Tech Powered Luxury

Building Ireland’s First BCorp Certified Fashion Brand & Climbing to New Heights in 2025 with Aoife McNamara

Tech Powered Luxury

Show Notes

This week, we are thrilled to bring you an exclusive interview with Aoife McNamara, the visionary Irish fashion designer revolutionising the industry with her sustainable and ethical approach. We dive into her inspiring journey, her dedication to sustainability, and the exciting ventures she has planned for the future, including a community expedition to Kilimanjaro and a documentary that looks at Ireland’s addiction to fast fashion - and where these fast fashion garments go after they’re no longer wanted. Tech Powered Luxury listeners benefit from a €50 voucher to use on Aoife’s website on fashion items, sign up to our substack to access the code: ⁠https://techpoweredluxury.substack.com/⁠. I you'd like to join us on our expedition to Kilimanjaro in January 2025, read more about it here.

Season 4 of Tech Powered Luxury is brought to you in partnership with Seoulista Beauty, a cryo-powered skincare brand, as well as our sponsors, Sinead Keary the Label and Digital Luxury Group.

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THE TECH POWERED LUXURY TEAM

Producer & Host: Ashley McDonnell

Partnerships: Cliona Jordan

Videography: Ben O’Neill, Christos Celniku and Morgan Prudhomme

Photography: Anastasiia Redko, Anastasiia Lopushynska and Madeline Gillespie

Production Assistants: Abigail Herbert, Gemma Brennan, Tessa Haughton Lynch and Klaudia Skierska

Newsletter: Beatriz Barros

Styling: Johanna Dooley

Styling Assistants: Cian Crowe and Alison Murphy

Social Media Management: Grace Slattery

Public Relations: Align Agency

Content Creation: Kinsman & Co

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