Fashion Unzipped

By The Telegraph

What's Fashion Unzipped about?

A show that takes fashion seriously - without the seriousness. From high street to haute couture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fashion Unzipped episodes:

12.26.2019
Roksanda Illincic on dressing Michelle Obama, bold colours and why her daughter always knows best
The award-winning London Fashion Week designer takes Senior Fashion Editor, Emily Cronin behind the scenes at her East London studio to talk about fifteen years of her eponymous fashion label. She reveals how her Serbian roots inspire her use of...
12.20.2019
The 2010s: A decade in fashion
The age of “woke”, the end of the circle of shame, the rise of Instagram. The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editors, Emily Cronin and Charlie Gowans-Eglinton are joined by Head of Fashion, Lisa Armstrong to unpick the last ten years in...
12.05.2019
A day in the life: London Fashion Week designer
Award-winning womenswear designer, Rejina Pyo joins The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to reveal whether the job is as glamorous as it seems. She opens up about the pressures of owning your own label, how having a child has...
11.21.2019
Dissecting the costumes of The Crown, one cigarette holder at a time
Netflix’s smash hit period drama is back and the costumes are more fabulous than ever. Olivia Colman takes the helm, Princess Anne is having a sartorial moment and the hats truly are fit for a Queen. So this week, Emily...
10.31.2019
A day in the life: Tech entrepreneur
The third instalment in our series giving you a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of those working in fashion industry. Victoria Prew is the first to admit she’s an unlikely fashionista. She tells The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton...
10.17.2019
Ask Unzipped: Leather jackets, sustainability and men in skirts
Fashion editors Emily Cronin and Charlie Gowans-Eglinton solve all your style problems. You’ve been in touch in your droves to ask where to find the perfect leather jacket, how to style bolder fashion choices and which trends you should avoid...
10.10.2019
The answer to all your (fashion) problems
Looking for a new coat that doesn’t make you look like a tent? Wondering how often you should wash your cashmere? Or maybe you just want to know how to update your wardrobe for the new season? Emily and Charlie...
10.03.2019
Catwalk spats, Naomi Campbell and the return of the flare at Paris Fashion Week
Aaaand breathe. Fashion month is over once again, and The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is hibernating away from the shows, parties and painful shoes in the comfort of our audio studio. Joining her this week are Bethan Holt...
09.25.2019
Catwalk protests, the return of sex-appeal and how J-Lo stole the show at Milan Fashion Week
Stop three on the Telegraph fashion team’s whirlwind fashion month: it’s the city of glamour, Milan. Senior Fashion Editors, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, Emily Cronin and Caroline Leaper dissect the week that was on the catwalks and swap their Milanese café tips....
09.18.2019
Flat shoes at the ready, it's London Fashion Week!
Fresh from the front row, Emily Cronin, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton and The Telegraph’s Head of Fashion, Lisa Armstrong give you their takes on the looks of the moment. On the podcast menu: which designers are putting sustainability front and centre, how...
09.11.2019
Princess Diana style, pregnant models and carbon-neutral shows at New York Fashion Week
Regular listeners will recognise the dulcet American tones of this week’s guest: it’s the podcast’s first host, Emily Cronin. She makes her hotly-anticipated return to the show after maternity leave. And with New York Fashion Week underway there’s plenty for...
08.15.2019
A day in the life: Blogger
Episode two of our mini-series about the day-to-day realities of working in the fashion industry.This week, fashion blogger, influencer and podcaster Lindsey Holland talks to The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, about paying her dues, not getting paid, and finding...
08.09.2019
A day in the life: Magazine editor
In this new mini-series The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton finds out what key players in the fashion industry actually do. Starting at the top, she speaks to the new editor of Stella Magazine, Caroline Barrett. Is the role...
07.11.2019
(Anti)social media: body image, feeding the trolls and sponsored posts
Katherine Ormerod and Alex Light both have considerable social media followings, but are reluctant to call themselves influencers. They join The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to talk about why the term makes them uncomfortable, why it’s important to...
06.27.2019
Sweat patches, disappearing shorts and dodgy tan lines: summer style dilemmas and how to tackle them
There are numerous reasons summer dressing can make you sweat, but luckily the Telegraph’s fashion team is on hand to keep you looking and feeling cool. This week, senior fashion editors, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, Frankie Graddon and Caroline Leaper solve each...
06.13.2019
Meghan’s mum look, Diana’s style rebellion and the repli-Kates: a royal fashion special
The Telegraph fashion team fall into two camps: those who are royal fashion obsessed and those who’ve had to become royal fashion obsessed. This week Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by Fashion News and Features Director, Bethan Holt (the former) and...
