5 fashion shows to get your knowledge up to speed

Keeping up to date with fashion has never been easier. Whether you’re a fashion newbie, a professional who works in fashion, or a style enthusiast, the information you need is at your fingertips. 

Fashion podcasting is growing steadily, with many shows investigating history, culture, trends and working in the fashion industry. If you are a more visual person, YouTube has moved on from look books and hauls to a growing community of YouTubers who talk about fashion with a new perspective in an accessible way. 

Here, find a selection of fashion podcasts and YouTubers to listen to and watch for your regular dose of fashion knowledge. 

The Cutting Room Floor 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxgc0xCkmEI

As its host, designer Recho Omondi calls it, The Cutting Room Floor, fashion’s only fashion show is a transparent look at what goes on in the fashion industry. Speaking with photographers, authors, stylists and fashion pioneers, Omondi has candid conversations with her guests, many of which are her friends, that you might not otherwise be privy too, exposing the less savoury side of the industry. Omondi does not mince her words, and her direct and inquisitive nature allows her to ask questions that other more established platforms wouldn’t dare to. 

In Vogue

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZWERvZIijW6S8sYjvyRLC?si=d400493df0394ba3

If you’re interested in fashion history, In VOGUE: The 1990s and In VOGUE: The 2000s provides an in-depth analysis of the link between popular culture and its impact on fashion, arriving on how it has informed today’s current fashion climate. With Vogue being one of the oldest authorities on fashion, often influencing style trends, their podcast does well to timeline fashion’s evolution over the years.

The Business of Fashion Podcast

Focusing on the business side of the fashion industry, as the name suggests, The Business of Fashion Podcast speaks with established fashion houses, executives and entrepreneurs about all the things that make a fashion business run. A reliable source for current news in fashion, The Business of Fashion Podcast explores what’s happening now, from web 3.0 to the mushroom movement.  

The Fashion Archive

Part of the wave of new media, The Fashion Archive is a YouTube channel created by Odunayo Ojo. A student at Central Saint Martins, Ojo condenses weeks of research into videos that are between 20-60 minutes long. Ojo’s perspective on what’s happening is refreshing and plugged in; from runway analysis to fashion news and history, The Fashion Archive is required watching.  

Bliss Foster

For a more artful take on fashion, YouTuber Bliss Foster has you covered. His obsession with fashion is evident in his knowledgable references of new runway shows and older runway shows. Foster can also communicate the story a brand aims to tell with its clothing and runway shows, helping unravel why fashion matters in a broader context. 

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