Behind The Seams - April 2024

Each month, a different industry professional is interviewed in front of a live audience. Sometimes in-person, virtual, or a hybrid. These interviews are sometimes recorded and shared on the FABRIC website. They share their unique journey to becoming an industry pro or an expert while teaching us something about their trade.

• Network with other industry pros and fashion lovers before and after the event.
• FABRIC Apparel Entrepreneur Members get to introduce themselves and their business to the audience. Must be an officially registered AE Member of FABRIC.
• Apparel Entrepreneur Members: $5 donation
• Students: $5 donation
• Non-Members/Public: $5 donation

Amanda Lee McCarty (she/they) wanted to be an art teacher, but somehow ended up with a career in fashion that began as a seasonal part-time sales associate in the fitting rooms at a fast fashion retailer. She has worked in the buying departments of some of the most iconic (fast fashion) brands, where she saw the “fast fashion-ification” of the entire industry play out. Her employers bought stuff faster and faster. The product was cheaper and cheaper. And the quality/fit was worse and worse, year after year.

Two weeks into the pandemic, Amanda lost her job working for a rental brand owned by a large fast fashion company. After crying and playing The Sims for a month, she realized her mission: to decode and demystify the fashion industry., in hopes of motivating others to change their own habits and relationship with clothing.

BTS PART 2 - A powerful discussion on the future of supply chains, circular fashion, and the actions taking place to change the future of the fashion industry. Moderated by Amanda Lee McCarty.

This event takes place at FABRIC's Original Building at 132 E. 6th Street, in downtown Tempe. You can join us in-person for this event or online on our facebook page ( www.facebook.com/fabrictempe ). Program starts promptly at 6pm. Doors will be locked by 6:30pm.

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