Episodes
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Adam Taubenfligel, Co-founder of Triarchy, Leading the Next Generation of Responsible Denim Manufacturers
Fashioncast® Episode #57, December 2, 2025 Adam Taubenfligel, Co-founder of Triarchy, Leading the Next Generation of Responsible Denim Manufacturers In this episode, you will meet Adam Taubenfligel, Co-founder of Triarchy, a U.S.-based sustainable women’s denim manufacturer. Headquartered in Los...
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Tracey Panek, Historian at Levi Strauss & Co., Iconic American Fashion Brands (Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary, Part 1)
Fashioncast® Episode #56, November 21, 2025 Tracey Panek, Historian at Levi Strauss & Co., Iconic American Fashion Brands (Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary, Part 1) In this episode, listeners are introduced to Tracey Panek, Historian and Archivist at Levi Strauss & Co., as Fashioncast...
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Amy Leverton, Founder Denim Dudes, Fashion's Diva of Denim
Fashioncast® Episode #55, August 1, 2025 Amy Leverton, Founder Denim Dudes, Fashion’s Diva of Denim On this episode, you will meet Amy Leverton, the fashion industry’s foremost expert on denim. Born and raised in England, Amy attended the London College of Fashion, then spent years searching for...
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Isabel De Sousa, Founder Akalia and Business Brand Consultant
Fashioncast® Episode #54, February 4, 2025 Isabel De Sousa, Founder Akalia and Business Brand Consultant On this episode, you will meet the energetic and brilliant Isabel De Sousa, Founder of Akalia, and business brand consultant. De Sousa, based in Miami, Florida, has walked the walk in building...
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Alden Wicker, Toxic Textiles (Part 3): Has Toxic Apparel Become Fashion's Watergate
Fashioncast® Episode #53, November 12, 2024 Alden Wicker, Toxic Textiles (Part 3): Has Toxic Apparel Become Fashion’s Watergate? This episode is Part 3 of a three-part series on toxic textiles and features Alden Wicker, award-winning author, freelance investigative reporter, and environmental...
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Dr. Alison Matthews David, Toxic Textiles (Part 2): Fashion's History of Silent Consent
Fashioncast® Episode #52, October 8, 2024 Dr. Alison Matthews David, Toxic Textiles (Part 2): Fashion’s History of Silent Consent This episode is Part 2 of a three-part series on toxic textiles and features Dr. Alison Matthews David, award-winning author, professor at Toronto Metropolitan...
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Lydia Dupree, Toxic Textiles (Part 1): A Biochemist Unravels Fashion's Toxic Secrets
Fashioncast® Episode #51, September 17, 2024 Lydia Dupree, Toxic Textiles (Part 1): A Biochemist Unravels Fashion’s Toxic Secrets Put your thinking caps on fashionistas! On this episode, you’ll meet Lydia Dupree, the brilliant and affable biochemist who is tackling one of fashion’s most opaque...
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Somy Madani, Haute Couture Makes A Comeback With London's Next Generation Designer
Fashioncast® Episode #50, August 20, 2024 Somy Madani, Haute Couture Makes A Comeback With London’s Next Generation Designer This is the 50th show anniversary of Fashioncast®, and we couldn’t think of a better guest to share our success with than Somy Madani, the award-winning London-based...
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Stacy Igel, Fashion's Queen of Collaboration
Fashioncast® Episode #49, July 16, 2024 Stacy Igel, Fashion’s Queen of Collaboration Listen closely fashionistas! On this episode we introduce you to “fashionpreneuer” extraordinaire Stacy Igel, Founder Boy Meets Girl apparel company and best-selling author of Embracing The Calm In The Chaos. As...
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Rachel Erickson, Riding High in the World of Performance Apparel
Fashioncast® Episode #48, May 21, 2024 Rachel Erickson, Riding High in the World of Performance Apparel Hold on fashionistas! On this episode we introduce you to manufacturing performance apparel consultant Rachel Erickson. As Founder and CEO of Unmarked Street, Rachel, and her team specialize in...
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Gittemarie Johansen, The Global Guru of Sustainability Takes On Fast Fashion
Fashioncast® Episode #47, February 15, 2024 Gittemarie Johansen, The Global Guru of Sustainability Takes on Fast Fashion Hey Fashionistas! On this episode we introduce you to sustainability educator, author, speaker, and YouTube sensation, Gittemarie Johansen. Smart, witty, and experienced,...
