Fashion and Identity ft. Harris Reed

In this podcast narrators Leah & Valentina ask tough questions to designer Harris Reed, addressing fashion and identity and finding your agency. Harris Reed is a British American gender fluid fashion designer based in London who creates clothing that challenges your perception of not only gender but identity as well. He creates fashion that makes a statement or at least goes against societal norms, found his voice by discovering his agency. A gay male, identifying with he/him or they/them found themselves uncomfortable in his skin in comparison to his peers. He shares his difficult journey of self acceptance and expression through fashion. Stories of community and gender, but more specifically the self discovery journey of identifying self before fashion. He acredits his self discovery to being around like minded people that helped him see himself clearly before labeling it with fashion. The most authentic action we can take is tapping into our own sense of truth, although incredibly draining, but the biggest lesson we can learn before representing ourselves to our peers through fashion or any other creative outlet.

The podcast and many more that are being created, show us that there is a generation out there that wants to change the narrative of not only fast fashion but fashion itself. It’s encouraging us to take a hard look at the fashion industry, and impact that same industry with a more authentic sense of self that can be expressed through fashion instead of through imitation. Podcasts such as Frequency Lab, allow us to create a community of like minded people, just as Harris Reed did to discover his truer self. Media is a tool that allows us to connect and find like minded communities to share and discover aspects of ourselves and outlets of expression.

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