Episodes
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Ep. 15: Irish Spinners and Weavers: Cottage to Contemporary
The modern Irish Republic celebrates its first 100 years 2016. What better time to to hear from the first Irish female ambassador to Washington. Plus, a Donegal Tweed handspinner, a Connemara wedding designer & an Irishwoman whose knitting needles stared a national business in America. Music used...
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Ep. 14: Veterans and Mercenaries, Helmets and Camo
In honor of Veterans Day, we hear about the style signatures of a modern mercenary, Airborne Ranger, and D.C. alpha male; talk camouflage sports uniforms with ESPN's Paul Lukas; and get war stories from war reporters, whose memories have been turned into works of art. Our theme song, "Fortune...
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Ep. 13: Fashion Inspirations and Aspirations, in Three Acts
We explore the transformative force that is fashion in conversations with Joe Zee, the stylist-reality TV guy-Yahoo! Style editor, who’s just published a memoir; the women on the catwalk and in the audience of the Ebony Fashion Fair; and E.P. Cutler, the historian and critic behind the new book…
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Ep. 12: New York Fashion Week, Fashion Destiny, and Fashion Futurism
Previewing the New York spring 2016 collections, both creativity- and business-wise, with Maureen Callahan of the New York Post; talking high-low fashion from Madison Avenue to Jamaica Avenue, Queens, with Cintra Wilson; and looking forward and backward at futuristic fashion predictions with...
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Ep. 11: Kickin' It with Cool: Man vs. Wardrobe, Kids Back to School, Wild College Football Uniforms
Fall style statements, from football uniforms (like the University of Oregon's new glow-in-the-dark ones) to best sellers for kids and who men are dressing to impress. Our theme song, "Fortune Cookie," is by Los Straitjackets from their album The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets and is…
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Ep. 10: The Politics of Style and Making the Best-Dressed List
From the U.S. presidential race to the Vanity Fair International Best-Dressed List, we explore fashion as political science. Our theme song, "Fortune Cookie," is by Los Straitjackets from their album The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets and is used on The Seams with permission from the…
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Ep. 9: Is the Fashion Business Helping, or Ignoring, the Disabled?
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has mandated better access for the disabled in so many areas, but what about fashion? Advocates and student designers discuss what the fashion industry is, or could be, doing for differently abled bodies. Our theme song, "Fortune Cookie," is by Los...