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Fashion Designer

Arts

Mixed Media

Will Sterling Ruby’s new clothing line devalue his other work?

Christina Binkley New Yorker Sep 2019 30min Permalink

Lady Kimora

The Baby Phat designer returns.

Allison P. Davis The Cut Aug 2019 20min Permalink

Business

Head Over Heels

Inside Steve Madden’s shoe empire.

Doree Shafrir Buzzfeed Feb 2016 15min Permalink

Arts

Who Is Marc Jacobs?

The 52-year-old designer finds himself at a crossroads.

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Previously: Sarah Nicole Prickett on the Longform Podcast

Sarah Nicole Prickett T Magazine Aug 2015 10min Permalink

Arts

Designed for Destruction

On the platonic but volatile relationship between fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who committed suicide in 2010 and professional muse Isabella Blow, who committed suicide in 2007.

Maureen Callahan Vanity Fair Aug 2014 20min Permalink

Fantasyland

On designer Jean Paul Gaultier and his inspirations.

Susan Orlean New Yorker Sep 2011 25min Permalink

The Only One

A profile of Vogue Creative Director André Leon Talley.

From our guide to haute couture genius at Slate.

Hilton Als New Yorker Nov 1994 20min Permalink

History

In Which Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior Bring A New Dawn

The intertwining histories of two men who defined twentieth century European style.

Paul Johnson This Recording Jan 2011 30min Permalink