Textural Anthologies

Today's guest is a South African designer who launched his brand, Uni-Form, in 2019. Drawing references from its location in Johannesburg, and translating them into ultra-contemporary silhouettes, Uni Form is a modular, slow fashion collection of trans-seasonal classics. Uni-Form has just been awarded the inaugural Fondation Azzedine Alaïa & Orveda award. A partnership of purpose and love to support the next generation of fashion talent. Join me today as we discuss more about how he created his brand, on forming a community, South African fashion, and emotional tailoring. I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Luke Radloff Follow Uni Form by Luke Radloff on Instagram: @uniformza Find out more about Fondation Azzedine Alaïa & Orveda Award here: https://fondationazzedinealaia.org/en/education/soutien-aux-talents/ Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today's guest is a disability designer and advocate who launched her own brand, Unhidden Clothing, in 2017. Besides being an ex-student of mine, she is someone I am really proud of. She has been a disability advocate due to her own gastrointestinal disabilities, and her career as a garment technologist in fashion lead her to start Unhidden when she encountered so many issues with her fellow hospital patients not being able to cover up or be comfortable in their own clothing, and the lack of stylish adaptive clothing available. Join me today as we discuss more about adaptive fashion, how the world is slowly waking up to ableism, understanding the true worth of spending power of those with disabilities, and how Unhidden can help people with disabilities enjoy fashion. I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Victoria Jenkins. Enjoy the Episode! The Kickstater will launch on 12th March: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unhidden-kickstarter-launch-tickets-143981377175 Follow Unhidden Clothing on Instagram: @unhidden_clothing Find out more about Victoria Jenkins and Unhidden Clothing here: https://linktr.ee/Unhidden_Clothing Connect with Victoria Jenkins here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-jenkins-812b7027/ Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today’s guest launched her company two years ago, focusing on connecting influential members of Generation Z between the ages of 16 and 25 with the brands they love, and since then it’s grown rapidly. In these past two years, she has been featured in Forbes magazine, been invited to take part in TEDx talk, and featured in Adages ‘40 under 40’. ...Oh, and she is only 20 years old. Today we talk about Zfluence, the agency she created, and how she wants to add authenticity to the social media world by focusing on the genuine brand passion of Generation Z. We also speak about how Teen Entrepreneurship is on the rise, are teen entrepreneurs being taken seriously? And are we looking at new business models to consider? I welcome today’s guest, the Zfluencer, Ava Mcdonald. Enjoy the Episode! Follow Zfluence on Instagram: @zfluence Find out more about Ava Mcdonald and Zfluence here: https://www.zfluence.com/ Connect with Ava McDonald here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ava-mcdonald/ Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Our guest today is the second generation of a family-run Italian brand that started in the mid-’70s. With him, we discover how the ‘made in Italy’ has changed in these past 40 years and how he took the company in a new direction, and most recently, how he introduced a new business model. We talk about how the Messori brand started in an Italian town, then expanded across Europe, and now into Africa, where they are becoming a reference point in men’s tailoring. And above all, how Covid_19 brought about changes, and how tailoring is adapting to reflect the new normal. I am happy to welcome today's guest, the curious tailor, Gianmarco Messori. Enjoy the Episode! Follow Sartoria Messori on Instagram: @sartoriamessori Find out more about Messori in Africa: https://www.messori.it/it-ww/africa.aspx Connect with Gianmarco Messori here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianmarco-messori-aa435828/ Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

