Little Red Village

Becky Hutner is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker living in coastal England. Her first feature documentary, FASHION REIMAGINED, about the sustainability journey of designer Amy Powney, premiered at Tribeca, winning several awards and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Debut Director. “A must-watch not just for the fashion industry but for everyone who wears clothes,” according to The Guardian, the film is currently in cinemas in the UK and Ireland, streaming on Sky and NOW and available in 10 territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Becky Hutner is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker living in coastal England. Her first feature documentary, FASHION REIMAGINED, about the sustainability journey of designer Amy Powney, premiered at Tribeca, winning several awards and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Debut Director. “A must-watch not just for the fashion industry but for everyone who wears clothes,” according to The Guardian, the film is currently in cinemas in the UK and Ireland, streaming on Sky and NOW and available in 10 territories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker and burlesque historian Leslie Zemeckis is an entertainer, best-selling author and award-winning documentarian, specializing in early American forms of entertainment (from burlesque to the circus.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker and burlesque historian Leslie Zemeckis is an entertainer, best-selling author and award-winning documentarian, specializing in early American forms of entertainment (from burlesque to the circus.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piper G. Huguley made her historical fiction debut in June 2022 with By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) who was the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. We discuss the book, her vision for Black Historical Fiction and the importance of such work alongside a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piper G. Huguley made her historical fiction debut in June 2022 with By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) who was the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. We discuss the book, her vision for Black Historical Fiction and the importance of such work alongside a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On part 2 of Janie Bryant's interview we dive into the creation of Pennywise for the reboot of Steven King's IT and so so much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we dive into what its like running a large costuming department, Mad Men, and more with Primetime Emmy Award Winning costumer Janie Bryant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for part two with Mardi Gras costumer and New Orleans creative Jenny Campbell where we discuss her custom costume clientele, the creative process and of course her early fashion and design memories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny Campbell is a dynamic fashion and costuming lover with a passion for New Orleans. She is both a renowned Mardi Gras costumer for various krewes and works as a digitization and collections expert for The Louisiana Museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part 2 of our interview with celebrity makeup artist Erin Ayanian we discuss MUA history, key inspirational references, book recommendations and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is our first venture into the world of professional makeup! Erin Ayanayan has spent the last few decades honing her craft as a MUA to the stars. Most notably Elle & Dakota Fanning and Lucy Liu. She sheds light on industry ins and outs for how to flesh our characters, running a production like Neon Demon’s makeup and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On part 2 of her interview, we learn from former Editor in Chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, fashion historian & author Justine Picardie; who talks to Rachel and Jonathan more about how to frame history in the modern age of cancel culture, the unique lens of wartime as a crucible for history, and how to discuss complex yet problematic figures like Coco Chanel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we learn from former Editor in Chief of Harper's Bazaar UK, fashion historian & author Justine Picardie; who talks to Rachel and Jonathan about her books Miss Dior, and Coco Chanel: The Legend and Life as well as the future of fashion publishing in the age of AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Little Red Village we wrap up our special 2 part interview with the savior of fashion herself, Sandy Schreier. The couture collector, author, and fashion historian has spent her entire life obsessed with fashion and its preservation. Sandy began collecting haute couture during the heyday of Detroit luxury as The Motor City's ladies who lunch sent trunks of hand me down couture by the limo full. The Ford, Dodge, and Chrysler women were just as enraptured by her passion for fashion as we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our first two part special episode we sit down with a truly life-long collector of haute couture, Sandy Schreier who joins us to talk about her unparalleled collection of haute couture and the journey to her one woman show at the Costume Institute. We discuss being given haute couture by American royalty by way of Detroit's famous automobile manganates whose wives gave a precocious Sandy their old couture thanks to her obsession with the fashion magazines she'd read while at work with her furrier father at Russek's Department Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan and Rachel interview fashion icon and former Executive Director of the CFDA, Fern Mallis.We talk about her serendipitous start in fashion by way of the famous Mademoiselle Guest Editor Program, growing up in the garment district in a family of fashion business-owners, inspiring the next generation and paying it forward, what it was like to create New York Fashion Week (originally 7th on 6th) and the lessons learned through her interview series Fashion Icons at 92Y which is now a two volume set published by Rizzoli and sponsored by Nordstrom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Jenny Leigh Du Puis a PhD Candidate in Apparel Design at Cornell University, where she is combining her extensive professional career as a circus and theatrical costume designer and technician with her formal training in functional apparel design.Jenny Leigh Du Puis literally ran away to join the circus. She was a theater kid in high school, studied costume design in college, and then followed her heart, and several big names circuses around the country, gathering skills, and building the sort of professional reputation that normally takes a person decades to establish.Jenny convinced Cornell University, one of the most academically rigorous apparel and costume design programs in the United States to let her adjust their curriculum. Jenny is currently working towards earning her doctorate in circus costuming, so she can find ways to ensure that the safety features required by one industry are able to be utilized in ways that make other potentially dangerous careers more safe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Dr. Vanessa Paugh, a brilliant woman who is using simple, easy to follow instructions to teach anyone how easy it can be to design their own digital fashion. That might sound impossible, but it's true. Even the simplest of applications or programs don't show you how the work is done or teach you how to actually make stuff. Dr. Paugh wasn't satisfied with that. She wants kids and people generally to understand how simple it is to learn to make games and in the process of doing so gain valuable skills that allow anyone to be a more active participant in our ever expanding digital world. Because there were no books to buy. There were no accessible materials, Dr. Paugh began to make them and the first one is free, you could be well on your way to creating your own 3d Dress Up game, by the time this interview is over. Dr. Paugh is an engineer who wants you to know how capable you are. She wants you to know that the things you will imagine can be made real. She wants to show you the tools that you need to design your own digital world and she wants you to know that there are excellent free programs that you absolutely can learn to use. The work that Dr. Paugh is doing, what she is offering us is so much more than generous. It's like the keys to a whole kingdom, but a kingdom of your own design and she wants to help you learn to make it to your own exact specifications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Joseph and Rachel Elspeth Gross interview Michael Wilson also known as Knightmage an award winning cosplayer.Knightmage, who is Deputy Sheriff Michael Wilson during the workweek, is an internationally known award winning cosplayer. In addition to having built more than 120 costumes, based off of characters from comic books, video games, TV, movies, he's also been the recipient of the presidential Volunteer Service Award for his philanthropic work.If you're obsessed with a character from a very specific niche universe, it's very likely that Michael as Knightmage has recreated it. Knightmage has got some of his equally talented friends to make their own cosplay costumes. Michael and his friends have worked with special effects experts and photographers to capture the true essence of their costumes.You have to look him up. If you've not seen his work, we really don't know how to describe it. @knighmage100 on instagram.Michael has some really helpful tips and tricks, both for people who want to try cosplay. And for those who are already very experienced. He believes it should be fun, centered on community, and not a hobby that breaks the bank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.