In the lead-up to the Oscars, a conversation with the nominated costume designer on her prolific work.

Ruth E. Carter is nominated for an Academy Award for the masterly screen wardrobe she conceived for Black Panther. Here, she tells A Different Tweed why for her big night, Duro Oluwu is designing her Oscar dress. She also reveals the mashup of influences – from Afro-Futurism to Gareth Pugh, Winnie Mandela and the Wakandan Bible – which went into conceiving her look for Ryan Coogler’s Oscar nominated Marvel blockbuster.

Hear fashion virtuoso Paul Andrew tell co-host Mosha Lundström Halbert about his fairytale rise. From his upbringing in England, to his trajectory designing footwear for the likes of Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Narciso Rodriguez and then launching his eponymous shoe brand in 2012, of which Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are loyal clients.

Today, Paul Andrew is Women's Creative Director at Salvatore Ferragamo and, as he shares, he’s loving every minute of his nomadic lifestyle shuttling between his Uptown New York design studio and Ferragamo’s headquarters in Florence.

Long familiar with the rigor and discipline required to design for footwear connoisseurs, Paul explains how he cultivated his craft and how he relies on superb manufacturing assets and craftspeople in Italy to mastermind his designs. With his wealth of experience and peerless manufacturing resources, Paul reveals to Mosha his passionate approach to crafting the modern shoe silhouette.

How did Rihanna get that opulent headdress on her head at the 2018 Met Gala? Why did Meghan Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, flaunt a green beret at the 2018 Royal wedding? Why is Kim Jones’ Dior Men’s Saddle Cap the must-have men’s hat for spring/summer 2019?

Discover answers to these questions and so much more on the first episode of A Different Tweed.

The inaugural episode of this new fashion podcast features one of the industry’s leading artisans - and surely its finest raconteur - Stephen Jones OBE.

Stephen is high fashion’s leading milliner and, from his stunning boutique and design atelier in London’s Covent Garden, he explains working with Rihanna, Ms. Ragland and Mr. Jones as well as his role in reviving the making of hats for the Paris couture and for the great names in ready-to-wear - Marc Jacobs, Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo and Grace Wales Bonner. Also hear him talk about the hats he has made for the Hollywood screen, rock stars and royalty, including Diana, Princess of Wales.

Stephen reveals how Christian Dior became a big part of his brand identity and how, after John Galliano invited him to be Dior’s house milliner, he has played a part in the revitalization of the venerable LVMH label.

You can also hear Stephen explain his rise to fashion greatness as a Blitz Kid on London’s 1979 New Romantic club scene and how Jean Paul Gaultier challenged him to dream up headdress for one of his early Eighties runway spectacles. As Stephen tells it, he survived and his work for Gaultier led to him designing hats for the most memorable fashion shows staged over the last 25 years.

So tune in to A Different Tweed. And stay tuned for the next episode featuring Salvatore Ferragamo’s women’s creative director, Paul Andrew.