Talking To Talent

Debra McGuire is a very well-known 3-time Emmy award nominated costume designer and artist whose work spans film, television and theatre. She has impacted audiences all over the world. You’ve likely seen her costumes on the cast of the TV show Friends for all 10 seasons and it’s still airing as reruns. And maybe you’ve seen her costumes in hits like Anchorman, he 40 year old Virgin, Knocked Up, Fr...

Irene Albright, a real fashion industry maverick and leader, founded the Albright Fashion Library in 1990. With a tagline of Luxury For Hire, this fabulous rental facility has locations in both LA and New York City, on Cooper Square near NoHo. It’s considered a one-stop shop because clients can rent entire designer outfits including shoes, bag and jewelry for a week-long rental fee of $1,500. The...

This episode explores the work and world of Donald J Pliner, a true fashion icon who built his eponymous footwear brand and ran it for 35 years. He’s joined by his wife and creative partner Lisa F Pliner who has deep roots in fashion and wrapped her innovative visions around many of Donald’s products.  The occasion for our conversation is the recent release of a book the captures the history of th...

Darnell Lisby is the Cleveland Museum of Art’s first curator of fashion. His latest claim to fame is creating the blockbuster exhibition “Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses” which ran between 2025-26. Darnell professional background includes serving as a fashion historian and education coordinator at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum where he was the sole fashion historian o...

Fern Mallis has been called many things including an industry titan, a living legend, a trailblazer, a global fashion ambassador, a visionary, a maverick, a fashion revolutionary, an icon, an indomitable force and an industry gamechanger. She’s selfless and fearless, she’s fashion’s ultimate insider and she’s widely recognized as the godmother of New York Fashion Week. Her career spans six decades...

This episode features the renowned mutli-talented, avant garde, internationally acclaimed British fashion photographer and dynamic personality, Dr. Ram Shergill.  He was a featured speaker at an event organized by the Kent Museum, in partnership with Kent’s School of Fashion and the university’s Environmental Science and Design Research Institute. Kent professors Sue Yoder and Margarita Benitez he...

This episode features the extremely glamorous and highly identifiable jewelry brand, David Webb, known for its unique design language which is big, bold and frequently very blingy. The pieces carry price tags in the 5 and 6 digit range, and since it began in 1948, it has found many fans among those in Hollywood and high society.   For visual reference, visit DavidWebb.com.   This line of jewelry i...