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Podcast: Why fashion house Gucci believes in the metaverse and Web3

Italian fashion house Gucci is continuing to bet on the metaverse and Web3. Last September, the company CMO even switched roles and became CEO of Gucci Vault and Metaverse Ventures. In this episode of the The Business of Fashion Podcast, BOF explains why the fashion house believes strongly in this technology. Source: The Business of Fashion Podcast

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Podcast: The role of legislation in (sustainable) fashion

The call for stricter legislation regarding fashion has been growing stronger in recent years. This is not only about doing due diligence within the production chain, but also about the requirements for items that carry sustainable claims. What role does legislation play in the fashion industry exactly? The Conscious Style Podcast discusses this...

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Podcast: Turkish designer Bora Aksu on culture, creativity and the aftermath of the earthquake

As a creative person, what do you do when your home country is hit by an earthquake? There's probably no "right answer," just a lot of questions. Fashion journalist Clare Press speaks with London-based designer Bora Aksu about the aftermath of the earthquake and how creativity is just around the corner here, too. Source: Wardrobe Crisis with...

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Podcast: A conversation with designer Haider Ackermann

Colombian-born French designer Haider Ackermann has made his mark in the fashion industry. The designer headed fashion brand Berluti for several years and recently designed a guest collection for Jean Paul Gaultier. In this pocast, Ackermann talks with journalist Suzy Menkes about his career and his recent work. Source: Creative Conversations...

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Podcast: A look back at the past fashion month - Who stood out?

The FW23 fashion season got off to a good start on the catwalk over the past few months. With Paris Fashion Week coming to a close in early March, the fashion week season came to a temporary close once again. The season was full of design debuts, but there were other notable scenes as well. This podcast from Business of Fashion takes a look back...

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Podcast: How Generative AI could reshape fashion

Generative AI (artificial intelligence): what is it? Generative AI is a category of artificial intelligence that can generate entirely new content on its own. This can include images, audio, as well as text. The rapid rise of this technology is also not leaving the fashion world indifferent. In this episode of their podcast, Business of Fashion...

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Podcast: How brands can court luxury shoppers in Japan

The Asian fashion market has several countries with a strong penchant for luxury fashion, including Japan. The Japanese luxury consumer has specific needs that Christine Edman, executive officer of Japanese e-commerce platform Zozo, explains in this episode of The Business of Fashion podcast. Brands must have the patience to conquer the Japanese...

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Podcast: How fashion trends are really formed

Fashion trends come and go, but where exactly do they originate and who shapes them? In this episode of the Conscious Style Podcast, the podcast hosts delve deeper into the trend cycle with trend forecaster and fashion analyst Mandy Lee. Source: Conscious Style Podcast

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Podcast: Weaving, multiculturalism and how craft connects people

Fashion journalist Clare Press speaks with Samorn Sanixay, co-founder of an artisan weaving studio called Eastern Weft. Sanixay took a journey to map out various natural dyeing methods that are based on eucalyptus. During her trip, however, she found more than just natural dyeing methods, namely friendships, a connection to the land and the idea...

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Podcast: Curator Christine Checinska talks about Africa Fashion exposition

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is well known in the fashion industry for its interesting and major fashion exhibitions. One of the newest exhibitions is Africa Fashion which focuses on the fashion industry of the African continent. Ibn this episode of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion curator Christine Checinska elaborates on...

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Podcast: How the Korean wave is sweeping global culture

Korean culture is appealing to more and more people worldwide. The ever-increasing focus on K-pop and K-beauty and much more of Korean culture has also had its impact on the fashion world. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has even devoted an entire exhibition to the phenomenon. Chief curator Rosalie Kim talks on The Business of Fashion...

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Podcast: How creativity is breaking through the darkness in Ukraine

Former fashion editor at Vogue Ukraine Julie Pelipas and founder and editor in chief of 1 Granary Olya Kuryshchuk talk to Business of Fashion about how creativity has been a source of resilience during the war in Ukraine. "I have never been so grateful to work in fashion," Kuryshchuk says. "When so much has been taken away, you appreciate what...