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Wear Abouts

Wear Abouts

By: Manchester Fashion Institute
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Wear Abouts is a podcast from Manchester Fashion Institute that explores why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone’s lives.


Hosted, produced, edited and scored by current students from across Manchester Metropolitan University, the show invites some of the fashion industry’s foremost voices to break down the issues, innovations and ideas that emerge from our relationship with clothing.


Follow Wear Abouts on Instagram at: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod


Follow Manchester Fashion Institute at: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstute
or visit us at: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk

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Episodes
  • Adanola's Laura Ward on the Art of Fashion Marketing
    Mar 23 2026

    This week, we welcome Laura to the show. She's currently Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Adanola and before that was Marketing Director at Aries. Driving the narrative for two of the biggest contemporary fashion brands of the 2020s is no joke, so we're really excited to learn about Laura's career path and to get some of her insight on the industry.

    In this episode, we talk about that route into brand marketing, the brands that are moving North, building the Aries marketing strategy from the ground up and how Adanola have risen to the top of their sector.

    You can follow Laura on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/laura_wardy/

    I don't think we need to tell you where to find Adanola and Aries, so...

    Did you enjoy the episode? Send us a text. 💬

    Subscribe now for new episodes every other Monday. Please take the time to rate and/or review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. We cherish every rating and review. They help to ensure this project continues.

    Join Wear Abouts over on Instagram for bonus video content: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod

    You can also follow Manchester Fashion Institute on Instagram: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstitute

    And check out our courses here: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk

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    39 mins
  • Women Behind the Camera with Morgan Barfield
    Mar 9 2026

    Wear Abouts is back! This season, we're kicking things off with one of our favourite fashion photographers, Morgan Barfield. Her stunning work for brands like Hoka, Keen, Welter Experiment and Sums brilliantly captures outdoor and running culture.

    We discuss the state of play of female representation in the fashion industry's creative roles, switching specialisms, founding and running a creative studio (Gloaming Creative) and much more!

    Follow Morgan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/morganbarfield/

    Check out Gloaming Creative on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/gloamingcreative/

    We've launched our own dedicated Instagram account as well, so make sure you're following us at: @wearabouts_pod for lots of bonus content. We'll be spending more time with our guests, keeping tabs on the fashion industry and finding out why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone's lives.

    Did you enjoy the episode? Send us a text. 💬

    Subscribe now for new episodes every other Monday. Please take the time to rate and/or review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. We cherish every rating and review. They help to ensure this project continues.

    Join Wear Abouts over on Instagram for bonus video content: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod

    You can also follow Manchester Fashion Institute on Instagram: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstitute

    And check out our courses here: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk

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    42 mins
  • Wear Abouts Season Two launches on Monday!
    Mar 6 2026

    Your favourite show about why fashion matters and how it fits into everyone's lives is back for a new season, with a new team just in time for Spring.

    Our hosts, Cat and May, are here to introduce themselves and the new crew to you. Make sure you're subscribed in time for our first episode of the new season, which drops on Monday!

    While you're at it, follow our brand new, shiny, dedicated Insta: @wearabouts_pod so that you can get stuck into the amazing content that Mia and Alice have created for your viewing pleasure.

    Did you enjoy the episode? Send us a text. 💬

    Subscribe now for new episodes every other Monday. Please take the time to rate and/or review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. We cherish every rating and review. They help to ensure this project continues.

    Join Wear Abouts over on Instagram for bonus video content: instagram.com/wearabouts_pod

    You can also follow Manchester Fashion Institute on Instagram: instagram.com/mcrfashioninstitute

    And check out our courses here: fashioninstitute.mmu.ac.uk

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    5 mins
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