Runway Walks / Current Talks

Finally, we have new collections to discuss! This week marked the first ever all digital presentations of Paris Haute Couture. There were some clear winners (thank you Schiaparelli!) and losers (still not sure what Azzaro’s collection was about). But regardless of the final product, it was so nice to have fresh, new fashion to review. Join us as we recap Azzaro, Dior, Chanel, Viktor & Rolf, Alexandre Vauthier, Ronald van der Kamp and Schiaparelli. Then in Style Snacks, Birkenstock collabs with Central Saint Martins grads, Lady Gaga is the face of Valentino’s latest perfume, Virgil Abloh sets up a scholarship fund, LV Men’s is moving to a seasonless model and why we love Anthony Vaccarello’s Prefall collection for Saint Laurent.  

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Following up from Episode 75, this week we wanted to take a deeper look at racism within fashion. This is a moment of reflection and an opportunity for the industry to make significant changes across virtually every aspect of the business. This week we review key issues that need to be addressed including a lack of representation, wage inequality and discrimination, cultural appropriation vs appreciation and accessibility. We also discuss the fallout we’ve seen thus far at Conde Nast, Anthropologie, Zimmerman and Reformation to name a few. Plus in Style Snacks, Balmain sends its army down the Seine, Moynat snags a LV alum, JW Anderson’s #CraftCore challenge and Kanye and Gap team up for YZY Gap. Only in 2020 my friends…   

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Liz invited a special guest this week as we close out Pride month. Levi is here to discuss his role in the LGBTQIA+ community and what his journey has been to become his truest self. Liz and Levi have a Q&A on fashion finds, dream outfits and gender bent dressing. Instead of our usual Style Snacks, we have educational Pride Snacks. These consist of important dates related to Pride such as when the rainbow flag design was created and that this year would have marked the 50th official NYC Pride parade. Expect plenty of laughs and, just maybe, a reason for Alessandro Michele to never let Levi get his hands on a pair of Gucci horse-bit loafers. 

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This week we pick up the Gucci saga at Maurizio’s untimely end via an assassination orchestrated by none other than his ex-wife. From there the brand enters a new phase, one not under the control of a familial Gucci. Enter Tom Ford and the sex sells mentality of the 90’s. Ford, together with Domenico De Sole, turn the flailing brand into a powerhouse that ultimately joins with (what is today) Kering and the pair spearhead amassing some of the biggest brands in fashion. But no good deed goes unpunished, and Ford and De Sole are eventually pushed out to make room for Frida Giannini. She’s not without her own scandal… Finally, we enter the Alessandro Michele phase of the house, complete with baby dragons and decapitated heads. Quite the turnaround, huh? Plus in Style Snacks, Matthew Williams is named Creative Director at Givenchy, could Clare Waight Keller be headed to Richemont, Sies Marjan and DVF are among COVID’s latest fashion victims and Kering names new board members.   

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Gucci is one of Italy’s oldest and most storied luxury houses. The brand’s start and early years seem to mimic Hermes and the similarities are hard to ignore. Both luggage and equestrian manufacturers favored by nobility and later celebrities, the brands were resounding successes run by fashion families. So, what changed? Why did the brands veer off on separate paths in the late 1970s? Join us this week for Part 1 of our look into the Gucci history. Trust us, there’s a lot of dirt in this family story. Then in Style Snacks, Christene Barberich and Leandra Medine Cohen both step away from the media outlets they helped found after complaints of racial inequality, Samira Nasr is named Editor and Chief of Harper’s Bazaar, the LVMH Tiffany takeover might be on the rocks and Chanel presents its first digital showing for Cruise 2021 (but doesn’t really plan to continue the digital trend).   

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The past few weeks have been difficult to say the least. George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police department has sent shockwaves through the nation. People around the country are coming together to demand change. This week we examine the nation’s, our personal as well as fashion’s response to protests that are occurring in every state. We also discuss ways to become involved, how to donate and people and businesses to support during this crucial time. In Style Snacks, Stockholm joins other Fashion Weeks going digital, Vogue’s latest cover models are essential workers, Rebekka Bay joins Marimekko, the claws are coming out for Karl Lagerfeld’s heirs and it’s time for Pride.  

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Since we can’t travel, we figured the next best thing would be plotting our next shopping adventures. We’ve selected four famous fashion destinations to review: 5thAvenue in New York, Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles, Ginza in Tokyo and the Champs Elysees in Paris. This week we take a look at their humble beginnings and how they managed to become some of the most high profile shopping streets in the world. Listen in to hear what streets we think are overrated and what streets actually live up to the hype. Then in Style Snacks, Gucci breaks with the traditional fashion calendar, Paris Haute Couture goes digital, Copenhagen plans for a live fashion week, September issues are pushed back to… September, Giovanna Battaglia becomes Creative Director at Swarovski and Johnny Coca returns to Louis Vuitton. 

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By now we’ve all seen the extreme social distancing dressing memes circulating online. There’s the guy with pool noodles and the girl with the wrapping paper rolls… We have to say there’s been some creativity used in these looks. But did you know social distancing dressing isn’t a new trend? Since the 19thcentury, people have used social distancing looks to help establish social status, safety and yes, make fashion statements. This week we take a look back at how social distancing dressing got its start and where we see this trend going (realistically) over the next few seasons. Gloves, anyone? Plus in Style Snacks, the CFDA and BFC join up for “The Fashion Industry’s Reset,” Louis Vuitton shares rainbows, eye makeup trends are making a statement, Jacquemus’s grandma is a social media star and Kendall Jenner finally has her Fyre Festival fallout. 

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Armscye, Bolt, Knife Pleat. Have you ever heard these terms and had no clue what they meant? Yeah, same for us. This week we wanted to take a look at some commonly used fashion words and how to correctly use them in conversation. Join us for a spin through the ABC’s of fabrics, constructions and silhouettes. Then in Style Snacks, Paris shopping has resumed, but is anyone buying? Plus, Chanel and LV lay out price hikes for this year, Billie Elish has a T-shirt collab with Takashi Murakami, the British Fashion Council announces their first round of recipients for financial aid, Valentino appoints a new CEO and fashion professionals, led by Dries Van Noten, call for a revamp of the fashion calendar.   

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We all know the orange box. But do you know the story behind it? Neither did we. This week, we take a look at this classic heritage brand and the family that has run it from the beginning. We learn the history behind its iconic Kelly and Birkin bags as well as some of their lesser known product lines. We also delve into their strategic alliances and brand strategy. Think it’s a coincidence that they never let a designer become the focus of the house a la Hedi? Think again. Plus in Style Snacks, we chat about Judy Dench’s Vogue cover, the virtual Met Gala, Tom Ford’s letter to the CFDA, Paris and Milan’s digital fashion weeks and Andre Leon Talley’s tell all. Bless Andre for spilling the tea to give us something to look forward to in quarantine.   

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