Is Designer Dead?

In Episode 15 of Is Designer Dead? , we sit down with Arianna J. Moultrie, Creative Director at Alice + Olivia, to discuss her journey from Los Angeles creative to one of fashion's most exciting voices in design today. Known for blending artistry with strategy, Arianna leads concept development and visual storytelling for contemporary collections and high-profile collaborations, including par...

Is  fashion casting Black talent—or typecasting it? This week, we’re asking the question brands don’t want to answer: why are Black athletes and rappers dominating fashion ambassadorships, while Black actors and singers get sidelined? From Future and A$AP Rocky to Kendrick Lamar, the pattern is loud—and the implications are louder. Who do brands actually believe can sell luxury to the Black commun...

Black History Month meets New York Fashion Week — and yes, we’re taking attendance. We kick things off with Designer Dosey Do, breaking down fashion’s latest musical chairs: Olivier Rousteing exiting Balmain, Pieter Mulier entering Versace, and Grace Wales Bonner entering the Hermès menswear conversation. Who’s repositioning? Who’s inheriting pressure? And who’s stepping into a valuation narrative...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Jérôme Lamaar, we zoom out and look at what’s finally happening in fashion right now. After seasons of anticipation, a new wave of designers is actually showing — and the question is whether the industry is ready to support them, or just ready to aestheticize them. We talk about what feels real versus what feels rushed, and why the gap between hype and longevity...

From the Bronx to the front row—and he never skipped a step. We sit down with Jérôme Lamaar, the creative who started at Baby Phat at just 15, rose through the ranks, and built a career grounded in culture, instinct, and longevity. Jérôme opens up about his youth in NYC, dressing Andra Day for the Met Gala, recent styling Dennis Rodman , and his unfiltered take on the current state of New York Fas...

The fashion world is officially entering a new era — and we’re here for the drama. In this episode, we unpack reports of Anna Wintour’s looming exit from Vogue and what Chloe Malle’s ascension could mean for Condé Nast and the future of fashion media. From there, we follow the thread to Jeff Bezos’s ever-tightening grip on both fashion and retail — from Amazon’s influence on what we wear to his qu...

This week on Is Designer Dead?, we’re joined by our very first guest host, Ronny Oppong, founder of Muggd Skin, for a deep dive into fashion’s latest rollercoaster. We unpack the recent SSENSE bankruptcy and what it signals about the state of luxury e-commerce, explore TJX Group’s surprising revenue surge and how off-price retail is winning the post-pandemic economy, and discuss Rachel Scott’s app...

 From sneaker drops to stilettos, this week we’re unpacking the price of cool. We start with Supreme’s fall from hype heaven (remember when Jordans were the ultimate flex?) before diving into Baby Phat’s comeback and why Life in the Fab Lane still lives rent-free in our heads. Then it’s onto Carrie Bradshaw’s latest chaos in And Just Like That… —where the clothes may be kooky, but our opinions are...

In Ep 4 of Is Designer Dead?, we unpack the Cowboy Carter effect, why women still don’t dominate fashion design, and who really gets to exit on their terms (spoiler: not everyone’s Rhode to a big payday looks the same). IG | @isdesignerdead TikTok | @isdesignerdead YouTube | @IsDesignerDead

We’re back and questioning everything. In this episode, we talk about the comeback of brands we once left behind—Coach, Calvin Klein, and the genius of Glen Martens at Margiela. We also get into our Labubu ick (seriously, why?), the men’s fashion moments giving us life (Jacquemus’ Cali vibes and Amiri’s evolution), and what all of this says about where fashion is headed.  IG | @isdesignerdead TikT...

 We’re spiraling over Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners looks and breaking down exactly what to wear when you’re trying to turn heads on a date night (whether it’s a soft launch or a full seduction). Then we take a sharp left into China tariffs — because your cute corset top might be caught in a global trade war. Fashion, flirting, and foreign policy? You know we had to do it.  IG | @isdesignerdead TikT...

Is Designer Dead? is your weekly dose of fashion chaos, culture commentary, and hot takes hotter than a front-row seat at Paris Fashion Week. From Demna's antics to the state of modern design, we break down what’s iconic, what’s idiotic, and ask the question — is the designer era over, or just getting started? IG | @isdesignerdead TikTok | @isdesignerdead YouTube | @IsDesignerDead