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Fern Mallis, A Fashion Legend Imparts Wit And Wisdom On Her Career And Life
Episode #46, December 20, 2023 Fern Mallis, A Fashion Legend Imparts Wit And Wisdom On Her Career And Life On this exclusive episode, you will hear from the Godmother of Fashion, Fern Mallis, as she describes the trials and tribulations of her early days to her current role as President of her…
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Jennifer Knoepfle, Co-founder, LilaPants, Solving A Tween Fashion Dilemma
Fashioncast® Episode #45, October 30, 2023 Jennifer Knoepfle, LilaPants Hey Fashioncast fashionistas, on this episode you’ll learn about the amazing startup LilaPants (www.lilapants.com), and the company’s innovative apparel made for the tween market. Born from the innocent question, “What would...
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Graham Stewart, EVP FIBRE52, Game Changer! The Greatest Cotton Invention Since the Cotton Gin
Fashioncast® Episode #44, August 29, 2023 Graham Stewart, EVP, FIBRE52 Whoa! Fashioncast listeners, on this episode you’ll learn about the most innovative sustainable product for cotton bleaching and dying since the 12th century! International sustainable textile innovator and FIBRE52 Executive,...
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Jamie Koff, Founder Fabric To Finish, Inc., Lessons from a Fashion Entrepreneur
Fashioncast Episode #43, June 27, 2023 Jamie Koff, Founder & President, Fabric To Finish, Inc. Fashioncast listeners, please meet Jamie Koff, the brilliant and multi-talented fashion entrepreneur from New York City who founded Fabric To Finish, Inc., a fashion incubator, in 2006 and hasn’t looked...
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Sustainable Fashion Part II, Kristian Hansen, Slo Jean Company, Confronting Fast Fashion's Abuse
Fashioncast Episode #42, June 8, 2023 Kristian Hansen, Founder & CEO, Slo Jean Company Fashioncast community, meet the indelible Kristian Hansen, Founder & CEO, Slo Jean Company, one of the fastest growing jean companies on the planet! Kristian’s story is so compelling and inspirational you may...
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Leyla Uysal, Breaking Glass Ceilings in Life and Fashion
Fashioncast Episode #41, May 25, 2023 Leyla Uysal, Founder & CEO, Bajer Fashioncast listeners, you’re going to love meeting the always smiling, upbeat, and positive Leyla Uysal, she’s one of the most inspiring guests we’ve ever interviewed. Leyla’s story is much more than overcoming the typical...
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Dr. Lucy Dunne, The Rise of Wearable Technology and Smart Clothing
Fashioncast® Episode #40, April 11, 2023 Dr. Lucy E. Dunne, The Rise of Wearable Technology and Smart Clothing Fashioncast® listeners, get ready to be schooled as Dr. Lucy Dunne, Professor of Apparel Design and Wearable Technology, University of Minnesota, joins the show for an in-depth…
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The Master of D2C Digital Marketing
Fashioncast Episode #39, February 14, 2023 Samir Balwani, Founder & CEO, QRY: The Master of D2C Digital Marketing Fashioncast listeners, in this episode, you’ll meet the brilliant, articulate, and veteran digital branding and marketing guru Samir Balwani. Samir has been at the forefront of the...
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How A Mother-Daughter Duo Built A NYC Styling Powerhouse
Fashioncast Episode #38, October 25, 2022 Alison Bruhn and Delia Folk--How A Mother-Daughter Duo Built a NYC Styling Powerhouse It’s all about style Fashioncast listeners, “fashion over comfort” prevails! So, if your style needs a total makeover or you simply need an upgrade, you’ve landed at the...
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Beth Hitchcock: Battling Fashion's Delusion of Inclusion for Plus Size Women
Fashioncast® Episode #37, July 26, 2022 Beth Hitchcock: Battling Fashion’s Delusion of Inclusion for Plus Size Women Fashioncast listeners, you’re about to fall in love with the beautiful, brilliant, witty, and incredibly talented Beth Hitchcock. Searching for her role in the industry, she’s...
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Sustainable Fashion Part I, Alex Penades, Jeanologia's Denim Revolution
Fashioncast® Episode #36, October 14, 2021 Sustainable Fashion Part I, Alex Penades, Jeanologia’s Denim Revolution Full disclosure--Fashioncast® loves Jeanologia! In the annals of fashion, few companies have had such a positive impact on the industry and the environment as Jeanologia. In the…
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Dr. Dawnn Karen, A Fashion Therapy Session with the World's First Fashion Psychologist
Fashioncast® Episode #35, July 8, 2021 Dr. Dawnn Karen, A Fashion Therapy Session with the World’s First Fashion Psychologist In this episode, the highly acclaimed Dr. Dawnn Karen joins Fashioncast® to explain, against all odds, how she single-handedly pioneered and founded the Fashion Psychology...
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Dr. Valerie Steele, From Student Epiphany to Global Fashion Legend
Fashioncast® Episode #34, June 3, 2021 Dr. Valerie Steele, From Student Epiphany to Global Fashion Legend In one of our most fascinating and fun episodes, Dr. Valerie Steele, fashion icon and legendary director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT joins Fashioncast® to talk fashion history. The...
