Against the Grain with Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe

About this episode

Eugene Rabkin interviews Belgian designer Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe about his career and insights into the fashion industry.

Our guest is Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe, one of the most talented Belgian designers you have probably never heard of. We speak about his career arc, from assisting Josephus Thimister at Balenciaga to building out the womenswear at Jil Sander with Raf Simons, to the short but brilliant life of his own brand, why he quite the fashion rat race and has quietly worked behind the scenes at houses like Loewe, and why the current fashion system is broken. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Eugene Rabkin

Guest: Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe

Topics covered

• fashion design
• career journey
• Belgian designers
• fashion industry
• womenswear
• fashion system

Keywords

• Patrick Van Ommeslaeghe
• fashion design
• Jil Sander
• Balenciaga
• Raf Simons
• Loewe
• fashion system
• Belgian designers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Balenciaga, Jil Sander, Loewe

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