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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The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History https://amzn.to/3DtoEle
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