About this episode

Caroline and Paloma discuss their ideal weekends, reflect on current events, and engage in a playful identity game while critiquing fashion trends.

Caroline’s ideal weekend—pool time, Mahjong, and a teenager who voluntarily wants to hang out—meets its natural nemesis: a Starbucks that forgot to open, while Paloma celebrates Margot’s first day of kindergarten and reflects on a painfully heavy run of news. The mood lifts with a revealing identity game in which Caroline emerges as an orange, Easter-loving Sunday-morning smoothie, while Paloma is an olive-green, Valentine-loving Friday night with unmistakable croissant energy. Then they put “chic” on linguistic probation, make a surprisingly persuasive case for a little gatekeeping, and sentence balloon trousers, board shorts, and several other late-summer trends to fashion jail. Keep the conversation going between episodes: Subscribe to The Install Edit on Substack for more from Caroline and Paloma. YouTube: @theinstalldesignpodcast Instagram: @theinstallpodcast TikTok: @theinstallpocast Paloma: www.palomacontreras.com Instagram: @palomacontrerasdesign TikTok: @palomacontrerasdesign ShopMy: @palomacontreras Caroline: www.carolinegidiere.com Instagram: @carolinegidieredesign TikTok: @carolinegidieredesignbts ShopMy: @carolinegidiere Chapters 00:17 — Mahjong Magic 04:14 —…

People in this episode

Hosts: Caroline, Paloma

Topics covered

• weekend activities
• fashion trends
• identity games
• current events
• childhood milestones
• linguistic discussions
• gatekeeping in fashion

Keywords

• Mahjong
• Starbucks
• kindergarten
• fashion jail
• identity game
• gatekeeping
• trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starbucks

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