05.30.2019
Alexandra Shulman on life after Vogue, social media storms and opting out of the influencer phenomenon
Two years after stepping down as editor of one of the world’s most iconic fashion magazines, Alexandra Shulman talks candidly to The Telegraph's Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton about the “third act” of her career, the realities of life at...
05.16.2019
Live: The Power of Fashion
Dame Helena Morrissey, Erica Davies and Isabel Spearman join Bethan Holt, the Telegraph’s Fashion News and Features Director, to talk about why fashion shouldn't be dismissed as frivolous. Up for discussion: the key to finding your personal style, why the...
05.02.2019
Tricky dress codes, Spanx and race day hat-iquette: an occasionwear special
Not sure what to wear to that wedding/garden party/race day on the horizon? Don't know your fascinator from your floppy sunhat? This week editor of Stella Magazine, Marianne Jones and acting senior fashion editor, Caroline Leaper join host, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to...
04.18.2019
Front bench fashion: Is it sexist to talk about a female politician’s frock?
With Brexit chaos making politicians more visible than ever, The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton sat down with our Associate Editor covering politics, Camilla Tominey and fashion journalist, Frankie Graddon to weigh in on how political figures use fashion...
04.04.2019
Meet the woman who knows what you want to wear before you do
Elizabeth von der Goltz is Net-A-Porter's global buying director - which means it's her job to oversee every piece that hits the e-tail giant's virtual shelves, sifting the forever from the flash-in-the-pan and identifying the next big thing before anyone else. She...
03.21.2019
Instagram fashion oracle Eva Chen on oversharing, transparency and the secrets of the algorithm
Few people understand Instagram better than the platform's Head of Fashion Partnerships, Eva Chen. She talks to The Telegraph's Charlie Gowans-Eglinton about what's off-limits, monitoring screen time for her kids, and the realities of life as an influencer.Plus she reveals...
03.06.2019
Paris Fashion Week: Karl's Last Show, It Bags For Ants and the New New Celine
For the last of our fashion week specials, host Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by the Telegraph's head of fashion, Lisa Armstrong and acting senior fashion editor, Caroline Leaper.Up for discussion are Chanel's tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, Hedi Slimane's woman-friendly New...
02.27.2019
Milan Fashion Week: model body shaming, the death of athleisure and Birkenstocks at the Oscars
Fresh from the front rows of Milan, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by the Telegraph’s Head of Fashion Lisa Armstrong and journalist, blogger and author Hannah Rochell. On the agenda are Edie Campbell's body shaming revelations, why the trainer might finally...
02.21.2019
London Fashion Week: 50+ models, Jeremy Corbyn’s catwalk moment, and Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy
For this access all areas special, host Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by the Telegraph’s Head of Fashion, Lisa Armstrong and Fashion News and Features Director, Bethan Holt in the studio. On the agenda are Harper Beckham’s new Anna Wintour haircut,...
02.14.2019
New York Fashion Week: Duchess-approved dresses, model diets and the Olsen twins' £12k coats
Host Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by Sarah Kennedy, Telegraph columnist and Brit in New York, and Bethan Holt, fashion news and features director, to dissect a week of shows in the American fashion capital. Up for discussion are the new...
02.07.2019
Trinny Woodall on beauty disasters, botox and swapping TV for social media
TV fashion guru turned beauty entrepreneur, Trinny Woodall joins The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to talk about all too common beauty mistakes, learning to relax her fashion ‘rules’ and why she won’t be returning to our screens.Subscribe and...
01.24.2019
Bryony Gordon on body image, bad advertising, and feeling sized out of fashion
Award-winning author and podcaster Bryony Gordon and the Telegraph's fashion news and features director Bethan Holt join host Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to share their personal experiences of eating disorders, representation of women in the media, and the wild west of social...
01.10.2019
Has #TimesUp changed the red carpet?
Senior fashion editors Charlie Gowans-Eglinton and Caroline Leaper and fashion editor Chloe Mac Donnell talk all things Golden Globes - from the changing climate of the red carpet post #TimesUp to how awards ceremony style became big business. And, of...
12.27.2018
How to get a job in fashion journalism, according to top editors at The Telegraph
How to get into fashion journalism, how to get a raise once you're in - and what a day in fashion is really like. With senior fashion editors Charlie Gowans-Eglinton and Emily Cronin, and head of fashion Lisa Armstrong. Subscribe and give us...
12.13.2018
From the Duchess of Sussex to the dresses: AAA at the Fashion Awards
Fluffed autocue lines, wardrobe disasters, Meghan’s surprise appearance and all the gossip from the Fashion Awards 2018 - plus, what a fashion editor wears on Christmas Day... Subscribe, give us a five star review (please!) and let us know what you...
10.26.2018
Wardrobe disasters and bad press: Samantha Cameron and Isabel Spearman on honing their workwear styles at Downing Street
