Seattle Central Public Library welcomes you into what feels like a physical manifestation of a building in your dreams. The contradictions and programing create a space that is so unique that it's indescribable, Hope and Jackie try anyways. 

Come with us to find the strange world of heterotopia, which this season is loosely focused on. We discuss architecture, programming, hysterectomies, polyamory, and of course, heterotopia. 

xoxo

Hope and Jackie are here with some updates and they def recorded this after a night of country dancing so you've been warned. After providing some personal updates, they reminisce about the first season of Avant Gossip, which is basically the same podcast but with better sound quality and a wider focus on urban planning, art, and design. The first season covered topics from artist Hilma af Klint to the significance of roller rinks within the US Civil Rights movement. We're taking you through episode by episode bc if we're being honest a lot of you haven't switched over and we think you'll really like it over there!

 Check out Avant Gossip on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Hope and Jackie have a new podcast called Avant Gossip. It's basically the same thing, but we wanted a fresh start and a name that encompasses what we do: read about art, fashion, design, and culture and talk about it (ie discuss meaning, dish hot takes, and look up the sun sign of everyone involved.)

Oh and we finally spent enough money that our sound quality is good.

Please join us over on Avant Gossip!!! Apple Podcast is slow af but you can def find it on Spotify and more to come soon!!

Click here to listen on Spotify

Hope and Jackie are back and recording, but this is just a taste. We are in transition faze and so very exhausted. We have been working hard for season two, while also somehow not doing much at all. So give us a break, ok! :)

We will be rebranding as Avant Gossip and giving more details soon. Stay tuned!

xoxo- Hope and Jackie

What did it take to bring modern art to the US? A guy named Alfred Barr Jr., some rich broads, and Picasso finally realizing he hated war. Thus, the Museum of Modern Art was born.

Also, we are switching to a seasonal schedule to check out our socials for our Summer Reading List (soon!) and make sure to follow us and tune in for Season 2 coming in September.

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Jackie and Hope gossip about modern art coming to the US. First off, some hot piece of turn of the century New York lawyer fuck boi ass got really into modern art. Second off, he almost pulled it off. This is our retelling of how he tried to make Modern art cool in the US.

"We had cars, but no modern art"

Resource:

Picasso's War: How Modern Art Came to the US by Hugh Eakin

Vivienne Westwood's runway collections in the 80s and 90s erupted from her research into and obsession with British and French aristocracy. Her belief that culture has waned since the revolutionary era leaps off the runway once you're looking for it. Also did you know there's an island in Scotland where a bunch of hunks are weaving fabric and chanting affirmations? Delta pls sponsor us!

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Buckle up cause this is a jam packed trip. Jackie and Hope cover tid bits of her blossoming into the fashion designer that shaped her career and legacy. From the break up with Malcolm to her environmentalist protesting days, we got it covered. 

Listen in to your friends chatting about all the stuff that they know about Vivienne Westwood.

xoxo

Main Sources:

Vivienne Westwood - Ian Kelly and Vivienne Westwood

An Unfashionable Life - Jane Mulvagh

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Vivienne Westwood is a fashion designer who was known for drawing from historical influences and sending messages with her designs. She got her start within the punk scene, brought parody of British royalty into her runways designs, and later became focused on climate issues. And so more so than with other designers we are drawn to asking questions about her ideologies - how did they develop, and to some degree, how genuinely are they reflected in her work?

If you think you have deja vu, you don't. We did do a Vivienne Westwood series last year but we are back with a bigger, better (more researched) series that explores her design ideologies and design craft. This episode focuses on her working class roots, her influence on the punk scene, and how her views were impacted by Malcolm McClaren and The Situationists.

Main Sources:

Vivienne Westwood - Ian Kelly and Vivienne Westwood

An Unfashionable Life - Jane Mulvagh

We're socialists, so follow us on our socials! @fashismpod on Instagram and TikTok

Email us at [email protected]