S2 Ep2: Chic

This episode’s theme is Acceptance, and Ana and Stevie are joined from LA by guest producer Kara Hart. She meets the founders of fashion label Universal Standard to discuss what Rihanna once described as “the pleasures of a fluctuating body”. Plus, some thoughts on dungarees, unlearning, and whether Stevie is allowed to shop in Massimo Dutti yet. Kara Hart is an audio producer in Los Angeles. You can learn more at https://karahart.info/ Universal Standard is available online https://www.universalstandard.com/collections/new Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/ If you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Production by Lucy Dearlove. Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Acid Jazz, Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library)

Ana and Stevie contemplate handsomeness when it comes to getting dressed. It's a word so often associated with conventionally good-looking men, but why should it be? Together with two special guests, they consider handsomeness as a descriptor to be claimed regardless of where one is on the gender spectrum. Georgeous Michael talks us through transformational accoutrements, while Dazed Fashion Editor Emma Hope Allwood contemplates Le Smoking and handsome women in art.  An array of voices discuss their favourite season for dressing in, and there's also talk of ascribing certain items of clothing as 'masculine' or 'feminine'. Do we still need to do that in 2019? Stevie and Ana try to figure it all out.  You can follow Emma Hope Allwood on Twitter @emmahopeall Georgeous Michael is on Instagram at @georgeousmichael Layers is produced by Lucy Dearlove https://lucydearlove.com/ Follow Layers on Instagram: https://instagram.com/layers.podcast Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Aurea Carmina, Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library)

In this episode, Stevie Mackenzie-Smith and Ana Kinsella talk about folk and what it means to dress with one eye on where you’re from: Quintessentially British Laura Ashley, so-called ‘sailor pants’ and regional dress. Plus, as always, endless eBay hunts. And we meet Alannah Eileen, a photographer from Orkney, about the importance of community, rural fashion and what happens to your style when you move to the big city.  You can see Alannah’s work on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alannah.eileen/ and her website https://www.alannaheileen.com. Find out more about Teran at http://teran.community Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/layers.podcast and send us your tips, stories and favourite ebay search terms by email [email protected] And if you like today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Produced by Lucy Dearlove

In this episode, Ana and Stevie are mulling over BOYISH dressing. Ana pays a visit to see Claire Marie Healy, Deputy Editor at Dazed & Confused, who shares the charm of her thrifted synthetic zip-up top, which makes her feel like an extra from Freaks and Geeks. There's also talk of clothes on film, feeling obliged to strive for femininity, and dressing your age (whatever that means). Oh, and Stevie has had a personal style-related crisis after getting her clothes out of her storage unit. Great! You can follow Claire Healy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/clairehly Layers is produced by Lucy Dearlove https://lucydearlove.com/ Follow Layers on Instagram: https://instagram.com/layers.podcast Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library)

In this episode, we consider the theme of ENDURING. What is it about certain items of clothes that make us return to them over and over? And what about when there are limits on how many clothes we can own? What makes the cut and stays in your life, and what doesn't? Sirena Bergman, a London-based journalist talks to Stevie about how living on a houseboat means coming up with ingenious space-related solutions. And Francis McKee, a writer, curator and lecturer who lives in Glasgow tells us about the democracy of clothing via a self-imposed uniform he has worn since 1978… You can find Sirena Bergman's writing monthly missives on dressing sustainably by signing up to her newsletter, Sartorially Happy: https://tinyletter.com/sartoriallyhappy You can follow Francis McKee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/francismckee Layers is produced by Lucy Dearlove https://lucydearlove.com/ Follow Layers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/ Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library)

This episode, Ana and Stevie are thinking about 'chic', and specifically how spotting a chic person 'in the wild' is what makes people-watching so thrilling! They also hear from Colleen Hill, a curator at the Museum at FIT in New York about the pleasure she gets from working with this chic fashion archive, and how she gets dressed to work alongside such a collection.  This episode of Layers is sponsored by The White Company. You can peruse their cashmere and silky pyjamas here: http://www.thewhitecompany.com Thank you also to our other sponsor, ESquared, a new fitness app for London. If this sounds up your street, you can use the special offer code POD15 for free £15 credit to get you started.  Follow Layers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/ And if you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Acid Jazz, Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production by Lucy Dearlove.