2020 was the year that fashion and gaming became more entwined than ever before. Due to lockdown and social distancing, people were drawn more and more into the gaming world, and it became an outlet for them to release their creativity and create their own ideal worlds. With Fashion Weeks moving onto digital platforms, it wasn’t long before brands started noticing the appeal of the gaming world, and some iconic brands began creating skins for games such as League of Legends and The Sims However, one game stood out more than the others. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the top games to emerge during the lockdown and along with it we all got to know Crossing The Runway, an Animal Crossing Instagram and Tumblr account dedicated to replicating iconic high fashion looks in-game. From recreating iconic looks from brands like Prada and Chanel to working with Valentino on a social media campaign to recreating a cover for Vogue Italia, Crossing The Runway has become one of the top ‘must follow’ Instagram fashion accounts. I’m really happy to welcome today's guests, Richmond and Shel, the creators behind Crossing The Runway. Enjoy the Episode! If you want to download some of the fashion looks created by Crossing The Runway for your AC avatars, or to find out more about their projects, check out their Tumblr account: https://crossingtherunway.tumblr.com, and don’t forget to follow them on Instagram! Follow Crossing The Runway on Instagram: @crossingtherunway Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today we are in the Netherlands, talking with someone I met back in London in 2014. Already then I was intrigued by how he was embracing design from such an innovative perspective. During Dutch Design Week Virtual, helped in October, he spoke about a project that he has spent the last 10 months working on called ‘ The New Standard 2030, The Right Choice: A series of Positive Concepts ’ During these 10 months, he worked and developed four concepts, Re-Engineering home and lifestyle products to The New Standard matching his vision for the year 2030. This was achieved through re-valuing materials, re-framing production methods, re-connecting consumers to products, and by looking deeper into technology and crafts used during the making process and regenerating them to new standards. Low impact, purpose and conscience is now The New Standard in manufacturing, where recycling is central to the design process and disposing is simply out of fashion. I’m happy to welcome today's guest, the RE-engineer, Jeffrey Heiligers. Follow Jeffrey on Instagram: @jeffrey_heiligers www.jeffreyheiligers.com Dutch Design Week 2020, The New Standard 2030 https://ddw.nl/en/programme/3921/the-new-standard-2030 Youtube: Studio Jeffrey Heiligers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa2rkngWhL_5zkw6uy7FCfg/featured Vimeo: Studio Jeffrey Heiligers https://vimeo.com/user6788847 Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today we are going back to the rainbow nation, South Africa, and am really happy to speak with our guest, who is a key player in helping to shape the future of South African fashion. Trained at the London College of Fashion, then becoming a senior designer for Frank Usher, to successfully running his own couture business for over 25 years in South Africa he has reached the top of his field, designing for South Africa's elite and winning many prestigious international and local awards. In 2011 his success and expertise in the line of haute couture saw him being invited to hold a lecture on the topic of Couture in Africa at Parsons The New School for Design. In 2004 he then founded his design school to educate, train and guide young visionaries to grow into fashion industry leaders, and it has been growing in strength since then, becoming the top fashion school in all South Africa. Today we speak to him about his path, how he started the school, the future of fashion education, and the ever-growing talent in South Africa. I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Spero Villioti. To find out more about the Villioti fashion institute please check out their vlog 'Growing Fashion Villioti Unpicked', where you can follow Spero around as he personally guides you through the campus, giving you a little bit more of a look into their world and introduces you to a few of their fabulously talented students. Follow Villioti Fashion Institute on Instagram: @villiotifashion Links: Villioti Fashion Institute: www.villiotifashioninstitute.co.za Growing Fashion Unpicked: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFjd-lp4yw_DSmCfTbz2HievqToB3tzPT Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today's guest is someone I am really honored and excited to be talking to, and thanks to her, this week's episode takes me back, even though via zoom, to a country and city that are very close to my heart, and a place where I lived for many years My guest today is the founder of South African Fashion Week, and for the past 23 years, she has been working non-stop to mentor, educate and promote amazing talents from all over South Africa. This upcoming fashion week, which will be held from 22 – 24 October will be the first-ever digital Fashion Week in Africa and will be a three-day streaming program of 27 digital runway shows. With our guest today, we learn more about how she started the SA fashion week and how it’s committed to developing the local designer labels, telling their stories nationally and internationally, both on and off the runway, and how there is a new South African aesthetic that is coming through. And let's not forget, for the past two consecutive years, the finalists of the LVMH Prize have both come from South Africa. I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Lucilla Booyzen! South African Fashion Week starts today 22nd October, to watch the live streaming of the runaway shows, please go to: https://www.safashionweek.co.za/2020-digital-collection-programme/ Follow Lucilla on Instagram: @lucilla.booyzen Follow SAFW on Instagram: @safashionweek South Africa Fashion Week: www.safashionweek.co.za Links: Computicket.com to book your tickets. Day 1 Package: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/safw_2020_day_1_package/7151732/7151736/112813 Day 2 Package: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/safw_2020_day_2_package/7151737/7151747/112813 Day 3 Package: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/safw_2020_day_3_package/7151758/7151762/112813 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/safashionweek Twitter: https://twitter.com/safashionweek Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SAFashionWeek?ob=0 #SAFW #TenTwentyTwenty #VodacomRed Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today's guest is someone who I met recently and I have to admit, his energy and passion are so contagious you just can’t stop, or rather, you don’t want to stop him talking. From his early days as a dancer in CATS to performing an erotic Cirque du Soleil cabaret in Las Vegas, with costumes designed by Thierry Mugler, to becoming Celine Dion's stylist and creative consultant, as well as now pursuing his career as an illustrator. Today's guest is truly a man for seasons. For today's episode, I didn’t plan any questions, as I wanted the conversation to flow spontaneously, and we get a very personal insight into the world of our guest as he tells us how he ended up where he is today and above all, how it's never too late to follow your dreams. I’m really happy to welcome today's guest, Pepe Munoz! Follow Pepe on instagram: @p.e.p.e.munoz Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

