American Fashion Podcast

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083 – Fabulous With A Really Big F Jan 21, 2016

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Doug Greenberg from Garde Robe chats via Skype from California about how his company helps preserve couture collections for both individuals and businesses in cities around the world. Seth, Charles, and Lisa get into the news stories and talk about the new Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum.

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082 – Charles Youssef, Elissa Bloom, and Liz Franco Jan 15, 2016

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The first episode of 2016, and guests in the studio are Elisa Bloom, who is the executive director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, fashion designer Charles Youssef, and publicist Liz Franco from Factory PR. Sitting in as a temporary co-host is fashion designer and Manufacture New York operations manager Ron Wallace. This episode includes discussion on how to grow brands, the importance of business partners for designers, new shopping habits, how a major PR agency prepares its designers and coordinates its team for Fashion Week, wrapping you brain around Snapchat, and more!

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081 – Stand Clear of The Closing Year, Please Dec 17, 2015

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Editor-Photographer Richard Spiegel (The Fashion Tribune) and Stylist-Consultant Asanti Austin help American Fashion Podcast hosts Charles, Seth, and Lisa look back at 2015 and make predictions of things to come. Lots of great stories in this episode.

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Rebooting Bill Blass w/ Chris Benz (The Needle & The Mouse podcast)
SoftWear Automation
The Mall on Xbox One (Vimeo)
The Man Who Would Make the World a Prettier Place (NY Times)
Retailers Feel the Heat of Lost Winter Clothing Sales (NY Times)
Silas Chou Investment Vehicle Acquires a Controlling Interest in Thakoon (BoF)
H&M Blames Warm Weather Across US and Europe for Sales Miss (BoF)

080 – Costume Designer Daniel Lawson Dec 14, 2015

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Daniel Lawson

The Good Wife, Third Watch, and Limitless costume designer Daniel Lawson talks about fashion and costume, his craft, and on his years working with some of television and theater’s most remarkable actors. Kristi McCormick talks about her costume design agency, Matchbook Company.

This is the 80th episode of American Fashion Podcast, hosted by Charles Beckwith, Seth Friedermann, and Lisa-Maria Radano. Charles is a filmmaker, Seth is a former actor, and Lisa is a playwright and screenwriter, so the discussion goes a bit deep industry into the film and television world, and there is a lot of discussion about working with actors and directors to give them the costumes as a platform for stronger performances.

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Access Denied: The Media, After Access (The Awl)

079 – Cindy Gallop and Frank Spadafora Dec 07, 2015

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Advertising consultant Cindy Gallop and D’Marie Group co-founder Frank Spadafora are in the studio talking about commerce, brand building, and self-promotion.

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078 – Nothing To Wear But Fear Itself Nov 30, 2015

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Author Kate Black is in the studio talking about her new book, Magnifeco: Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty. Also in the studio, Douglas Hand, a partner at the law firm Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP, which has a long history of representing the interests of many brands and retailers, since well before #FASHIONLAW was a thing. A far-ranging discussion ensues.

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A Sweetheart Becomes Suspect;Looking Behind Those Kathie Lee Labels (NY Times / 1996)
The Fashion Law
Sourcing Journal Summit
Zara Founder Briefly Overtakes Bill Gates As Richest Person In The World
SoftWear Automation
If you care where your fashion comes from, this app can help (…if you live in Australia)
Nike Making App

077 – Siki Im – It’s Never Easy Once You Care Nov 19, 2015

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Siki Im

Menswear designer Siki Im talks culture and commerce, expounds on his drive to design, and comments on the difficulty of manufacturing his full line domestically.

This is the 77th episode of American Fashion Podcast. The hosts also discuss the Intersect Retail, Pioneer Mode, and Fashion Digital conferences, the Sourcemap materials and production sourcing tool, and the book “Gods and Kings.”

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Loris Diran
Alexander Plokhov
Nicholas K
Carlos Campos
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano (book)
Sourcemap
Pioneer Mode (conference)
Fashion Digital (conference)
Intersect Retail (conference)
IAC Fashion (conference)
Fashion: Now and Then (conference)
Sourcing Journal Summit (conference)
Decoded Fashion (conference)

Episode 76: Teri Agins Is Writing It All Down Nov 12, 2015

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Wall Street Journal “Ask Teri” columnist and author of The End of Fashion and Hijacking The Runway, Teri Agins, is in the studio.

Recording space for this episode was provided by XRC Labs at Parsons School of Design.

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Byron Lars
Olivier Rousteing (New Yorker article)

075 – Jacqui Jenkins of LIM College Nov 05, 2015

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Jacqueline M. Jenkins is the Dean of Graduate Studies for LIM College, where she leads the development and execution of the College’s graduate-level programs, including the MBA and the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) programs in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Global Fashion Supply Chain Management.

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LIM College
Fashion: Now & Then (fashion history conference)
Shoes of Prey (custom shoes)
How Two Guys Lost God and Found $40 Million (Bloomberg)
Alber Elbaz Challenges the Fashion System at FGI’s Night of Stars (WWD / paywall)

074 – Beckett Fogg and Lauren Nahigian Nov 03, 2015

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A view from the beginning. Young designers Beckett Fogg and Lauren Nahigian talk about their ongoing process of getting started in the fashion industry.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

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Kit Woo
Area
Eckhaus Latta
OS Fashion’s Fashiontech Jobs Board
threeASFOUR
Julia Han
H&M Supplier Factories in Bangladesh Still Don’t Meet Safety Requirements (The Fashion Law)
Forever 21, BCBG Require Employees to be On-Call, Don’t Pay Them for It (The Fashion Law)
The Story Of Ed Hardy, And How I Got My Ed Hardy Tattoo (Gothamist)
Alibaba Lobbies to Stay off US Blacklist List for Fakes (BoF)
Concerning The Spiritual In Art (book)

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