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My guest this week is Icelandic designer Sruli Recht, who blends fine art, runway fashion, and industrial design.Originally from Israel, he spent most of his early life in Australia and found his way to designing rave clothes for friends. Eventually moving to London and working for Alexander Mcqueen, and from there, well...it’s not the journey or nostalgia you’d expect.Sruli and I discuss why his empathy made it impossible for him to be a veterinarian, switching from classic fine art to making clothes for ravers, how the greatest waste in fashion is how it treats and uses up people, and why he values information over money.NOTES(11:49) Alexander McQueen(12:08) Commonwealth Games(12:16) Colin McDowell (fashion journalist)(14:37) Gianni Campagna(24:57) Jean-Baptiste Colbert(31:44) Raiders of the Lost Ark (clip)(38:01) Section 230(40:24) The “Skin Ring”(40:42) Sharkskin Glove(40:59) Nolan Glass(46:43) Two Questions Each(47:59) Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend (podcast)(49:42) WTF with Marc Maron (podcast)(52:57) 99% Invisible (podcast)(1:06:04) Marinó Thorlacius (photographer)*This episode is sponsored by P. Johnson**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

If you know, you know...and "The only podcast that matters™" is Throwing Fits.Lawrence Schlossman and James Harris's podcast is often the highlight of my week, and I'm privileged to be buddies with them.It's been surreal to watch their show go from essentially a google hangouts chatbox with themselves to the juggernaut podcast and brand that is Throwing Fits.Larry has been on the pod a few times, so if you want to know his backstory, dig through that archive, but if you want the hot goss now? The answers to your questions? The AMA of all AMA's is here.It's Throwing Fits and the B!, together, answering your questions. 

My guests this week are Saeed and Katy Al-Rubeyi, co-founders of Story MFG.We discuss how Story MFG emerged out of their relationship, the power and burden of being a small brand, dealing with critics, making things not look “perfect,” and how I believe they’re changing an entire industry with their aesthetic and ethics.NOTES(12:02) Yusuf / Cat Stevens(21:24) Khadi fabric(28:13) Care Tags(35:56) Why Slow Fashion is Punk(39:14) Parks and Recreation(51:05) Grailed(52:50) Our Clothes Get Old, Bleed and Might Be Smelly Too(54:40) Rolex(58:51) Visvim(59:36) Braindead(1:00:13) Kapital**This episode is sponsored by Topper Jewelers - shop, subscribe, and join Topper’s very own watch fam.**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

My guest this week is the artist Jeremy Dean AKA  Dean’s Nuts.Jeremy and I discuss how growing up with punk music and skateboarding influences his work, designing merch for musicians from the Dead & Company to the Rolling Stones and Elton John, and how he went from bootlegging t-shirts to becoming the undeniable GOAT of merch.Together we discover the wonders of Black Flag!NOTES(01:05) House Industries(1:47) Tyler School of Art and Architecture(12:58) Kiss (band)(15:58) London Calling (album)(16:43) Thrasher (magazine)(17:07) Let Them Eat Jellybeans! (album)(21:53) Bad Brains (band)(27:43) Stussey(31:21) Jade Tree (record label)(33:00) Kid Dynamite (band)(34:10) Jets to Brazil (band)(35:00) Saves The Day (band)(40:45) Urban Outfitters(45:42) Rolling Stones (band)(46:02) Shepard Fairey(1:00:38) Dead & Company (band)(1:09:00) Blamo! Shirts(1:13:39) Jamie Reed(1:13:57) Elton John(1:14:37) Colette (closed store)(1:15:10) Ecko Unltd.(1:15:19) Victoria’s Secret(1:15:38) Anthropologie*This episode is sponsored by P. Johnson **Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

2020 was a garbage year, and while many of us are emerging from it, we’ve all processed this differently.If you’re Wei Koh, founder of The Rake and Revolution Magazine, the sudden stop has been a time to think, reconsider, and reflect on what matters. Wei and I chat about how The Mandalorian is making us cry, his renewed love of the written word, why he will continue to pull back the curtain in the watch world, and his unabashed hope for the future.It’s Blamo! Extra and Wei Koh is BACK.Wei's recent writing in Revolution**Listen to the entire episode on Blamo! Extra

