Textural Anthologies Massimo Casagrande

Today's guest is a South African designer who launched his brand, Uni-Form, in 2019.

Drawing references from its location in Johannesburg, and translating them into ultra-contemporary silhouettes, Uni Form is a modular, slow fashion collection of trans-seasonal classics.

Uni-Form has just been awarded the inaugural Fondation Azzedine Alaïa & Orveda award. A partnership of purpose and love to support the next generation of fashion talent.

Join me today as we discuss more about how he created his brand, on forming a community, South African fashion, and emotional tailoring.

I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Luke Radloff



Follow Uni Form by Luke Radloff on Instagram: @uniformza

Find out more about Fondation Azzedine Alaïa & Orveda Award here: https://fondationazzedinealaia.org/en/education/soutien-aux-talents/



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Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound

Today's guest is a disability designer and advocate who launched her own brand, Unhidden Clothing, in 2017. Besides being an ex-student of mine, she is someone I am really proud of.

She has been a disability advocate due to her own gastrointestinal disabilities, and her career as a garment technologist in fashion lead her to start Unhidden when she encountered so many issues with her fellow hospital patients not being able to cover up or be comfortable in their own clothing, and the lack of stylish adaptive clothing available.

Join me today as we discuss more about adaptive fashion, how the world is slowly waking up to ableism, understanding the true worth of spending power of those with disabilities, and how Unhidden can help people with disabilities enjoy fashion.

I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Victoria Jenkins.

Enjoy the Episode!



The Kickstater will launch on 12th March: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unhidden-kickstarter-launch-tickets-143981377175

Follow Unhidden Clothing on Instagram: @unhidden_clothing

Find out more about Victoria Jenkins and Unhidden Clothing here: https://linktr.ee/Unhidden_Clothing

Connect with Victoria Jenkins here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-jenkins-812b7027/



Podcast:

Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound

Today’s guest launched her company two years ago, focusing on connecting influential members of Generation Z between the ages of 16 and 25 with the brands they love, and since then it’s grown rapidly.

In these past two years, she has been featured in Forbes magazine, been invited to take part in TEDx talk, and featured in Adages ‘40 under 40’. ...Oh, and she is only 20 years old.

Today we talk about Zfluence, the agency she created, and how she wants to add authenticity to the social media world by focusing on the genuine brand passion of Generation Z.

We also speak about how Teen Entrepreneurship is on the rise, are teen entrepreneurs being taken seriously? And are we looking at new business models to consider?

I welcome today’s guest, the Zfluencer, Ava Mcdonald.

Enjoy the Episode!

Follow Zfluence on Instagram: @zfluence

Find out more about Ava Mcdonald and Zfluence here: https://www.zfluence.com/

Connect with Ava McDonald here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ava-mcdonald/

Podcast:

Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound

Our guest today is the second generation of a family-run Italian brand that started in the mid-’70s.

With him, we discover how the ‘made in Italy’ has changed in these past 40 years and how he took the company in a new direction, and most recently, how he introduced a new business model.

We talk about how the Messori brand started in an Italian town, then expanded across Europe, and now into Africa, where they are becoming a reference point in men’s tailoring.

And above all, how  Covid_19 brought about changes, and how tailoring is adapting to reflect the new normal.

I am happy to welcome today's guest, the curious tailor, Gianmarco Messori.

Enjoy the Episode!

Follow Sartoria Messori on Instagram: @sartoriamessori

Find out more about Messori in Africa: https://www.messori.it/it-ww/africa.aspx

Connect with Gianmarco Messori here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianmarco-messori-aa435828/

Podcast:

Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound

2020 was the year that fashion and gaming became more entwined than ever before. Due to lockdown and social distancing, people were drawn more and more into the gaming world, and it became an outlet for them to release their creativity and create their own ideal worlds.

With Fashion Weeks moving onto digital platforms, it wasn’t long before brands started noticing the appeal of the gaming world, and some iconic brands began creating skins for  games such as League of Legends and The Sims

However, one game stood out more than the others.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the top games to emerge during the lockdown and along with it we all got to know Crossing The Runway, an Animal Crossing Instagram and Tumblr account dedicated to replicating iconic high fashion looks in-game.

From recreating iconic looks from brands like Prada and Chanel to working with Valentino on a social media campaign to recreating a cover for Vogue Italia, Crossing The Runway has become one of the top ‘must follow’ Instagram fashion accounts.

I’m really happy to welcome today's guests, Richmond and Shel, the creators behind Crossing The Runway.

Enjoy the Episode!

If you want to download some of the fashion looks created by Crossing The Runway for your AC avatars, or to find out more about their projects, check out their Tumblr account: https://crossingtherunway.tumblr.com, and don’t forget to follow them on Instagram!

Follow Crossing The Runway on Instagram: @crossingtherunway

Podcast: 

Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound

Today we are in the Netherlands, talking with someone I met back in London in 2014. Already then I was intrigued by how he was embracing design from such an innovative perspective.

During Dutch Design Week Virtual, helped in October,  he spoke about a project that he has spent the last 10 months working on called ‘ The New Standard 2030, The Right Choice: A series of Positive Concepts ’

During these 10 months, he worked and developed four concepts, Re-Engineering home and lifestyle products to The New Standard matching his vision for the year 2030.

This was achieved through re-valuing materials, re-framing production methods, re-connecting consumers to products, and by looking deeper into technology  and crafts used during the making process and regenerating them to new standards.

Low impact, purpose and conscience is now The New Standard in manufacturing, where recycling is central to the design process and disposing is simply out of fashion.

I’m happy to welcome today's guest, the RE-engineer,  Jeffrey Heiligers.

Follow Jeffrey on Instagram: @jeffrey_heiligers

www.jeffreyheiligers.com

Dutch Design Week 2020, The New Standard 2030

https://ddw.nl/en/programme/3921/the-new-standard-2030

Youtube: Studio Jeffrey Heiligers

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa2rkngWhL_5zkw6uy7FCfg/featured

Vimeo: Studio Jeffrey Heiligers

https://vimeo.com/user6788847

Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra

Music: @gulasound