With today's guest, we talk about the moving image, in particular video and film. Our guest is a consultant, film festival strategist, and publicist focusing on fashion, lifestyle, and contemporary culture. He built his experience in fashion film as one of the founding members of the Berlin Fashion Film Festival, and since 2016 he has been consulting brands, productions companies, and film directors in the creation and distribution of video content across a range of publications and film festivals. Today I meet up with him to talk about this aspect of the creative industry and discover what it takes to create a film festival, how he works with creatives and helps distribute their work across various film platforms, and what lies ahead for the future of video. I’m happy to welcome today's guest, Niccolo Montanari. Follow Niccolo' on Instagram: @niccolomontanari website: www.niccolomontanari.com GRANDmothers - a project by Anna Radchenko will be released on 12th October GRANDmothers continues Anna Radchenko’s body of work encouraging us to ask: “What if?” The project plays with the idea that we will eventually be able to have children later in life, to the extent where even as grandparents we will have the choice to become pregnant. Composed of a set of photographs and a short film, GRANDmothers stands as a humorous visual commentary on society’s pressure to become a mother by a certain age in order to still be considered valuable. Anna Radchenko: @anna_radchenko Podcast: Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

For Today's guest we travel back to East London and to be honest, is someone I’ve never met before. I stumbled across his work on Instagram and was immediately captivated by it, so much so that I reached out to him, inviting him as a guest. He is a fine artist who defines himself as an illusionist, where through his paintings, sculptures, and drawings he investigates the neurological impairment and the fragility of human memory and the desire to acknowledge and record those he has and has not met. Today I had the chance to meet up with him and discover more about his work, his creative process, and how much his grandfather has had a huge impact on his career and path. I’m happy to welcome today's guest, the fine artist, Dene Leigh. Follow Dene Leigh on Instagram: @deneleigh Find out more about Dene and his work https://www.deneleigh.com/ Dene is represented by the Baert Gallery in L.A. https://www.baertgallery.com/dene-leigh Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

How do you introduce someone who needs no introduction, and finding one word to describe today's guest is impossible, iconic, legendary, visionary are a few that come to mind. So I'm here in Miami, on Collins Ave at the studio of Barbara Hulanicki, founder of the iconic label Biba. I met Barbara 3 years ago upon my arrival in Miami and she’s become a great friend, my saving grace, and a go-to person for a good old fashion gossip session. Her energy and laughter are contagious and she's definitely not shy to voice her opinion, so it was really nice to sit down with Barbara for an informal chat and hear her story, the start of Biba, her love for illustration, and what she thinks of fashion today. Follow Barbara Hulanicki on: @barbarahulanicki https://www.amazon.com/Biba-Autobiography-Barbara-Hulanicki/dp/1851775145 https://www.thebetsyhotel.com/journal/barbara-hulanicki-london-1986-apres-biba Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

For today’s guest, we travel back to the UK and meet a friend and colleague who defines herself a Polymath, someone whose expertise lies in different subjects, solving problems by using learnings from every perspective. She is someone who blurs or rather pushes and explores the boundaries in garment construction, from crossing over from pattern cutting, traditional Savile row tailoring skills with knitting skills, to working with surgeons developing surgical pattern cutting techniques, all the while creating interesting new volumes and silhouettes. From the London 80s blitz scene with her pop up shop inside the iconic club Heaven to designing costumes for the BBC TOTPs dances, to a residency at the Victoria & Albert museum developing knitwear from 16th-century armour, to working on a new book, oh and Britney Spears! I’m happy to introduce today's guest, a true renaissance woman, Juliana Sissons.

