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Becky Hutner is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker living in coastal England. Her first feature documentary, FASHION REIMAGINED, about the sustainability journey of designer Amy Powney, premiered at Tribeca, winning several awards and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Debut Director. “A must-watch not just for the fashion industry but for everyone who wears clothes,” according to The Guardian, the film is currently in cinemas in the UK and Ireland, streaming on Sky and NOW and available in 10 territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Becky Hutner is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker living in coastal England. Her first feature documentary, FASHION REIMAGINED, about the sustainability journey of designer Amy Powney, premiered at Tribeca, winning several awards and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Debut Director. “A must-watch not just for the fashion industry but for everyone who wears clothes,” according to The Guardian, the film is currently in cinemas in the UK and Ireland, streaming on Sky and NOW and available in 10 territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker and burlesque historian Leslie Zemeckis is an entertainer, best-selling author and award-winning documentarian, specializing in early American forms of entertainment (from burlesque to the circus.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker and burlesque historian Leslie Zemeckis is an entertainer, best-selling author and award-winning documentarian, specializing in early American forms of entertainment (from burlesque to the circus.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piper G. Huguley made her historical fiction debut in June 2022 with By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) who was the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. We discuss the book, her vision for Black Historical Fiction and the importance of such work alongside a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piper G. Huguley made her historical fiction debut in June 2022 with By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) who was the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. We discuss the book, her vision for Black Historical Fiction and the importance of such work alongside a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On part 2 of Janie Bryant's interview we dive into the creation of Pennywise for the reboot of Steven King's IT and so so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we dive into what its like running a large costuming department, Mad Men, and more with Primetime Emmy Award Winning costumer Janie Bryant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for part two with Mardi Gras costumer and New Orleans creative Jenny Campbell where we discuss her custom costume clientele, the creative process and of course her early fashion and design memories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny Campbell is a dynamic fashion and costuming lover with a passion for New Orleans. She is both a renowned Mardi Gras costumer for various krewes and works as a digitization and collections expert for The Louisiana Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part 2 of our interview with celebrity makeup artist Erin Ayanian we discuss MUA history, key inspirational references, book recommendations and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is our first venture into the world of professional makeup! Erin Ayanayan has spent the last few decades honing her craft as a MUA to the stars. Most notably Elle & Dakota Fanning and Lucy Liu. She sheds light on industry ins and outs for how to flesh our characters, running a production like Neon Demon's makeup and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On part 2 of her interview, we learn from former Editor in Chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, fashion historian & author Justine Picardie; who talks to Rachel and Jonathan more about how to frame history in the modern age of cancel culture, the unique lens of wartime as a crucible for history, and how to discuss complex yet problematic figures like Coco Chanel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we learn from former Editor in Chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, fashion historian & author Justine Picardie; who talks to Rachel and Jonathan about her books Miss Dior, and Coco Chanel: The Legend and Life as well as the future of fashion publishing in the age of AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Little Red Village we wrap up our special 2 part interview with the savior of fashion herself, Sandy Schreier. The couture collector, author, and fashion historian has spent her entire life obsessed with fashion and its preservation. Sandy began collecting haute couture during the heyday of Detroit luxury as The Motor City's ladies who lunch sent trunks of hand me down couture by the limo full. The Ford, Dodge, and Chrysler women were just as enraptured by her passion for fashion as we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our first two part special episode we sit down with a truly life-long collector of haute couture, Sandy Schreier who joins us to talk about her unparalleled collection of haute couture and the journey to her one woman show at the Costume Institute. We discuss being given haute couture by American royalty by way of Detroit's famous automobile manganates whose wives gave a precocious Sandy their old couture thanks to her obsession with the fashion magazines she'd read while at work with her furrier father at Russek's Department Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan and Rachel interview fashion icon and former Executive Director of the CFDA, Fern Mallis.We talk about her serendipitous start in fashion by way of the famous Mademoiselle Guest Editor Program, growing up in the garment district in a family of fashion business-owners, inspiring the next generation and paying it forward, what it was like to create New York Fashion Week (originally 7th on 6th) and the lessons learned through her interview series Fashion Icons at 92Y which is now a two volume set published by Rizzoli and sponsored by Nordstrom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Jenny Leigh Du Puis a PhD Candidate in Apparel Design at Cornell University, where she is combining her extensive professional career as a circus and theatrical costume designer and technician with her formal training in functional apparel design.Jenny Leigh Du Puis literally ran away to join the circus. She was a theater kid in high school, studied costume design in college, and then followed her heart, and several big names circuses around the country, gathering skills, and building the sort of professional reputation that normally takes a person