Podcast

Monocle on Fashion

Arts, Fashion & Beauty

Get up to speed, stay on point and ensure that you’re always fashion-forward with this new programme from Monocle Radio. Monocle on Fashion covers the industry from our unique point of view. Hosted by Monocle’s fashion director, Natalie Theodosi, the show will bring you big interviews, breaking fashion news and special reports. Plus: go behind the scenes everywhere from fashion weeks to trade fairs, and visit studios and ateliers, old and new.

Episodes
90
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
35 min
On air since
2024
Latest episode
3 months ago

Episodes

90 episodes, newest first

  1. Pucci's momentum, Mejuri jewellery and summer goodbyes

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    We hear from Pucci’s artistic director, Camille Miceli, and discuss how the brand encapsulates summer. Plus: Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha describes the spirit and values behind the fast-growing jewellery brand.

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    35 min
  2. The trends piquing Pinterest this summer

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    Sydney Stanback, Pinterest’s global head of trends and insights, shares discoveries from the platform’s latest summer trend report. Plus: RM Williams CEO Paul Grosmann on the boot brand’s new Jermyn Street flagship.

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    44 min
  3. Cult denim brand Agolde opens its doors on Melrose Place

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    Citizens of Humanity Group CEO Amy Williams discusses Agolde’s first standalone shop. Plus: Konfekt editor Sophie Grove joins Natalie Theodosi to review Haute Couture Week.

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    39 min
  4. Aeyde’s Luisa Dames on designing the vintage of the future

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    Luisa Dames, founder of the accessories brand Aeyde, shares her ethos of creating timeless pieces that will be coveted for decades to come. Plus: Inside the ICP's exhibition Yves Saint Laurent and Photography.

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    34 min
  5. The verdict on men’s fashion week

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    As Paris Fashion Week Men's wraps, we take a look back at the past two weeks of menswear shows in Florence, Milan and Paris, rounding up the highlights and industry intel that we gathered while on the road.

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    31 min
  6. Mr Porter CEO Toby Bateman on 15 years of defining luxury menswear

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    As Mr Porter celebrates 15 years, CEO Toby Bateman reflects on the retailer’s pivotal role in luxury menswear and success in bringing artisanal brands to a global audience. Plus: Grace Charlton on Pitti Uomo.

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    41 min
  7. Hunza G brings sun, sea and sand to London’s Marylebone

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    As the beloved swimwear label Hunza G opens its summer pop-up, we meet founder Georgiana Huddart. Plus: ahead of his Men’s Fashion Week debut in Milan, designer Saul Nash joins us in the studio.

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    39 min
  8. From Kallmeyer to Alexis Bittar: the brands redefining New York fashion

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    Thanks to designers such as Daniella Kallmeyer and Alexis Bittar, New York is transforming its reputation from commercial hub to incubator of indie labels. We speak to them about their relationship with the city.

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    36 min
  9. Monocle on Time: Live from Duddell’s in Hong Kong

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    In this first episode of our new series exploring unique perspectives on time, Monocle founder and editorial director Tyler Brûlé speaks with Hong Kong’s first Olympic medallist in swimming, Siobhán Haughey; filmmaker, singer, record producer and actor Juno Mak; and the founder and director of Collective Studio, Betty Ng.

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    25 min
  10. Koibird’s Belma Gaudio on choosing physical retail over e-commerce

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    Belma Gaudio, the entrepreneur behind womenswear boutique Koibird, discusses stepping away from e-commerce and opening an in-shop nutrition café. Plus: Grace Charlton previews Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design fair.

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    33 min
  11. The lasting legacy of Roger Vivier

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    Gherardo Felloni, Roger Vivier’s creative director, and Elizabeth Semmelhack, author of ‘Roger Vivier: Heritage and Imagination’, discuss the designer’s enduring influence on the accessories house and beyond.

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    40 min
  12. Iris van Herpen on ‘Sculpting the Senses’

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    Innovative couturier Iris van Herpen discusses her retrospective at Brooklyn Museum. Plus: back from the Venice Biennale, Monocle’s culture editor, Sophie Monaghan-Coombs, reflects on the increasing presence of fashion brands at cultural events.

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    44 min
  13. The RealReal’s Kristen Naiman on the rise of luxury resale

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    The RealReal’s chief brand officer, Kristen Naiman, discusses how the secondhand market is changing luxury, as well as the launch of podcast ‘Real Talk’. Plus: South Asia Archive’s Sanam Sindhi on spotlighting the region’s fashion influence.

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    36 min
  14. Inside 40 Duke at Selfridges

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    Judd Crane, Selfridges’s executive buying and brand director, takes us inside the British department store’s latest and most ambitious project, 40 Duke, a members’ club-cum-private-shopping-space for its VIP customers.

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    39 min
  15. Prada Frames 2026: Reflections on image-making

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    At Prada Frames, leading artists, writers and thinkers reflected on both the present and future of image-making. We hear from artists Alfredo Jaar, Joanna Piotrowska and others on the questions shaping visual culture.

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    36 min
  16. Prada Frames 2026: Opening Night with Hania Rani and Precious Renee Tucker

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    We attend the opening night of Prada Frames, the annual symposium held during Milan’s Salone del Mobile, and speak to musicians Hania Rani and Precious Renee Tucker who inaugurated the event with live performances.

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    27 min
  17. Inside Prada Frames 2026: Formafantasma on the power of image-making

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    Ahead of Prada Frames, an annual symposium held during Salone del Mobile, Formafantasma founders Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin discuss their curation of the event and its theme, “In Sight”.

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    26 min
  18. Lagos Fashion Week comes to London

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    Omoyemi Akerele, Lagos Fashion Week founder, and Central Saint Martins (CSM) lecturer Berni Yates discuss their ongoing partnership bringing together West African designers and CSM design students to explore socially and environmentally ethical design.

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    33 min
  19. Surrealist past, revived future: inside the V&A’s Schiaparelli exhibition

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    As the V&A opens a landmark exhibition on Schiaparelli, senior curator Sonnet Stanfill discusses the designer’s creative relationship with Surrealists such as Dalí and reflects on Daniel Roseberry’s celebrated revival of the house.

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    38 min
  20. The Antwerp Six at 40

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    MoMu director and chief curator Kaat Debo discusses the first major exhibition on the Antwerp Six and the design collective’s enduring legacy. Plus: what does John Galliano’s partnership with Zara mean for the industry?

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    32 min