American Fashion Podcast

New York Fashion Week is in full swing.

Charles and Lisa are in the field and Seth checks in via Skype.

This episode includes interviews with Bil Donovan, Ernest Schmatolla, Kenny Bonavitacola, Stephen Knoll, Rosina Rucci (RR331), Naeem Khan, Tadashi Shoji, Raquel Allegra, Raul Peñaranda, and Charles Youssef. Charles Beckwith reviews Zoolander 2 and goes to a Chinese fashion show on the Hudson.

references:

• A Détacher
• Amanda Phelan
• Cushnie et Ochs
• Zimmerman
• Reem Acra
• Monique Lhuillier
• threeASFOUR
• Bibhu Mohapatra
• Delpozo
• Ohne Titel
• Rodarte
• Narciso Rodriguez
• Jeremy Scott

Seriously, the TPP is the worst kind of international trade deal you could imagine for our domestic manufacturers!

Trade policy expert and rock musician, Steven Capozzola, from the US Business and Industry Council talks in detail about the crazy backroom deals #$@& going on around this Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal. Hint: it’s really really bad news for Made In USA

Julie Zerbo, editor of The Fashion Law, finally joins in the studio after being mentioned in prior episodes approximately 9.72 billion times.

Footwear designers Jordan Adoni and Omar Bailey from New York Garment District anchor factory and streetwear line Modern Vice talk about their triumphs with making it here, helping emerging designers figure out how to make great shoes, and the struggle to get major footwear brands to bring 3% of production back to the United States.

Be sure to join the American Fashion Podcast LinkedIn group to network and talk with guests and hosts about the show.

references:

• Chanel May Have Just Won a Battle for the Chanel Instagram Account (The Fashion Law)
• “I’m an advertising executive and I’ll be honest: my job is to pollute the universe.” (speech transcript)
• What’s Wong With The Fashion Industry – Part 1 (Vestoj)
• modaCYCLE.de relaunched
• Find Your Representative (house.gov)
• Burberry Aligns Runway and Retail Calendar in Game-Changing Shift
• Vetements Has a Unilateral Plan to Shake Up the Shows
• Tom Ford Cancels His NYFW Presentation

 

Seriously, the TPP is the worst kind of international trade deal you could imagine for our domestic manufacturers! - Trade policy expert and rock musician, Steven Capozzola, from the US Business and Industry Council talks in detail about the crazy...

Charles talks to Colleen Hill, associate curator of The Museum At FIT, and the person behind their current exhibition, Fairy Tale Fashion. Then he is in the field for Men’s Fashion Week, and speaks with designers Derek Buse and Jo Sadler of Los Angeles brand CWST, Scot Shandalove and Jake Zeitlin of Matiere, and Timo Weiland of Timo Weiland.

references:

• Where Are the Mavericks? Why Men’s Fashion Week Needs Pepping Up (NY Times)
• Burberry Aligns Runway and Retail Calendar in Game-Changing Shift (BoF)
• Giles Deacon

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Charles talks to Colleen Hill, associate curator of The Museum At FIT, and the person behind their current exhibition, Fairy Tale Fashion. Then he is in the field for Men's Fashion Week, and speaks with designers Derek Buse and Jo Sadler of Los Angeles...

Menswear designers Loris Diran and Zachary Prell, along with publicist and Men’s Fashion Week pioneering organizer Erin Hawker of Agentry PR are in the studio.

Seth asks the guests for advice on working with event sponsors, and balancing commerce with showmanship.

Zachary Prell talks about re-envisioning American men’s sportswear.

This episode gets into what does a runway show cost, what is the importance of face to face time with customers and retailers to build human relationships, and how do you sort the effective and authentic fashion bloggers and other social media influences from the ones you don’t want to deal with, along with myriad other topics.

Menswear designers Loris Diran and Zachary Prell, along with publicist and Men's Fashion Week pioneering organizer Erin Hawker of Agentry PR are in the studio. - Seth asks the guests for advice on working with event sponsors,

Doug Greenberg from Garde Robe chats via Skype from California about how his company helps preserve couture collections for both individuals and businesses in cities around the world. Seth, Charles, and Lisa get into the news stories and talk about the new Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum.

references:

• So Hot Right Now: Zoolander Lands Vogue Cover
• Soon, You’ll Be Able to Watch a Fashion Show on Grindr
• Walmart to Close 269 Stores as Retailers Struggle
• Why Saint Laurent is staging its men’s show in LA
• Tom Ford Quits the Catwalk as Industry Increasingly Targets End Consumer
• SoftWear Automation

Doug Greenberg from Garde Robe chats via Skype from California about how his company helps preserve couture collections for both individuals and businesses in cities around the world. Seth, Charles, and Lisa get into the news stories and talk about the...

The first episode of 2016, and guests in the studio are Elisa Bloom, who is the executive director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, fashion designer Charles Youssef, and publicist Liz Franco from Factory PR. Sitting in as a temporary co-host is fashion designer and Manufacture New York operations manager Ron Wallace. This episode includes discussion on how to grow brands, the importance of business partners for designers, new shopping habits, how a major PR agency prepares its designers and coordinates its team for Fashion Week, wrapping you brain around Snapchat, and more!

references:

• The fashion trend threatening the city’s economy
• Tom Ford Quits the Catwalk as Industry Increasingly Targets End Consumer
• Saks Parent Hudson’s Bay Buys Gilt Groupe In $250 Million Cash Deal, Will Fold Into Saks Off Fifth