About this episode

Lauren discusses the Watches and Wonders event with Brynn Wallner and interviews designer Sander Lak about his career and brand launch.

In a special double-header, Lauren is joined by Dimepiece’s Brynn Wallner to recap this year’s Watches and Wonders, the biggest event on the horological calendar. Brynn discusses the year's standout trends and explains why the watch industry is holding onto a surprising sense of optimism even as headwinds face luxury more broadly. Then designer Sander Lak joins to discuss launching his namesake brand, reflect on his path through some of fashion’s most storied houses—Balmain, Phillip Lim, Dries Van Noten—and share what he learned along the way. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Guests: Brynn Wallner, Sander Lak

Topics covered

• watches
• fashion
• luxury
• design
• trends
• optimism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dimepiece, Balmain, Phillip Lim, Dries Van Noten

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