American Fashion Podcast

Becky Stern, director of wearables at Adafruit, Dr. Amanda Parkes, chief of technology and research at Manufacture New York, and Google software engineer Alex Kesling talk with Charles Beckwith about the future of fashion from an engineering standpoint.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

The big questions:

* 4:20 - how long would it take a designer to get up to speed on working with wearable tech?

* 6:19 - solving the battery problem

* 9:49 - do Adafruit tutorial projects teach about garment design like they do electronics design?

* 11:05 - where are high tech companies failing when they cross with fashion design?

* 11:45 - what went wrong with the Apple Watch?

* 19:41 - will sustainable wearable components be ready before the mass market explosion happens?

* 22:17 - what did Becky Stern do with her Ringly?

* 23:41 - wearables show-and-tell on the radio

* 30:29 - what can designers do now that they couldn't work with a few years ago?

* 32:28 - issues of scale in manufacturing wearable tech

* 36:14 - why does wearable tech appear in athletic-wear first?

* 40:08 - dragging the craft into the 21st century

* 42:28 - speaking the fashion language

* 43:28 - program or be programmed

* 45:34 - what will it take for fashion designers to embrace more technology?

* 49:49 - Microsoft Band - hack it or hacksaw it?

* 53:03 - why are we so focused on the wrist?

* 54:12 - what will designers do with augmented reality?

* 1:01:15 - a same code faux pas

* 1:03:12 - what is getting funded and why?

"If you see a thing that your cell phone does, you can make your fashion do that now." - Becky Stern

references:

* learn.adafruit.com

* Dan Steingart

* Why I’m Breaking Up With the Apple Watch (NY Times)

* FIRST - inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders

* Cutecircuit

* Transforming Dresses by Chayalan

* Philip Treacy

* Fashioning Tech (blog)

* Thesis Couture

* Chameleon Scarf

Becky Stern, director of wearables at Adafruit, Dr. Amanda Parkes, chief of technology and research at Manufacture New York, and Google software engineer Alex Kesling talk with Charles Beckwith about the future of fashion from an engineering standpoint...

Becky Stern, director of wearables at Adafruit, Dr. Amanda Parkes, chief of technology and research at Manufacture New York, and Google software engineer Alex Kesling talk with Charles Beckwith about the future of fashion from an engineering standpoint.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

The big questions:

• 4:20 – how long would it take a designer to get up to speed on working with wearable tech?
• 6:19 – solving the battery problem
• 9:49 – do Adafruit tutorial projects teach about garment design like they do electronics design?
• 11:05 – where are high tech companies failing when they cross with fashion design?
• 11:45 – what went wrong with the Apple Watch?
• 19:41 – will sustainable wearable components be ready before the mass market explosion happens?
• 22:17 – what did Becky Stern do with her Ringly?
• 23:41 – wearables show-and-tell on the radio
• 30:29 – what can designers do now that they couldn’t work with a few years ago?
• 32:28 – issues of scale in manufacturing wearable tech
• 36:14 – why does wearable tech appear in athletic-wear first?
• 40:08 – dragging the craft into the 21st century
• 42:28 – speaking the fashion language
• 43:28 – program or be programmed
• 45:34 – what will it take for fashion designers to embrace more technology?
• 49:49 – Microsoft Band – hack it or hacksaw it?
• 53:03 – why are we so focused on the wrist?
• 54:12 – what will designers do with augmented reality?
• 1:01:15 – a same code faux pas
• 1:03:12 – what is getting funded and why?

“If you see a thing that your cell phone does, you can make your fashion do that now.” – Becky Stern

references:

• learn.adafruit.com
• Dan Steingart
• Why I’m Breaking Up With the Apple Watch (NY Times)
• FIRST – inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders
• Cutecircuit
• Transforming Dresses by Chayalan
• Philip Treacy
• Fashioning Tech (blog)
• Thesis Couture
• Chameleon Scarf

Financing fashion is a highly specialized business, and one of the most influential and long standing companies in the space is Hilldun Corporation. They’ve backed everyone from Tommy Hilfiger to Marc Jacobs, Nanette Lepore, Alexander Wang, Badgley Mischka, Derek Lam, Jason Wu, and so many more. Their careful shepherding of capital and buyer relationships has kept New York’s fashion industry gears turning for decades. This episode is both a bit of Fashion Financing 101 and a deep dive into what can go wrong with financing a fashion brand. Tim Moore is an Executive Vice President at Hilldun Corporation, with 20 years of experience in helping brands survive and grow, so when he talks about how to avoid the most common mistakes, you should probably pay very close attention.

Thanks to Rob Sanchez from Fashion Is Your Business for helping out with this episode.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

• Ralph and Remington
• Net A Porter
• ShopBop
• Gilt
• Karmaloop
• Karmaloop gets new CEO after bankruptcy sale

Financing fashion is a highly specialized business, and one of the most influential and long standing companies in the space is Hilldun Corporation. They've backed everyone from Tommy Hilfiger to Marc Jacobs, Nanette Lepore, Alexander Wang, Badgley Mischka, Derek Lam, Jason Wu, and so many more. Their careful shepherding of capital and buyer relationships has kept New York's fashion industry gears turning for decades. This episode is both a bit of Fashion Financing 101 and a deep dive into what can go wrong with financing a fashion brand. Tim Moore is an Executive Vice President at Hilldun Corporation, with 20 years of experience in helping brands survive and grow, so when he talks about how to avoid the most common mistakes, you should probably pay very close attention.

Thanks to Rob Sanchez from Fashion Is Your Business for helping out with this episode.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

* Ralph and Remington

* Net A Porter

* ShopBop

* Gilt

* Karmaloop

* Karmaloop gets new CEO after bankruptcy sale

Financing fashion is a highly specialized business, and one of the most influential and long standing companies in the space is Hilldun Corporation. They've backed everyone from Tommy Hilfiger to Marc Jacobs, Nanette Lepore, Alexander Wang,

Seth and Charles are busy helping designer Loris Diran set up for his New York Men’s Fashion Week runway show, but manage to find a quiet stairwell and take a few minutes to review what has happened so far during the first New York Men’s Fashion Week in decades. Charles interviews Loris Diran’s house photographer, Sandy Ramirez, who shot several other Men’s Fashion Week shows and presentations for WWD.

references:

• CWST
• Boyswear
• David Hart
• Carlos Campos
• Edinger Apparel
• Timo Weiland

Seth and Charles are busy helping designer Loris Diran set up for his New York Men's Fashion Week runway show, but manage to find a quiet stairwell and take a few minutes to review what has happened so far during the first New York Men's Fashion Week in decades. Charles interviews Loris Diran's house photographer, Sandy Ramirez, who shot several other Men's Fashion Week shows and presentations for WWD.

references:

* CWST

* Boyswear

* David Hart

* Carlos Campos

* Edinger Apparel

* Timo Weiland

Seth and Charles are busy helping designer Loris Diran set up for his New York Men's Fashion Week runway show, but manage to find a quiet stairwell and take a few minutes to review what has happened so far during the first New York Men's Fashion Week i...

Nick Graham, Erik and Emily Nelson of Edinger Apparel, and Brad Schmidt of Cadet talk about their brands and their plans for the upcoming New York Men’s Fashion Week and beyond.

Nick Graham talks about Post-Prep style and shaking up department stores. Edinger talks about a major design pivot they will reveal next week.

Recording space for this episode was provided by designers Iuri Shubladze and Luba GnaSevych.

references:

• Joe Boxer Goes To Iceland
• International Woolmark Prize
• Donna Karan, Fashion’s $450 Million Woman, Leaves Namesake Label
• Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty
• A Détacher