My guest this week is Tim Dessaint, online content creator. Tim and I discuss the stigma surrounding influencers, what it takes to make it on YouTube versus TikTok, going viral in Turkey, why trying to hack the algorithm can be counterproductive, and how authenticity, perseverance, and storytelling are at the center of his success.NOTES(00:12) Tim Dessaint’s YouTube Channel(01:38) Tim Dessaint’s TikTok(23:50) Tim Dessaint’s Instagram(40:39) Matt D’Avella (YouTube)(40:40) Nathaniel Drew (YouTube) (41:10) The Tim Ferriss Show (podcast)(41:18) School of Greatness (podcast)(43:54) That Creative Life (podcast)**This episode is sponsored by Topper Jewelers - shop, subscribe, and join Topper’s very own watch fam.**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

My guest this week is Jonah Weiner, journalist, magazine feature writer, and co-author of the viral newsletter Blackbird Spyplane.Jonah and I discuss making fashion accessible, eBay's yardsale vibes, and writing about celebrities for the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and more.NOTES(01:43) How Long Gone Interview (podcast)(03:00) Jonah Weiner’s writing(11:22) Lawrence Schlossman (Blamo! Interview)(11:58) Throwing Fits Interview (podcast)(21:10) Visvim (brand)(28:17) John T. Reuter (Instagram)(33:27) Bode (brand)(39:52) David Fincher’s Impossible Eye (article)(45:00) Bradley Cooper profile (article)(48:43) Kendrick Lamar, New Kid on the Block (article)(52:36) Dick Cavatt (article)(53:02) Larissa MacFarquhar (New Yorker)(58:24) Nathan Fielder (Blackbird Spyplane)**This episode is sponsored by P. Johnson**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

We all know there are tons of personalities in fashion; I mean, jeez, scroll through the podcast feed, but someone I've always admired is GQ's Rachel Tashjian. Whether it's her hot takes on Twitter, her incredibly diverse wardrobe, or astute fashion criticisms, Rachel is one of the most refreshing and humorous people I know.Naturally… she's back on the pod.We chat about how to view the world of fashion differently, why she shops second hand, and why fashion criticism is more important than ever.It's Blamo! Extra and Rachel Tashjian is back!**Listen to the entire episode on Blamo! Extra

My guest this week is Lindsey Boyd, co-founder of The Laundress.Lindsey and I discuss how she applied the lessons she learned at Chanel to building and running her own business, starting out by handwashing sweaters in her NYC apartment’s bathtub, what it takes to be a good manager, and partnering with rockstar John Mayer.NOTES(02:02) Brooks Brothers(02:04) Chanel(02:34) Ralph Lauren(15:13) Bliss(49:28) Frame Denim(49:40) Brunello Cucinelli (50:02) Handwash Like a Rockstar with John Mayer**This episode is sponsored by Topper Jewelers - shop, subscribe, and join Topper’s very own watch fam.**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!

My guest this week is Mark Cho, co-founder of The Armoury.Mark and I discuss 10 years of The Armoury, including how they built partnerships with Ring Jacket and Liverano, why a higher price tag doesn’t necessarily mean a superior product (just a different one), and why relationships have always been at the center of their success.NOTES(00:30) Dover Street Market(00:37) Colette(02:36) Chris Gibbs of Union LA (Blamo! Interview)(04:08) Alan See (co-founder of the Armoury)(05:09) WW Chan(05:33) StyleForum(05:55) George Wang (Blamo! Interview)(06:15) Ethan Newton (Blamo! Interview)(16:56) Ring Jacket(19:55) Carmina(22:16) Liverano & Liverano(23:20) Scott Schuman (Blamo! Interview)(30:49) Gaziano & Girling(34:46) Jon Moy (Blamo! Interview)(34:49) Lawrence Schlossman (Blamo! Interview)(38:37) Jake Grantham (Blamo! Interview)(50:00) The Armoury on YouTube(55:50) Dressed to Ingest(1:02:16) Stefano Ricci(1:08:55) Aime Leon Dore(1:09:12) Aime Leon Dore x Drake's**This episode is sponsored by P. Johnson**Want even more Blamo? Join the BlamFam on Patreon and get access to additional interviews, a community slack, special events, and more!