Stay ConnectedBlamo! is a long-running fashion and culture podcast hosted by Jeremy Kirkland. Since 2016, the show has featured thoughtful, relaxed conversations with designers, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers, exploring fashion, menswear, design, music, and culture beyond the surface.
Featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more — Blamo! is celebrating 10 years of independent conversations about the things we care about.
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My guests this week are Saeed and Katy Al-Rubeyi, co-founders of Story MFG.
We discuss how Story MFG emerged out of their relationship, the power and burden of being a small brand, dealing with critics, making things not look “perfect,” and how I believe they’re changing an entire industry with their aesthetic and ethics.
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(12:02) Yusuf / Cat Stevens
(21:24) Khadi fabric
(28:13) Care Tags
(35:56) Why Slow Fashion is Punk
(39:14) Parks and Recreation
(51:05) Grailed
(52:50) Our Clothes Get Old, Bleed and Might Be Smelly Too
(54:40) Rolex
(58:51) Visvim
(59:36) Braindead
(1:00:13) Kapital
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My guest this week is the artist Jeremy Dean AKA Dean’s Nuts.
Jeremy and I discuss how growing up with punk music and skateboarding influences his work, designing merch for musicians from the Dead & Company to the Rolling Stones and Elton John, and how he went from bootlegging t-shirts to becoming the undeniable GOAT of merch.
Together we discover the wonders of Black Flag!
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(01:05) House Industries
(1:47) Tyler School of Art and Architecture
(12:58) Kiss (band)
(15:58) London Calling (album)
(16:43) Thrasher (magazine)
(17:07) Let Them Eat Jellybeans! (album)
(21:53) Bad Brains (band)
(27:43) Stussey
(31:21) Jade Tree (record label)
(33:00) Kid Dynamite (band)
(34:10) Jets to Brazil (band)
(35:00) Saves The Day (band)
(40:45) Urban Outfitters
(45:42) Rolling Stones (band)
(46:02) Shepard Fairey
(1:00:38) Dead & Company (band)
(1:09:00) Blamo! Shirts
(1:13:39) Jamie Reed
(1:13:57) Elton John
(1:14:37) Colette (closed store)
(1:15:10) Ecko Unltd.
(1:15:19) Victoria’s Secret
(1:15:38) Anthropologie
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2020 was a garbage year, and while many of us are emerging from it, we’ve all processed this differently.
If you’re Wei Koh, founder of The Rake and Revolution Magazine, the sudden stop has been a time to think, reconsider, and reflect on what matters.
Wei and I chat about how The Mandalorian is making us cry, his renewed love of the written word, why he will continue to pull back the curtain in the watch world, and his unabashed hope for the future.
It’s Blamo! Extra and Wei Koh is BACK.
Wei's recent writing in Revolution
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My guest this week is Tim Dessaint, online content creator.
Tim and I discuss the stigma surrounding influencers, what it takes to make it on YouTube versus TikTok, going viral in Turkey, why trying to hack the algorithm can be counterproductive, and how authenticity, perseverance, and storytelling are at the center of his success.
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(00:12) Tim Dessaint’s YouTube Channel
(01:38) Tim Dessaint’s TikTok
(23:50) Tim Dessaint’s Instagram
(40:39) Matt D’Avella (YouTube)
(40:40) Nathaniel Drew (YouTube)
(41:10) The Tim Ferriss Show (podcast)
(41:18) School of Greatness (podcast)
(43:54) That Creative Life (podcast)
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My guest this week is Jonah Weiner, journalist, magazine feature writer, and co-author of the viral newsletter Blackbird Spyplane.
Jonah and I discuss making fashion accessible, eBay's yardsale vibes, and writing about celebrities for the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and more.
