Initial Episode: “A Dressed Up Guide to Dressing Up, Part 1”
“99% invisible”, the long-running radio show turned podcast, considers the hidden or unappreciated role of design in our everyday lives, often focusing on architecture and physical structures. “Items of Interest,” hosted by Avery Trufelman, began as a clothing-focused miniseries within “99% Invisible,” but evolved into a standalone series about how clothing design reflects and shapes society. Now in its fourth season, the show has examined the constructions of gender within clothing, the surprisingly complex history of Hawaiian shirts, and Cher Horowitz’s iconic. closet in “Clueless” (more specifically, the question of why it doesn’t exist in the real world yet). Last year, the show premiered its first miniseries, “American Ivy” on the perennial popularity of the preppy look. Preppy style, which evolved from Ivy League style, favors clean, understated staples—Oxford shirts, chinos, blazers—and has become so ubiquitous that now, to quote Trufelman, “ it’s not the clothes of a subculture… but the clothes of the dominant.” culture.” This provides plenty of fodder for the seven-part deep dive that follows.
Initial Episode: “pockets”
Started in 2014, this weekly fashion podcast offers a rare combination of real comedy and fashion commentary. With the stated aim of appealing to both industry insiders and outsiders, Lisa Rowan. a financial writer and fashion journalist Kaarin Vembar discuss fashion news, breaking down what’s happening with celebrity retailers, designers and labels, as well as on the runway and red carpet. As hosts, Rowan and Vembar are knowledgeable, but never in a way that feels alienating to newbies. And the variety of topics makes listening pleasantly unpredictable: in a given episode, you might hear about Estée Lauder buying Tom Ford, how the pandemic affected retail workers’ wages, or the extraordinary story of the largest diamond heist ever of world history.
Initial Episode: “Fashion Hell”
The fashion business, which began as the Typepad blog in 2007, has grown into a resource for news and analysis within the fashion industry. His accompanying podcast has had similar success, with Imran Amed, its CEO and founder, providing coverage aimed at fashion creatives and executives. But it’s not the most accessible entry point for the uninformed, which is where “The Debrief” comes into play. Hosted by Lauren Sherman, the former chief correspondent of The Business of Fashion, this shorter-lived weekly show offered deep dives into the mainstream. fashion topics such as the much-hyped decline of skinny jeans, the rise of direct-to-consumer apparel, and how Gen Z is reshaping the industry as both consumers and employees. “The Debrief” ended its run in January when Sherman left BoF, but the back catalog is worth digging into for anyone looking for a better understanding of modern fashion.
Initial Episode: “The Decline of the Skinny Jean”
Who What Wear was one of the first digital-only fashion brands, founded in 2006 by former Elle editors Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power, and in the years since the duo have launched clothing lines, a media and writing books about style. In May 2021, the brand’s first podcast arrived, offering trend analysis, catwalk coverage and interviews with designers, stylists and celebrities. Kerr, who also runs “Second Life,” a podcast about career axes, is a warm and affable host whose interviews go deeper than many others in the genre. The show is also a particularly smart resource for anyone curious about Hollywood wardrobe; interviewees include designers from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Daisy Jones & the Six” and the original “Gossip Girl.” .”
Initial Episode: “WWW 100: Your Ultimate (and Comprehensive) Spring Shopping Guide”
