{"id":30306,"date":"2015-09-01T22:53:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T02:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=30306"},"modified":"2015-09-02T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T20:10:38","slug":"wendy-brandes-on-american-fashion-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/wendy-brandes-on-american-fashion-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Brandes on American Fashion Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check me out talking about the fashion and jewelry industries on <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionmediacenter.com\/afpod\/\" target=\"_blank\">American Fashion Podcast<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fashionmediacenter.com\/afpod\/2015\/08\/063-loris-diran-and-wendy-brandes-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part I<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fashionmediacenter.com\/afpod\/2015\/08\/064-loris-diran-and-wendy-brandes-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part II<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afpod\" target=\"_blank\">AFP<\/a> hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SethFriederman\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Friederman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FashionTechGuru\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Beckwith<\/a> and Lisa-Maria Radano invited me and menswear designer\/ fellow <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/im-a-fashion-group-international-rising-star-award-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fashion Group International Rising Star awardee<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lorisdiran.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Loris Diran<\/a> to dish the dirt. We had so much to say that the podcast had to be run in two parts.<\/p>\n<p>After the taping, Loris modeled my barbed wire designs for me.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/68NOMzjZZ1\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_top\">A photo posted by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2015-08-28T20:37:51+00:00\">Aug 28, 2015 at 1:37pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>They look good on men too, don&#8217;t they?<\/p>\n<p>Lisa-Maria had to leave right away, but after playing with the jewelry, I managed to take a picture with all the fashion-biz fellas. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30309\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30309\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/podcastguys.jpg\" alt=\"From left: Loris, me, Seth and Charles.\" width=\"498\" height=\"508\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/podcastguys.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/podcastguys-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/podcastguys-300x306.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Loris, me, Seth and Charles.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The experience was tons of fun, and I hope to do it again. Maybe next time, Loris will name names &#8230; though he came pretty damn close anyway. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the links once again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fashionmediacenter.com\/afpod\/2015\/08\/063-loris-diran-and-wendy-brandes-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part I<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fashionmediacenter.com\/afpod\/2015\/08\/064-loris-diran-and-wendy-brandes-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\">Part II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UPDATED SEPT. 2, 2015, TO ADD: A few days ago, Esquire ran an article on Simon Spurr. Simon won the Fashion Group International Rising Star award for menswear in 2012 &#8212; the same year I won for fine jewelry. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/no-watanabe-jacket-for-capricorns\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve been wondering about Simon<\/a>, who left his self-named company due to a falling-out with his investor that came, sadly, after the FGI win as well as a nomination for a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. I knew he lost the rights to his own name. <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/in-the-news-winners-at-the-olympics-non-winners-in-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve written about this kind of thing before<\/a>. In business generally &#8212; but maybe in the fashion industry in particular &#8212; it&#8217;s important to look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to potential investors. There are many examples of designers losing their names after a dispute with their backers. Now Esquire has all the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/style\/mens-fashion\/a36975\/simon-spurr-lost-his-name\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This brings me back to an issue <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/the-bitchtastic-guide-to-business%E2%84%A2-fame-doesnt-equal-fortune\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve written about on the blog<\/a> and brought up again during the podcast: Fame does NOT equal fortune. In fashion, a designer can have the important department-store accounts, celebrity customers and glowing reviews, <em>and<\/em> it can all be falling apart behind the scenes. If you&#8217;re struggling to make it in a creative industry, don&#8217;t get intimidated by a peer&#8217;s &#8220;success.&#8221; Trust me: You do not know the other person&#8217;s business reality. Focus on your own business (and learn from other people&#8217;s mistakes). <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check me out talking about the fashion and jewelry industries on American Fashion Podcast! Part I Part II AFP hosts Seth Friederman, Charles Beckwith and Lisa-Maria Radano invited me and menswear designer\/ fellow Fashion Group International Rising Star awardee Loris Diran to dish the dirt. We had so much to say that the podcast had&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/wendy-brandes-on-american-fashion-podcast\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41,16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pictures-of-me","8":"category-press","9":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30306"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30317,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30306\/revisions\/30317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}