Episode 3: Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga: Turn the Fashion House Upside Down

The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the proliferation of media, and a decided shift online. With access like never before, the fashion world was opened to new readers, fans, and enthusiasts through the eyes, and fingertips, of self-appointed chroniclers and critics who came to be known as “the bloggers.” In turn, these bloggers paved the way for the influencers of today.Join us to hear how the era of blogging brought street style fashion into the hands of millions around the globe. This new era spawned the careers of unique and highly influential individuals like Tommy Ton, Susie Lau, Tavi Gevinson, and Garance Doré. We’ll learn how bloggers of this generation disrupted the fashion world, by tearing down the barriers between the fashion gatekeepers of the past and the consumers of the future. Listen in to discover how the once invite-only industry exclusives became a form of fashion entertainment for the masses--all with the click of a button. Episode featuring: Tommy Ton, Susie Lau, Garance Doré, Tavi Gevinson, and Vogue’s editorial team Mark Holgate and Nicole Phelps. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In celebration of its HBO revival, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and stylist Patricia Field reflect on how Sex and the City created one of the most eclectic, glamorous, aspirational, and enchanting ensembles in television history. The series introduced the world to four intelligent, single, empowered women, who didn’t hold back from enjoying the finer things in life, giving rise to Sex and the City’s fifth leading lady: fashion. Hear how the show’s glamorous world made household names out of designer brands like Fendi, Manolo Blahnik, and more. Episode featuring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Patricia Field, Sally Singer, Gela Nash-Taylor, Pamela Skaist-Levy, and Vogue’s editorial team Laird Borrelli-Persson, Mark Guiducci, and Virginia Smith. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Before the 2000s, Hollywood and fashion were largely considered separate entities, but the December 2000 Vogue cover featuring Nicole Kidman and her musical debut in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! was revolutionary in bridging the gap between the two worlds.Meanwhile, with celebrities under the watchful eye of the paparazzi like never before, stars like Sienna Miller became fashion icons. As a result, celebrity stylists were in high demand. This episode examines how the worlds of Hollywood and high fashion diffused into one another in the 2000s. We explore how stars like Lady Gaga used fame to fuel bold fashion choices and why the cover of Vogue featured more entertainers than ever before. Hear about Vogue’s role in transforming fashion into a form of entertainment in and of itself. Episode featuring: Baz Luhrmann, Sienna Miller, Nicola Formichetti, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Young, and Rachel Zoe, and Vogue’s editorial team Mark Holgate, Ivan Shaw, and Mark Guiducci. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Vogue’s iconic 2003 photoshoot, Alice in Wonderland. Brought to life by photographer Annie Leibovitz and Vogue editor Grace Coddington, the shoot starred Natalia Vodianova and thirteen of the decade’s most influential designers. From conception to completion, listen in on how Annie and Grace pulled off such an imaginative shoot, on the tightest of schedules, all while balancing fashion’s biggest creative geniuses. We'll discuss the photoshoots’ significance in fashion history, learn what made the story so visually captivating, and understand why it was the perfect combination of fashion and fantasy.Episode featuring: Grace Coddington, Annie Leibovitz, Natalia Vodianova, Olivier Theyskens, Nicolas Ghesquière and Vogue’s editorial team Mark Holgate and Ivan Shaw. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.For more of Annie Leibovitz’s fashion photography check out Annie Leibovitz: Wonderland available worldwide on November 16. Pre-order at www.phaidon.com/leibovitzwonderland Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The attacks on 9/11 disrupted the entire American cultural and economic landscape. With the fashion industry in a period of instability, the next wave of fashion talent would need help to stay afloat. Vogue recognized the need to support emerging designers and in partnership with the CFDA, created the Fashion Fund. The fund paved the way for influential designers like Rodarte, Jason Wu, and later Christopher John Rogers. Join us as we celebrate their paths to success and to dressing former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.Episode featuring: Kate and Laura Mulleavy (Rodarte), Jason Wu, Christopher John Rogers, Sally Singer, Meredith Koop and Vogue’s editorial team Anna Wintour, Mark Holgate, Nicole Phelps, and Virginia Smith. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In the early 2000s, mass fashion and high fashion collided at Paris couture Fashion Week. Instigated by former Vogue editor Sally Singer for a Vogue April 2003 feature, Gela Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy, founders of Juicy Couture, won the hearts of high fashion’s most revered names. Their signature zip-ups and tracksuits dominated the marketplace and popular culture. Learn how Juicy became the unofficial uniform for Los Angeles types and twenty-something women in the know and the eventual guilty pleasure of couture designers. Hear the story of how the brand’s founders made Juicy Couture into an athleisure wear empire that remains an undeniable force in fashion today.Episode featuring: Pamela Skaist-Levy, Gela Nash-Taylor, Sally Singer, Kate Young, and Rachel Zoe. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Few designers in the 2000s pushed boundaries, stirred conversation, and made statements like Nicolas Ghesquière. At twenty-five years old, Nicolas took over the dormant fashion house of Balenciaga. As a young, unproven designer, no one foresaw the explosion of ingenuity that would follow. Ghesquière incorporated the influential creations of Balenciaga’s storied past, while drawing inspiration from science fiction, to produce revolutionary looks for the runway and the decade. Season after season, Ghesquière’s unique vision fused the past with the future, allowing Balenciaga to become a rising global brand in the decade. Episode featuring: Nicolas Ghesquière, Marie-Amelie Sauvé, Inez Van Lamsweerde, Jennifer Connelly, and Vogue’s editorial team Nicole Phelps, Mark Holgate, Laird Borrelli-Persson, and Virginia Smith. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Throughout the 2000s, the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit—better known as the Met Gala— rose in exuberance and notoriety, becoming the Superbowl of fashion. No longer an exclusive evening for those “in the business,” the gala began welcoming prominent artists, entertainers, and politicians alike. The broad spectrum of prominent cultural figures reflected within the pages of Vogue, toed the gala’s red carpet, resulting in record breaking donations for the Costume Institute.In our oral history we hear about the unforgettable themes that truly make it the party of the year. The Met Gala continues to transform itself into a platform where celebrities and designers push boundaries, stir conversation, while crafting fashion statements that amplify the proposal that fashion is art. Episode featuring: Andrew Bolton, Harold Koda, Jennifer Connelly, Sarah Jessica Parker , Law Roach, Gisele Bündchen, Nicolas Ghesquière, and Vogue’s editorial team Anna Wintour, Nicole Phelps and Laird Borrelli-Perrson. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.To catch up on the season and to access additional Vogue content, make sure to visit vogue.com/podcast.Don’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

No model defined the 2000s like Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bündchen, whose multifaceted charm and charisma catapulted the fashion industry beyond the waif supermodels of the 1990s and into the curvaceous runway of the new millennium. The decade was a smash hit for Gisele. Her infectious personality and era defining look led to her dominance throughout the entire modeling landscape and global runway, while contributing to countless humanitarian efforts. She became a celebrity amongst celebrities. Gisele Bündchen's rise to stardom forever changed the fashion world creating a legacy that continues to echo throughout the entertainment industry today.Featuring interviews with: Gisele Bündchen, Inez Van Lamsweerde, and Vogue’s editorial team Anna Wintour, Tonne Goodman, Ivan Shaw, Nicole Phelps and Laird Borrelli-Perrson. Hosted by Hamish Bowles.To catch up on the season and to access additional Vogue content, make sure to visit vogue.com/podcastDon’t miss out on new episodes of In Vogue: The 2000s on:Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcastsSpotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotifyGoogle: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcastsor wherever you listen to podcasts.Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/or wherever you listen to podcasts.For a transcript of this episode, please follow this link. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In season 2 of In Vogue: The 2000s, we explore how fashion fused with every aspect of pop culture to become a global entertainment engine ubiquitous in culture--impinging on the global consciousness like never before. From Nicholas Ghesquière awakening the sleeping fashion house of Balenciaga, to Vogue putting the couture into Juicy Couture, and discussing Carrie Bradshaw’s influence on trendy 2000s fashion with Sarah Jessica Parker, we cover the iconic looks that defined the decade. Hear how 9/11 led to the creation of the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund and ushered in the next generation of designers. We examine the colliding worlds of Vogue and Hollywood, and learn how the Met Gala became the Superbowl of fashion. We go behind the scenes of the most iconic fashion shoot of all time, where Annie Leibovitz and Grace Coddington transformed the designers of the decade into the characters of Alice in Wonderland, and sit down with the Brazilian Bombshell herself, Gisele Bündchen, who revolutionized modeling and the fashion industry, while on a meteoric rise to international celebrity status.Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/iv-cn-trailer Apple Podcasts: listen.vogue.com/iv-apple-podcasts Spotify: listen.vogue.com/iv-spotify Google: listen.vogue.com/iv-google-podcasts Shop the Vogue Collection: https://shop.vogue.com/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices