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Unbiased Label
by Host Zara Korutz
Tune in for real talk on fashion x culture that cuts through bias. On this podcast, we believe that labels belong on clothes, not people! Join the journey of discovery at the intersection of industry and academia where we ask deep questions meant to inspire change.New York-based host Zara Korutz has been in the media space for over a decade with brand expertise in luxury, fashion and arts. Zara earned an MA (with Distinction) in Fashion Critical Studies from Central Saint Martins in London and is now a PhD Fashion Studies researcher at Massey University. For more info, www.unbiasedlabel.com
Episodes
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McQueen's Voss S/S 2001 Show Review with John Matheson
This episode is a McQueen I Voss I S/S 2001 runway show review with the incredible London based John Matheson aka @McQueen_Vault. John, who has been curating is private McQueen archive for over 25 years, has contributed to many fashion discussions, publications, and exhibitions including LACMA…
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Tee Eben x Franklin Fresh: The Culture of Streetwear
This episode is a conversation with two culture makers based in London-- Terence Eben (Tee) and Franklin Fresh. Tee built streetwear brands in the U.S. from back in the day in the 1990s. He has always played a role in bridging culture from the early days of hip hop emergence. Tee's brand NEVER...
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NYFW Special Episode: Adrian Alicea
This episode is a conversation with Adrian Alicea, Voguing Icon of the Red Era Ballroom and New York City fashion designer. Alicea will show his eponymous brand in NYFW on Sunday, September 10th at La Mama. Alicea toured the world as a professional dancer alongside the legendary Willi Ninja...
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David Curtis-Ring: Artist Maker of Wedgwood Armour for Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY SS24 Collection
David Curtis-Ring is a British artist and designer, based in London. He specialises in creating set design and sculpture for installation, film and performance. David is known for his collaborations with Craig Green, working alongside the designer, since the brand’s launch in 2013. He was...
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Frank New: It's A Queer Barbie World
Barbie, the movie, is the much anticipated summer film of 2023! So, we had to join the Barbie conversation with Barbie Guru Frank New who is a New York-based Barbie collector and academic from the queer lens. Frank travels the globe sharing their Barbie research. Frank lives fearlessly out-loud...
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Kimberly Jenkins: Fashion Blueprint for Breaking Boundaries
This episode a conversation with Kimberly Jenkins who is a brilliant, boundary breaking woman and world-renowned fashion educator, consultant, and leading voice on fashion and race. Kimberly is the founder and CEO of Artis Solomon, a fashion consultancy firm, and founder of The Fashion and Race...
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BONUS: Is secrecy still a relevant luxury fashion marketing tool?
This BONUS episode is a talk with host Zara Korutz on the current state of marketing and the luxury fashion industry in a post-pandemic world using Maison Margiela as a case study thread of debate. This talk isn't a super deep dive analysis but rather is meant to be a conversation starter so…
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Dior Fall 2023 – Mumbai, India Fashion Show: A Review with Shriya Zamindar, Mukul Bhatia and Jebin Johny
This episode is a conversation with three Indian fashion voices — Shriya Zamindar, Mukul Bhatia and Jebin Johny — examining the Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2023 runway show that took place on March 31, 2023 at The Gateway of India in Mumbai. This fashion meets cultural celebration came 60 years after...
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Finnegan Shepard: Boys, Boys, Boys
This episode is a conversation with Finnegan Shepard who is founder of Both& Apparel—a company that closed on one-million seed round and is pioneering non-binary fashion, starting with apparel for trans men. The company is powered by the belief that trans masculine, non-binary, and gender...
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Dana Thomas: What's the fashion news, kiddo?
This episode kicks off a new season and is a conversation with the legend Dana Thomas who is a world-renowned fashion author, journalist, podcast host, and leading voice on sustainability. Dana has been called “The Woodward and Bernstein” of the fashion industry because of her investigative style...
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Imposter Syndrome x Fashion: Dr. Carolyn Mair
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Mair who is a London based author, educator, speaker, consultant, Charted Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. In 2012, Dr. Mair developed the Psychology Department at London College of Fashion and created the world's first...
