For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
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For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
Chapter III: Fashion (with Linda Fargo and Alina Cho)
Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
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1 year ago
Chapter III: Fashion (with Linda Fargo and Alina Cho)
“The right piece of clothing at the right time. It kind of gives you a superpower.” - Linda Fargo
In this chapter of Assouline’s Culture Lounge, we’re immersing ourselves in the fashion industry with Senior Vice President of Women’s Fashion and Store Presentation Director at Bergdorf Goodman, Linda Fargo, and Emmy Award-winning fashion journalist, contributor to CBS Sunday Morning, and host of The Met’s The Atelier series, Alina Cho. Linda and Alina share their gateways into the fashion world, reminisce about legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, transport us to memorable runway shows from Chanel, Dior, and Dries, and describe their favorite looks they’ve ever worn.
2:17 – Creating theater with window displays
7:22 – The impact of Olivia Newton John’s biker jacket in Grease
8:19 – Bringing fashion into the newsroom
11:42 – Most memorable fashion shows
14:03 – Fashion week car-pooling
15:26 – Memories of Bill Cunningham
17:46 – Buzzworthy designers of the moment
19:57 – Personal fashion memories at the Met Gala and the CFDA Awards
Designers mentioned in this episode include Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Dries Van Noten, Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld, Raf Simons, Phoebe Philo, Daniel Roseberry, Elsa Schiaparelli, Thom Browne, and Vivienne Westwood.
Stick around until the end for a fun bit of trivia about what Coco Chanel found success doing before becoming a couturier.
For more inspiration and a video version of this chapter, head to Assouline.com, where culture meets luxury.
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Culture Lounge by ASSOULINE
For the last 30 years, Assouline has created books at the center of culture and luxury, covering everything from wine and watches, to fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports. Now, we’re inviting you into our world, through a new and exciting medium. In 8 short chapters curated by Alex Assouline, you’ll find inspiration, passion, and hopefully knowledge of something new.
