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Hey Folks,Yes, the new season is coming, but I wanted to share with you a recent event we were a part of with the PROJECT, the fashion trade show.I had the pleasure of chatting with past guests, Bryan Trunzo, Head of Brands for Informa Markets, Jordan Page of Very Advanced, and Bruce Pask, the men’s fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.We chat about post-pandemic fashion, shared our predictions for an extremely optimistic future, and the return of occasion dress!Enjoy, and we’ll see you in a few weeks with all new Blamo! Episodes.

Ilaria Urbinati returns to discuss her new site LEO, how her styling business has evolved in quarantine, and how she’s continuing to grow her men’s fashion empire.It’s Blamo! Extra and Ilaria Urbinati is back!LEO**Listen to the entire episode on Blamo! Extra

On countless inspiration boards are photos photos of Ethan Newton. The bearded gentleman, the king of cool, the man who embodies the authentic high/low aesthetic. When I think about how I want to dress,  I find myself revisiting Ethan Newton.I’ve known Ethan for 10 years now, and he is someone who has NEVER changed his style because his style is his personality. A perfect combination of classic and rugged.Ethan returns to chat about his beloved Bryceland’s, how lockdown is going in Japan, how isolation has affected his outlook, and what’s never going to change.It’s Blamo! Extra and Ethan Newton is back.**Listen to the entire episode on Blamo! Extra

My guest this week is watch vlogger, Jenni Elle.Jenni and I discuss the watch world’s resistance to criticism and how she maintains an independent voice, pushing back on the old guard, why it’s so hard to tell someone what watch they should buy and that it’s okay not always to know what’s going to come next.NOTES(01:15) WATCHVICE (German YouTube channel)(8:19) Rolex(9:11) History of Air Jordan(14:12) Jenni Elle (Instagram)(17:42) Here’s Why Women Don’t Like Watches (video) (18:25) Gucci watch(25:21) Nomos(50:22) Swatch(50:30) Jeremy’s Mickey Mouse watch(51:25) A. Lange & Söhne(51:37) Seiko(1:04:22) Cartier(1:08:33) Movado**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 comedian, actor, and writer Gil Ozeri.Gil and I discuss being a producer on Netflix’s Big Mouth, putting his life in danger for Snapchat sketches -- including how he almost duct taped himself to a helicopter -- dressing like a cozy grandpa, and how comedy can connect us and why that matters more than ever right now.NOTES(03:54) Big Mouth (tv show)(03:55) Brooklyn 99 (tv show)(06:07) Upright Citizens Brigade (improv company)(14:42) Adam Pally (Blamo! Interview)(17:03) Happy Endings (tv show)(18:51) NTSF:SD:SUV:: (tv show) (20:12) Gil Ozeri: Best of Snapchat (video)(25:49) Jackass (movie)(30:51) #blackAF (article)(32:59) Naomi Fry on Big Mouth (New Yorker)(37:05) Doodie Calls (podcast)(41:49) Paul Stuart (brand)(42:23) Keith Haring (documentary)(42:24) Comme des Garçons (brand)(42:51) Aime Leon Dore (FW20)(46:36) Alden (brand)(52:02) The Undoing of Jeffrey Toobin (New York Times)(52:24) Ralph Lauren (brand)(52:45) Antonio Ciongoli of 18 East (Blamo! Interview)(55:12) How to Dress like Marlon Brando (British GQ)(1:02:15) Yellow Baseball Hats (Blamo! Merch)(1:02:34) Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (delicious)**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!

Anda Rowland has a lot on her plate. She manages the legendary Savile Row tailoring house Anderson & Sheppard, the haberdashery, and is also working with the rest of the Savile Row houses to re-invigorate the landscape.But she’s doing just fine and is continuing to remind us of why Savile Row has been around for nearly 300 years. From multiple world wars and recessions. She’s confident they will manage. And they certainly are.It’s Blamo! Extra and Anda Rowland is back.We chat about how Anderson & Sheppard has managed the pandemic, the Fran Leibowitz bump, Netflix’s The Crown, and how the new Savile Row is evolving. Anderson & Sheppard Instagram**Listen to the entire episode on Blamo! Extra

My guest this week is Russell Blackmore, Founder of Sonic Editions.Russell and I discuss his early career at The Economist, being inspired by the Getty Images archive, combining his passions for photography and music to make owning incredible photography more accessible, and why the best photos come with a story.NOTES(01:11) The Economist(12:28) Jamie Dimon (Coffee with the Greats)(16:47) Chivas Regal(17:09) Getty Images(29:31) Morrison Hotel Gallery(36:58) Banksy(44:05) Ray-Ban Sunglasses(46:00) Walter Iooss’ photos of Michael Jordan(46:15) Mr Porter and Sonic Editions(57:02) Chris Black (Blamo! Interview)(59:48) The Impossible Cool(1:01:12) Gilt**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 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!