137 - Sir Paul Smith

from Blamo! Hosted by Paul Smith, Jeremy Kirkland

My guest this week is Paul Smith, the legendary British fashion designer. Paul and I discuss how a cycling accident launched his career as a creative, why his wife’s knowledge of couture has been essential to their success, and what it’s taken for his business to last 50 years and stay independent. NOTES (00:00) Paul Smith and cycling (17:30) History of Le Bon Marché (23:15) Giorgio Armani on Slowing Down (24:34) Supreme (25:04) 18 East (36:41) Yves Saint Laurent (44:44) Paul Smith & Land Rover (49:58) Friendship with David Bowie (52:41) The Lumineers (52:54) Jimmy Page ** This episode is sponsored by P. Johnson, & Bespoke Box (enter BLAMO for 20% off your first box!) ** Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

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“Fashion is about today and tomorrow. So you’ve never made it. There’s always a tomorrow around the corner.”

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