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CHANEL 2022/23 Métiers d'art – DAKAR Fashion Show: Review with Senegalese Fashion Designer Milcos Badji
This episode examines the Chanel 2022/23 Métiers d’Art runway show that took place on December 6, 2022 at the former “Palais de Justice” Hall in Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Beyond cultural and artistic inspiration, I was curious to unpack this show, but given of my own limited Western…
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African Fashion Journalist: Elvis Kachi
This episode is a conversation with Nigerian Fashion Journalist Elvis Kachi. Kachi has been published in many magazines and news outlets including Vanity Teen, BBC, Guardian, BusinessDay Nigeria, Essence, and Quartz to name a few. His reporting focuses on conversations with fashion designers…
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Fashion Prose by Gaurav Monga
Gaurav Monga is a writer and teacher originally from New Delhi. He is the author of Tears for Rahul Dutta (Philistine Press, 2012), Family Matters (Eibonvale Press, 2019), Ruins (Desirepath Publishers, 2019), Costumes of the Living (Snuggly Books, 2020), My Father, The Watchmaker (Hawakal...
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Beau McCall aka "The Button Man"
This episode is a conversation with Beau McCall aka “The Button Man" who is a New York-based cultural tastemaker & visual artist that creates wearable and art by applying clothing buttons onto up-cycled fabrics, materials, and objects generating discussion on topics related to pop culture and...
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McQueen Vault: John Matheson
This episode is a conversation with John Matheson who is a London based Alexander McQueen enthusiast, archivist and owner of the Instagram account, @McQueen_Vault. John has contributed to many fashion exhibitions, discussions and publications including Show Studio. Over the past two years, John…
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In conversation with Colleen Hill, "Reinvention & Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties"
This episode is a conversation with Colleen Hill, Fashion Author and Curator at The Museum at FIT. Colleen holds an MA in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice from FIT and is currently a PhD candidate at London College of Fashion. Her most recent exhibition Reinvention…
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UNEDITED with Mukul Bhatia
This episode is an unedited talk that I recorded over the summer with my friend and life guru Mukul Bhatia. It's a raw and vulnerable conversation with my puppy Bijou barking in the background. I talk with Mukul from Bali about all the important topics that intersect with living in a…
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BONUS: The Babushka Headscarf Style. A Symbol of a Cultural Revolution.
This bonus episode is a critical fashion talk by host Zara Korutz focused on the investigation of the babushka headscarf style trend by examining its cultural implications both historically and in contemporary context. Additionally, Jacqueline Pham from the Asian Fashion Journal investigates the...
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Michelle Obama's Official Make-up Artist: Carl Ray
This episode is a conversation with Carl Ray, a Washington, D.C. based celebrity make-up artist, who has been in the beauty industry for over 20 years. Carl's prolific work is evidenced in his position as official make-up artist for former First Lady Michelle Obama since 2009. Carl has also…
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Is a $200K Fashion Education at Central Saint Martins Worth It? I ask Aleks Mitrovic.
This episode is conversation between Zara Korutz and Aleksandar (Aleks) Mitrovic who both graduated with an MA from Central Saint Martins in 2020 during the pandemic. Zara graduated with an MA in Fashion Communication: Fashion Critical Studies and Aleks graduated with an MA in Fashion (womenswear...
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The Art of Conscious Fashion Design: Jebin Johny
This episode is a conversation with Jebin Johny who is a sustainable luxury fashion designer based in Kerala, a state on the southwest Malabar Coast of India. Jebin launched his brand Jebsispar in 2015 at Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. His designs have been featured in Vogue India, The Indian...
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Fashion No Filter: Simon Ungless
This episode is a conversation with avant-garde fashion legend Simon Ungless who is the Executive Director of the Fashion School at San Francisco's renowned Academy of Art University where he has a twenty-plus year tenure and was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree. His fashion academic approach...
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Global Editor, CNN Style: Fiona Sinclair Scott
This episode is a conversation with Fiona Sinclair Scott, Global Editor of CNN Style, who oversees CNN's award winning international coverage of the arts, design, fashion, beauty and luxury. Prior to CNN, Fiona was an executive producer of video for I-D Magazine. In March 2020, CNN Style launched…
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Starring Celebrity Hairdresser: Ted Gibson
This episode is a conversation with Icon American celebrity hairdresser Ted Gibson who is known for his couture hair both on the runways and in magazines including Vanity Fair, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, In Style, Vogue, WWD, and Allure. Ted's long list of Hollywood clients includes Angelina Jolie,...
