Monocle on Fashion
Monocle Radio
Get up to speed, stay on point and ensure that you’re always fashion-forward with this new programme from Monocle Radio. Monocle on Fashion covers the industry from our unique point of view. Hosted by Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, the show will bring you big interviews, breaking fashion news and special reports. Plus: go behind the scenes everywhere from fashion weeks to trade fairs, and visit studios and ateliers, old and new.
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Dec 8, 2025 • 34min
Patou’s Guillaume Henry on bringing joy back to fashion
Patou’s creative director, Guillaume Henry, on reviving the historic French house and designing to put the joy back into womenswear. Plus: inside Marimekko’s new Parisian shop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2025 • 24min
The spirit of Santos de Cartier, part 3: Pierre Rainero on Santos’s legacy – recorded in Paris
Recorded at The Monocle Shop & Café in Paris, this conversation brings together Natalie Theodosi and Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage, Pierre Rainero. Against the backdrop of a morning gathering with Monocle and Cartier guests, the pair explore the enduring spirit of the Santos de Cartier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 1, 2025 • 40min
Erdem's London: Place, influence and the making of a designer
Natalie Theodosi sits down with Erdem Moralioglu and Philip Joseph at their new Sloane Street store. Plus: Frankenstein costume designer Kate Hawley on being honoured at tonight’s Fashion Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 26, 2025 • 23min
The spirit of Santos de Cartier, part 2: Santos in the watchmaking world
Natalie speaks with leading watch journalists – including experts such as Ben Clymer and Ming Liu – to discuss the Santos collection’s impact on the watchmaking world. They’ll touch on the latest editions of the design, while having a conversation on innovation, style and the evolving language of watchmaking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 24, 2025 • 38min
Sleepwear as partywear with Olivia von Halle
Luxury sleepwear designer Olivia von Halle shares her business philosophy. Plus: jewellery designer Lucy Delius on her new Notting Hill shop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 17, 2025 • 41min
Fashion as resistance with Vogue Ukraine’s Venya Brykalin
We explore Ukraine’s fashion scene, which is thriving despite the ongoing war, with Vogue Ukraine’s editor in chief, Venya Brykalin, and designer Ksenia Schnaider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2025 • 32min
Cecilie Bahnsen marks a pivotal year
Cecilie Bahnsen looks back at her eponymous label’s design trajectory as she marks its 10-year anniversary. Plus: Blake Abbie returns to discuss the latest issue of A Magazine Curated By, which Bahnsen curated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2025 • 20min
The spirit of Santos de Cartier, Part 1: A legacy of design
In the first of a special series celebrating the Santos de Cartier, we discuss its design heritage and legacy with Helen Molesworth, the senior curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s blockbuster exhibition Cartier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 3, 2025 • 38min
What it means to be a stylist today with Alexandra Carl
Acclaimed stylist Alexandra Carl on working with some of the industry’s most innovative brands and delving into archives for her book Collecting Fashion: Nostalgia, Passion, Obsession.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2025 • 42min
Amy Powney on starting her brand, Akyn, from scratch
Amy Powney, former creative director of Mother of Pearl, has launched her own brand, Akyn. She discusses the challenges of truly designing sustainably and stepping out on her own at 40. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
