The Laws of Style

On this episode of The Laws of Style I chat with the founder of the emerging brand accelerator and support network, Flying Solo. We discuss the current state of global fashion weeks, the legal challenges for fashion start-ups and the opportunity in being small. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, I sit down with the founders of the men's activewear brand Holderness & Bourne. Our conversation ranges from how the pair (Alex Holderness and John Bourne) met in business school, started their brand and capitalized on increasing menswear casualization to the joy, pain and beauty of the game of golf. It's an episode you won't want to miss. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I sit down with the OG of personal jewelry Monica Rich Kosann. We discuss the state of retail and paths to customer engagement, her brand's relationship to storytelling and art, and the difference between fashion and style. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest for this episode is the beautiful and compelling Busayo Olupona. She is the founder of the womenswear brand Busayo, NYU Law School graduate and former high powered corporate lawyer. We discuss the interesting transition from attorney to fashion designer and entrepreneur, the Busayo brand and it use of the Adire dyeing technique native to Nigeria, how capitalism is a tool, Madonna, Diane von Furstenberg and the joy of working directly with artisans in Africa. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I sit down with noted image consultant Ushi Patel. We discuss the importance of confidence in dressing, sexism in office apparel choices and how a personal mood board can help people get a visual representation of their personalities. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I meet with the founder of the OG seamless underwear brand COMMANDO, Kerry O'Brien. We discuss the history of women's undergarments designed, produced and marketed by men; the importance of confidence in achieving style and how comfort is a critical component of that; and the recent expansion of COMMANDO into men's. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I talk art, fashion and DMV style with Washington Wizards creative collaborator and visual artist Chris Pyrate. We discuss how fashion design can allow consumers personal artistic and sylistic flair, sports team colorways and how they can speak to a city and it's populace and the difference between fashion labeled "street" vs. "urban." Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode I sit down with creative visionary, brand builder, and general man about town Marcus Teo. We discuss his meaningful work with the jewelry brand Georg Jensen, which fashion brands are ripe to move into the hospitality industry and his time as men's fashion director at W Magazine, It's a really engaging discussion meandering in and out of business, fashion and law. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, I talk to the Creative Director of the DTC womenswear brand Saint Art, Donald Oliver. We discuss how the upbringing of the Scottish born designer - raised on a flower and ostrich farm in Zimbabwe- has informed his approach to apparel design. Other topics include his formative years at Calvin Klein and how just-in-time production relates to sustainability. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, I revisit the live feed of my Men's Style Month "Trend Talk" underwritten by Madison Avenue BID and Fashion Group International. My guests are menswear alpha males Musa Jackson, Eric Jennings and Nick Wooster and we cover style tips for everything from office casual to formalwear. We also discuss menswear brands to follow, global menswear cities as well as NYC pockets of style and the now infamous G-7 leader group photo. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, host Douglas Hand meets with fashion milliner and founder of Closely Crafted Gigi Burris. They discuss the art of hat making and how to (and how to not) wear a hat with confidence. They also cover the newly launched 501(c)(3) non-profit Closely Crafted which promotes American makers and the preservation of local production. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of Douglas Hand’s podcast The Laws of Style, he sits down with the GC of the Jeweler’s Vigilance Committee, Tiffany Stevens, to discuss the surge in fine jewelry sales during COVID, legal issues with jewelry production and marketing and the rise of the bejeweled lapel pin. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode Douglas Hand meets with Karin Dillie of the fashion resale platform Recurate. They discuss sustainability in fashion, the circular economy and how fashion misses it and how the next five years will see massive, radical change in consumers' relationships with their clothes and the notion second hand. Listen in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.