Wear Many Hats

Shyan Zakeri is the founder and creator of Shy's Burgers.  Byline calls it the pop-up responsible for NYC's coolest, greasiest, and most delicious burgers to date. Shy's Burgers has been featured on Grub Street, Air Mail, and Tasting Table. Wear Many Hats has been to almost all the Shy's Burgers pop ups only because it's our favorite comfort food.  Shy's brings us comfort. Literal Genius.  Please...

Jon Ryan Sugimoto is a Director and Editor. I found Jon doing video for Loop and love all of his skits and commercials perfect for reels and shorts alike. Jon wrote and directed 'Gut Punch' and 'Full Time' which are both available on YouTube exclusively on the Omeleto Channel.  NYC Comedy Director + Great Guy. Please welcome Jon Ryan Sugimoto to Wear Many Hats. ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/jonryanisdead ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Brian Vallario is the founder of Offsite. Offsite designs and builds contemporary cabins and outdoor structures. Offsite has been featured in Dwell, Field Mag, and Gear Patrol. You'll be seeing us at Offsite onsite.  Please welcome Brian Vallario to Wear Many Hats. ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/offsite.camp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Robbie Laing is a Creative Strategist and Producer. Robbie writes that growing up in Wisconsin, creative careers were never on his radar despite being obsessed with all things music, art, fashion, culture, and soccer. We're about to change all of Wisconsin. Robbie is known for Full Kit, a soccer brand that makes full kits of course. Food scientist by education. Please welcome Robbie Laing to Wear...

Aaron Binaco is an interdisciplinary creative working at the intersection of culture, design, and emerging tech. Aaron collaborates with a range of clients, publishes the annual magazine  Cape Cod Compass  and is the founder of the creative studio  Sundial .  I linked up with Aaron by way of friend and guest of the show Matt King. Keep em' comin. Please welcome Aaron Binaco to Wear Many Hats. inst...

Sandro Sergio Petrillo is a multimedia artist. Sandro has contributed inspired works to the Canadian creative community through immersive installation, audio/visual production, audio/visual engineering, live performance, graphic design, and teaching electronic music production. Which is everything we over at Wear Many Hats loves to hear. Teaching is our lore. Sandro runs a flexible showroom and co...

Jenny Jiang is a 3D Artist and Designer. Jenny works in motion and stills to create the most beautiful landscapes for brands that are out of this world. Jenny has worked with our favorites such as Credo, Crocs, and Kiehls and has been featured in publications such as Visual Atelier 8 and Instagram's Design. Jenny's mixed reality and CGI brings me happiness and all I want to do is give out AR flowe...

Nicole Galinson is a Photographer and the Editor- in-Chief of Cynosure Mag. Nicole plays guitar in Lynsey (the band) Nicole has photographed legends such as The Zombies and you can find Cynosure Magazine at Iconic, Casa, and Laurel Canyon Newsstand. Catch her at Victoria Bar, I did. Please welcome Nicole Galinson to Wear Many Hats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/nicolegalinson ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cynosure_m...

Alex S.K. Brown is a Photographer. Alex centers his work around music, street, fashion & artists in the context of everyday life.  Alex has been published in Nylon, Hypebeast, TimeOut, and Greenpointers with clients stemming from TikTok to OnlyNY. I've seen Alex out in the field and it's always a treat because I know the photos are going to turn out so good. It's a Contax. What do you expect? ...

Lucia Dallett is an illustrator and arts educator. Lucia focuses on colored pencil illustration and printmaking using language, color, and type to investigate and celebrate the everyday. Lucia has done collaborations for our friends over at Colbo, Grant, Shy's and our favorite establishments such as The Fly, Rhodora, and Foster Sundry. I never wear socks but when I do, it's Lucia's collaboration w...

Colin Burgess is an actor and comedian. Colin has been featured in videos and series for Adult Swim, Comedy Central, IFC, and Vice and short films have been in No Budge and Vimeo Staff Pick. Colin and I both have something in common and that's free time. Colin's new film 'Free Time', a comedy about the search for meaning in the modern world, is out now.  Please welcome Colin Burgess to Wear Many H...

An Rong Xu is a photographer. Xu’s work is rooted in the beauty of the ordinary, capturing a rich cinematic stillness in his photography and a passionate ethereal journey in his films. Xu has photographed for The New York Times, Bloomberg, Washington Post and more. I met An while on the Wear Many Hats World Tour in Taipei, Taiwan. Even though we ate Japanese food it was still a good time, we walke...

