Advanced Fashion Disruption

Megan and benson reconnect with each other after loss and growth. They share the biggest lessons they learned the past 4 weeks, and continue to disrupt and thrive.

Megan and benson talk about current circumstances (TW: mature relationship and sex is discussed). Benson posits, how much stuff do you know that you don't always get to access, and what are your methods of information retrieval and reorientation.You'll want to pay extra attention to some great advice from benson about fur sewing!

Benson talks about his gratitude list, and Megan discusses how she became a business death doula, and the downfalls of SBA loans. She then waxes the demise of the patron of the arts roles in society today.

Benson and Megan talk to the current WMU student Lauren Kranz. This talented designer is already working on a tween line and we cant wait to see it!

The disruptors finish the master class for market and benson challenges the duo to a drawing that shows a gender neutral design in eachrespective 'designer's voice'. They ponder if Marques would join them on a show.

Megan and benson shoot the shit. Megan reads some cards and they discover that (shout out) rachelelspeth.com is their third leg. Much healing laughing was had.

Megan and benson discuss legacy, obligation, commitment, and what that actually means to them. Megan ponders Ethel's relative obscurity, and that the best parts of her are still in use and making good today. Shout out rachelelspeth.com, send us the link for any info you have on space sewing!

Carol Huls of https://dittoform.com/ join the disruptors to talk about how DITTO is disrupting the dress form business, and how hands-on the form construction is. Her business is growing amid resource scarcity, and an ongoing pandemic. She continues to deploy faster better data capturing technology for a final dress form product that more accurately captures the body.

Moment one Megan hits record, benson digs into markets and knowing your market. Megan dishes on her market experience, and benson gives a master lesson in market sell through. This is part one of market info from these two industry professionals.

Megan and benson discuss taking repair and remake clients. Megan needs some ponte, and benson gives her some valuable info on what to look for. New scissor snip sounds. And, the inevitable talk of aging and aging parents.

Benson and Megan talk about starting over and over and over, The pitfalls of giving into the melancholy and the tunnel that always appears bright. Join us for this designers' ride of ups and downs in the dust bowl of covid.Shout Out Rachelelsepth.com for some great fashion history parallel off Mme Gres.

Co-host Megan Summerville calls Gabrial Tabalan , and gets the scoop on this Denver industry professional's rise to sold out status after each collection drop. Why she ditched the runway, and got comfortable with identifying their brand's client and working with them directly. Gabrial shares with us a tool she can't live with out, and how she self edited her looks as she refined construction.Photo art: Joey Gallahan, Model: Mark Rec Wardrobe: Megan Summerville

Megan and benson talk about when they trade, who they love to trade with, and reveal some of their past ego and relief to reconnect.Shout Out: https://www.obsidianandblush.com/https://teodorapogonatphotography.com/http://www.joseluissalon.com/teresa-romeroGerry Hannanhttps://www.raphaelumscheid.com/indexFrancescawoowoo sh*t

Megan and benson continue the critique talk we begin dissecting. WWSMD ,What Would Stephen Moser Do. The continual disappointment of gaslight patriarchy in our industry. We build on the know better do better process. #pinksweeney #denveryoudeservebetter

The Disruptors wrap the year talking about our favorite episodes from season 1, our first guests, Legal weed silliness. Shout out rachelelspeth.com and angelforfashion.comNew Season 2 episode art shot by Joey Gallahan, Model: Mark Rec, Wardrobe Megan Summerville.

The Disruptors continue to talk about Critique and then, true to form they give each other an honest opinion about a series of looks and a singular look. Megan gushes about the Pattern Magic Book series.

Megan and benson talk about a critique taken wrong. They cackle and dish about a designer that they both tried to help, and THE unfortunate reaction and fallout. They prelude to a BONUS LUCKY 13 episode finishing up season 1 on Critique! #shocking

Megan says she would have never taken herself as a bridal client. They begin to talk stupid silly projects, #projectpimps, flesh light silicone, business collapse, vocal political social media can loose you accounts, setting client boundaries too, contracts, self serving podcasting, the fashion elephant in the room, assessment or judgement, #coutureranch , clarification on the Thom Browne show, they invite Susan O'neil nack to see if they can crash the recording system again. Shout out http://www.rachelelspeth.com/. https://www.patreon.com/advancedfashiondisruption to support this work.TW: mature talk about sex as it relates to product design. Mental health.

The Disruptors talk about beauty in the breakdown, how Megan decompressed, open letter to young designer posting, and then we just cant stop. Please find the balance of our conversation as episode 12.TW: Mental health talk, and long COVID symptoms, and housing instability.

We dredge up the slew of seasonal runway shows poaching our inboxes. Is Megan starting a new line, the cards know. Will benson be moving? Find out out! Drop us a line! Buy us a coffee! : https://www.patreon.com/advancedfashiondisruption

We dish clients that don't understand the tiers of pricing and why first samples, boutique small runs cost more per garment than larger quantity orders. And, why being shady about ones intentions no matter how good those intentions are for production numbers is why many new clients get the boot. Once again, not down with OPP (other peoples projects).

Our special guest from Barcelona , Jen Sidary, You can find her furiously working for AngelforFashion.com, and winning awards for her work from Delivering Good : https://wwd.com/business-news/markets/delivering-good-fundraising-ukraine-ceo-1235200421/ shout out : http://www.rachelelspeth.com/

Shout out http://www.rachelelspeth.com/This episode brought to you by THC in legal states. This Friday call we talk about the perils of editing software in the hands of a pattern maker. Benson sparks a rant about Quickpull and we invite them on to explain how independent lines could benefit and how they might be protected. Give us your HARD data. Please give to our https://www.patreon.com/advancedfashiondisruption today.

