Drag queen and performer Tiara Skye isn’t just known for her good looks and imitable style, she’s also got the gift of the gab, so much so that she has any Londoner in fits of laughter within seconds of talking to them, no matter how outlandish her questions first appear to be. As a born performer, it would be no surprise then that the likes of Beyonce, The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears have helped Skye become the woman she was always meant to be. When it comes to influences, pop first, everything else second.

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Madame Debra Shaw wanted to see Paris. So she entered a model competition that enabled her to. In Paris, she walked for Thierry Mugler. Then she channelled Diana Ross in Mahogany for Gianfranco Ferre at Dior. Meeting Alexander McQueen and John Galliano taught Shaw the strategy of moving arms and legs in rhythmic dance. Just make it catwalk. The legendary supermodel used music from Billy Joel, George Michael and A Tribe Called Quest to understand how to sell the product, plus move elegantly throughout her life. Alongside DJ Fat Tony, Debra Shaw recounts how she gave her Princess Bundi, Dorothy Dandridge and Masai goddess catwalk characters from 90s Galliano energy: by controlling their narratives. She also raids Diana’s closet. Listen closer to discover which Diana.

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Fashion innovator Norma Kamali listens to the rhythm of life. Her playlist is pre-Giuliani New York, but also New York now. The sounds of chauvanism. And how Kamali edited its irrelevance along her path. She listens to one Etta James song from 1960 on. Then she listened to Etta James on the phone at Walmart. Lately she listens to young people around her. They give her confidence that cultural shifts from music are in good hands. Mostly, Norma Kamali listens to how the universe guides your life. She shares that life, and how AI inspires it lately, with DJ Fat Tony.

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Leomie Anderson is a model, entrepreneur and R&B fanatic. First scouted at McDonald’s, she went on to walk for Marc Jacobs, Topshop Unique, Loewe and Moschino. Most famously she walked in several Victoria’s Secret shows and starred in Rihanna’s first Fenty Beauty campaign. Anderson visits Fashion Radio to speak about the music and musicians these moments helped signify. She speaks of model personalities Victoria’s Secret runways encourage and how The Weeknd connected with her own. She shares how Rihanna’s humanity touched points of her life. Most importantly, Anderson discusses how songs and music videos from Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim, The-Dream soundtrack her life from the church to her personal palace.

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Fashion editor and celebrity stylist Toni-Blaze didn't just appear on the fashion scene out of nowhere. Before all the parties and dinners, she was an intern at Wonderland Magazine, a position that opened the doors for her to eventually become the style bible's editor in chief 10 years later. But what about the rules that guide her and the inspiration she keeps? Listen to Toni-Blaze speak with Fashion Radio host DJ Fat Tony on why she keeps coming back to the sounds of the 1990s and why she has her Nigerian heritage to thank (and Mary J. Blige) for appreciating style and glamour.

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Robert Wun counts Beyoncé, Rosalía, Anya Taylor-Joy, Dame Helen Mirren, Lady Gaga and Adele as fans, but the music he listens to might surprise you. He joins Fat Tony to trace his journey into fashion from his first year at London College of Fashion in 2009 to the Paris Haute Couture catwalk.

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American rapper and singer Ashnikko didn't get her Tokyo-influenced cyberpunk fairy style from nowhere. Listen to her Fashion Radio episode where she reveals to DJ Fat Tony how her early interest in storytelling helped her become the alt-pop punk musician we best know her as today, counting influences such a Gwen Stefani and M.I.A along the way.

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TV and radio broadcaster-of-the-moment Clara Amfo speaks to DJ Fat Tony on why she's confident that girl groups would be her specialist subject on Mastermind and how an early love for magazine introduced her to the world of fashion.

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From dropping out of Central Saint Martins to becoming one of the industry’s most sought-after make-up artists, Isamaya Ffrench’s career trajectory has been anything but ordinary. As a beauty ambassador and creative consultant for the likes of Burberry, Tom Ford, and Saint Laurent, Ffrench has been instrumental in crafting covetable products that have found their way into beauty bags around the world. Now, it’s her eponymous brand that’s making waves. Sitting down with DJ Fat Tony, she breaks down her journey to becoming a beauty provocateur and the psychedelic rock she has on replay.

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Few musicians have garnered as much attention pre-adulthood as Aitch who, since their YouTube days, has collaborated with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and plenty of others. But what are the young rapper’s choices behind his fits? What does he have to say about taking inspiration from his own music to design capsule collections and just how important is streetwear when it comes to the UK’s Drill scene? Time to find out as the Straight Rhymez singer reveals all to DJ Fat Tony in the Fashion Radio booth.

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