As working environments go, they don’t come much more high profile than Number 10 Downing Street - and that’s exactly where this episode’s guests honed their senses of style. It’s no surprise, then, that both women have gone on to...
10.05.2018
The best of Paris Fashion Week, and how Hedi Slimane’s new Celine let women down
The last model has teetered on her heels, the last glass of Champagne has been drunk, the last Eurostar has been run for, and missed. In the eternal words of The Smiths: we know it’s over, still we cling. So...
09.26.2018
Ciao from Milan Fashion Week
Fashion may attract the rich and famous, but it’s not often that you’d find a Princess, a Viscountess and the most beautiful woman in the world walking the same catwalk. This week on Fashion Unzipped, Lisa Armstrong and Victoria Moss...
09.19.2018
Alexa Chung joins us for a London Fashion Week debrief
How did you spend your weekend? On Saturday morning, we lay on a bean bag the size of a football pitch; on Saturday night, we walked through a ring of protesters chanting ‘shame’, and on Sunday we watched Rose McGowan...
09.12.2018
Dispatches from New York Fashion Week
Oprah, Hillary Clinton and Robert De Niro walk into a park. This isn't the beginning of a bad joke, but just the tip of the front row iceberg at Ralph Lauren's 50th anniversary catwalk show. This week, Lisa Armstrong and Caroline...
09.05.2018
That back to school feeling: your guide to new season style
Kat Farmer, author of the Does My Bum Look 40 In This? blog and Marianne Jones, editor of Stella Magazine join host Charlie Gowans-Eglinton in this guide to the new season. From the man-repelling trends we love to the school-gate politics we hate,...
08.01.2018
Into the mama-merch universe (and beyond)
Would you wear a t-shirt that read 'MOTHER', 'Strong Girls Club' or 'Mother like no one's judging'? Do you already own all three? In this episode, Emily Cronin, Victoria Moss and Charlie Gowans-Eglinton explore the growing -- and lucrative --...
07.25.2018
A very 2018 guide to beach style
Last week we talked about the misery and the mastery of packing for a summer holiday. Today we’re pretending that we’ve made it into the taxi, through the airport and to the sun lounger on the other side. What does...
07.17.2018
So much holiday style, so little suitcase space
Sometimes packing for a holiday feels like one final, near-insurmountable challenge to get through before you truly earn the right to relax. But we've sought advice from expert travellers to help make packing for your next trip a little easier...
07.11.2018
Babies, Burberry and the truth about selfies
The week of Prince Louis's christening, we ask the big questions: Is there such thing as mother-of-the-baby dressing? What to buy for the royal baby who has everything? (Our suggestion: Gucci kidswear from Net-a-porter.) And who really made Princess Charlotte's...
07.04.2018
Parisian couture, Japanese manners, and British style inspiration
Berets, bouclé, and a scale replica of the left bank: the Paris couture shows are underway, with Lisa Armstrong reporting from the front row.Back in the studio, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, Bethan Holt, Victoria Moss and Caroline Leaper are discussing Brigitte Macron's...
06.27.2018
Royal rule-breaking, a £440 Gucci teapot, and our guide to heatwave style
The long-awaited heatwave is here, and so far it’s caused rail delays, wildfires, and questionable fashion choices. Now all we need is a hosepipe ban to make this a classic British summer. In this week's episode, we're sharing our guide to...
06.20.2018
The “Do you like my hat?” Edition
Millinery in the recording studio can mean only one thing: it’s Royal Ascot. The annual racing event is a festival of horses, fashion and especially hats — but what does it all mean? Also in this bumper episode, Emily Cronin,...
06.13.2018
The lasting fashion legacy of the 2006 World Cup WAGs - yes, really
Nelly Furtado was number one, Borat was playing in cinemas, and best pals Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Tweedy, Coleen McLoughlin and Abbey Clancy, newly arrived in Baden Baden for the World Cup, were setting the fashion agenda; Coleen even appeared in...
06.06.2018
Beyond tutus: SATC fashion 20 years later
Cupcakes and cosmos at the ready: this week marks the 20th anniversary of Sex and the City. On June 6 1998, HBO introduced the world to Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda -- and a few other household names, like Manolo...
05.30.2018
Because pregnancy style really does exist
Until recently, ‘pregnancy fashion’ was something of an oxymoron. It’s one of the small indignities of fashion that pregnancy — a time when many women feel their most womanly -- can also be the point at which women are least...
05.21.2018
A royally good wedding special
The champagne corks are popped, the bunting sagging, and the cake eaten: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now, finally, husband and wife. On Saturday, St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle hosted the wedding of the year - and now...
05.16.2018
The royal wedding countdown is ON
It’s all happening, people! In a matter of days, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry at Windsor Castle -- and as the numbers on our months-long countdown dwindle, the guessing game over what Meghan will wear has kicked into...
05.08.2018
Worshipping at the altar of Met Gala fashion
Sport has the Super Bowl, Hollywood the Oscars, and fashion, the Met Gala. The first Monday in May sees some of the most avant-garde - and often bizarre - fashion out there, and last night’s ball was no exception - cue...