So our recording audio interface keeps dumping benson's audio. We are trying to retrieve over 9 hours of audio banked. Please bear with us as we work out if Podcastle will be our audio people any more.

Phone a Fashion Friend /Fckup Friday, Megan and benson talk about the ripple effect that today's monumental decision has on women, and historically how conservatism has shifted fashion. You can also use this episode as a hydration or drinking game, the key word starts with F and has four letters. #sexstrike

We begin talking about how custom made garments played a role in our childhood and how it formed our perceptions of our respective careers.

Benson and Megan talk about the use of one own name in a labels' development and the repercussions of selling your work under your name, and what that value is

Phone a Fashion Friend Friday! We talk about the AIDS quilt and being wrong, and how to parse that wrongness and move through it while inspecting the guilt and shame of things. Then we discuss the trending promotion aspect of Depp and Heard trial, and the fascinating alignment some people have to promoting their brand though others pain. We then are led to our next discussion of lack of empathy in Fast Fashion.

We discuss long standing retailers in the mid high category and why the investment fashion there and through other independent designers is important. And Megan forgets that its a discussion day and not a call day. Lets laugh together.

We Chit chat gay pride, and a brush with Gilbert Baker in the fabric isle.

We Make the HUGE annouancement about the VoicesofGlobalFashion.org , a teaser aboiut the fashion challenge that we will be hosting with rachelelspeth.com, and the long term disaster relief to fashion communites worldwide. If you would like to donate to our in progress of 501c3 status please visit the website and submit a contact form. If you are a designer that would like to secure a limmited spot, please know that all participants will pay for textile shipment when general sign up opens. Stay tuned!

This week we talk about #DD, or the similarly derogatory Dream Designers that can swoop in and charm unseasoned talent. You'll hear Megan scream like a velocorapter, and we hope that we can somehow work 'Phone a Fashion F*ckup' acronym in to a #pfaff endorsement.

We start talking New designers, Now that our devices are so smart, they begin to listen to when we want to see. Into my fashion feed comes JOÃO PIMENTA.I love sharing new inspiration and opening up discussions about inspiration and when it goes too far, and how to work with artisan groups.

We pat ourselves on the back for ranking 112th this week on Apple! Go our team!

We dive deeper into the concept of good and evil fashion. Does intention matter?

Is there good and evil fashion? We collectively yeet the abominations in fashion.

We talk Uvalde and our hatred for the republican party in Texas. Thoughts and prayers is a bull corn way to say you just don't care

We talk this week about higher education and how that trap of 'the romantic designer life' brings so many to university programs of design lacking fundamental skills that never have a teaching focus in many programs

This is typical of our aftercare content, where we offer insight and real solutions for our typical PFF content and episodes. Please support our designer friends at angelforfashion.com and look for upcoming content on our patreon.

Megan sees a model complaining about designers being cheap. This is not the first, but the system is broken and we begin that discussion.

We have the big sads, and we talk frankly about our coping mechanisms, if we are, how we are, what has pulled us through before. There's F-bomb, and bj mention (not baby Jesus, a al maria bamford,), brief mention of unaliving/suicide.... this will not be the episode that gets us on apple podcasts.Please support our Ukrainian fashion friends at Angelforfashion.com

We talk OPP (Other Peoples' Projects/Problems), industry people that don't know how project development and pattern archiving happens for clients trying to shame us for keeping back up copies for them. We probably drop some f-bombs.

Megan confesses to cutting down existing labels that had Austin, Tx closing the care portion, and needing new labels. Its just a Friday talk jammy. We say the word sh*t and that f'n one only once. If you find another curse word, let us know and a thing might happen.

New designers and making the sale.

We talk pockets and why a client might think they want them, but the style of the garments they select are not suitable for the worn look. We talk Eshakti.com and JIT fulfillment, Rachelelspeth.com, Angelforfashion.com, Sharif handbags, Ditto Form, and puppers.

We wrap up our week of talks in fashion re: Rachel Elspeth Gross of Rachelelspeth.com and Fashion Constellate, Jen Sidary of Angelforfashion.com

Advanced Fashion Disruption invites Jen Sidary to catch up on what she is up to at www.Angelforfashion.com and how you can support Ukrainian designers.Brief mention of war crimes, but today's episodes is cussin' free.

We are horrified at the Kim K wearing of the Marilyn Monroe historical textile to the MET Gala. We talk of the event's beginnings of Midnight parties in Central Park, moving swiftly to ettiquette loss as a whole for the fashion industry. yikies. Please find Rachel's many and detailed projects at Rachelelspeth.com Thank you so much Rachel!

Episode 1!!!! We dish the project runway-ification and the romantic notions outsiders or new to fashion people think this business is about.As always the hosts views to not reflect current or future sponsors

Yooooooo, the Met Gala just happened. Its consuming all of our Tuesday call. #metgala

We discuss some mutual fashion friends and their projects. Rachel Elspeth - Gross of Little Red Fashion, Fashion Constellate, and her own spectacular historical dives on instagram, and how she taught me about manifesting the audacity of greatness. We then move on to talking Ukrainian fashion and Jen Sidary's brilliant project AngelforFashion.com