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(01:43) How Long Gone Interview (podcast)
(03:00) Jonah Weiner’s writing
(11:22) Lawrence Schlossman (Blamo! Interview)
(11:58) Throwing Fits Interview (podcast)
(21:10) Visvim (brand)
(28:17) John T. Reuter (Instagram)
(33:27) Bode (brand)
(39:52) David Fincher’s Impossible Eye (article)
(45:00) Bradley Cooper profile (article)
(48:43) Kendrick Lamar, New Kid on the Block (article)
(52:36) Dick Cavatt (article)
(53:02) Larissa MacFarquhar (New Yorker)
(58:24) Nathan Fielder (Blackbird Spyplane)
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We all know there are tons of personalities in fashion; I mean, jeez, scroll through the podcast feed, but someone I've always admired is GQ's Rachel Tashjian.
Whether it's her hot takes on Twitter, her incredibly diverse wardrobe, or astute fashion criticisms, Rachel is one of the most refreshing and humorous people I know.
Naturally… she's back on the pod.
We chat about how to view the world of fashion differently, why she shops second hand, and why fashion criticism is more important than ever.
It's Blamo! Extra and Rachel Tashjian is back!
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My guest this week is Lindsey Boyd, co-founder of The Laundress.
Lindsey and I discuss how she applied the lessons she learned at Chanel to building and running her own business, starting out by handwashing sweaters in her NYC apartment’s bathtub, what it takes to be a good manager, and partnering with rockstar John Mayer.
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(02:02) Brooks Brothers
(02:04) Chanel
(02:34) Ralph Lauren
(15:13) Bliss
(49:28) Frame Denim
(49:40) Brunello Cucinelli
(50:02) Handwash Like a Rockstar with John Mayer
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My guest this week is Mark Cho, co-founder of The Armoury.
Mark and I discuss 10 years of The Armoury, including how they built partnerships with Ring Jacket and Liverano, why a higher price tag doesn’t necessarily mean a superior product (just a different one), and why relationships have always been at the center of their success.
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(00:30) Dover Street Market
(00:37) Colette
(02:36) Chris Gibbs of Union LA (Blamo! Interview)
(04:08) Alan See (co-founder of the Armoury)
(05:09) WW Chan
(05:33) StyleForum
(05:55) George Wang (Blamo! Interview)
(06:15) Ethan Newton (Blamo! Interview)
(16:56) Ring Jacket
(19:55) Carmina
(22:16) Liverano & Liverano
(23:20) Scott Schuman (Blamo! Interview)
(30:49) Gaziano & Girling
(34:46) Jon Moy (Blamo! Interview)
(34:49) Lawrence Schlossman (Blamo! Interview)
(38:37) Jake Grantham (Blamo! Interview)
(50:00) The Armoury on YouTube
(55:50) Dressed to Ingest
(1:02:16) Stefano Ricci
(1:08:55) Aime Leon Dore
(1:09:12) Aime Leon Dore x Drake's
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There is a bit of lore with clothing brands from Japan.
Maybe it’s because if you like clothes, nearly every road leads to Japan.
But how do their clothing business and industry work?
What’s the deal with Kapital? And why are so many of these brands hard to find outside of Japan?
I sat down with Jonathan Lukacek, ex Kapital employee and founder of the Bandanna Almanac.
He’s loved Japanese clothes so much he moved there and hasn’t looked back since.
Jonathan and I discussed the myth behind the Japanese fashion trends, what it’s like to work in the industry there, and why he continues to love it. Last but not least, he shares how John Mayer got into Kapital.
It’s Blamo! Extra with Jonathan Lukacek
https://www.bandanna-almanac.com/
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My guest this week is Helgi Óskarsson, co-owner, and CEO of 66°North.
Helgi and I discuss how the nearly 100-year-old brand began by making clothes for Icelandic fishermen, with the goal of saving lives, how that naturally led to a commitment to sustainability, and how building things to last -- whether a coat or a company -- changes how you think and act.
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(11:10) Hans Kristjánsson and 66°North’s History
(12:06) Iceland’s Ring Road
(22:35) Grime (music genre)
(28:44) Slow Fashion
(29:23) Patagonia (book on business philosophy)
(32:30) Iceland’s Sustainable Energy
(35:24) Fashion Forum
(48:24) “Shoe Dog” by Phil Knight
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