What's Fashion Unzipped about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Fashion Unzipped episodes:

Roksanda Illincic on dressing Michelle Obama, bold colours and why her daughter always knows best

The 2010s: A decade in fashion

A day in the life: London Fashion Week designer

Dissecting the costumes of The Crown, one cigarette holder at a time

A day in the life: Tech entrepreneur

Ask Unzipped: Leather jackets, sustainability and men in skirts

The answer to all your (fashion) problems

Catwalk spats, Naomi Campbell and the return of the flare at Paris Fashion Week

Catwalk protests, the return of sex-appeal and how J-Lo stole the show at Milan Fashion Week

Flat shoes at the ready, it's London Fashion Week!

Princess Diana style, pregnant models and carbon-neutral shows at New York Fashion Week

A day in the life: Blogger

A day in the life: Magazine editor

(Anti)social media: body image, feeding the trolls and sponsored posts

Sweat patches, disappearing shorts and dodgy tan lines: summer style dilemmas and how to tackle them

Meghan’s mum look, Diana’s style rebellion and the repli-Kates: a royal fashion special

Alexandra Shulman on life after Vogue, social media storms and opting out of the influencer phenomenon

Live: The Power of Fashion

Tricky dress codes, Spanx and race day hat-iquette: an occasionwear special

Front bench fashion: Is it sexist to talk about a female politician’s frock?

Meet the woman who knows what you want to wear before you do

Instagram fashion oracle Eva Chen on oversharing, transparency and the secrets of the algorithm

Paris Fashion Week: Karl's Last Show, It Bags For Ants and the New New Celine

Milan Fashion Week: model body shaming, the death of athleisure and Birkenstocks at the Oscars

London Fashion Week: 50+ models, Jeremy Corbyn’s catwalk moment, and Karl Lagerfeld’s legacy

New York Fashion Week: Duchess-approved dresses, model diets and the Olsen twins' £12k coats

Trinny Woodall on beauty disasters, botox and swapping TV for social media

Bryony Gordon on body image, bad advertising, and feeling sized out of fashion

Has #TimesUp changed the red carpet?

How to get a job in fashion journalism, according to top editors at The Telegraph

From the Duchess of Sussex to the dresses: AAA at the Fashion Awards

Wardrobe disasters and bad press: Samantha Cameron and Isabel Spearman on honing their workwear styles at Downing Street

The best of Paris Fashion Week, and how Hedi Slimane’s new Celine let women down

Ciao from Milan Fashion Week

Alexa Chung joins us for a London Fashion Week debrief

Dispatches from New York Fashion Week

That back to school feeling: your guide to new season style

Into the mama-merch universe (and beyond)

A very 2018 guide to beach style

So much holiday style, so little suitcase space

Babies, Burberry and the truth about selfies

Parisian couture, Japanese manners, and British style inspiration

Royal rule-breaking, a £440 Gucci teapot, and our guide to heatwave style

The “Do you like my hat?” Edition

The lasting fashion legacy of the 2006 World Cup WAGs - yes, really

Beyond tutus: SATC fashion 20 years later

Because pregnancy style really does exist

A royally good wedding special

The royal wedding countdown is ON

Worshipping at the altar of Met Gala fashion