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Masculinity Redefined: Fashion Designer Tokyo James
This episode is a conversation with British-Nigerian Fashion Designer Tokyo James and American-Nigerian Photographer and Creative Director Mikey Oshai who is the man behind the brand's visual imagery. Tokyo's studio is based in Lagos and since the brand's launch in 2015, has taken the fashion…
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The Psychology of Fashion: Dr. Carolyn Mair
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Mair who is a London based author, educator, speaker, consultant, Charted Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. In 2012, Dr. Mair developed the Psychology Department at London College of Fashion and created the world's first...
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I Deserve Couture: Hanan Besovic
Season 2 kicks off with a conversation with fashion commentator Hanan Besovic a.k.a the Instagram handle "I Deserve Couture". Hanan holds the self-professed degrees of PhD in meme, Masters in throwing shade, and a minor in fashion. #ideservecouture
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The Fashion Archive: Odunayo Ojo
This episode is a conversation with Odunayo (Ayo) Ojo, a British-Nigerian, who is a London based fashion wonder boy that has taken the fashion world by storm with his critical point of view rooted in deep research. Ayo's free-thinking perspective has created a fanbase with over 70k subscribers on...
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The Power of Fancy Dress: Dr. Benjamin Wild
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Benjamin Wild who is a U.K. based cultural historian specialising in the study of Fancy Dress Costume. Dr. Wild has authored many pieces of work including books A Life in Fashion The Wardrobe of Cecil Beaton (2016) and Carnival to Catwalk: Global…
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Mykel C. Smith is a New York Fashion Cult Icon
This episode is a conversation with Mykel C. Smith whose New York based namesake creative agency is a think tank for all things fashion. In 2020, Mykel was featured in a CFDA article by Karyl Truesdale who described him as, "a most amazing and very grandiloquent creative who brings the drama to...
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Research & Heritage: West African Fashion Designer Milcos Badji
This episode is a conversation with Milcos Badji who is a Senegalese fashion designer from Dakar. His eponymous brand Nio Far by Milcos means "We are together" in Wolof. The design ethos of Milcos is deeply connected to heritage with research at the center of his artistic process. He uses a mud...
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Fashion Critical Studies @ Central Saint Martins: Dr. Elizabeth Kutesko
This episode is a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Kutesko who is the MA course leader for Fashion Critical Studies at Central Saint Martins in London. Elizabeth published the book Fashioning Brazil: Globalization and the Representation of Brazilian Dress in National Geographic (Bloomsbury 2018)...
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Transmasculine Fashion Design: Finnegan Shepard
This episode is a conversation with Finnegan Shepard who is a writer and founder of Both&--a start-up clothing brand which answers the needs of the transmasculine or gnc-identified community. The ethos of Both& is evidence-based fashion design stemming from personal conversations that creates a...
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BONUS: The Dandy as Original Street Style Innovator
This bonus episode is an academic talk by host Zara Korutz focused on the dandy as the fashion innovator of street-style using style as agency. Dandy fashion connects to authenticity as a creative expression and position within society. In this talk, I explore the notion of fashion capitals, the...
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A Gay Baby Boomer's Journey to Out and Proud: Ken Regnier
This episode is a conversation with Ken Regnier who came out as an openly gay man at the age of 28 in 1991. Being raised Catholic in Aurora, IL, a mid-west manufacturing suburb outside of Chicago, the pressures to conform to a straight existence in society prevented him from living his authentic...
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London Underground Fashion Factory: Tee Eben
This episode is a conversation with Terence (Tee) Ayuk Eben who is founder of the Never Fade Factory -- a futurist fashion brand showroom based in Soho, London. The flagship underground concept store and creative space is focused on innovation, social impact, technology and sustainability. The...
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Success and the City: Bruce Weldyn
This episode is a conversation with Bruce Weldyn who is a New York City based luxury fashion business insider, author of 'If You Can Put Ketchup on it, Don't Eat it' and co-founder of ALL11-- a sales training platform with a 'talk show' style format. For over 20 years, Bruce's retail leadership...
