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Meghan Markle IMPACT! Outland Denim reached new heights when Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wore a pair of the brand’s jeans four times while on her tour of Australia and was able to create 46 new positions for women who have been rescued from trafficking for the company.

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Outland Denim reached new heights when Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, wore a pair of the brand’s jeans four times while on her tour of Australia with Prince Harry in 2018 during her Australia royal tour.

“Oh man, it’s hard to put into words [the Meghan Markle effect] it caused a lot of growth and growing pains as well and that’s the awesome and challenging sign of something as miraculous as that.”

As a result of the interest caused by Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex ,Bartle was able to create 46 new positions for women in his company. Something which has a flow-on effect into the communities and dependents the women are responsible for.

Bartle told the press at the time that online sales increased by 2300 per cent over the two weeks following Meghan’s appearance in the jeans saw, while traffic to their website spiked by 1000 per cent in the 48 hours after the Duchess wore them.

“She didn’t receive the jeans through us. We’re not sure how she heard of us but are thrilled that the brand’s ethos aligns with her own,” Bartle told Vanity Fair.

“On top of that, the denim is very comfortable and she wore them day after day on the tour. As a company it’s been win-win, but it’s benefitted people who really need help and I hope Meghan knows that.”

Outland Denim is one of ten businesses honoured in the 2019CO Leadership Awards, awarded by fashion technology and business platform Common Objective (CO).

The award was judged by representatives from the British Fashion Council, GQ and Vogue Australia magazine, fashion label Vivienne Westwood and luxury e-commerce retailer Farfetch. The award celebrates “disruptors” in the sustainable fashion space.

Outland Denim was started by James Bartle in 2011 and works with Cambodian women who have been rescued from trafficking to teach them new skills while also paying a fair wage and offering training and employment opportunities.

The brand uses sustainable materials such as organic cotton and recycled fabric waste.

Bartle said it was an “honour” to be recognized by what he sees as leaders in the sustainable fashion space.

“[CO] are campaigning for using fashion for good, and that’s always been our dream and desire … to help right the wrongs of the past in fashion.”

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,The Duke and Duchess of Sussex supplied the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta with Black-owned food trucks to Mark #MLKDAY.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, marked Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by supplying food to the King Center for Nonviolent Social change in Atlanta through Black-owned businesses.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex supplied the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta with Black-owned food trucks on Monday, according to the Civil Rights icon’s daughter, Bernice King.

The food trucks were utilized by volunteers during a community service project event, Bernice King tweeted on Twitter .

“I’m so grateful for your graciousness in honoring my father,” Bernice wrote on Twitter.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan confirmed the donation saying the trucks, Paige’s Pastries & Bistro and Parlay Savory Saloon, offered free lunches to staffers and volunteers.

Some of the King Center’s events included a voter registration and education drive, as well as a donation drive for the homeless. The pair also shared a personal connection with a keynote speaker at the King Center: Bishop Michael Curry invoked the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. during a sermon at their 2018 wedding ceremony.

This is one of many Million times that Prince Harry, The of Sussex and Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, have been recognized for their charitable donations. Last year, a women’s shelter in Texas thanked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex for helping to fix a roof damaged by winter weather in the Lone Star Also, Archewell Foundation announced a additional project of a relief center in India amid a spike there in COVID-19 cases.

Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex GROUNDBREAKING podcasts series will be called Archetypes.

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Spotify revealed the title of The Duchess of Sussex podcast: Archetypes.

Archetypes will be hosted by the Duchess of Sussex.

The podcast series will investigate the labels that try to hold women back according to pre_ trailer released. Speaking with historians and experts, Meghan will “uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives.”

The title refers to the theme of the show and is also a nod to Archewell, the nonprofit organization founded by Meghan and Prince Harry.

In an audio teaser , here https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ntRMn5LTlSVBBpZ1hsPK3?si=Ab_aVIfuSgCAdxvP_ijppg&utm_source=copy-linkthe

The Duchess — who has a long history of activism for women’s rights — addresses stereotypes that have long generalized women, particularly through the lens of popular culture and media.

“This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us . . . but where do these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?” asks Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex who is mom to daughter Lilibet, 9 months, and son Archie, who will be 3 in May.

The Duchess also previewed the types of guests who will appear throughout the debut season. “This is Archetypes — the podcast where we dissect, explore, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back,” she says in the teaser. “I’ll have conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape our narratives. And I’ll talk to historians to understand how we even got here in the first place.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced a multi-year partnership between Spotify and their production company Archewell Audio in 2020 with the goal to “build community through shared experience, narratives and values.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had opened up about their love of podcasts — especially amid the pandemic.

“What we love about podcasting is that it reminds all of us to take a moment and to really listen, to connect to one another without distraction,” Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex said in a joint statement at the time.

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