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StyleZeitgeist Podcast

Eugene Rabkin

Fashion Counterculture

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74 episodes
Updated July 17

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Jul 8, 2021 · 1 hr 14 min
Fashion as Fetish with Dr. Valerie Steele
On this episode we host Dr. Valerie Steele, the Director of the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), whose knowledge of fashion and ability to put it in socio-historical context is positively awe-inspiring. We discuss her own journey from a high-school dropout to a Columbia doctorate, how and why she chooses topics for fashion exhibits, the genius of Alexander McQueen, fashion fetishes, and the bondage inspiration behind Dior's New Look. You read that right! Support the show
Apr 15, 2021 · 1 hr 29 min
Sex with Rick Owens
On this episode we speak with Rick Owens about the role of sex and death in his life and work, about his journey from the Los Angeles underground to one of the most celebrated fashion designers of today, and about the importance of retaining that edge along the way. Support the show
Mar 15, 2021 · 4 min
4'33" or Paris Fashion Week Review without Philippe Pourhashemi
This past Paris Fashion Week left me underwhelmed, but I still wanted to review it with the journalist Philippe Pourhashemi, as has become our new tradition. But when I reached out to Philippe, I found out that there was actually someone who was dispirited even more than I was. "Eugene, we can't talk about Rick Owens for an hour," he told me, politely declining the podcast offer. I mean, I could, but he had a point. I did like a couple of more collections - TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist and Dries Van Noten - but apart from these usual suspects, it was hard to argue with Philippe. "It's simply not worth talking about," he said. Fair enough. So, if you want to know what we thought about this PFW - we are treating you to 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence as homage to John Cage. It's a special Eugene Rabkin remix, so you get to hear me clacking away on my keyboard as I write a new article. C'est la vie! Support the show
Mar 11, 2021 · 1 hr 54 min
Explain to Me with Jian DeLeon
We speak with Jian DeLeon, the menswear and editorial director at Nordstrom, Eugene's former editor at Highsnobiety, a menswear geek par excellence, and one of the quickest minds when it comes to analyzing men's fashion in cultural context, about his personal style and career journey, and the kind of men's fashion that Eugene finds perpetually perplexing. Support the show
Feb 25, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
Critical Shopping with Cintra Wilson
For this episode we caught up with Cintra Wilson, one of our absolute favorite writers, the former Critical Shopper for the New York Times, the author of several books of cultural criticism, a one-time StyleZeitgeist magazine contributor, the mother of our most favorite phrase that keyboard ever put onto computer screen, "If Marni is post-sex, Comme des Garcons is post reason," and an all around brilliant punk. We talk about her tenure at the New York Times, her breathtaking metaphors and inimitable sense of humor, and touch a bit on fashion semiotics. This one is a must for any aspiring fashion writer. Support the show
Feb 11, 2021 · 1 hr 41 min
Fashion & Music with Wesley Eisold
On this episode we discuss the relationship between fashion and music, via personal style journey, with Wesley Eisold, the frontman of Cold Cave and American Nightmare. Support the show
Jan 29, 2021 · 1 hr 13 min
Paris Fashion Week F/W21 with Philippe Pourhashemi
We brought back on the journalist and fashion critic Philippe Pourhashemi to break down the Fall / Winter 21 season. Support the show
Jan 21, 2021 · 1 hr 25 min
Carol Christian Poell with Karlo Steel
On this episode we discuss the work of the cult fashion designer Carol Christian Poell. Support the show
Dec 17, 2020 · 1 hr 32 min
Fashion, Vintage and New, with Gill Linton of Byronesque
In this episode we discuss fashion, vintage and new, why some fashion ends up in the pantheon and others in the back of your closet, and some other things with Gill Linton the founder of Byronesque. Support the show
Nov 13, 2020 · 1 hr 36 min
The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren with Paul Gorman
We discuss the incredible life of Malcolm McLaren, the (mis)manager of the Sex Pistols, the enabler and partner of Vivienne Westwood, and an all around agent of creative chaos, with Paul Gorman, the author of the new biography The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren. Find out about punk rock and punk style, McLaren and Westwood's series of legendary shops at 430 Kings Road, where the iconic Tits shirt came from, which famous fashion designers went to the first Sex Pistols concert in London, and much more. Bonus - find out where Supreme got its name from. Support the show
Oct 22, 2020 · 1 hr 14 min
Sustainability? with Elizabeth Cline
We discuss sustainability and ethical production with Elizabeth Cline, a sustainability expert and an author of two books, Overdressed and The Conscious Closet. We talk about our respective approaches to what shopping sustainably means, and we bust some sustainability myths in our usual no-holds-barred manner. Support the show
Oct 10, 2020 · 1 hr 17 min
Paris Fashion Week S/S21 with Philippe Pourhashemi
We break down the Spring / Summer 21 season with the journalist and fashion critic Philippe Pourhashemi. Support the show
Oct 8, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Talking Menswear with Sam Lobban
In this episode Eugene talks with Sam Lobban, the VP of designer mens and womens at Nordstrom, about his love of fashion and about his journey from a 15-year-old North London shop-floor kid who spent all his salary on Stone Island, to going on buying trips to Paris for Selfridges at the ripe age of 18 for Raf Simons and Undercover, to bringing obscure Japanese brands as the head of menswear at Mr. Porter, to infusing Nordstrom with his unique vision. Support the show
Sep 24, 2020 · 1 hr 42 min
How Atelier Shaped the Menswear Avant-garde with Karlo Steel
Not everyone knows that StyleZeitgeist began as a forum dedicated to the menswear avant-garde, helping form it into a cultural phenomenon. In many ways the iconic menswear boutique Atelier did in retail space what we did in cyberspace, so it seemed fitting to go back to our roots early on in the life of this podcast by chatting with Karlo Steel, Atelier's co-founder. Support the show