The Manic Metallic Podcast

Episode 51 of The Manic Metallic Podcast is a marathon interview with BB Babes founder Mindy Solkin. We discuss too much to mention in a description, but some of our topics were:

• Mindy’s Northeast Philadelphia childhood, and how it influenced her desire to work in fashion
• Whether online stores’ continued dominance correlate with a loss of respect for fashion
• How engaging in creative hobbies could foster a genuine enjoyment of fash...

Episode 50 of The Manic Metallic Podcast sees us interviewing Guzangs founder Idelle Taye, a rising star in the fashion space and a passionate advocate for the African fashion scene.

In this episode, we discuss a wide variety of topics, including:

• The Guzangs mission, and how Idelle came up with the idea for the company
• Misconceptions that Westerners have about the African fashion scene
• The challenges of entering the industry for p...

Welcome to Season 4 of The Manic Metallic Podcast!

We're kicking off the season by doing a last word on New York Fashion Week's SS24 collections (and we will try to do the same for London, Milan, and Paris, time-dependent, of course).

We've broken down the shows into five categories:

• Initial Thoughts (shows that, for better or worse, we wanted to elaborate on a bit more)
• Perennially Chic (shows by brands/d...

Episode 48 of The Manic Metallic Podcast is a masterclass in branding and visibility, courtesy of multifaceted St. Louis-based fashionpreneur AK Brown.

We discuss such topics as:

• Why we are stronger together in fashion rather than constantly working against each other - AKA, why we need to set our egos aside to achieve positive results for fashion
• The concept of a “fraudscape” - and how it has made its way into both the fashion an...

In Episode 47, we speak with Leslie Gallin, past president of footwear for Informa Markets and current consultant in the fashion industry.

Among the topics that we discuss are:

• Her time working with the inimitable Alber Elbaz at Geoffrey Beene
• The traits that you need to make it in the fashion industry
• Why fashion creatives need to enhance their business knowledge of the business side of the industry
• Why asking for help in fashion i...

Episode 46 of The Manic Metallic Podcast was a marathon fashion conversation with journalist, radio host, and accessory designer Kim Kleczka.

Kim and I discuss, among many other topics, the following:

• Fashion’s power to change society - and how being a more collaborative and open industry will further fashion's ability to affect overall global change
• The mission of IMTAC, a young women’s magazine that she co-founded, and why i...

In Episode 45, we speak with fashion writer Kevin Robles about many topics, including:

• His path to working in CELINE’s e-commerce department, and where Myspace fits into the picture
• A breakdown of the differences between fashion in New York and Paris (from someone who has lived in both places)
• Why there is no substitute for seeing clothing up close and in person - especially when learning about fashion
• His interview with fashion co...

Episode 44 is going to be a real fashion treat! In it, we have a fascinating conversation with fashion industry veteran Jen Sidary.

Among our topics are the following:

• How she is contributing to the cohesion of today’s Ukrainian fashion industry with her current venture, ANGELFORFASHION.com, a multi-brand fashion eCommerce website
• Her rise from working a retail position at a Kansas City department store to becoming the store’s foo...

For episode 43, we speak with Alexis Calcavecchia, creator of Style In The Now. 

Alexis and I fit a lot of topics into this episode, some of which include:

• Her goal in growing a community around her blog Style In The Now
• How she got a role as a stylist at a fashion week event
• Actionable advice on how fashion people can strengthen their Instagram accounts and connect more effectively with their audiences
• How some sectors of fashion a...

In the third episode of Season 3, we have an in-depth discussion with writer and Gemma Magazine creator Lizzy Collazos.

Lizzy and I discuss the following:

• How her roots in Louisiana inspired her to catapult herself into the fashion industry
• Her path to becoming a fashion writer despite not majoring in anything fashion or writing-related
• The ins and outs of the Los Angeles, CA fashion scene
• Some of the coolest events that she's g...

In the second episode of Season 3, we talk to one of my favorite Gen. Z people today - Tina Dimkovska, better known as @theotherlagerfeld on her popular Instagram account. 

Our conversation is broad; some of our chosen topics include:

• How she feels about many of the most prominent online fashion commentators being male
• How the late Vivienne Westwood inspired her to begin writing her fashion critiques
• The current state of omnipresen...

Welcome to Season 3 of The Manic Metallic Podcast! We're very excited to debut our first season in which we have episodes with guest interviews in addition to our much-loved solo episodes.

In our first episode of the season, our conversation with designer Terina Nicole runs the gamut of:

• Tracing her path from a North Jersey childhood to becoming a sustainable accessories designer
• Her passion for being a fashion educator
• Why it ...

Welcome to The Manic Metallic Podcast, where we respect fashion’s past, analyze fashion’s present, and get excited about fashion’s future. 

Join host Liberty Imhoff once a week as she brings a mixture of interviews from guests involved in the fashion industry and solo episodes where she gives her take on different aspects of today’s fashion industry. 

The Manic Metallic Podcast is here to challenge your assumptions about what fashion...

In the final episode of Season 2 of The Manic Metallic Podcast, Liberty discusses both her and Manic Metallic's desire for more collaboration and less competition in fashion. She also drops a special surprise for Manic Metallic's podcast listeners in this episode, so make sure that you tune in to this one!

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At Manic Metallic, we believe that fashion is an art, discipline, and societal force for change. I (Liberty), your host, have been pondering recently how Manic Metallic can help others in a more direct and tangible way.

In other words, how can Manic Metallic use fashion as a force for societal change aside from being part of the fashion discourse with our unique voice (which is very important in its own right)?

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In this short episode, our host shows a bit of thanks and gratitude to fashion and the fashion industry in honor of Thanksgiving.

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What is going on with social media right now? Have Elon and Mark (Musk and Zuckerberg both gone collectively mad? (Spoiler alert: yes, and in different ways)

In Episode 36 of The Manic Metallic Podcast, we discuss the crisis in social media land and how that affects the fashion industry. Plus, we discuss what we are doing to plan for Manic Metallic's future and how we will keep connecting with our audience - and the plan is not ...

Why do we keep having the same conversations about sustainability in fashion, yet we continue to make no real progress?

In this episode, host Liberty Imhoff brings up the issue of sustainability and makes the case that we all know what needs to happen to affect positive change in the environment.

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In this episode, host Liberty Imhoff discusses why reading and writing both still matter to the fashion industry.

She starts off by talking about her love of both books and the written word, then progresses to a few of her favorite fashion books and fashion journalists before getting into a broader industry discussion about the state of reading and writing in the fashion world.

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