Speaking Of Fashion is a podcast by The Vanilla Issue, exploring the people, ideas, and stories shaping fashion today.
Hosted by Shreya “BrownFashionGal” Shrivastava, each episode brings together designers, creatives, founders, and industry voices for honest conversations about building a career, finding your creative identity, navigating the fashion world, and everything in between.
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Speaking of Fashion #7: JUDASSIME
From club kid to dressing Lady Gaga, Judassime has never played by fashion’s rules. The Belgian designer opens up about queer identity, gender, craftsmanship, TikTok fashion, celebrity styling, and the brutal reality of building…
Speaking Of Fashion #6: Alan Taylor
From building his own label to working with Alexander McQueen and Simone Rocha, Alan Taylor has spent nearly two decades navigating fashion from the inside. In this conversation, he discusses independent design, sports and…
Speaking of Fashion #5: Maximilian Raynor
From being rejected by Central Saint Martins twice to eventually teaching there, Max Raynor’s journey is a lesson in persistence. In this conversation, he discusses creative education, social media’s influence on young designers, celebrity…
Speaking of Fashion #4: Brian Carvalho
Brian Carvalho opens up about becoming a self-taught designer, meeting John Galliano, navigating London’s fashion industry as a working-class creative, and reclaiming the corset through queer identity, rebellion, and a commitment to making fashion…
Speaking of Fashion #3: Alvin Ho
In this conversation with Brownfashiongal, designer Alvin discusses his journey from making clothes out of household waste at eleven to building his own fashion universe. He opens up about fantasy, bridalwear, social media, Asian…
Speaking of Fashion #2: Alfonso Maria Nava
Alfonso Maria Nava discusses fashion as art, the emotional meaning of clothing, and finding your creative vision. From human rights law to fashion, Nava explores fast fashion, AI, social media, and the importance of…
Speaking of Fashion #1: Dickson Lim
We sit down with Malaysian designer Dickson Lim to talk about tailoring, personal style, breaking traditional rules, and building an independent fashion brand. From growing up in a family of tailors to redefining what…