Nina Penlington is the head cutter at Edward Sexton. She carries forward one of the greatest tailoring legacies of our generation. Derek and Peter discuss what it was like working with Edward, how to make bespoke suits for women, and a controversial tailoring topic called "straightening & crookening."

PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! -  Nina Penlington of Edward Sexton

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My guests this week are Taylor Rice and Ryan Hahn of the band Local Natives.

We chat getting into Steely Dan, LCD Soundsystem will never break up, albums as a format, life on the road, grief, Oasis, 90s music, and their new album But I’ll Wait For You

Local Natives and their Amnesiac

Quality tailoring begins with quality materials. This week, Peter and Derek talk to Virgil Viret, the managing director of  Lafayette Saltiel Drapiers in Paris. Their shop is a destination spot for bespoke tailors, custom clothiers, and menswear aficionados worldwide, particularly since they have an amazing stockpile of vintage textiles. Peter and Derek talk to Virgil about the structure of the fabric trade, his family's involvement in this business, and how consumers can spot quality materials.

PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! On Fabric with Virgil Viret

Chase Pion and Quaid Walker are the founders of the watch marketplace app Bezel.

We chat about why buying a watch these days has been so hard, why they decided to launch Bezel, dealing with authentication, brands they’ve changed their opinion on, the perfect three watch collection, and watch auctions.

Chase Pion and Quaid Walker from Bezel Talk Watches

My guest this week is Steve Tidball, of Vollebak, a brand he co-founded with his twin brother. They’re making clothes for the future right now.

Steve and I discuss what we need for the next 100 years, the changes that need to happen, whether WALL-E was right, enhanced organisms, trying to live forever, and how clothing is a part of all of it.

Steve Tidball of Vollebak on Clothing for the Future

Peter and Derek discuss what would bring people back to a brick-and-mortar experience in shopping and what they would like to see themselves.

PATREON PREVIEW - Die, Workwear! - Nina Penlington of Edward Sexton

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