Blamo! | Exploring Fashion with the People Who Shape It

My guest this week is American fashion designer, Billy Reid. Billy and I discuss how he went from flunking out of college to learning how to design and becoming one of the most celebrated American designers. Last but not least we discuss the growth of online in fashion and what it means to serve the digital customer.

How Silicon Valley and the world of watchmaking have more in common than you think...

"...the best brand is the one you love."

We're back answering your questions and wow did we get some!

"Listening to people and understanding what they want."

"You can't teach passion..."

"How do the things we own shape how we experience the world?"

“Fashion is an emotional industry...”

When you're a college English professor in '73, but you wanna write about menswear...

When you go from hanging with world-class​ runners to making their clothes...

How do you become the first female tailor on Savile Row?

Learning on the job and building the new standard of retail.

Eric Wind on how he became one of the world’s leading expert on vintage watches...

How the man who taught men how to dress, taught himself.

Live from The Pitti Box at Pitti Uomo 95 with Neapolitan tailor, Pino Luciano.

Live from The Pitti Box at Pitti Uomo 95 with fashion legend, Nick Wooster.

Live from The Pitti Box at Pitti Uomo 95 with Michael Hill, Creative Director of Drake's.

Finding yourself in clothing and film...

"Failures are the moments that define your success.”

TFW you shoot people wearing Armani, then Armani himself asks you to take his portrait.

Ask Me Anything! Jeremy answers your questions – moderated by Brian Davis, founder of Wooden Sleepers.

"A Linen State of Mind."

TFW you blog about socks, then start a company and give away 10 million pairs.

“If I’m selling anything that needs to go on sale, I’ve failed in my business.”

"...a t-shirt is the most powerful medium we have to communicate.

How fashion is a reaction.

"If you can't tell a story in today's market, you're going to fail."

"I’m nothing else but a creative solution to the world’s excess."

"...the fashion industry is NOT a closed club."

“One of the hardest things in the world to design is a t-shirt.”

How Jeremy Langmead and his team turned MR PORTER into the global men's style destination...

“What is the opposite of an idea? Experience, emotion, a feeling— that’s what I try to make.”

Value the experience over the algorithm.

“Hype is the enemy of brand.”

TFW you were selling clothes celebrities but are now dressing them.

Seph Skerritt, founder, and CEO of online custom clothier Proper Cloth.

The Business of Hype takes over the Blamo! feed this week with special guest, the Godfather of Streetwear, Hiroshi Fujiwara.

Hardcore music and tailoring have a lot more in common than what you think.

Whatever you do, don’t call Abasi Rosborough clothing of the future. According to founders Abdul Abasi and Greg Rosborough, it’s the clothing of today.

Eugene has dressed celebrities like Aziz Ansari and styled runway shows for KITH, John Elliott, and more —all while becoming the King of Off-Duty Style.

How criticism is art, and an art form unto itself.

From athletes to actors, take a look at your favorite magazine cover and chances are Eric has shot it.

How Outlier is building the future of clothing.

Men's Fashion Director of Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, Bruce Pask.

The stylist behind ASAP Rocky, The Weeknd and many more.

Whether it’s roaming a Vanity Fair Oscar party or sharing a hot take from Paris Couture week, Rachel is one of the funniest and most entertaining personalities in fashion.

“...to refine the image of Urban America.”

The acclaimed director, writer, actor, and producer Paul Feig.

Matt wears many hats; he’s a photographer, a director, an editor, an author, and a contributor to Conde Nast Traveler.

Ryan is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online music magazine, Pitchfork.