Israel-born, New York–based fashion designer Nili Lotan couldn’t go out of style if she tried. On this week’s episode, she tells Hillary how she got her start in the industry—including leading design teams at Ralph Lauren and Liz Claiborne—before creating her eponymous label at age 46. They also chat about her recent expansion into categories such as handbag ... Show More
Nov 2
Hannah Cheng: Cofounder of Mimi Cheng's
Hannah Cheng is the cofounder of the frozen-dumpling brand Mimi Cheng's, but before she and her sister started their dumpling empire, Cheng was working at J.P. Morgan on the rates derivatives sales desk. While working in finance, Cheng frequently brought her mother's homemade dum ... Show More
50m 32s
Oct 29
The Who What Wear Podcast: WWW20 Presents: Celebrity Hairstylist and Beauty Founder Jen Atkin on Building Her Hair Empire
This month marks Who What Wear's 20th anniversary! To celebrate, we're spending all of October with guests who have left an indelible mark on the fashion-and-beauty world and grown up alongside us over the past two decades. This week, Hillary is joined by her good friend Jen Atki ... Show More
39m 47s
Oct 26
Monica Padman Returns! The Cocreator, Cohost, and Producer of Armchair Expert Is Back
Monica Padman is the cocreator, cohost, and producer of Armchair Expert. In her first Second Life episode in 2021, Padman chatted about her early dreams of being an actress and how she transitioned from nanny to creative partner to Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. Since her last epi ... Show More
56m 14s
Nov 2020
How To Land a Job In Fashion with Cult Gaia Founder Jasmin Larian
In this episode Jasmin Larian Hekmat, founder and creative director of Cult Gaia, talks all about the ins-and-outs of being a designer. We chat about how her brand stands out on social media, how a piece is made from conception to launch and how to land a job in fashion.
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29m 27s
Mar 2024
How Eva Chen Gets It Done | PLUS Batsheva Is Putting “Hags” On The Runway
Chloe sits down with Eva Chen to talk about balancing work (she runs fashion partnerships at Instagram), parenting (she has 3 kids), and fashion (she loved Loewe in Paris). Chioma talks to designer Batsheva Hay about her previous life as a lawyer, her new store in NYC, and castin ... Show More
54m 32s
Mar 2020
Carine Roitfeld’s Remarkable Fashion Career | Inside Fashion
The acclaimed stylist and editor, whose name has become synonymous with French style, talks to Imran Amed about how the industry has changed since her days at French Vogue, working with Karl Lagerfeld, becoming a brand and the importance of staying curious. <p>Sign up for BoF’s D ... Show More
40m 20s
Oct 2024
A Fashion House Built on Family: Anita Dongre Designs Life
[Replay] In honor of the recent launch of a Dewali Barbie, dressed in Anita Dongre's designs, listen back to this inspiring conversation between two powerhouses of fashion. Masaba Gupta talks with Anita Dongre about the path to, and secrets of, her success. Hosted on Acast. See a ... Show More
31m 46s
Jul 2023
When You Wear Collina Strada, You Will Get Stopped on the Street
This week on the show, guest hosts José Criales-Unzueta and Laia Garcia-Furtado talk to Hillary Taymour, the designer behind NYC-based label Collina Strada. Taymour tells us what it takes to succeed as a small business owner, as well as her commitment to sustainable, vegan design ... Show More
52m 37s
Dec 2023
Cult Gaia Founder Jasmin Larian Hekmat on the Under the Sun Fashion Show, Disengaging From Trends, and her Bratz Doll Roots
<p>Jasmin Larian Hekmat is the founder, designer, and CEO of fashion-girl favorite brand Cult Gaia. Hekmat started Cult Gaia as an accessories line, creating stunning pieces that doubled as objets d’art like the iconic Ark Bag. Eventually, she realized that in order to style the ... Show More
26m 2s