced to answer a much quieter question.

What is sustainability when the cameras are gone?

In this episode of The Ethical Stitch, Michelle Alleyne breaks down what she’s seeing across recent fashion weeks in Europe, and what she’s watching for as New York Fashion Week approaches. We’re talking about the shift from sustainability as a buzzword to sustainability as a business practice. The kind that shows up in design decisions, supply chains, materials, pricing, and the willingness to be transparent.

Michelle zooms in on the worlds of haute couture and menswear, where craftsmanship, longevity, and intention can either become the gold standard or a beautiful distraction. She also calls out the era we’re leaving behind: vague claims, feel good branding, and sustainability theater.

This is a conversation about accountability.
About making fewer, better things.
About integrity being the new flex.

And as the culture shifts, Michelle is doing what The Ethical Stitch does best: amplifying the voices building the future with truth, not trends.

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In this episode of The Ethical Stitch, Michelle Alleyne pulls the curtain back on the “AI is neutral” narrative and asks the question nobody wants to sit with. If AI is powering the future of fashion, what is it costing the planet and the people who make the work?

Sparked by a classroom moment where students challenged the assumptions behind AI, Michelle digs into AI’s environmental footprint, the ethics behind rapid adoption, and the quiet reshaping of creative labor. From design and imagery to production and marketing, this is a real conversation about what responsible technology actually looks like when sustainability is the goal.

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