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Mark Pilkington, Part II: A Retail Therapist's Diagnosis of the Industry's Maladies
Fashioncast® Episode #33, April 9, 2021 Mark Pilkington, Part II: A Retail Therapist’s Diagnosis of the Industry’s Maladies He’s back! In the last half of a two-part series, Mark Pilkington, author of Retail Therapy--Why the Retail Industry is Broken--And What Can Be Done to Fix it, gets specific...
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Melissa Coulier, An American Photography Phenom
Fashioncast® Episode #32, March 24, 2021 Melissa Coulier, An American Photography Phenom Melissa Coulier is one of those rare individuals who leave an indelible impression wherever she travels. From her hometown of Livingston, Montana, on the edge of Yellowstone National Park and in the heart of...
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Nicole Giordano, Founder, Startup FASHION: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Fashion
Nicole Giordano is the undisputed business champion for independent fashion designers. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Giordano entered the fashion profession as a textile designer and soon learned the industry was more bureaucratic and imposing than she liked. So, she did something about it!…
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Mark Pilkington, Part I: A Retail Therapist's Diagnosis of the Industry's Maladies
If you are wondering how to navigate the ever-changing world of retail, where reports of mergers, closings, and bankruptcies are far too frequent, then you’ll appreciate Fashioncast’s® exclusive interview with Mark Pilkington, author of Retail Therapy--Why the Retail Industry is Broken--And What...
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Elizabeth Semmelhack: The World's Foremost Shoe Curator
Elizabeth Semmelhack: The World’s Foremost Shoe Curator Go ahead, try it, Google the following, “the world’s foremost shoe curator?” Who appears on your screen? Elizabeth Semmelhack! And, it’s no surprise. The Creative Director and Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada, began...
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Diane Pernet, First Lady of Fashion
Diane Pernet is the definition of fashion royalty. Even in this era of COVID-19 induced social distancing, face masks and Zoom meetings, one is immediately struck by her grandeur. Her worldly intellect, her soft but confident voice, her disarming wit, and her ability to simply relate make Pernet...
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Rocco Leo Gaglioti, Fashion Outlier: From Modest Model to Media Mogul
From the outside looking in, Rocco Leo Gaglioti is the epitome of American success. The tall (6’5”) handsome fashion celebrity seems to know everybody who’s anybody in the world-of-fashion. But, Gaglioti’s story is more of intrigue and personal triumph than fashion lore. While Gaglioti describes...
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Lauryn Vaughn, Against All Odds: Building a Resale Fashion Giant in the Canadian Prairies
From the western Prairie Province of Alberta, Canada, in the oil boom and bust city of Calgary, Lauryn Vaughn, Founder and CEO of The Upside, joins Fashioncast via Zoom to share her amazing story of online retail success. In 2015, against all odds, the smart and savvy super entrepreneur launched...
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Iris Brosch, Vive La Résistance! A Feminist Role Model for Photography, Fashion and Art
From her 18th century apartment in Paris, France, internationally acclaimed photographer, Iris Brosch, the impassioned articulate intellectual of art imagery, joins Fashioncast via Skype to share her multifaceted photography experience in the world-of-fashion. Brosch, the German-born photographer...
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Ali Rose VanOverbeke, Genusee: Forging the Future of Fashion in Flint
From Flint, Michigan, under a continued COVID-19 quarantine, Ali Rose VanOverbeke, Founder and CEO at Genusee, the first circular economy eyewear brand, joins Fashioncast via Zoom to share her inspirational and motivational story of struggle, renewal, and awakening in her quest to build a company...
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Mia Macfarlane and Julien Crouigneau, Building an Artistic Legacy in the Fashion Capital of the World
From Paris, France, under a COVID-19 quarantine, the fashion photography artist couple Mia Macfarlane and Julien Crouigneau join Fashioncast via Skype to share their amazing careers as art photography creatives living in the fashion capital of the world. The couple describes themselves as...
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Thomas Werner, An Unrivaled Photographer Discusses the International Art of Fashion Photography
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Thomas Werner, renowned international fashion photographer, author, professor, and consultant calmly and dutifully made it to the Fashioncast studio and delivered one of the most compelling and entertaining podcasts to date. In this amazing episode…
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Andrea Arndt, Acclaimed Patent Attorney Explains the Slipperiest Legal Slopes in Fashion
Listen up Fashioncast fans, court is in session! Whether you’re steeped in the fashion industry’s legal jargon or not, this week’s guest, Andrea Arndt, Patent Attorney at Dickinson Wright, informs and demonstrates why anybody in the fashion industry with something to protect should get their…
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Jay Calderin, Boston's Fashion Genius
Welcome to Boston Fashioncast fans! Often referred to as a ‘brain factory” with 50 higher educational institutions and more than 250,000 college students, heady intellects are easy to find. But, this week’s guest, Jay Calderin, is literally a fashion genius. Immersed in the world-of-fashion since...
