Podcast Episodes

Does Fashion Still Know What Women Want?

This fashion month, models walked the tightrope between fantasy and function. On the runway, spectacle was dialled up to 100: Alaïa’s armless “straitjacket” dress, Margiela’s metal mouthpieces, and J…

Published on 1 month ago

Kenya’s Katungulu Mwendwa on Building a Made-in-Africa Brand

Born and raised in Nairobi, Katungulu Mwendwa grew up cradled in the  warmth and unpredictability of the bustling Kenyan capital and the hands-on craft traditions learned from her family — basketry, …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Can a Shop Truly Be a “Third Place”?

Retailers are racing to repackage shops as “third places” — low-pressure spaces to linger between home and work — as post-pandemic footfall softens and social isolation rises. Sociologist Ray Oldenbu…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Tim Blanks and Imran Amed Reflect on the Biggest Fashion Month Ever

We’ve just returned from what was undoubtedly the biggest fashion month ever, a high-stakes season that saw new creative directors debut their visions for fresh creative leadership under the spotligh…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sports x Fashion: Who’s Really Winning?

From team-branded fashion shows to tunnel-walk capsules and luxury watch deals, sport and fashion are converging at speed. The NFL has rolled smaller licensing tie-ups into marquee partnerships, whil…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kiki McDonough on Changing How Women Buy and Wear Jewellery

Raised in a family of antique jewellery specialists, Kiki McDonough launched her namesake jewellery brand in 1985 with accessible pricing and pieces women could wear anywhere. Her early crystal-and-b…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Can Gen-Z Beauty Brands Grow Up?

Brands like Bubble, Starface and Byoma rode TikTok-native aesthetics to win Gen-Z hearts and Sephora shelf space with plush mascots, playful stickers and sensorial jelly textures. Founders close in a…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Edward Buchanan on Being Written Out of Fashion History

Growing up in Ohio, Edward Buchanan always knew he would have a creative career.

That interest first led him to art school at CCAD in Cleveland and then to the Parsons School of Design in New York, wh…

Published on 2 months ago

Why Gen Z Isn’t Buying Luxury’s Story

Luxury is struggling to connect with Gen Z, a cohort raised on TikTok and YouTube who research before they buy, shop vintage and resale as a first stop, and question whether soaring prices match prod…

Published on 2 months ago

Glenn Martens: ‘Social Media Has Turned Fashion into the Hunger Games’

Belgian designer Glenn Martens grew up in Bruges, studied in Antwerp and cut his teeth in Paris, where lean years taught him every role from pattern cutting to PR. At Y/Project, he turned constraints…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago