Label Queen with Dana Thomas

Join Label Queen host James Aguiar as he sits down with journalist, author, and podcast host Dana Thomas. Throughout Dana's remarkable career she has amassed awards and accolades for her insightful fashion and culture reporting. Staring her career at the Washington Post she has worked for and contributed to Newsweek magazine as well as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vogue. Thomas hosts The Green Dream an award-winning podcast, which focuses on sustainability. In 2020 She wrote the screenplay for the feature documentary about the designer Salvatore Ferragamo Salvatore: Shoe Maker of Dreams directed by Luca Guadagnino  In 2016, she was named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture.  Her books include: Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes (2019): This book explores the human and environmental costs of the fast fashion industry and highlights emerging sustainable practices. Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano(2015): A dual biography chronicling the lives and work of the two influential fashion designers. Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster (2007): An investigative account of how the high-end luxury goods industry moved from a focus on craftsmanship to mass-market appeal.  We talk about the state of the industry at the moment, the designer "musical chairs" what is missing in fashion and so much more. Get a glimpse into my highs and lows in Fashion Books. This is a fashion packed episode with a deep dive behind the scenes. Questions or comments? email me at [email protected] Chapters (00:00:00) - Label Queen: A Final Podcast(00:01:08) - The Fashion Industry's Rise and Fall(00:03:39) - The Encyclopedia Of Ugly Fashion(00:05:30) - 3 Fashion Books You Need to Read(00:09:53) - In the Elevator With Dana Thomas(00:12:20) - Fashion's Toughest Place(00:15:44) - The Bubble of the Universe(00:16:36) - The Fight for Women in Fashion(00:17:42) - The Versace Fashion Debut(00:21:12) - Tom Ford's Gucci Collection(00:25:09) - Can Sustainable Fashion Really Happen?(00:29:08) - Pump the Brakes: How Luxury Lost Its Luster(00:33:15) - Julia Roberts on the(00:34:14) - George Galliano on Dior's Hype(00:35:53) - In the Elevator With Dana Harris(00:37:26) - How To Write a Book About Fashion(00:38:41) - Dana Flannery on the Queen Mary 2