Teri Agins covered fashion at The Wall Street Journal for 20 years. In 1999, she published her first book, The End of Fashion; How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever. A friend lent me the book and it collected dust on my desk for months before I decided to pick it up; at which point I couldnt put it down. This book is fashion reporting unlike Ive ever seen of the industry. As Vanity Fair declared, The End of Fashion rips into the underbelly of a world where marketing is king and oft...
Jan 01, 2021•51 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Recap of Season 1 & 2. Peak at Season 3.
Dec 26, 2020•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Smilovic, the founder of Tibi, took a lifelong passion and created a burgeoning fashion label. Listen in as she relates why she took the leap into creating fashion, why she later made a major pivot in her brand, and what it has taken to keep everything moving and evolving in the ever-changing world of fashion. Amy is completely transparent about what it took to create Tibi as well all the twists and turns shes navigated throughout the past 20 years since its creation. You wont want to miss t...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast What happens to our clothes once we get rid of them? Sustainability encourages that we ask *how* our clothes are made but few ask where they go at the end of their life cycle. Recorded at the University of Cincinnati, we sit down with former DAAP educator Elizabeth Ricketts about the clothing waste crisis, the invisible world of the second-hand clothing economy as seen in Accra, Ghana. TIME STAMPS (00:24) Learn more about The Indx (00:57) Intro: Lizs Back Ground (02:02) Todays Topic: The Afterli...
Sep 25, 2019•54 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Live at the Brooklyn design studio A/D/O we listen in as Nesli Danisman, founder of Angora Group, shares how she became an expert in sourcing materials around the world. Starting in as an assistant to Ralph Lauren and sourcing for nearly a decade for Marc Jacobs, Nesli describes her mission with Angora Group to help companies develop the best products with the best factories around the world. We close it out with some heavy-hitting questions from the audience that you wont want to miss. TIME STA...
Sep 14, 2019•1 hr•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Live at Notre Chicago, Ava Niuri (@avanope)is head of special projects at Marc Jacobs. We discuss her Australian upbringing, her time at Helmut Lang and what she describes as "catfishing" of the creative brain. TIME STAMPS (0:39) @avanope (1:12) Avas Background (2:22) Fashion in Australia (4:00) Fashion Writing (5:00) Opening Ceremony (6:37) Bootlegs (12:33) Entering the Fashion Industry (13:45) Instagram & Hiring (14:27) Helmut Lang (16:42) Marc Jacobs (19:19) Collabs (20:00) Marc Jacobs Sweats...
Aug 13, 2019•43 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast A denim specialist with over twenty years of experience tells us why the best studied at the house of Levi's. TIME STAMPS (1:14) Adriano Goldschmeid (2:42) Levi Strauss ( 3:39) Tiia at Levis ( 4:10) Levis tabs ( 5:05) Tiias Work History ( 6:40) Denim History ( 8:27) Tommy Hilfiger x Hip Hop ( 11:04) Marc Jacobs Denim ( 12:10) Designer Jeanswear ( 13:00) Genuine Denim ( 14:30) Stretch Denim ( 19:46) Calvin Klein ( 21:52) Denim Pollution ( 22:18) Laundries (Denim process) ( 24:24) Role of a Denim ...
Jul 09, 2019•50 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Live in London at The Hoxton Hotel Martine shares her thoughts on hype; working for Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga and the influences of her youth.
Jun 05, 2019•38 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Founder, Lana Johnson tells us about writing her own playbook. She used influencer marketing to her own advantage; starting with a few small SKUS and growing into a full collection in under 4 years.
May 22, 2019•37 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Jacquelyn talks finding the white space in the market & reinventing the category of showercaps.
Apr 17, 2019•38 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Mar 28, 2019•58 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Andrea Pagliai describes why the culture of immediacy is compromising true talent development, how the influencer market will eventually implode and the growing need for quality over quantity.
Mar 28, 2019•42 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Former Editor-in-Chief for 17 years, Cindi Leive speaks about print before the internet age. The conversation covers on feminism, womanhood, and the future of print media.
Jan 16, 2019•58 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Recorded at SSENSE HQ in Montral, author, Durga Chew Bose explains her role as the Deputy Editor of SSENSE.com.
Jan 01, 2019•56 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Previously at FarFetch & Shopbop,Stephanie Horton explains the fundamentals that go into a fashion business, why there are no shortcuts when it comes to e-commerce and the things she looks for in an employee.
Dec 26, 2018•44 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Heron Preston tells the story of how he and Virgil went from Myspace friends to joining New Guards Group, the company that launched his namesake brand Heron Preston.
Nov 28, 2018•49 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Starting her career at Maria Cornejo and then eventually landing at OUTLIER, Willie tells us about her life hack to entering the industry and why textiles are so important to her current employer.
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast A very candid look at the business of fashion photography. Working in-house for commercial clients like Pharell, Beyonce & Kanye West, Driely Carter explains why magazine editorials make no money, the scam of sponsored content and how the fashion industry has survived on free work.
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Maureen explains the role of a Technical Designer. She describes her role as the engineer to the designers; the importance of the Tech Pak and why ready-to-wear brands cannot compete with the fast fashion calendar.
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast The first live podcast at the Hoxton Hotel in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Recho Omondi sits down with young designers Christopher John Rogers and his partner David Rivera, Suzzan Atala of Tuza Jewelry and Josh Allen of Richard & Grace.
Sep 26, 2018•2 hr 42 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Sep 19, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Aug 08, 2018•1 hr•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Omondi sits down with Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler, the duo behind the infamous instagram account @diet_prada
Jul 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Today we are talking with Matthew Henson about what it means to be astylist to his clients being A$AP Rocky and The Weeknd. We discuss how Hensons time directing Mens Editorial for Complex Magazine led him to develop a specific skill-set and a unique eye that are key to curating the perfect image.
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast In our first episode, we speak with The Fashion Laws Julie Zerbo and New York Mag; The Cuts Emilia Petrarca about what it means to be critical of fashion in a world where everyones opinion has a platform. This episode takes a real look at the shortcomings of modern fashion journalism and why it is important to remain knowledgeable and critical of the fashion industry today.
May 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
