Jenny Slate Gets Dressed
Jenny Slate is on tour for her new book “Little Weirds.” It comprises short, strange essays, many of which involve clothing and how we present ourselves to the world. While Slate was in New York, the...
View ArticleJenny Slate Gets Dressed
Jenny Slate is on tour for her new book “Little Weirds.” It comprises short, strange essays, many of which involve clothing and how we present ourselves to the world. While Slate was in New York, the...
View ArticleExploring African Ancestry and Pushing Gender Barriers in Fashion
"Everything about it feels slightly beachy and airy, grounded also in the kind of work their ancestors would wear," says self-taught independent designer Damian Joel of the clothing pieces in his line...
View ArticleWhy Fast Fashion Might Need To Slow Down
Americans buy, on average, almost 70 items of clothing a year. And many of those garments are worn just seven to ten times before being thrown away. This breakneck consumption of clothes is only...
View ArticleWays to Make Your Closet Sustainable
[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 16, 2019] Elizabeth Cline joins us to discuss her book, The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good.
View ArticleThe First New York Fashion Week
Coming up in two weeks: New York Fashion Week! From WNYC’s Sara Fishko is this archival Fishko Files, with a little history.Fishko Files with Sara FishkoAssistant Producer: Olivia BrileyMix Engineer:...
View ArticleFollowing Acquittal, What's Next for the Democrats? 2020-02-06
Following Acquittal, What's Next for the Democrats?Rep. Steve Israel argues that Democrats should continue to expose Trump's misdeeds and focus on November.The Murky Waters of Social Media and...
View ArticleOn the Streets with Bill Cunningham
“The Times of Bill Cunningham” profiles the legendary New York Times photographer who covered street fashion. Filmmaker Mark Bozek draws upon a rare interview with Cunningham spanning his whole career,...
View ArticleTelfar Clemens
Telfar Clemens, Council of Fashion Designers of America Award-winning designer and founder of the eponymous fashion brand Telfar, joins us to talk about his career, founding the unisex fashion house,...
View ArticleShopping Your Closet and Dressing Sustainably
Elizabeth Cline offers spring cleaning tips based on her book, The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good.
View ArticleThe Stories Clothes Tell
Shahidha Bari, professor of fashion cultures and histories at London College of Fashion, discusses her new book, Dressed: A Philosophy of Clothes.
View ArticleMasks for All?
As calls mount for a change in official guidelines on masks for non-healthcare workers, science journalist Roxanne Khamsi discusses the reasons for (and against) everyone wearing masks to protecting...
View ArticleA New Memoir From Betsey Johnson
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson joins us to discuss her new memoir, Betsey.
View Article'Unorthodox,' Betsey Johnson, Barbara Ehrenreich, A Get Lit Preview, Alison...
Deborah Feldman discusses her memoir, Unorthodox:The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, and the new Netflix series of the same name based on her life story.Andy Hunter, CEO of Bookshop.org,...
View ArticleShould We Still Shop Online?
Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times, talks about her recent article, "Should We Still Go Shopping (Online)?," about the economic implications and moral...
View ArticleA Virtual Met Gala
Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times, joins us to recap the virtual Met Gala.
View ArticleThe Life and Times of Halston
[REBROADCAST FROM MAY 28, 2019] Producer Roland Ballester and director Frédéric Tcheng join us to discuss their documentary “Halston,” which chronicles the life and times of the couture fashion...
View Article'Circus of Books,' An NYC Accent Contest, 'Sea Wife,' the Virtual Met Gala,...
Director Rachel Mason discusses her Netflix documentary “Circus of Books,” which tells the story of her parent’s gay pornography store in Los Angeles.Instagram personality New York Nico will discuss...
View ArticleA Fantasy of Fashion: Articles of Interest #7
In the wake of World War II, the government of France commissioned its most prominent designers to create a collection of miniature fashion dolls. It might seem like an odd thing to fund, but the...
View ArticleKnockoffs: Articles of Interest #8
Brands hold immense sway over both consumers and the American legal system. Few know this as well as Dapper Dan, who went from street hustler to fashion impresario and has spent time on both sides of...
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