decades to establish.Jenny convinced Cornell University, one of the most academically rigorous apparel and costume design programs in the United States to let her adjust their curriculum. Jenny is currently working towards earning her doctorate in circus costuming, so she can find ways to ensure that the safety features required by one industry are able to be utilized in ways that make other potentially dangerous careers more safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Dr. Vanessa Paugh, a brilliant woman who is using simple, easy to follow instructions to teach anyone how easy it can be to design their own digital fashion. That might sound impossible, but it's true. Even the simplest of applications or programs don't show you how the work is done or teach you how to actually make stuff. Dr. Paugh wasn't satisfied with that. She wants kids and people generally to understand how simple it is to learn to make games and in the process of doing so gain valuable skills that allow anyone to be a more active participant in our ever expanding digital world. Because there were no books to buy. There were no accessible materials, Dr. Paugh began to make them and the first one is free, you could be well on your way to creating your own 3d Dress Up game, by the time this interview is over. Dr. Paugh is an engineer who wants you to know how capable you are. She wants you to know that the things you will imagine can be made real. She wants to show you the tools that you need to design your own digital world and she wants you to know that there are excellent free programs that you absolutely can learn to use. The work that Dr. Paugh is doing, what she is offering us is so much more than generous. It's like the keys to a whole kingdom, but a kingdom of your own design and she wants to help you learn to make it to your own exact specifications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Michael Wilson also known as Knightmage an award winning cosplayer.Knightmage, who is Deputy Sheriff Michael Wilson during the workweek, is an internationally known award winning cosplayer. In addition to having built more than 120 costumes, based off of characters from comic books, video games, TV, movies, he's also been the recipient of the presidential Volunteer Service Award for his philanthropic work.If you're obsessed with a character from a very specific niche universe, it's very likely that Michael as Knightmage has recreated it. Knightmage has got some of his equally talented friends to make their own cosplay costumes. Michael and his friends have worked with special effects experts and photographers to capture the true essence of their costumes.You have to look him up. If you've not seen his work, we really don't know how to describe it. @knighmage100 on instagram.Michael has some really helpful tips and tricks, both for people who want to try cosplay. And for those who are already very experienced. He believes it should be fun, centered on community, and not a hobby that breaks the bank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Jonathan and Rachel interview Iryna Kokhana founder of Chereshnivska.Chereshnivska is a unisex sustainable fashion brand that has committed to making sure that at least 50% of its production uses recycled materials. Chereshnivska features hand drawn prints by the brand's creative director Anastasiya Rozava. Earlier this year Chereshnivska showed in Helsinki and then at Paris Fashion Week for the very first time there spring summer 2023 collection. Art is very important to Chereshnivska as is offering a range of designs with sizing that does not differentiate between men and women. Iryna takes a responsibility as a leader very seriously. Long before her company was operating during war time, her love of fashion and style was nurtured by her parents. After the detestable second Russian invasion began back in February, things felt more bleak to them than they do right now. Today, Iryna tells us they're used to working during war, well, at least as much as people can be. She's looking forward planning for what will come next, hiring new employees, looking for places where good work will make a difference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's conversation is between myself and Ukrainian fashion designer Olena Dats. Olena's mother created a collection of traditional Ukrainian clothing, some of it more than 100 years old, as clothing does, especially pieces that were made before synthetic fibers were available. Eventually, some of it began to fall apart. Olena who could not be stopped by any force that I know have told me that when this happened, she did what she always does when facing a potential disaster. She said, first I cry. And then I think, what can I do? This led to some innovative, completely original apparel design in the augmented reality space with face me studio. Now, please know, this was long before anyone else was experimenting with apparel in AR. But I'll let her tell you that story. Dat's has built her world renowned brand, by blending her deep love for Ukrainian tradition with all different kinds of state of the art technology. Through this process, each of her collections becomes a kind of conversation, a reflection on what clothing and beauty mean in modern life. Her work has shown around the world and cities known for the highest of high end fashion, places like Paris, Japan, Dubai and more, so many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Benson Roberts to discuss fashion academia, learning to sew, and how to communicate with employees and politicians.Benson Roberts is a fashion designer and entrepreneur who has been working in the apparel industry for almost 40 years. His work is celebrated, awarded, and has been seen on the covers of magazines, on fancy red carpets, and on musicians who are household names. He founded a fabric company, does beautiful custom design work, and teaches apparel design.Benson also co-hosts the podcast Advanced Fashion Disruption with Megan Summerville, a past guest here, and one of Little Red's favorite humans. Together, they are working to make fashion better. Benson has a lot of lessons to teach, some truly valuable stories to share that we all can learn from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Henry Wilkinson to discuss the process of restoring a 1960's Givenchy dress that was worn by Lee Radziwill and Jackie O. Henry is a fashion historian who specializes in Givenchy and Audrey Hepburn. He's got this habit of finding, acquiring and then bringing back to life pieces from the house but of stories which might rival the women who wore them. Henry distinctly remembers as a child, being gifted physical copies of the classic films My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's. For Henry, his early love of fashion is permanently entwined with Hepburn and Givenchy, although he will admit to a certain amount of Cecil Beaton 's influence. Two weeks into lockdown in the United Kingdom, Henry found to borrow his words, a tangible link to the Past, not many of us could see a listing for an early 1960s, Givenchy bodice plus maybe five inches of skirt and see something special but Henry did. Now he's completed the process of restoring what has turned out to be a significant one of a kind piece from more than 60 years ago. If that's not enough to impress you. After a ton of research, it turns out that the dress had originally been owned and worn by Lee Radziwill & Jackie O. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Scaturro is a conservator, curator, and historian. She formerly worked at the Met's Costume Institute and then left that position to become the Eric and Jane Nord chief conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art at the Met. Like many of the people we have spoken with Sara's career path was not a straight line. She had a fantastic teacher early on whose support led to her study in chemistry in college. And as you'll hear her say in this interview, the places where stem and fashion overlap are incredibly important to her as a conservator.You probably saw Sarah Scaturro's name all over the news coverage, which followed this year's Met Gala. The show was titled America an Anthology of Fashion, a certain person whose name we're not going to mention here (Kim Kardashian), wore a famous dress designed by the Oscar winning costume designer Jean Louis, and had been warned by Marilyn Monroe. From the New York Times to Women's Wear Daily, Sarah explained why this mattered why it was dangerous to fashion museums and to private collections. It's a long story and not one that we're going to get into here today. Today we will be discussing Sarahs career as a whole and the importance of STEM in fashion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Rachel and Jonathan interview Sarah, who you might know as Lunar Rose Costuming. She is a professional, award winning designer and maker who has traveled around the globe while dressed in some very impressive costumes. She's part of a community of people who use their sewing skills and creative minds to make the kinds of costumes that people might not imagine were possible to imagine. This episode is perfect for the little princess or prince in your life and is chock full of inspiring stories about getting through a long-term project and what it's like to live a costumed fantasy at places like the Palace of Versailles at the annual Fêtes Galantes! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this final episode of our Ukranian Fashion Mini Series we interview Katya Herman, the Creative Director of My Sleeping Gypsy. She's also one of the brand's 6 female founders who vote on every decision the brand makes. Yes, before anyone asks, part of this conversation is about their choice of name, and why they have stuck with it. Katya is very open to explaining their perspective. If you allow her to do that, you might be surprised and change your mind about your opinion of the name. My Sleeping Gypsy is a gorgeous luxury brand that is dedicated to producing apparel ethically. On their website it clearly states: “We care to be environmentalists more than fashionistas.” They are working to save and protect historic practices and techniques which we are losing every day. And right now, in the middle of a war, Katya and the women she works with are scattered across Europe. That hasn't stopped them from actively working to “reestablish cultural heritage in a contemporary way.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

INDPOSHIV is a 13 year old company, it was founded in February 2009 by Kateryna Vozianova, our guest for today's interview. Though she thinks of herself as an interpreter more than a designer, she founded the first brand of classic men's bespoke clothing in Ukraine, and the brand works very hard to keep their bespoke menswear up to the standards of Savile Row. Kateryna's father is Fedor Vozianov, who has been recognized as one of the godfathers of Ukrainian fashion- and for a long time she resisted the lure of apparel design and tailoring. After starting her career in marketing, she was eventually enticed to follow her dreams with one simple question she posed to herself: What is the most perfect thing I can make? And then she found out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To start our Ukrainian Fashion Mini-Series we're interviewing Elvira Gasanova about her namesake label. We follow her journey through fashion amidst the fog of war on multiple occasions both now and in 2014 when she was forced to flee Donetsk. Her brand is no stranger to working through challenging times like these and despite impossible circumstances, pieces by GASANOVA have been worn by ladies like Gigi Hadid, Kourtney Kardashian, Irina Sheik, Bleona Qereti, Toni Braxton, Vanessa Hudgens…and more. This is a story that will inspire you as much as it will devastate you, this episode is a gritty celebration of the creative spirit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're kicking off season two of Little Red Village with a special mini-series focused on using fashion as a lens to explore the ongoing war in Ukraine. Today for the first of these episodes Rachel and Jonathan welcome Jen Sidary, founder of Angel for Fashion to the Little Red Village. We learn about her journey and work to amplify the creative voices of Ukrainian fashion to keep these businesses alive through the uncertainty of war.We always love talking about creative problem solving to overcome challenges and this series explores that in the extreme. Angel for Fashion offers a way for anyone to explore and support Ukrainian fashion design. We are honored to share the stories of Jen and the amazing designers she's brought to our Little Red Village community who are sharing their experiences during this time of profound struggle and violence. Fashion is for Everyone, more importantly...so is freedom. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Little Red Village Fashion Podcast brings together experts and professionals from the fashion industry and related creative fields to explore their careers and give advice to kids and grown ups alike. Hosts Rachel Elspeth Gross and Jonathan Joseph of Little Red Fashion bring fashion, dress, and costume to life one story at a time. We will be starting this season off with a mini series of five episodes. Jonathan & Rachel will be interviewing designers from Ukraine about how the war, how it has affected them, what they have done to support the military and government, and how people around the world can support Ukraine. Don't worry, we will be asking them what their favorite fashion and kids books are!Stay tuned for more about our other amazing Little Red Villagers that we will be interviewing this season! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.