Reigning Chumps

John and Kobe talk with Dana Lee Brown about her eponymous label and approach to fibre development, responsible design, and her farm-to-hanger approach. As long time fans of the brand, we're thrilled to talk with Dana about the return of her label as Dana Lee Brown and future plans. Follow us on social media: ⁠@raincheckpod⁠, Dana Lee Brown: ⁠@danaleebrown_official, Kobe:⁠@rc.kobe⁠, John:⁠ @johnn_gal

Cole, John and Kobe recap their recent trip to Toronto and review their recent cops.  Check out our site: raincheckpod.com Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal 

Cole, John and Kobe do a patented jpg review and critique Acronym's first FW23 release and Veilance F23 (starts at 28:00). They also discuss some other brands and what they're buying these days. Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal

Kobe and John talk with Iain Granger of HHV and advanced.research. We discuss Iain's career, style and plans for expanding advanced research into a fully fledged fashion and outdoor community. Iain has great taste and an infectious passion for clothes and curation, and we're honored to get a chance to talk with him and pick his brain about new brands.  Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, Iain: @ixgranger, advanced.research: @advanced.research Kobe:@rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal

John and Cole talk with Zeke Hemme of constant-practice. Constant-practice sells some of most unique pieces of clothing we've ever seen, with all kinds of fun and innovative technical features. We talk with Zeke about his interest in clothes and how he established and develops his shop.  Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Zeke: @constant-practice, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal, Cole: @yakultist_

We're talking with Nathan Finkelstein of mucha(c)arne about creating his brand and how he integrates his personal philosophy into his work.  Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, muchacarne: @muchacarne, Cole: @yakultist_, @Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal

We're joined by Patrick Stangbye, whose work and style we've admired for a long time. We discuss Patrick's background in fashion and the outdoors, his current projects, industry stuff and our overlapping interests in brands and outdoor fashion. Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Patrick: @patrickstangbye, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal

Cole, John, and Kobe are back with a short update on FW22. They discuss leaked Arc'Teryx System_A photos, Arc'Teryx LEAF's suspension of non-government sales, recent Acronym drops and more. Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe:@rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal LEAF news source: https://www.reddit.com/r/arcteryx/comments/yx6ih9/arcteryx_leaf_to_suspend_all_nongov_sales/ Kobe LEAF IG Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXt_mmvPcCk/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk= Jean-Luc Ambridge: https://sabukaru.online/articles/jean-luc-ambridge-lavelle-interview

Cole, John, and Kobe discuss Acronym's first FW22 drop, FW22 Veilance men's and women's, Arc'Teryx and some other bits and pieces. Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe:@rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal

John is joined by Charlie Duong, Digital Product Director of @BYBORRE Create™ to discuss his transition from creative agency to digital product, his thoughts on merging technology and textiles and building new systems with Create™. Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, John: @johnn_gal, Kobe: @rc.kobe, Cole: @yakultist, Charlie: @charliecduong, BYBORRE: @byborre

John and Kobe are joined by Dave Clardy to discuss Dave's style trajectory and experiences working for Arc'Teryx. They also discuss the dynamics of fashion communities, especially techwear, and try to understand Acronym and its fans. Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Dave: @1i1i1ii1, Kobe:@thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal Check out our website: reigningchumps.com

Cole, John, and Kobe discuss the direction of Veilance in light of the women's FW21 collection and the FW21 and SS22 men's collection. Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe:@thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal Check out our website: reigningchumps.com

Kobe interviews Suhail Sahrawat of Garuda about his background, the past, and future of Garuda, and his thoughts on making made to order clothing. Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Suhail: @suhailsahrawat, Garuda: @garuda_ss reigningchumps.com Episode Outline 00:42 Suhail's background 05:58 Founding Garuda 15:20 Garuda and design discussion 24:50 Plans for 2022 (and 41:15) 52:25 Other things that interest Suhail now (other brands, collaborations?)

