Berlin-Based Speaker & Facilitator
From textile waste to circular value.
Mariangeles "Angie" Aguirre is an educator and activist bridging the gap between Latin American creative resilience and European circular policy.
experience
Recycle & Exorcise
perspective in Berlin
Waste is a design flaw.
Greenwashing is a transformation flaw.
“Sustainability without creativity does not change culture. We don't need more 'efficient' systems for the same broken models; we need a radical redesign of value.”
Strategic Interventions
Expertise & Services
Keynotes
High-impact talks on circular fashion, activism, and the future of textile ecosystems.
Workshops
Hands-on innovation labs focused on upcycling design and strategic circularity.
Anti-Greenwashing
A sharp review of brand communication to keep sustainability claims honest and credible.
Consulting
Deep-dive strategy for supply chain transparency and circular value creation.
Featured keynote
From Textile Waste to Circular Value
A provocation on how brands can move beyond compliance into genuine cultural and ecological transformation.
Signature topics
Critical awareness
Understanding the true cost of textile waste beyond the balance sheet.
Actionable frameworks
Practical steps to implement upcycling and circularity in existing supply chains.
Cultural resilience
Leveraging creativity to navigate the 'post-growth' fashion landscape.
Workshop formats
Innovation
The Upcycling Lab
Practical exploration of design-led waste reduction. Teams work with physical textile waste to prototype circular solutions.
Communication
Anti-Greenwashing Lab
Dissecting marketing narratives. Learning to speak truthfully about impact without losing brand desirability.
Diagnosis
Circularity Health Check
A strategic review of your current operations against emerging EU circular economy regulations.
Why Angie?
Founder-practitioner
She doesn't just talk circularity; she lives it daily as the founder of tHERAPY Recycle & Exorcise.
Intercontinental intelligence
Bridging Latin American resourcefulness with European industrial standards.
Radical honesty
Cutting through the jargon to address the systemic issues holding brands back.
“Action is the only antidote to climate anxiety.”
Press
Selected Coverage
Upcycling in Motion: Lollapalooza Berlin 2026
An interactive fashion activation where visitors customised garments and watched separate pieces become a complete outfit live on stage.
Reading the Room: Rethinking Value in Fashion
An intimate Berlin panel on identity, desire, community, integrity and the cultural work required to transform fashion.
Berlin Style Guide: Dressing for the Scene That Refuses to Fade
Angie reads Berlin as a living stage, where clothing becomes a language of identity, resistance, and belonging across nightlife and art.
Behind the Runway: What Fashion Week Really Demands
In this ZEIT interview, Angie speaks from inside fashion production, showing how leadership, representation, and live coordination shape a runway moment.
Queer Visibility Through Upcycling: Fashion That Breaks Binaries
This Siegessäule interview shows Angie’s work as more than fashion: a cultural practice rooted in visibility, migration, and breaking gender binaries.
The Anti-Greenwashing Questions for Fashion Brands
Download my proprietary list of 25 critical questions your design, marketing, and leadership teams must answer before your next collection.
Ready to move from waste to circular value?
Book a consultation or invite Angie to speak at your next event to start the transformation.