Once Upon A Look

Stories about our holiest clothes. Whether it's the papal robes in the Vatican, or the uniforms of women's fellowship in Zimbabwe, we’re asking why getting dressed can feel like a kind of worship.

Examining how fashion turns shopping into a game through tactics like scarcity drops and in-app challenges, all to fuel consumer desire. 

We unpack the the environmental and economic toll of fashion's high-speed production cycle, and highlight movements challenging the industry’s disposable mindset.

This episode explores the impact of Black musicians who have redefined fashion as radically as they have sound.

FACT CHECK: Doechii's second name is Ji'mya not Ja'mila.

Stories of fashion's defining partnerships, from South Korean "couple-looks", to Law and Zendaya.

FACT CHECK: Dara Allen is the Fashion Director of Interview Magazine, not Fashion Editor.

This episode tells the vibrant story of lace—from its European aristocratic ties to its political symbolism, cultural reinventions, and enduring role as a fabric of both tradition and defiance.

⚠️ This is the original version of Game of Clothes, released before audio adjustments. For the remastered version, listen to EP 8 titled Game of Clothes (Rebroadcast With Improved Audio).This episode explores how fashion brands use gamification to influence and retain customers, and unpacks the history of how streetwear brands innovated relationship marketing.

Exploring the memorable, often unethically acquired wardrobes of 9 current and former first ladies from around the world.