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The Bronx Gender-Free Fashion Style: Victor Lopez
This episode is a conversation with New York based, Bronx raised freelance men's fashion stylist Victor Lopez. He has styled international creative campaigns for GQ, Vogue, MM Scene, Bello, 365 Male, Cool Korea and Travel Magazine France. Victor's unique visual style is personal and best…
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The Fashion Battle of Versailles: Scott Schiavone
Have you seen Netflix's biopic miniseries 'Halston'? This episode is with London based fashion historian and curator Scott Schiavone, who you may know from his YouTube channel Fashion &. This timely conversation is about the 1973 fashion show (with Halston) that transformed fashion history--known...
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Emotions in Your Clothes: Lucy Love
This episode is a conversation with Lucy Love who is the founder and voice behind Purely Being Guided Meditations. In her decade long pursuit of living with transformation, Lucy has developed the art of meditation which she shares in her blog, Youtube channel, Instagram, Pinterest and weekly...
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Cosmopolitan India's 2020 Sustainable Fashion Influencer of the Year: Mukul Bhatia
This episode is a conversation with Mukul Bhatia who is an award-winning visual artist from India based in Bali focused on sustainability, travel and fashion. Mukul has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, GQ and TEDx, and winner of Cosmopolitan India’s 2020 Blogger Award for ‘Sustainable...
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Modern Slavery in the U.K. Fashion Textile Industry: Olly Kennedy
This episode is a conversation with Olly Kennedy who is a consultant and PhD Researcher at the University of Liverpool focused on manufacturing operations and supply chain. In this talk, we examine the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, the exploitation in the fashion textile industry, the notion of...
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BONUS: Fashioning the 'Camp' Superman Body
This bonus episode is a talk by Zara Korutz for the DePaul Pop Culture Conference "A Celebration of Superheroes". Please join the conference on May 1, 2021 by registering at https://popcultureconference.com/2020-superheroes Abstract: Superman, who is a manufactured entertainment superhero...
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Blockchain Basics Part 2: Maxim Silaev
This episode is part 2 of a 2 part conversation with Maxim Silaev who is an Entrepreneur & Technical leader/ Software Security Designer & Architect/ Quantitive trader based in Australia. Max is founder of several global companies focused on algorithmic trading, cryptocurrency, Blockchain,...
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Blockchain Basics Part 1: Maxim Silaev
This episode is part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Maxim Silaev who is an Entrepreneur & Technical leader/ Software Security Designer & Architect/ Quantitive trader based in Australia. Max is founder of several companies focused on algorithmic trading, cryptocurrency, Blockchain, artificial...
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In Talks with Fashion Podcaster Danielle Radojcin
This episode is a conversation with Danielle Radojcin who is a London based fashion, art and culture multimedia journalist and podcast producer. Danielle's clients include Miu Miu, Matches Fashion and the British Fashion Council. She started her career at Vogue and has worked at GQ, ASOS,...
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Black Culture Matters: Christian Benjamin
This episode is a conversation with Christian Benjamin who is a Washington, D.C. based cultural tastemaker, thought leader and entrepreneur. Christian is the founder and Creative Director of Story MKTG, a full service creative and marketing agency focused on mission based initiatives with…
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Fashion Think Tank: Doris Domoszlai-Lantner and Dr. Sara Emilia Bernat
This episode is a conversation with Doris Domoszlai-Lantner and Sara Emilia Bernat who are co-founders of New York-based not-for-profit think tank Fashion Forward which was established in 2020 to challenge the conventional discourse around the fashion system. Through a multidisciplinary lens,...
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The Power of Cultural Knowledge: Dr. Anastasia Karklina-Gabriel
This episode is a conversation with Anastasia Karklina-Gabriel who is a cultural analyst, strategist focused on Black studies and feminist theory. As a cultural intermediary, Anastasia's intellectual work is focused on pop-culture, race, identity and cultural politics. Her knowledge helps brands...
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Tune in for real talk on fashion x culture that cuts through bias. On this podcast, we believe that labels belong on clothes, not people! Join the journey of discovery at the intersection of industry and academia where we ask deep questions meant to inspire change.New York-based host Zara Korutz has been in the media space for over a decade with brand expertise in luxury, fashion and arts. Zara earned an MA (with Distinction) in Fashion Critical Studies from Central Saint Martins in London and is now a PhD Fashion Studies researcher at Massey University. For more info, www.unbiasedlabel.com
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