Gauthier Borsarello, Paris’s menswear polymath | #012

Gauthier Borsarello is a vintage collector, curator, a menswear designer and a journalist. One of the pivotal figures in Parisian menswear, he’s charming, opinionated and sure of his convictions.This week, he and Aleks talk about his various projects; from running Le VIF Vintage to launching and editing L'Etiquette magazine, the problems of ‘Insta fashion’, why menswear journalism isn’t always a good thing, and what it really means to be ‘elegant’ in the world today. This episode is fast-paced, direct and filled with pertinent opinion. We hope you enjoy Gauthier’s candour as much as we did.If you enjoy listening, don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @handcutradio, and get involved in the conversation. Please do rate and review us too – it really does help to boost us up the podcast charts.---HandCut Radio is produced in collaboration with Birch, a London and New York based creative agency. Our theme music is by Joe Boyd.---Show Notes:Gauthier Borsarello — Instagram | Website[02:10] GQ Style Article[03:41] Gauthier on Double Bass[03:45] Orchestre de Paris[03:51] The Proms[06:52] Colette, Paris[07:21] L’Etiquette Magazine[07:23] Le Vif Showroom[07:25] Holiday Boileau[13:51] Edward Green[16:11] Johnny Cash in a black shirt[16:52] Celine Men’s Summer 2020[17:10] BEIGE Habilleur[18:30] The Rake Magazine[25:09] Kidur[25:40] Gauthier’s Vintage Piaget[35:17] Husbands[35:19] Cifonelli[35:22] Le Vif[36:04] Marc Beauge[36:29] Dick Carroll[38:12] Chapal[38:14] Corthay[39:55] So Press[49:43] Gauthier’s 1960s Abercrombie Hunting Suit[49:48] Hunter S. Thompson[49:55] Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas