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Best gift I've received: I am a bit of an Alexander McQueen (fashion designer) freak. About three years ago, I mentioned to my boyfriend that I wanted this book about his work. It is a rather expensive book, and I never splurged on it for myself. For my last birthday, my boyfriend gave it to me. He remembered that book for three years! I cried. :)
Best gift I've given: I think the best gift I've given was to my mother. She collects "old Santas" - not those little models or dolls you can find in Joann Fabrics, but old antique things with Santa on them. She has a Santa cake mold from the 1930s, for example. Once while browsing in Goodwill, I got extremely lucky and found a very old silver Santa music box. She loves it, and he's become the centerpiece of her collection!
My several month old list: Fashion Podcasts and Interviews
I've been collecting a few podcasts to listen to in my spare time and came across an enormous amount when searching both on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice.
I thought it'd be nice to share a few I've found which were interesting and which other people can enjoy.
I know my fashion interests can definitely skew to the boring, so if you have any more suggestions please comment below!
Podcasts & Youtube:
<strong>Dressed podcast</strong> run by two fashion historians this weekly podcast explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear.
<strong>Stuff you Missed in History Class</strong> which is part of the HowStuffWorks podcast network has some great episodes on fashion history, Marie-Antoinette and the first fashion designer Rose Betin. Search 'fashion' for some good hits.
The Ultimate Fashion History is run by another fashion historian who produces great original content.
Loose Threads this fashion intelligence and analyst company also has a nice podcast which talks about power suiting to product manufacturer.
Unravel is done by three alumni of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) graduate program who take a fresh and more modern approach to their topics. They go in-depth with their podcasts and have nice light hearted tone.
The Talks has a wealth of good interviews with people in all walks of life, and there’s a good chunk of interviews of people in fashion. Here are a few selected ones: Tom Ford, Rick Owens, Thom Browne and Craig Green.
Blamo! is a podcast by Jeremy Kirkland who talks to various people in the fashion world, from designers to GQ editors to street photographers. Notable episodes include: Robert Geller and Lawrence Schlossman of Four Pins fame.
<strong>Business of Fashion</strong> has their own podcast section which takes fashion from a business perspective. The website as a whole is great. Original articles are informative and they have an indispensible Daily Digest worth going through. Site has a soft paywall.
Others:
Racked even though they have a lot of fluff articles and have to pull a lot of clickbait stunts the writers over at Racked occasionally write some really insightful articles on topics about garments, the industry or the politics of clothing and fashion.
Google: We Wear Culture has a project centered around 'Fashion' titled "the stories behind what we wear". It has a lot of fascinating text and articles accompanied with beautiful images. They collaborate with notable several museums and brands.
Sources and thanks to:
- Early Morning Thursdays: Podcasts and Interviews by /u/setfiretoflames
- /r/AskHistorians flaired users' pages and sidebar
- An amazing amount of discussions and recommendations on /r/malefashionadvice, /r/malefashion and /r/femalefashionadvice
/u/setfiretoflames booklist Well Regarded Fashion Books: A Community List
Hey, want to get a nice coffee table book? Let’s make a list of some of our favorites.
Note: I don’t own all of these, some are off friends’ recommendations, and some are for books that haven’t even come out yet. They are mostly in Amazon links for ease of use, but none of the links are affiliate ones (and any that are found in the thread will be removed).
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