In the press.
Connected Woman Magazine Online | July 2021
JoinRise Radical Renegade | April 2020
CultBytes Online Magazine | January 2020
Donate NYC Refashion Week | February 2020 | Showcasing large Sculptures and saving 250lbs of clothing from landfill
FIT Newsroom | Sustainability Awareness Week | November 2020
GIOIA Magazine | April 2018 | Featured for my upcycled and zero-wasted designs.
Podcasts.
How did Isabel Varela develop her fashion addiction? | Isabel Varela | The Terran Podcast | July 2021
Making Your Sustainable Vision a Reality | GCNYC | June 2021
“My fashion addiction got me into an $100,000 debt,” with Isabel Varela | The ANIMA ANIMUS Podcast | May 2021
Love+Live+Life Podcast | February 2021
Speaking Your Brand Podcast | December 2019
Speaking Engagements
Drexel University | February 2021 | Topic : Fashion Addict to Advocate Password to Access Video: Addict2Advocate*
STAIY OFFICIAL Live Instagram | October 2020 | Topic : How your fashion choices affect the mind, body, and environment.
Speaking Your Brand Virtual Summit | October 2020 | Topic : Fashion Addict to Fashion Advocate
CAC Stitch and Mend Workshop | November 2020
FIT Sustainability Awareness Week | October 2020 | Topic : Small Steps Password to Watch : Sustainability2020
Southern Methodist University | February 2020 | Topic : Fashion Addict to Advocate
Chicago Fair Trade Panel | Building A Conscious Closet | October 2019
NYU Art & Environmental Justice Series | October 2019 | Screened " Fashion Addict Documentary
New York Fair Trade ChangeMaker of The Year Award | April 2019
Civic Art Lab + Columbia University | March 2019 | Topic: Fashion Addiction
Partnerships to Close the Loop | March 2019 | Partnered with Goodwill NYNJ to Pitch an Interactive Installation with Donated Clothing
Clothes Minded Exhibition | October 2018 | Hosted and produced first gallery exhibition /fashion-addict
Partnerships to Close the Loop | March 2019 | Partnered with Goodwill NYNJ to Pitch an Interactive Installation with Donated Clothing
Louisiana State University 4-H | July 2018 | Topic : Ins and Outs of the Fashion Industry and Becoming a Fashion Designer
New York School Of Design | April 2018 | Topic : Ins and Outs of a Fashion Designer and Moving into Sustainability