Today's guest is an Irishman, a Dubliner to be precise who has for the past 12 years called NYC home. He calls himself the CONTRARY MAN, someone who has followed his own path and earned great experience along the way. I like to think of him as an ethnographer because through his Socially Conscious Photography he aims to create awareness of issues affecting youth culture and to break the cycle of negativity, his image narrate and explores the contemporary. Susan Sontag in her book ‘ON PHOTOGRAPHY’ said, “The painter constructs, the photographer discloses.” I find this quote reflects today's guest, I’m happy to welcome James Mooney Follow James on: @pointshootthink Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

What do Maria Callas, Lady Emma Hamilton, Electric music, and drag all have in common? This week's guest is an ex-colleague of mine, Italian but based in London, he is a performer, a lecturer of cultural studies, collaborator with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and someone who has worked for the Royal Opera House in London the BBC, and the American Ballet Theatre in NYC. He describes himself as a performance artist who uses his body as a research tool, and whose aim is to tell stories from the past that he finds fascinating and which he believes are still relevant today. From performing The Art of the Prima Donna, at the V&A which talks about the history of female opera singers, to his electropastiche interpretation of some of Donizetti's most famous arias, where together with musician Jo Pedrali, they merge opera with electronic music, in essence updating the meaning of operatic and creating a contemporary suite that can be equally played at a rave or performed in a 17th C theatre, and all interpreted through a performance of sound, movement, and drag. Today I catch up with him to discover more about his work and about two new projects he is working on such a soundscape performance celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Caravaggio and reconstructing the choreographies of the Attitudes of Lady Emma Hamilton, I welcome today's guest, Matteo Augello. Watch Matteo perform the 'Udite, udite: Requiem per Elisabetta' during the Donizetti Night in Bergamo. https://vimeo.com/370186564?fbclid=IwAR1z-GGIi59A0tDou-vxKNr5-Y3vZYFUc1LkWUPMGklpjYEUsTSUp7XwthQ Watch Matteo's lecture-performance, 'The Art of the Prima Donna', commissioned by the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Matteo retraces four centuries of opera by telling the stories of four great operatic divas: Anna Renzi, Francesca Cuzzoni, Giuditta Pasta, and Maria Callas. https://vimeo.com/367609260 Editing: @sscsierra Music: @gulasound

Today's guest is based in London and is someone I’ve known for many years, she has been called a fashion bouncer, by Kim Jones, Artistic Director at Dior Men's; Ponystep Magazine described her as 'someone who is universally liked', both are accurate, however, she prefers to call herself The Connector. From PA to DJ, from working with not 1 but 2 Freuds to co-founding the knitwear label, SIBLING, to becoming a Brand Ambassador and now talking about her latest project, the EMERGENCY DESIGNER NETWORK, where together with designers, Phoebe English, Holly Fulton & Bethany Williams, they galvanizing local production help create scrubs for the UK Hospitals I’m happy to welcome today's guest, Cozette McCreery Follow Cozette McCreery on Instagram: @cozettemc Find out more about the Emergency Designer Network: @emergencydesignernetwork https://www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-designer-network

Hello and welcome to TEXTURAL ANTHOLOGIES the podcast series that explores the personal and professional side of creative individuals in various industries. My name is Massimo Casagrande In this first series I will focus on the SLASH CULTURE. I decided to record these informal conversations with people I have met over the past 20 years, people I have worked with, partied with, studied with and met in different stages of my life in the various cities and countries where I have lived and worked, because I feel they all have such interesting personal stories and experiences to tell and in some instances, it was nice for me to discover more about them. These interviews all weave together to form a tapestry that reflects creativity, expression, and culture. Sometimes a nostalgic insight into a bygone era. For me, each interview is like its own short story and I wanted to capture a snapshot of you each guest The Interviews are conducted in an informal way, sometimes questions are prepared beforehand and in other cases, the questions are born naturally from the conversation. What I like is that there is the spontaneity of the content and the main purpose is for the guest to say whatever they feel and want and above all have fun. As the journalist and writer, Alain Elkann once said, “ an interview is a photograph made of words’ and I would like you all to leave at the end of this series with a special photo album. Music: @gulasound Edit: @sscsierra

It seems fitting to have as my first guest for this podcast series, a friend who, when asked to describe herself with one word, choose the word Dilettante. She was the best friend of performance artist Leigh Bowery, as well as being the subject of a few Lucian Freud paintings, the most famous being BENEFITS SUPERVISOR SLEEPING, which, when sold in 2015, was the most expensive painting ever sold by a then living artist. She has become an artist in her own right, designed prints for Fendi Menswear, and written a biography about Leigh Bowery. So today we find ourselves in St Leonards on Sea, in the UK for a nice informal conversation with today's guest, Sue Tilley. Follow Sue Tilley on Instagram for more updates about her work: @suetilley1 Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon, 1999 by Sue Tilley https://www.amazon.com/Leigh-Bowery-Life-Times-Icon/dp/0340693118 Music: 'Thursday' by @gulasound Edit: @sscsierra