Cant Not

In conversation with Costume Designer Christina Flannery on her most recent work for the TV series I love LA and the film Christy, her experience with vintage clothing and the path that led her to designing, coverings early 80s to 2010s and the exact replicas and vintage pieces used in Christy, I Love LA and referencing LA, the cultural significance of Alani's Tabi ballet flat moment, how much of Rachel Sennott's personal style is in Maia's wardrobe, the meta feeling of designing costumes for a stylist, local vintage stores she pulled from, the importance of platforming independent designers, advice for people pursuing a dream and so much more <3

Episode 100! Honored to celebrate 100 epsidodes - in conversation with creative consultant and stylist Rita Melssen (@saint_____rita) on the journey that led her to working for Pop Icon - Madonna, how moving to New York at 17 brought on a hard work ethic and open mind, deep research and her approach to dressing a legend, being intuitive and the intimate relationship of working with artists, diving into the archives, her personal collection and the designers that interest her, travel and traditional garments, favourite cities and vintage stores, why she started the Studio of Art Archive and Design (@saad.nyc) and her vision for its evolution, the current state of fashion, what’s next and so much more <3

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In conversation with Stephanie Cahyadi of @comme.please,  a vintage shop with a focus on Comme Des Garcons pieces based in Singapore. We dive into Rei Kawakubo’s unconventional entry into fashion and how this later influenced the abstract creative process she evolved with her design team. We discuss some of her design philosophies and how she revolutionised our perspectives of fashion, advertising and stores. As a a collector of Comme herself, Stephanie shares her appreciation for the designer, favourite pieces and so much more <3

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In conversation with Lauren Lepire of Timeless Vixen on how growing up in LA influenced her, joining a girl ska band when she was 16 and the 60s fashion subculture attached to it, selling true 50s and 60s pieces from her dorm room on Ebay, Courtney Love as her first celebrity client and the full circle moment of the babydoll dress, the intricacies of Couture pieces, Museum worthy finds, the preserved closets of LA, her spark with Ossie Clarke and his design legacy, the impact of having her pieces featured in film and tv, her love for McQueen and Galliano, the American Couturiers of old Hollywood and so much more <3

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I am joined by Fashion Editor and Writer Hannah Rose Tindle to discuss the Milan and Paris SS26 Season. This fashion month felt like a lot; a lot of designer debuts, a lot of pressure and a lot of opinions! While Hannah and I felt overwhelmed by the whole thing, we did our best to try and understand where that pressure came from, who is a fashion critic in 2025, the state of luxury fashion, is the fashion ‘gimmick’ era over, Hedi Slimane's Mattheiu Blazy shade, why there are so many designer debuts and what’s at stake. And then we get into the shows. Not all but, a lot! Enjoy <3

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Free Episode covering the latest New York and London Fashion weeks with the delightfully perceptive @paigerubin of @taste____studio 🤎

Before we deep dive our favourite shows, @theprophetpizza ‘s (Rachel Tashjian) New York Post article When did New York Fashion Week Get So Boring? tempted us to make sense of how NYFW may have lost its lustre as we discuss the commercialisation of brands, the memorable yet short lived Fashion’s Night Out and some of the designers who were showing 25 years ago. 

We also get into how over referenced vintage has become on all scales of fashion, the need for designers to look forward and a few more hot topics!

While we couldn’t cover everything we do our best to make it through a lot. There is an hour of us covering the following shows below (starting at 35:00 minutes in), the themes we have noticed so far and what we expect we will keep seeing for 2026 ✨ Enjoy <3

Sandy Liang

Campillo

Anna Sui

Ashley Williams

Tanner Fletcher

Aaron Esh

Simone Rocha

Lii

Grace Ling

Chopova Lowena 

Johana Parv

Tove

Marques Almeida 

Eckhaus Latta 

In conversation with the exceptionally talented hair artist, Evanie Frausto, on how starting out at the JC Penny hair salon in California led to a trip to NY that changed everything, glue-in extensions and the hair experience of his youth, how the NY Drag Queens transcended him, assisting for free and working multiple jobs, the freaky weird hair that defined his style from the start, how the ‘Camp’ Met theme effected his work, the shoot that got him signed, Patti Wilson’s support for younger talent, perseverance and working hard, subcultures and the influences in his work, the strong identity Pop Stars have, 1960s hair, Sabrina’s bangs, accidentally creating trends through his clients, what’s next for him and so much more <3

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In conversation with Photographer Yasmine Diba on why & when she uses vintage within her work, the industry’s parameters on styling liberties and the different scenarios vintage comes into play, how we will be referencing our current designers in the future, witnessing history working with Addison Rae and Bella Hadid, the story behind the Michael and Hushi dress Bella wore to Cannes, the importance of platforming smaller sellers and indie designers, Katie Grand’s ability to nurture authenticity, fashion’s constant progression, her favourite vintage shops in LA, her biggest grail ending up in a shoot, our battle with gatekeeping and so much more <3

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In conversation with Christian Joy, Costume Designer to Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O, on moving to New York in 1998, meeting Karen for the first time, what changed after hearing Yeah Yeah Yeahs first record and seeing their first gig, the Indie Sleaze era as she remembers it, how she became Karen's Costume Designer, the un-coolness back then of an indie band having a stylist, the rawness before social media, taking part in and influencing a subculture, never having a fitting, her creative process and influences, the what's eating Karen O dress, how being anti-establishment bonded their creative partnership, dressing Karen for 20+ years, wardrobe malfunctions, Karen's most iconic looks and so much more <3

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This is a re-release of my episode from last year with Roger K Burton. Roger sadly passed away recently. I decided to make this episode free so more people can here his story and honour his memory. Roger was a huge influence in British Subculture. The best thing about when I spoke to Roger was that after I started to meet different people in London whose lives had all at one point been touched by him, people who worked for him at in the 80s, 90s up until recently, and hearing there fond memories of him.

Roger is a Costume Designer, Stylist, Collector, Curator and Author. His book Rebel threads (which I can't recommend more) takes you through the youth subcultures that were happening in the UK during the 20th century alongside amazing photographs and his own personal recollections within them. He founded Contemporary Wardrobe where many creatives, stylists, designers rent from his clothing archive which coexists with his exhibition space the Horse Hospital, a space so many diverse and underground artists have shown their work.

In this episode Roger speaks on subcultures, recounts being a Mod in the 1960s, the punk era in 70s, creating the shop designs for Vivienne Westwood's World's End store on the Kings Road in Chelsea, his journey collecting and selling vintage, opening Contemporary Wardrobe and the Horse Hospital, Costume Designing the cult classic films Hackers and Quadrophenia, styling fashion and music icon David Bowie, the fashion scene today and so much more. Roger was truly one of a kind <3