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In Her Shoes from the Cut is a weekly conversation between a special guest and Lindsay Peoples, The Cut's Editor-in-Chief, exploring culture, style, sex, politics and more. Intimate, provocative, and probing, the Cut aims to ask questions before listeners even know they have them, always with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible. From New York Magazine and The Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every other Wednesday.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

In Her Shoes from the Cut is a weekly conversation between a special guest and Lindsay Peoples, The Cut's Editor-in-Chief, exploring culture, style, sex, politics and more. Intimate, provocative, and probing, the Cut aims to ask questions before listeners even know they have them, always with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible. From New York Magazine and The Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every other Wednesday.

    In Her Shoes: Tracy Reese

    In Her Shoes: Tracy Reese

    In the summer of 2018, host Lindsay Peoples wrote a piece called Everywhere and Nowhere, What it’s Really Like to be Black and Work in Fashion. It shook the table and ushered in a conversation on race in the industry. She interviewed over 100 people, including designer Tracy Reese—who's been working in fashion for more than five decades. For the fifth anniversary of the piece, Lindsay spoke to Tracy about what's changed, how far the industry has come, and how much work still needs to be done.
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    • 38 min
    In Her Shoes: Natalie Johnson and Black Love Letters

    In Her Shoes: Natalie Johnson and Black Love Letters

    Today's episode illuminates an essential foundation of Black life: namely, Black love. 
    A new book from Zando Press assembles letters and original illustrations on the topic from celebrated Black writers and thinkers. The collection, Black Love Letters, explores the concept of Black love in all its facets, from diasporic connection to familial and community care to romance. Its array of contributors includes Dr. Imani Perry, Michael Eric Dyson, Tarana Burke, and the Reverend Al Sharpton.
    Lindsay spoke to Natalie Johnson, who conceived of and co-edited Black Love Letters with Cole Brown, about the process of bringing the idea to life.
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    • 16 min
    In Her Shoes: Jamila Wideman

    In Her Shoes: Jamila Wideman

    Jamila Wideman has a fascinating career trajectory that's spanned law, advocacy, and basketball—and mentorship has been a thread stitched through all of it. 
    Wideman made history in 1997 when she was drafted for the inaugural WNBA season by the Los Angeles Sparks. While there, she launched an afterschool program for marginalized teens, "Hoopin' With Jamila." After playing four years in the league, she went on to attend NYU Law. 
    As an attorney, she represented incarcerated people and low-income populations facing eviction. Now, Wideman works for the NBA, as Senior Vice President for Player Development. She works with rookies to help them acclimate to life as a professional athlete, and guides players in thinking about their lives holistically off the court.
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    • 21 min
    In Her Shoes: Geraldine Chung

    In Her Shoes: Geraldine Chung

    Our guest on In Her Shoes this week is Geraldine Chung, the founder of the beloved online fashion brand LCD. 
    It began as an online destination, showcasing an inspired mix of emerging independent designers. The brand grew fast—within a few years, Chung went on to open a brick and mortar location in Los Angeles. 
    But like so many other small businesses, LCD took a big revenue hit during the pandemic. It's been difficult for small brands like it to regain stability, much less profitability. Earlier this month, Chung announced in a very candid Instagram post that she's shutting down the business.
    We wanted to talk to her about how she reached this decision, and ask her to reflect on what she learned in a decade of building and evolving the brand in a changing retail landscape.
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    • 25 min
    In Her Shoes: Cathy Horyn

    In Her Shoes: Cathy Horyn

    It's been a little over a month since the Cut wrapped its coverage of Paris Fashion Week. It's time to take the long look back at the full year in fashion. With industry vet and Cut Editor-At-Large Cathy Horyn, we review the standout designers and trends of 2023. 
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    • 34 min
    In Her Shoes: Mara Hoffman

    In Her Shoes: Mara Hoffman

    Mara Hoffman started her eponymous label in 2002 out of her Upper East Side apartment. More than a decade in, she had an epiphany about the fashion industry: without sustainable practices, it was a toxic business that was bad for the earth. 
    And with the perspective of becoming a new mom, she was also thinking about her legacy differently. Hoffman began transforming her business practices, with a commitment to sustainability as a core principle. 
    This fall, Hoffman was awarded the Environmental Sustainability Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. On today's episode of In Her Shoes, we'll explore how she thinks about sustainable growth, and talk about the impact she wants to make on the wider fashion industry.
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    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
1.6K Ratings

1.6K Ratings

Definitely Displeased. ,

Generic over-produced style bleeding into content

I agree strongly with another reviewer who said we could use more of the 2019-style episodes where the interviews felt intentional and not like something to just fill up the feed. There was also another reviewer who said this podcast may be too young for them, a millennial, and that it might be more for Gen Z. I am Gen Z and this stiff, generic production style definitely does not appeal to us either. It seems very millennial to me. That “mhmm? mhmm” is so annoying. It sounds like some consultant said you have to add a bunch of royalty-free-sounding music behind the host reading off a script. It could use a more conversational tone.

salpal100 ,

Boring

Please bring back the topic episodes, these interviews are so boring. The cut has so many cool articles I wish this podcast reflected that.

Kjimmz ,

Sadly Boring

I used to love this podcast and now I have to be desperate for entertainment to listen. Lindsay seems like a cool girl but she doesn’t have the charisma to carry a show. Please bring in some more energy!

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