Fashion People

Lauren’s guest is Irish-born, New York-based designer Maria McManus. They chat about her scrappy path through EDUN, Club Monaco, and three years working alongside Tory Burch before launching her own label right as the pandemic hit. They also discuss why she still swears by wholesale even as direct-to-consumer becomes non-negotiable, and the French lace, Lower East Side artisans, and Irish craft details behind her "no BS" collections.

Lauren’s guest is The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins, host of Jam Session and The Big Picture. They discuss the dynamics of film festivals, fashion on and off the red carpets, their experience at the premiere of Primetime, their tour of the Fondazione Dries Van Noten’s first exhibit, “The Only True Protest Is Beauty,” with Dries himself, Virginie Viard’s Chanel tell-all, and lots more. Plus, Alastair McKimm joins Lauren to discuss the launch of Prototype, his new magazine and platform. They chat Prototype contributor Tom Sachs’ homemade Chanel store on Centre Street, the genius of Peter Miles, making a Pierre Castignola chair, zines, how Alastair put together Issue Zero’s contributor and story list, and even more.

Lauren’s guest is longtime fashion and beauty executive (and Restorsea founder) Patti Pao, who’s become a TikTok star alongside her 92-year-old mother, Joanne, chronicling their 40-year run as Chanel V.I.C.s. They dig into her newfound fame, shopping Chanel before and after Matthieu, and Patti’s amazing stories about Bernard Arnault, the Wertheimers, the Dumas family, and more.

Lauren’s guest is Sam Hine, senior men’s style editor at New York magazine, here to discuss New York Look, his just-launched newsletter, as well as to unpack the Costume Institute’s stunning announcement that John Galliano will no longer be the subject of this year’s exhibition. Also on the agenda: Ib Kamara’s exit from Off-White, Aimé Leon Dore’s funding round, Kris Van Asche’s relaunch, and plenty more.

Lauren’s guest is journalist Eugene Rabkin, author of Torn: Fashion and Post-Modernism, which argues that the consolidation of the luxury industry has destroyed creativity in fashion. They debate whether Virgil Abloh was a genius or a villain, the proliferation of “nice” clothes, whether there are solutions the fashion system’s problems, and plenty more.