Nigo’s second act with W. David Marx (Patreon)

Hey folks, Rob is flying solo this week while I'm about to unplug for the first time in two years! WE ARE ALL IN BETTER HANDS! 🤣 See you soon! - jeremy

This week, Rob chats with writer W. David Marx. David's an author and cultural critic, and is one of those guys who’s able to connect the dots of culture so vividly you never see things the same way again - a prime example is his book, Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style. 

Rob and David talk Nigo after his triumphant debut as Artistic Director for @kenzo, including his journey to becoming one of the most influential figures in fashion, strategies for style, how culture used to travel in pre-internet days, and David’s own story of how @bape_us turned him on to fashion and the time he once got into trouble with Stash.

• David’s newsletter https://culture.ghost.io and Twitter https://twitter.com/wdavidmarx
• David’s “Strategies for Style” English translations for Popeye https://popeyemagazine.jp/en/?s=strategies+for+style
• Cheetahs - the “it shoe” of the Taliban  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/world/asia/taliban-sneakers-cheetahs.html?referringSource=articleShare
• The 1999 New York Times article by Julia Chapin that got David and his friend into trouble: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/style/scarcity-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder.html
• The hypercolor tees that were the hottest thing for 2 seconds in the 90’s:  https://www.throwbacks.com/hypercolor-shirts-were-absolutely-the-most-bizarre-fashion-mistake-of-the-90s-2/
• The story behind those Grailed listings from Southeast Asia https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/style/malaysia-secondhand-clothing-grailed-etsy-ebay.html?referringSource=articleShare
• Fashion Is Spinach, by Elizabeth Hawes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4789747-fashion-is-spinach