About Conscious Fashion Collective
Conscious Fashion Collective is a global community and resource hub built for sustainable fashion professionals, founders, and freelancers who believe the fashion industry can — and must — do better.
At the heart of Conscious Fashion Collective (CFC) is a shared conviction: that lasting, meaningful change happens through collaboration.
CFC brings together values-aligned professionals from across the fashion ecosystem to share knowledge, build connections, and co-create the regenerative fashion future that is possible — one where slow fashion is the norm, authentic sustainability is the default, and equity is centered throughout the value chain.
CFC serves this mission through a rich ecosystem of resources and programming:
Curated guides and interviews explore the most pressing issues facing the industry while spotlighting the solutions, innovations, and organizations leading the way forward.
A weekly conscious fashion newsletter keeps professionals informed and inspired, delivering timely insights, funding opportunities, and job openings.
A Freelancer Directory and Business Directory make it easier to find and support the people and companies already doing the work, because recognizing the people and initiatives pushing the industry forward is part of how collective momentum is built.
But what truly sets CFC apart is its membership community for sustainable fashion founders and professionals. Members gain access to weekly live events from expert Q&As and workshops to networking sessions and coworking groups — all designed to foster the kind of meaningful connection that fuels real-world impact. It's a space to learn, be challenged, find support, and grow with the kind of targeted feedback and advice conscious fashion business owners, consultants, and freelancers are craving.
Whether someone is an emerging designer committed to ethical sourcing, a seasoned sustainability strategist, or a founder building a brand rooted in conscious values,Conscious Fashion Collective serves as a home base to grow, collaborate, and contribute to something larger than any individual action.
The fashion system won't transform overnight but Conscious Fashion Collective is gathering the people who are making it happen and inviting others to become an integral part of that vision.
Meet The Team:
Elizabeth Joy
Director & Community Manager
Conscious Fashion Collective was originally founded and run by Kaméa Chayne of Green Dreamer and is currently run by Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Joy is a writer, podcaster, and community-builder dedicated to reimagining the fashion system. She founded Conscious Life & Style, a digital media platform for sustainable living, the Conscious Style Podcast, which interviews industry change makers building a more responsible fashion future, and Slow Fashion Saturday, a newsletter making slow fashion practical.
Today, Elizabeth leads Conscious Fashion Collective, where she supports sustainable fashion professionals and founders as they grow purpose-driven careers and businesses.
Stella Hertantyo
Contributing Writer & Membership Events Manager
Stella Hertantyo is a slow fashion and slow living enthusiast based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Stella finds solace in words as a medium for sharing ideas and encouraging a cultural shift that welcomes systems change and deepens our collective connection to the world around us. She is passionate about encouraging an approach to sustainability, and social and environmental justice, that is inclusive, intersectional, accessible, and fun.
Stella holds a B.A. Multimedia Journalism from the University of Cape Town, and a PGDip in Sustainable Development from the Sustainability Institute. She currently works as a writer, editor, and social media manager.
Jharna Pariani
Contributing Writer & Resource Manager
Jharna Pariani is a fashion writer and creative strategist whose work is rooted in honesty and deep observation of the world around her.
When she isn’t busy penning down her thoughts, she moonlights as a video editor creating fashion and food reels on Instagram for several brands and influencers.