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Adam Minter, Best-selling Author of "Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale"
All the way from Kula Lumpur, 9,275 miles from our podcast studio in Detroit, Adam Minter, best-selling author and journalist joins the show via Skype to answer a myriad of questions regarding the secondhand fashion industry including “Who will be the last to kill your hoodie?” In Secondhand,...
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Nicole Jarecz: Reviving the Lost Art of Fashion Illustration
Fashioncast fans, we can’t say enough about Nicole Jarecz a young and extremely talented artist with an old soul for fashion illustration. It’s a fascinating interview with Nicole as she delves deep into her experience as an artist including her early years, her education at the College for...
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Elizabeth Kincaid: Collaboration and the Debut of the Detroit Fashion Community
The Director of the new Detroit Fashion Community (DFC), Elizabeth Kincaid, is in the studio this week Fashioncast fans and she’s making headlines about the launch of the organization. While careful not to reveal too much before the official launch date, January 1, 2020, Elizabeth tells us plenty...
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How European Roots Influence Her American Style with Stylist Julia Schenke
Julia Schenke, owner of Dresscode by Julia, rocks this episode of Fashioncast. Julia is full of positive energy, a great sense of humor, and lots of in-depth personal style advice. Julia, born in Germany, has an incredible background story to share about her entry into the world-of-fashion, her...
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Mary Alice Stephenson: GLAM4GOOD Founder and H&M Bring the Spirit of Giving to Detroit
In one of the most inspirational and moving interviews you’ll ever hear, Mary Alice Stephenson, GLAM4GOOD Founder and the official “Mother Teresa of Fashion,” teams with Patrick Shaner, U.S. Communications Expansion Specialist at H&M, to give back to poverty-stricken children in Detroit. From the...
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The Pageantry Podcast with Mrs. Michigan 2019 and Miss Michigan USA 2020
Stunning! It’s the only word to can describe the two guests on this episode of Fashioncast. Mrs. Michigan 2019, Rachel Adenaas and recent winner of the Miss Michigan USA 2020 contest, Chanel Johnson, agreed to appear together and talk about life challenges, their paths to pageant victory, and of...
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Detroit’s Fashion Styling Dynamic Duo Latrice Delgado-Macon and Marv Neal
It’s a Friday night styling packed show Fashioncast fans! From the Foundation Hotel podcast studio in Detroit, Christine and Mike interview arguably the two most notable stylists in Michigan, Latrice Delgado-Macon, aka “Lady Latrice,” and Marv Neal, aka “Smiling Styling Marv.” Both have been in…
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Ana Stulic: Canada’s "Ambassador of Fashion"
Listen close Fashioncast fans as the globe-trotting Canadian swimwear designer Ana Stulic is a rare interview in the world of fashion. A native of Croatia, raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, schooled in Europe and Asia, and now a frequent visitor to the USA, Christine and Mike have appointed Ana...
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Aki Choklat: A Trip Around the World of Fashion with Detroit’s Best-Dressed International Shoe and Accessories Designer
It’s an interview for the record books Fashioncast fans. Co-hosts Christine and Mike are still trying to recover from the overflow of astounding fashion information from the one and only Aki Choklat. Literally, fresh off his recent triumph as being named Hour magazine’s Best-Dressed in Detroit…
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RC Caylan: FashionSpeak & Verge Part III, From the Philippines to Grand Rapids, MI to Emerging Designer Stardom
Well, just when the Fashioncast hosts thought they were done for the afternoon, along came RC Caylan, another 2019 FashionSpeak workshop presenter, with a story so powerful we decided to release it as a separate podcast. Listen and take the journey, and connect the dots to another unbelievable...
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FashionSpeak & Verge Part II: Fashion Surprises From a Reluctant Designer and a Would Be Attorney
We’re not sure how they accomplished this one Fashioncast fans, but FahsionSpeak was able to recruit Jolie Altman, the prized jewelry designer from Birmingham, MI to be the 2019 Conference’s Keynote Speaker. In this interview, Jolie explains her amazing and unintentional path into the fashion...
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FashionSpeak & Verge PT I: Leadership and Experience The Great Elixir
If Karen Buscemi isn’t the epitome of leadership in Detroit’s world-of-fashion nobody is! Fashioncast fans will love Karen’s energy, focus and sense of mission. In fact, before she began the interview she mentioned ten minutes would be the most she could hang out, luckily we wrapped up in eight!...