Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Fashion Gets Wrong About the Press | Emily Blumenthal & Nadja Sayej
Season 1
What does it really take to get fashion coverage today? Emily Blumenthal sits down with culture journalist, fashion writer, and author Nadja Sayej fo…
7 hours ago
A Soviet Childhood, A Luxury Handbag Dream | Emily Blumenthal & Taya Bonicos
Season 1
What does it take to turn a childhood dream of glamour into a global luxury handbag brand? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal …
1 week ago
How AI Is Changing Luxury Handbag Resale with SecondSense | Emily Blumenthal & Chris Lucas
Season 1
How can artificial intelligence transform the way we shop for luxury secondhand handbags? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal s…
2 weeks ago
Why Your Samples—and Ego—Are Costing You Retail Deals | Emily Blumenthal & Karrica
Season 1
Why do independent designers struggle to land and keep retail accounts? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with indu…
3 weeks ago
The Psychology Behind Why We Buy Handbags with the Lazy Thrifter | Jeremy Carr & Emily Blumenthal
Season 1
Why do people become so emotionally attached to brands like Coach and Louis Vuitton? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits d…
4 weeks ago
Why a Swedish Restaurant Owner Started Making Handbags | Markus Richtmann & Emily Blumenthal
Season 1
What happens when a restaurant owner and lifelong maker decides to create a handbag—and discovers a whole new career? In this episode of Handbag Desi…
1 month ago
Can a Football be a Handbag? Ann Gaylord on Reinventing Handwoven Bags | Emily Blumenthal & Ann Gaylord
Season 1
What happens when childhood memories of Philippine handwoven materials collide with an unexpected idea—and a football becomes a handbag? In this epis…
1 month, 1 week ago
Lale Boz of Normal New York: From Passion Project to Retail Disruptor | Emily Blumenthal & Lale Boz
Season 1
What happens when a passion project becomes a new kind of retail platform? In this episode of Handbag Designer 101, Emily Blumenthal sits down with L…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Luxury Handbag Patience Game on Building Siena Wolf | Emily Blumenthal & Lori Tyberg
Season 1
What happens when customers love your handbag—but don’t buy it right away? In this episode, Lori Tyberg, founder of Siena Wolf, shares what it takes …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Is the Handbag Dead? Jay Choyce Tibbitts on What’s Next for Luxury | Emily Blumenthal & Jay Choyce Tibbitts
Season 1
Are handbags losing relevance—or are they simply evolving? In this episode, fashion creator and strategist Jay Choyce Tibbitts explores how changing …
2 months ago