John and Kobe are joined by Alex Rakestraw to discuss his background, writing career, and perspective on fashion and the outdoor industry. Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Alex: @alex_rakestraw, coatchecking: @coatchecking Follow along with visuals at https://www.reigningchumps.com/podcasts Episode Outline 01:09 Background/getting into clothes 08:28 Becoming a writer and finding a niche 13:12 Coatchecking and process of writing reviews 25:50 Fashion archetypes and personas 30:11 Fashion and the outdoor industry now 34:20 Dressing for city life 39:12 Current exciting brands and products 50:57 Justifying jacket purchases (best and worse use cases)

Cole, John, and Kobe discuss the first Arc'Teryx System_A collection, its relationship to Veilance and mainline Arc'Teryx, and their hopes for future collections. Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal Follow along with visuals at reigningchumps.com/podcasts 0:44 System_A Marketing and Rollout 10:30 Impressions of collection/styles 23:15 System_A's pace among Arc'Teryx lines 31:10 Is Arc'Teryx “North Face-ifying?” 40:29 Ideas for future collections (warning: lots of memes)

John and Kobe are joined by Langton Willms of Gerhard Supply to discuss getting into retail, opening GERHARD, his unique approach to e-commerce, and starting his house brand IN SITU. Follow along with visuals on our website: https://www.reigningchumps.com/podcasts Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Langton: @langtonhotline, GERHARD: @gerhardsupply, IN SITU: @insitustudios

John, Kobe, and Cole exlpore men's Veilance FW21, the Reigning Champ Second String Program and Aritizia buyout, and a leaked video of men's Veilance SS22. Follow along on our site: www.reigningchumps.com Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Cole: @yakultist_ Episode Outline 00:25 Reigning Champ Second String Program 14:40 Aritizia and Reigning Champ 25:00 Leaked men's Veilance SS22 Youtube Video 41:14 Veilance men's FW21

John and Kobe are joined by Shane Long to discuss his tenure at HAVEN and new brand ADAPTURE. Cole also joins us to introduce the episode and discuss the women's Veilance SS22 capsule. Follow along on our new website! www.reigningchumps.com Follow us on social! @reigningchumps John: @johnn_gal Kobe: @thereigningchump Cole: @yakultist_ Shane: @shanelong ADAPTURE: @adapture.co Episode Outline: 01:25 Women's Veilance SS22 capsule 12:41 Start of interview with Shane Long, getting into clothes and working at Haven 31:45 Starting HAVEN brand 51:31 Founding ADAPTURE and plans for the future

Kobe and John are joined by newly minted co-host Cole to discuss Veilance SS21 after experiencing the new styles. *Apologies for the production hiccups, we are working on this!* Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, @thereigningchump, @johnn_gal, @yakultist_ Thanks for the donations! dsully, @rares.u, @lucky.eatos Episode Outline 0:38 Introducing Cole News 3:05 Women’s Veilance? Dominique Showers video, Screenshot of coat 9:36 Haven SS21 16:15 Acronym SS21 GR Veilance SS21 25:32 Rollout (Bucket Hats?) Lookbook picture with bucket hat 33:05 Marketing Campaign, Pelle Cass 40:08 Production between China and Canada (and Latvia!) 3 Most exciting pieces of SS21 43:00 Cole 46:49 John Patrick Stangbye 51:30 Kobe 3 Most disappointing pieces 60:10 Cole 63:40 John 68:05 Kobe Q&A 77:27 What’s a quintessential Veilance piece? 78:16 John 80:57 Cole 88:45 Kobe 85:56 Veilance collaborations? 86:14 Cole 89:19 Kobe 91:31 John (Kvadrat) 94:52 Credits

John and Kobe begin their series of discussions on Veilance pants with Fall/Winter pant styles released over the last several seasons. Check out our episode overview with visuals here! 01:00 Fit Check 03:17 Call for Questions 04:16 Veilance Pants 10:45 Voronoi/Voronoi AR 23:50 Indisce 35:08 Anode/Anode Comp 44:36 Field 50:54 Align MX 63:33 Sequent AR 71:33 Cambre 81:05 Mionn 93:40 Top 3 Most Worn/Top 3 Favorite Styles

Kobe and John discuss layering with Veilance. Follow us on Instagram! @ReigningChumps, @TheReigningChump @Johnn_Gal Topics Covered: Advantages of layering system Temperature ratings Urban layering strategy Shell fabric considerations (stretch, drape) Comparing Veilance pieces (by warmth, layering capacity) Layering considerations (bulk, fabric texture, cuff/sleeve size) Personal layering combos Links: Military (ECWCS) Layering Waterproof vs Resistant Field IS layered with Conduit AR Old vs New Graph Mionn Comp Panels Mionn vs Comp Cuff

John and Kobe give their first impressions of the Veilance SS21 collection.

John and Kobe discuss how they got into Veilance, reflect on the FW20 collection, and share their thoughts on the direction of the brand.