Press Features

These press features turn the spotlight onto Lauren as she discusses her focus and intention with the Sustainably LB Podcast, how to prioritize clothing circularity with Swap Omaha and holding the fashion industry accountable through her work as a journalist and storyteller.

Press Highlights

Omaha World Herald Cover Feature — Old linens are like gold to designer taking part in Omaha's first Conscious Collections Fest

OWH Video Feature — Conscious Collections Fest Aims to Uplift Sustainable Fashion Scene in Omaha

OmaPod — Lauren Bates on Conscious Collections Fest 2025

KETV Conscious Collections Feature — New Fashion Show Coming to the Metro Promotes Sustainability

OmaPod — CODA: Lauren Bates on Plant Medicine Therapy, Staying Centered & Ayahuasca in Omaha?

OmaPod — PART II Lauren Bates on Benson’s Burgeoning Fashion Scene

OmaPod — Lauren Bates on Modeling Internationally, Sustainable Fashion & ‘Conscious Collections’

Harness Magazine — Sustainable Pathways: Lauren Bates, Founder of Sustainably LB and Swap Omaha

Omaha World Herald — Swap Omaha Promotes Fashion Sustainability by Trading ‘Shop’ for ‘Swap’

The Art of Life, Liberty, and Happiness Podcast — On Sustainability: The Dark Side of the Fashion Industry and a Bright Future

Channel 3 KMTV News Now — Celebrating Earth Day at Elmwood Park with Swap Omaha