Alec Luu is a fine art photographer. I met Alec out front of Friend Editions in the Lower East Side and we had witty banter from the start. Alec talks about the subconscious mind and his relationship with the complexity of simplicity. I talk about that often on this show. Alec sees and problem-solves through this lens. Please welcome Alec Luu to Wear Many Hats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/alec.luu ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Anna Z Gray is an entrepreneur and a vintage connoisseur. Anna is the founder of Club Vintage, the department store of vintage sellers. Anna runs the cult newsletter 'Things I would Buy If I Didn't Have To Pay Rent' up on Substack. I met Anna at Nine Orchard during a party on the rooftop where she knew what my crushes were when I had to enter them in a secret box. Although I have tried to catch he...

Laila Wayans is a producer, drummer, and DJ. Laila is the drummer of NYC's Been Stellar. I met Laila at Victoria Bar for the debut of their new record "Scream From New York, NY." Off of Dirty Hit. Laila was super welcoming with great conversation, talking about her time living in LA but always in NY. When I left she was like who are you? And I can never get that out of my head. Because who am I? P...

Hush Forte is a producer, composer, rapper, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. I met Hush with friend and guest of the show, Jonathan Richetts out in the Lower East Side then crossed paths with Hush at The Hoxton with friend Bobby Whigham. Lo and behold I ended up creating music with Jonathan at their studio and in the other room I could hear Hush cook up new sounds. I was instantly hooked. Lo...

Erik Carter is a graphic designer, art director, illustrator, animator and creative director. I've always been involved with design twitter but when it goes off, Erik is on the scene. Typography. Color. Capitalism. Chaos. images4cash. Design Harder. Erik Internet. Please welcome Erik Carter to Wear Many Hats. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/erikinternet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Avery Trufelman is a podcaster and radio producer.  Avery is best known for her work on 99% Invisible and her podcast, Articles of Interest. Is this the collab show we've all been waiting for?  Articles of Interest is a show about what we Wear Many Hats. Podcast and it's the same but there's three more episodes so it's not. Please welcome Avery Trufelman to Wear Many Hats. x.com/trufelman ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

David You is the founder of the coffee and tea room, Balue Stockholm. I first met David when he was in New York working with the Lichen family.  You can feel the calmness in his captions with the beautiful photos he takes of Balue and its environment along with the wonderful offerings he presents. Pop up and tea experience. Showroom for catering and events.  Moon is in charge. Beautiful, like pyra...

Thor Kimmell is a designer and illustrator. I first met Thor over at Round Two where we bonded over vintage, design, and history. Thor has done illustrations for friend and guest of the show Sudan Green from Spirits Up! Extra Butter, Timberland, and Round Two. Thor likes to ride bikes and make bootlegs. The perfect combination. Loser Vandross. Heavy Graphix Brain Machine. Please welcome Thor Kimme...

Daisy Alioto is a writer and the CEO of Dirt Media. Daisy also co-founded the NFT funded newsletter, Dirt. Daisy's journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine , The Wall Street Journal , The Paris Review Daily , TIME, New York Magazine , GQ, among others. Daisy's tweets have appeared on my timeline every time I open up the app and it's so good to hear those hot takes come to life. Let's...

Jean Pierre Consuegra is a designer and record label owner. Jean runs Working Title Studios which focuses on design for the NY underground music scene. Jean runs Somersault Records which hosts friend and guest of the show Jialing and other amazing musicians. Jean was formerly at Vinyl Me Please but is crushing it at Jupiter Disco as head of design. Jean has some of the best hot takes on design Twi...

Julia Shiplett is a writer, performer, and comedian. Julia was named a Comedy Central Up Next Comedian, a TBS Comic To Watch and a Vulture Comedian You Should Know.  Julia has a newsletter something shiny* where you can read her love for Marketplace, her reasons on running, and self promotion for where she's doing stand up next. Julia is also a Freelance Senior Copywriter. Comedy Creative. Please...

Ares Maia is the founder of Bloom Playground and a Multidisciplinary Designer and Visual Artist. Ares infuses her work with vibrant colors and symbols influenced by her cultural heritage and immigrant experience.  I first heard of Ares by inviting her to be a part of the first ever Commercial Type and Dahsar Zine Fest that Wear Many Hats put on. Ares has participated in many exhibition and zine ev...

Drew Kaufmann is the founder of Million Goods. Million Goods is a space fusing menswear and music subcultures to form a broader sense of community. I first learned of Million Goods through pop ups and remember Drew handing me a flyer way back when and seeing them all throughout Brooklyn. We love fliers over at Wear Many Hats. Have you not seen our stickers? Drew has worked in the fashion industry...