Thoughtful Threads: A Fashion Philosophy Podcast

• the tricky business of Sak’s Fifth Avenue

  the last episode of SZN 3! and btw….we are LIVE on YouTube 🥳(episode starts at the 3:15 mark!) Sak’s Fifth Avenue is a storied American fashion institution, but are its best days behind them? talk of late payments and layoffs have thrust the retailer into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. let’s discuss. ***EDIT: I mentioned Macy’s is owned by Hudson’s Bay but that’s not true lol, they expressed interest in buying Macy’s in 2017 but it didn’t go through. Idk why I think Hudson’s Bay owns everyone 😂***--Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠⁠⁠ (@thoughtfulthreadspod)Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠Support this small creative platform ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠Say hi! [email protected]

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• private club, public problems: Soho House and the luxury business dilemma

  (episode starts at the 2:50 mark!) Soho House, a private members only club, has been a who’s who gathering space for 30 years. and then…..they decided to go public. since 2021, the membership group has been struggling with being exclusive and fast growing. can a company be both? what are the parallels between them and the fashion industry? let’s discuss. --Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠⁠ (@thoughtfulthreadspod)Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠Support this small creative platform ⁠⁠⁠here⁠Say hi! [email protected] <3

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• aesthetic news roundup: LVMH’s champagne woes, Alix Earle’s skinny jeans and running > runways

  (episode starts at the 3:00 mark!) in the first ever aesthetic news roundup, we discuss a few interesting headlines:- champagne sales decline as we globally decide there’s nothing to celebrate-Alix Earle is trying to sell the most cheugy millennial fits. will Gen Z buy into it? -is running gear the new streetwear? let’s discuss! --Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠⁠ (@thoughtfulthreadspod)Join us over on ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠Support this small creative platform ⁠⁠⁠here⁠Say hi! [email protected] <3

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• red, white and wrong: a 2025 inauguration fashion recap

  (episode starts at the 10:00 mark!) the 2025 presidential inauguration was full of badly dressed billionaires and the people who love them. join us for a commentary on the sartorial choices of the leaders of the nation as we discuss the fashions of the day, because fashion is political. -- Join us over on ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Join us over on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ (@thoughtfulthreadspod) Join us over on ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ Support this small creative platform ⁠⁠here Say hi! [email protected] <3

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• Walmart's "Birkin bag" and the status markers of the 'wirkin' class consumer

  Walmart's $80 Birkin bag dupe has set the internet ablaze. some people feel like the bag democratizes fashion and levels the playing field for aspiring luxury consumers. others feel like dupe culture, especially of the Hermes variety, is harmful to the fashion industry and to design at large. lots of valid points were made on both sides but the real question is......what does the $80 Wirkin represent and who is it for? let's discuss.—Read the Glamour Mag article hereJoin us over on ⁠YouTube⁠Join us over on ⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠Insta⁠ (@thoughtfulthreadspod)Join us over on ⁠Substack⁠ Support this small creative platform ⁠here

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