American Fashion Podcast

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Episode 73: Lauren Sherman Makes Magazines You Want To Read Oct 15, 2015

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Fashion writer Lauren Sherman talks with the hosts for nearly two full hours, a new record for this show. The conversation covers everything from fashion criticism and journalism to changes and evolution at New York Fashion Week to the European bias in American fashion media to designers who didn’t make it out of the 90s to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund and the end of diffusion lines as we’ve known them.

Also, a brief interview with Reem Acra at her bridal show (at the 1:27:33 mark).

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

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Quintessentially (Lauren’s first gig)
Forbes (Lauren’s second gig)
The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No (Amazon)
Tommy Ton
The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever (Amazon)
Of A Kind
Nanette Lepore
Rachel Comey
Alexis Mabille
Matches Fashion
Pyer Moss (designer Kerby Jean Raymond)

072 – Coveting For Fun And Profit Oct 12, 2015

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Blair Ethington talks one on one with Charles Beckwith about the Covet Fashion app and the gamification of style and fashion.

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071 – Always Afoot Oct 08, 2015

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Footwear designers Miranda Morrison and Kari Sigerson (formerly of the brand Sigerson Morrison), and Eliza Axelson-Chidsey from Kari’s new brand, Alumnae, are in the studio talking art, business, and politics. Trade policy expert Steven Capozzola calls in to give us the lowdown and scary on the the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

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

references:

Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Reached, but Faces Scrutiny in Congress (NY Times)
American Apparel files for bankruptcy, operations to continue (Reuters)
American Apparel files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (USA Today)

070 – It’s About The Future Oct 01, 2015

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Jessica Hemmer, Senior Designer of Apparel Innovation at Bemis Worldwide, talks about making clothing with adhesives instead of sewing, Sew Heidi talks about making illustrations without pencils, and Patrick Duffy, Fixing Fashion: Rethinking the Way We Make, Market and Buy Our Clothes author Michael Lavergne, Mimi Prober, and Nica Rabinowitz talk about making clothes without wanton destruction, mass human suffering, and the rape of the natural world.

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

references:

episode 62 – How Techpacker Simplifies Designer-Factory Communication
episode 44 – Map All The Sources!
Georgine
Jay Godfrey
Julianna Bass
Intersect Retail conference

069 – Stefan Larsson And The Great Americana Elevator Sep 30, 2015

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We rarely chase breaking news, but this was so big and interesting, Seth and Charles hopped on a Skype call the morning after the story broke for a special episode to talk about the big changes coming at Ralph Lauren Corp., as the designer steps aside from his CEO role to make way for fast fashion executive Stefan Larsson, whom the company hopes will turn their fortunes around.

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Ralph Lauren, Creator of Fashion Empire, Is Stepping Down as C.E.O. (NY Times)
Ralph Lauren Hands CEO Reins to Stefan Larsson of Old Navy (WWD / paywall)
Reem Acra

068 – Pepper Jacques Sizes You Up Sep 29, 2015

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Rachel and Marshea Fenderson are in the studio talking about their brand, Pepper Jacques, which makes sizes 0 to 22, and sells exclusively through pop-ups and trunk shows. Seth and Charles debrief on the trade shows. Show floor interviews with Alexa Stark, Christy Lea Payne (CLP Jewelry), Farid Ait Ouabi (Jonathan Cukierman), Lauren Podoll (The Podolls), Suk Chai (Schai), Stephanie Leroux (Totem Salvaged), Wendy Akroyd (Artemisia Handmade), Angie Y (Yangie New York).

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

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067 – Axis of Retail Sep 23, 2015

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Market Week rages across the West side of Manhattan, burning farms and terrifying falafel vendors. Seth and Charles went out in the chaos and recorded this episode from the Axis Trade Show at Pier 92/94. Guests include Steak, designer of Teenage and Hot Lava; Axis show director Vanessa Chu; Melissa Trovato, CEO of Melt Management and Nightwalker; Ainsley Hutchence, owner of Sticks and Stones Agency; and Helena Stuart, founder of Only Hearts.

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

Check out our fashion trade show guide!

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Episode 66: Fashion Week Unleashed! Sep 18, 2015

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Backstage with Naeem Khan, Reem Acra, Vivienne Tam, Gant, Josie Natori, Tia Cibani, Hellessey, Michael Costello, and more!

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Fashion Week, Reinvented (NY Times)
Go2Runway
Luke Aaron
Gen Art
Erin Fetherston
Desigual
When Fashion Shows Were Fun (NY Times)
Gant Embarking On A Major Rebranding (WWD / paywall)
City Officials Launch $5 Million Made in N.Y. Marketing Campaign (WWD / paywall)
Charles Beckwith’s Instagram
The Blonds Kicked Off NYFW By Making History
Daniel Silverstein and Daniel Silverstain
Badgley Mischka

https://instagram.com/p/7uFLhwt7-Q/

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Episode 65: Mickey Boardman, The Stan Lee of Fashion Sep 02, 2015

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Mr. Mickey, editorial director of Paper Magazine, is in the studio… along with WWD‘s Media Editor Alexandra Steigrad, Manufacture New York‘s Bob Bland, and fashion and runway photographer Udor.

Where are print magazines going? What’s the deal with the circle of freelancers who seem to try to write for every major fashion publication? Do magazines affect designers when they’re creating a collection? Does “no” mean “not that in that form”? What’s the deal with all the intern lawsuits? How do you find opportunities to make your mark in this business? Plus, Mickey’s take on street style, style bloggers, and his favorite insult.

Check out our fashion trade show guide!

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

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CITTA = health + education + economic development
Gary Graham
Mona Kowalska
Rick Owens
Bryan Boy
Susie Bubble
Network (1976 film)

064 – Loris Diran and Wendy Brandes – Part Two Aug 30, 2015

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Wendy Brandes and Loris Diran talk about their careers and adventures (part two). Designer Adolfo Sanchez comments on the predicted collapse of American Apparel and the likely impact on the Los Angeles fashion manufacturing community.

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

references:

H&M’s $1m recycling prize is clever but no solution to fast fashion (The Guardian)
The Alternatives: Designers Subverting Fashion’s Status Quo (NY Times)
American Apparel Is Nearly Dead (and It’s Not Just Dov Charney’s Fault) (Complex)
Maxine Bedat of Zady interviewed on Fashion Is Your Business (FIYB)
Make Life A Ritual

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