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The Business of Fashion Podcast
by The Business of Fashion · English
The Business of Fashion has gained a global following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It is frequently described as “indispensable,” “required reading” and “an addiction.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Terrence O’Connor on Why Cultural Relevance Can’t Be Manufactured
Terrence O’Connor explains why cultural relevance can’t be manufactured, arguing that it comes from uncompromising creative vision, long-term groundwork, and personal conviction rather than…
13 Nov 2026 · 53m · 17 chaptersIs Fashion Sleeping on Twitch and Discord?
How Twitch and Discord—platforms rooted in gaming—are shaping menswear taste and creating new fashion entrepreneurs, and what brands can (and can’t) do to engage without killing the authenticity.
11 Nov 2026 · 27m · 12 chaptersSimbarashe Cha on 10,000 Hours of Street Style Photography
Simbarashe Cha’s path to becoming a New York Times street-style photographer and columnist, and how he applies “practice makes permanent” to build mastery; includes his pivot during COVID to protest…
6 Nov 2026 · 1h 2m · 25 chaptersWhat Makes a Million-Dollar Luxury Salesperson?
Luxury department stores are competing for “million-dollar” salespeople/personal stylists as AI and price hikes intensify shopping competition; human relationship skills and access to top…
4 Nov 2026 · 27m · 11 chapters
Daniel Obasi on Why Lagos Is a ‘Creative Factory’
Daniel Obasi discusses why Lagos produces resilient, technically strong creatives despite limited formal training, and how he builds a contemporary Nigerian visual language through words,…
30 Oct 2026 · 38m · 17 chapters
Why Nike Can’t Find Its Next Hit
Nike/Jordan Brand’s slowdown and what it would take for Nike to regain cultural “hit” momentum, while leaning more on sport (women’s basketball, running) and recovery products.
28 Oct 2026 · 29m · 15 chapters
Olivier Bron on Making Bloomingdale’s Desirable Again
Olivier Braun (CEO of Bloomingdale’s) explains how the department store is regaining desirability through “art and science” retail, brand storytelling, better merchandising, and relationship-led…
23 Oct 2026 · 56m · 26 chapters
The Generation Fashion Forgot
Fashion’s “youth obsession” vs. the buying power of older women; how brands court and retain customers 50+/multi-generational shoppers through representation, founder-led marketing, in-store…
21 Oct 2026 · 28m · 10 chapters
Ask Imran Anything: Vanity Metrics, Creativity and Commerce, Gucci’s Future
Imran Ahmed (Business of Fashion) answers listener questions on Gucci’s future under Demna, the value of fashion “vanity” metrics (EMV/MIV/VIT), balancing creativity with commercial performance, AI’s…
16 Oct 2026 · 33m · 11 chapters
Who’s to Blame for Bad Customer Service?
The episode debates who’s to blame for bad retail customer service, sparked by a viral Kelly Clarkson incident, and examines systemic causes (staffing, training, pay, profiling, low-trust culture,…
14 Oct 2026 · 29m · 12 chapters
How Independent Thinking Powered the Spring/Summer 2027 Shows
A season-by-season recap of Spring/Summer 2027 fashion shows, arguing that “independent thinking” and human-scale creativity are re-emerging inside an industry pressured by scale and quarterly…
9 Oct 2026 · 1h 9m · 26 chapters
The Verdict on Luxury Fashion’s Designer Reset
The Debrief assesses luxury fashion’s “designer reset” after about a year of major creative director changes, focusing on what’s working commercially and creatively at Fashion Month, and what still…
7 Oct 2026 · 37m · 11 chapters
Marc Jacobs: 'I Don't Think That The Creative Is to Blame'
Marc Jacobs discusses his transition after 29 years with LVMH, arguing that fashion’s problems aren’t caused by “creative” people, and that replacing designers or changing logos/stores won’t fix…
2 Oct 2026 · 17m · 9 chapters
Luxury’s Italian Supply Chain Reckoning Isn’t Over
Two years after Milan prosecutors exposed exploitative Italian luxury supply chains, BOF Global Markets Editor Sarah Kent revisits what was revealed, what brands changed (judicial oversight, audits,…
30 Sep 2026 · 27m · 15 chapters
Feed Me's Emily Sundberg on How Fashion Underestimates Its Customers
Emily Sundberg, founder of the paywalled New York newsletter Feed Me, discusses building a media business “on instinct,” how fashion brands misunderstand their customers, and why fashion can be…
25 Sep 2026 · 1h 2m · 22 chapters
Fashion’s Latest Obsession: The Grocery Store
Fashion brands are increasingly partnering with “gourmet” grocery stores (e.g., Erewhon, Air One, Happier Grocery, Meadow Lane) to reach shoppers through experiential, sensory, and community-driven…
23 Sep 2026 · 23m · 10 chapters
Christopher Kane: Mulberry’s Heritage Is a Foundation, Not a Limitation
Christopher Kane returns to London Fashion Week as Mulberry’s creative director for women’s wear, debuting a collection that treats heritage as a “foundation, not a limitation.” He explains the…
18 Sep 2026 · 33m · 15 chapters
Can Fashion Sell a New Generation on Trade Jobs?
Fashion’s looming shortage of skilled craftspeople (tailoring, pattern making, leather work) and whether fashion can attract a new generation, amid declining tailoring employment, rising trade…
16 Sep 2026 · 29m · 17 chapters
Why Colleen Allen Turns Away Retailers That Won't Pay Deposits
Colleen Allen, founder of a women’swear label launched in 2024, explains how she self-funded rapid growth by requiring retailer deposits, and how that cash-flow discipline enabled triple-digit…
13 Sep 2026 · 47m · 16 chapters
Has Fashion Had Enough of AI?
Fashion’s “simulation era” where clothing is experienced mainly through images (social media, e-commerce, AI-generated visuals), leading to logo-heavy design, reduced perceived quality, and consumer…
9 Sep 2026 · 19m · 8 chapters
W. David Marx: Fashion Is Bigger Than Ever — but Worse at Rewarding Invention
W. David Marx discusses how Japan pioneered luxury, streetwear, and menswear shifts, why those cycles changed, and his “Blank Space” thesis that 21st-century culture has more activity but less…
4 Sep 2026 · 1h · 20 chapters
Who’s Winning and Losing in Beauty’s First Half
Business of fashion’s “The Debrief” analyzes what beauty earnings show for H1 2026—where growth is still happening, where cracks are forming, and what investors will watch next.
2 Sep 2026 · 27m · 13 chapters
Inside James Whitner's Purpose-First Retail Playbook
James Whitner (The Whitaker Group) explains his purpose-first retail model rooted in Black community experiences, culture, and long-term brand partnerships, and discusses future plans for tighter,…
28 Aug 2026 · 40m · 18 chapters
Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion
Why upcycling is suddenly mainstream in fashion—driven by regulation against destroying unsold goods, improved sorting/collection and sourcing infrastructure, and brands marketing upcycled items for…
26 Aug 2026 · 28m · 12 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy