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My guest this week is Alex Corporan . I don’t know how to best describe my guest this week. He does it all. Most people know him as one of the groundbreaking skateboarding pioneers of the 1980s. Alex and his crew were constantly getting chased around NY, but they made the city their own and documented all of it – perfectly summarized in their book, Full Bleed . Alex and I discuss how he helped pio...

We share our reactions to Pitti/Milan/Paris Fashion Week with special guest Eugene Rabkin of Style Zeitgeist. Talking about the collections we loved, what was weird, what designers are immune to criticism, price increases hitting your favorite brands, Jian saw 40 fashion shows, Paris Fits vs. Pitti Fits, and designers vs. storytellers. ** Follow the fellas on IG Jian DeLeon Jon Moy Jeremy Kirkland...

My guest this week is Mac Barnett . Mac is a NYT best-selling author, and his works have sold over 4 million copies worldwide. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably read his books dozens/hundreds of times to your kids. (Jeremy certainly has) And yes, he’s a fellow jawnz enthusiast (aka, the man loves his clothes.)  Mac and I discuss his career, why he chose to be a children’s author, what he learned...

My guest this week is Andreas Larsson , creative director and partner of Berg & Berg . Andreas and I discuss the nordic perspective on clothing, why he walked away from football for fashion, building Berg & Berg, getting fits off at Pitti, throwing clothes in the Disney vault, and why he’s able to get dressed in so fast every day. * Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the facts on loopwheel 👕 h...

Your favorite bald boi is back from Italy with a solo pod talking Pitti Uomo! Hear me spitballing, processing, and providing more details into the wonderful world of menswear and fashion I chat what Pitti Uomo is, whether it is still necessary, Cuccinelli dinners, 4SDesigns FW23 shoot, Santa Maria Novella, everyone loves Mordechai Rubinstein, and our event with SAVAS. It's time for pasta, getting...

My guest this week is writer and fashion critic Eugene Rabkin . Eugene has contributed to the New York Times, the Business of Fashion, 032c, and has edited several books, including Stone Island: Storia. Eugene and I discuss his life immigrating to the US from the Soviet Union, how he fell in love with fashion, Nine Inch Nails, and what streetwear took from “avant-garde.” We also discuss the origin...

My guest this week is Joachim Baan . He’s the creative director for Atelier Munro, a partner in the legendary denim store Tenue de Nimes, the founder of Another Something, and a designer. From the digital experience to the physical experience of your favorite brands, Joachim has been behind the scenes helping create the things we all obsess over. Joachim and I discuss building a brand, his design...

Patreon Preview from Blamo! New Year, new gear. Derek, Rob, and Jeremy revisit the last year in clothes/style and the age-old question of footwear at home. We discuss what trends surprised us, did the yee haw world take over? most underrated brands, what we wore the most in 2022, Derek drops a WILD hot take, and everyone is ordering suits. ** Listen to the entire episode on the Blamo! Patreon  Hos...

This week's guest is Pete Nordstrom , President and Chief Brand Officer of NORDSTROM . Pete is just trying to be Pete on The Nordy Pod . We talk about growing up in the retail family, Steve Jobs emails, the natural thing to do, loving on Big N, old school vs. new school retail, holding down the integrity fort, how luxury works, and The Beatles. * Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the facts on...

This week it’s Blake Malin and Zach Weiss , co-founders of Worn and Wound , a watch site designed to make collecting accessible and open to everyone. We discuss the persona of watch fans, the pop-up flea, why it’s ok to like an Apple Watch, why Jeremy’s MoonSwatchs are trash, and debate whether or not it's easy to get into watches now.  Worn and Wound * Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the fa...

The guys talk about Jian being in Miami for Art Basel* (it's called Miami Design Week), Jon has some technical difficulties, they discuss Raf Simons's decision to end his eponymous brand , and talk about Virgil's enduring legacy. The Js also touch on ComplexCon and how it's kind of like an industry reunion/streetwear homecoming and why it matters and also discuss the brick of a launch that was Bri...

My guest this week is the singer, and songwriter, Dan Wilson . Many of you know him as the frontman of the 90’s band Semisonic – with hits like "Chemistry" and the anthem, "Closing Time". Dan has also been behind stadium hits from Adele’s "Someone Like You" to collaborations with John Legend, Taylor Swift, Chris Stapleton, and many more. Dan’s songwriting credits are like a murderer's row of hits....

My guest this week is author W. David Marx W. David Marx is a longtime writer on culture based in Tokyo and the author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style . His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Lapham's Quarterly, Popeye, The New Republic, and Vox. David and I discuss his recent book Status and Culture , the influence of Japan on his writing, his love of 90’s music, and his hidden music...

My guest this week is  Avery Trufelman,  journalist and host of Articles of Interest. Avery and I discuss her new season of Articles of Interest: American Ivy, the state of prep and future of it, why she finds the story of prep redemptive, and how every generation of clothing shows where we are as a culture. Articles of Interest Season 3 Avery’s  Substack Follow  Avery on Twitter Other Notes… 📖 T...

Patreon Preview from Blamo! Last month, the New York Times published a post about how men dress when returning to the office . For all the speculation about the end of office dress codes, it turns out, people are dressing much like they were before the pandemic—basically in business casual. In this episode, we talk about how men can do business casual better, as well as what we've purchased for th...

My guest is Andrea Pacella , Global Marketing Director of Leica Camera . I chat with Andrea about how he found his way to the brand, growing up in Italy, why collectors love Leica, pushing back on the snobbiness, the obsession of Leica lenses in films, and why he says they’re not better than any other brand, just different. Leica Camera   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

This week, my guest is Angelo Urrutia – founder and creative director of 4S Designs . He’s been on the pod before, right as he was about to debut his brand...in March 2020. Not sure if you remember that time but things got a bit nuts – and so did Angelo. I said this on the Patreon episode last week. I believe he’s the best designer out there right now running the best brand in the world. Everythin...

Paul Feig returns and shares an accidental master class of storytelling, getting fits off while making The School for Good and Evil , the best eats in London, his upcoming book, Cocktail Time, life in the gin world, and defending Stanley Tucci’s Negroni. The School for Good and Evil premieres 10/19 on  Netflix Cocktail Time ** Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the facts on loopwheel 👕 here an...

We get a recap from Jian on his travels to Japan and learn how the universe bent toward Jon’s favor by wildly inconveniencing Jian. Jon and Jeremy talk about how they both went to New York, but not at the same time, and how Catholic schools have the hardest names. We kind of chat about Fashion Week, and a few brands that have caught our eyes lately, Jon shows off some new pants, we learn about an...

My guest this week is writer, editor, and creative director, Yolanda Edwards . She is the former creative director of Conde Nast Traveler magazine and is the founder and publisher of Yolo Journal . Yolanda discusses her life and love of travel, how to do it right, what hotels are overrated, how to get an apartment abroad, and newsletters vs. magazines. Yolo Intel - Substack Yolo Journal Instagram...

My guest this week is Pat Towersey, founder of Western Hydrodynamic Research . A California-based project fueled by a desire to merge surfing, functionality, and environmental responsibility. Pat and I discuss the brand's origins, his life growing up surfing, getting sponsored at age 12, the golden era of skate and surf culture, being the guy who does things, and how the artist Tom Sachs helped hi...

Patreon Preview from Blamo! Taste is one of those things that's impossibly difficult to define, and often waived away with sayings such as "to each his own." Yet, it's at the heart of how we choose to dress the way we do. In this episode, we talk about the sociological origins of taste, how to cultivate taste, and why it's so difficult right now to talk about taste in menswear. Discussed -  How to...

My guest this week is comedian and writer, Dan Levy . Dan and I discuss his standup career, writing sitcoms with the homies, touring with John Mulaney, getting fits off on stage, his favorite vintage dealers, wearing his shoes, his Green Day merch collection, and watching the Marvel movies in order and working out six days a week. ** Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the facts on denim 👖 here...

My guest this week is food stylist, Michelle Rabin . Michelle and I discuss cooking with cannabis, working with Matty Matheson on Just a Dash , manifest destiny with Billy Zane, running slow, not liking Masterchef, and the best jumpsuits to wear. Michelle Rabin Recipes Watch Just a Dash Billy Zane Manifest Destiny ** Sponsored by Standard & Strange – Get the facts on loopwheel 👕 here and Whatnot...

Comedians Adam Pally & Jon Gabrus have been best friends for years and have been living the dream, filming their show  1 01 Places to Party Before You Die .  Pally and Gabrus have been traveling, loving life, and cracking each other up along the way. We chat about the origins of the series, outdoor activities gone wrong, not turning the camera off, loving your homies, Jeremy being too nice, bad ce...