It's the 1950s and young Americans are idolizing the new wave of Hollywood rebels and horrifying their parents by wearing jeans.
But as these post-war renegades take denim duds out of the workplace, the jean giants find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
Do they hold fast to their traditional base of cowboys and factory workers, or embrace the te ... Show More
Nov 2020
Denim Wars | The Unravelling | 6
<p>It's 1999 and Levi's is a company in trouble. It's drowning in debt, out of fashion, and hobbled by sub-par distribution.</p><p>But while Levi's searches for a way to make a comeback, a new, fast-growing enemy is out to convince people to abandon jeans altogether.</p><p><stron ... Show More
26m 4s
Jul 2024
The Who What Wear Podcast: Denim Expert Benjamin Talley Smith on Making Best-Selling Khaite and Reformation Jeans, Plus the Styles to Shop this Summer
<p>Benjamin Talley Smith is the founder of the denim atelier Talley Creative. Named “the most influential jeans guy you’ve never heard of” in a recent <em>New York Times</em> profile, Ben provides services across design, production, and marketing to brands looking to create or ex ... Show More
27m 29s
Dec 2022
Fast Fashion | Fil à fil | 2
Nous sommes en 1974. Né dans une famille espagnole très pauvre, Amancio Ortega est obligé d’arrêter ses études pour commencer à travailler, comme coursier pour une marque de vêtements, puis couturier. Motivé par une incroyable envie de s’en sortir et de s’extraire de sa condition ... Show More
24m 27s
Aug 2023
Building Lego | Out of the Ashes | 1
<p>A small Danish toy company survives World War Two thanks to its quality craftsmanship, but behind the scenes all is not well. Despite its good reputation, Lego teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, and a choice to change production methods threatens to tear the family-owned compa ... Show More
35m 40s
Sep 2022
La guerre du streaming | Coups tordus | 3
Penser comme son ennemi ? C’est encore la meilleure façon de le battre. C’est pour cela que Blockbuster cherche à toute force à envoyer des espions chez Netflix, pour comprendre comment l’entreprise fonctionne, de l’intérieur. Parfois, ça fonctionne, comme lorsque le géant de la ... Show More
22m 59s
Aug 2023
363. Sixties Fashion: The Teenage Revolution (Part 1)
The Sixties is one of the only moments in history when Britain could claim to be the epicentre of world fashion, and in this episode Tom and Dominic delve into this cultural boom, from the boxy, militaristic styles of the 1940s, when fabrics, designs and even the Queen’s wedding ... Show More
50m 24s