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063 – Loris Diran and Wendy Brandes – Part One Aug 30, 2015

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FGI Award-winning designers Wendy Brandes and Loris Diran talk about their careers and adventures, as well as the new normal in fashion. Part one of two.

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

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Norma Kamali
Claude Montana
Thom Brown
Net A Porter is growing insanely large
Jimmy Au’s (clothing for men under 5’8″)
Peter Manning (clothing for men under 5’8″)

062 – How Techpacker Simplifies Designer-Factory Communication Aug 20, 2015

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Techpacker.com Co-Founder Sayam Kochar and his wife, designer Daniella Samper-Kochar, talk about a tool that is changing how small and medium sized brands are able to communicate with their manufacturers. Charles Beckwith questions the moral implications of making a tool that facilitates outsourcing more production. Additionally, this episode features discussion of the new restricted press access list from WME-IMG for New York Fashion Week, the unpaid internship fight in the courts, modeling agencies fixing their rates, Conde Nast opening fashion colleges, DKNY erasing its past to make way for the Public School designers, and more.

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

If you would like to comment on the show or the topics we discuss, you can leave a voicemail for us to play during a future episode at (646) 979-8709.

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Ajaie Alaie
How Lexus became the new sponsor of New York Fashion Week (Fortune)
DKNY Wipes Its Social Media Accounts, Drops ‘PR Girl’ (Fashionista)
Top Modeling Agencies Under Fire for Colluding to Fix Prices (The Fashion Law)
Inside Condé Nast’s Expanding Education Business (Fashionista)
Will ‘Uber for Models’ Disrupt the Industry? (Business of Fashion)
Removing the 140-character limit from Direct Messages (Twitter’s Blog)
Are Unpaid Internships Acceptable in Fashion? (The Fashion Law)
Are Unpaid Internships Acceptable? (Business of Fashion / same author)

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061 – News Flashing Aug 11, 2015

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Recent and relevant news stories from WWD and Racked prompt commentary and analysis, including announced changes to New York Fashion Week, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and a study on consumer behavior. Listener Rachel Gregory calls in asking for trade show and market week advice.

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

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Study: Retailers Need a Multigenerational Marketing Approach (WWD / paywall)
WME-IMG’s NYFW.com
Style.com Tries to Get Readers Excited About VogueRunway.com (Racked)
NYFW Will Be Less Commercialized This Time Around (Racked)
Bed Bath & Beyond Bought Indie Marketplace Of a Kind (Racked)
FirstView
Now Fashion
NYFW: The Shows Credential Requirements
TPP Talks Face Critical Juncture (WWD / paywall)
Big Bucks: Retail’s Top Earners (WWD / paywall)
Sibling
Lou Dalton
Todd Lynn

Seth and Charles Interviewed On Fashion Is Your Business Aug 11, 2015

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Why do we always come here. I do not really know.

Last week Seth and Charles interviewed the hosts of Fashion Is Your Business, and this week the tables are turned, with our own hosts in the hot seats.

Check out FIYB episode #45 for the whole story.

060 – Pavan Bahl, Rob Sanchez, and Marc Raco Aug 07, 2015

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The team from the Fashion Is Your Business podcast is on American Fashion Podcast, and we’re on an episode of theirs (coming soon). Rob Sanchez (Ralph and Remington), Pavan Bahl (OS Fashion), and Marc Raco (The Hope Is Project) talk about their work and the first eight months of their fashion business and fashion technology-focused show.

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Episode 59: Wearable Technology Jul 30, 2015

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Becky Stern, director of wearables at Adafruit, Dr. Amanda Parkes, chief of technology and research at Manufacture New York, and Google software engineer Alex Kesling talk with Charles Beckwith about the future of fashion from an engineering standpoint.

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

The big questions:

4:20 – how long would it take a designer to get up to speed on working with wearable tech?
6:19 – solving the battery problem
9:49 – do Adafruit tutorial projects teach about garment design like they do electronics design?
11:05 – where are high tech companies failing when they cross with fashion design?
11:45 – what went wrong with the Apple Watch?
19:41 – will sustainable wearable components be ready before the mass market explosion happens?
22:17 – what did Becky Stern do with her Ringly?
23:41 – wearables show-and-tell on the radio
30:29 – what can designers do now that they couldn’t work with a few years ago?
32:28 – issues of scale in manufacturing wearable tech
36:14 – why does wearable tech appear in athletic-wear first?
40:08 – dragging the craft into the 21st century
42:28 – speaking the fashion language
43:28 – program or be programmed
45:34 – what will it take for fashion designers to embrace more technology?
49:49 – Microsoft Band – hack it or hacksaw it?
53:03 – why are we so focused on the wrist?
54:12 – what will designers do with augmented reality?
1:01:15 – a same code faux pas
1:03:12 – what is getting funded and why?

“If you see a thing that your cell phone does, you can make your fashion do that now.” – Becky Stern

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058 – Hilldun EVP Tim Moore Jul 21, 2015

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Financing fashion is a highly specialized business, and one of the most influential and long standing companies in the space is Hilldun Corporation. They’ve backed everyone from Tommy Hilfiger to Marc Jacobs, Nanette Lepore, Alexander Wang, Badgley Mischka, Derek Lam, Jason Wu, and so many more. Their careful shepherding of capital and buyer relationships has kept New York’s fashion industry gears turning for decades. This episode is both a bit of Fashion Financing 101 and a deep dive into what can go wrong with financing a fashion brand. Tim Moore is an Executive Vice President at Hilldun Corporation, with 20 years of experience in helping brands survive and grow, so when he talks about how to avoid the most common mistakes, you should probably pay very close attention.

Thanks to Rob Sanchez from Fashion Is Your Business for helping out with this episode.

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

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Episode 57: That Show From Before The Show – The American Fashion Podcast Jul 20, 2015

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Seth and Charles are busy helping designer Loris Diran set up for his New York Men’s Fashion Week runway show, but manage to find a quiet stairwell and take a few minutes to review what has happened so far during the first New York Men’s Fashion Week in decades. Charles interviews Loris Diran’s house photographer, Sandy Ramirez, who shot several other Men’s Fashion Week shows and presentations for WWD.

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Episode 56: Men’s Fashion Week Pre-Show – The American Fashion Podcast Jul 07, 2015

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Nick Graham, Erik and Emily Nelson of Edinger Apparel, and Brad Schmidt of Cadet talk about their brands and their plans for the upcoming New York Men’s Fashion Week and beyond.

Nick Graham talks about Post-Prep style and shaking up department stores. Edinger talks about a major design pivot they will reveal next week.

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

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Episode 55: Alan Eckstein – The American Fashion Podcast Jul 02, 2015

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Timo Weiland menswear designer Alan Eckstein, and fashion photojournalist Richard Spiegel talk about the changing business landscape and the necessity of adaptability for today’s brands.

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

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