Welcome back to Season 2 of Layers! We've missed you. In Episode 1, Ana and Stevie are thinking about dressing fabulously, and whether that's possible in an everyday context. They visit a charming cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon to meet a very fabulous older woman, Sarah Hosking, who is 78 years old and attributes resourcefulness and dressing joyfully to a well-lived life.  Sarah Hosking is the founder of Hosking Houses Trust, a charity that supports women writers over the age of 40 by providing them with a place to stay and work. You can donate to this wonderful cause here: http://hoskinghouses.co.uk/ Sarah also shared her wise thoughts on frugality in The Guardian's 'How I Spend It' column: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jun/09/charity-writers-room-of-ones-own-woolf The short profile on Hollywood stylist Karla Welch (which Stevie mentioned) can be found here: https://www.thecut.com/2018/08/stylist-karla-welch-wants-to-make-you-feel-something.html This episode of Layers is sponsored by The White Company. You can peruse their cashmere and silky pyjamas here: http://www.thewhitecompany.com Thank you also to our other sponsor, Milk and More. To make your first order (which includes a free bottle of orange juice) sign up here: https://www.milkandmore.co.uk/offer Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/ If you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Kevin MacLeod - Off To Osaka, Kevin MacLeod - Hard Boiled, Aaron Liebermann - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production by Lucy Dearlove

In the final episode of this season, Ana and Stevie discuss conviction. How should I dress? Is there anything I can’t wear? How does a designer know how their work should look? And - can I bring myself to throw this out?  Writer and self-confessed hoarder of precious things Isabelle O’Carroll joins us for a panel discussion/group therapy on closet clear-outs and cashmere jumpers. And we meet designers Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding - aka the Shirt Boys - about how they started a fashion label off the back of a simple white shirt. Our final Loved and Lost comes from someone you might recognise… (It’s Stevie.) Thanks for listening and join us later this year for more episodes! We’ll be keeping in touch on Instagram @layers.podcast and Twitter @layerspodcast, and you can always email us: [email protected] You can follow Isabelle on Instagram at @isabelle_oc. Also, check out her ceramics! instagram.com/atelieroc You can buy palmer//harding at Matches or at their website www.palmerharding.com. And follow them on Instagram too, @palmerharding. If you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or share the ep with a mate.  Music: Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), The Whole Other - The Basement Strut (via YouTube Audio Library), Blue Dot Sessions - The Shoes They Wear (via Free Music Archive), E's Jammy Jams - Book Bag (via YouTube Audio Library), Aaron Lieberman - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production is by Lucy Dearlove.

Ana Kinsella and Stevie Mackenzie-Smith discuss power, or more specifically: "How do we dress when we want to feel powerful?" Ultramarathon runner Sorrell Walsh tells us about dressing for physical power, while writer and 'Women Who' founder Otegha Uwagba considers "power dressing" at work - and what power dressing even means in 2018. Our latest Loved and Lost story comes from writer Eliot Haworth, who relives a very funny memory about pants in the jungle.  Otegha Uwagba is a writer, brand consultant and founder of Women Who, a community for working women. She's also the author of Little Black Book. Find her Twitter @OteghaUwagba Sorrell Walsh is a writer and runner of marathons and ultramarathons. Find her on Twitter @sorrellwalsh, and find out more about WMN RUN at wmnrun.com. Eliot Haworth is assistant editor at Fantastic Man magazine. You can follow him on Instagram at @eliothaworth.  Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/layers.podcast/ If you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Gunnar Olsen - Slay Well (via YouTube Audio Library), Blue Dot Sessions - The Shoes They Wear (via Free Music Archive), Golden Gray - Don't Stop Running (via Free Music Archive), Blue Dot Sessions - Strange Dog Walk (via Free Music Archive), Aaron Lieberman - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production by Lucy Dearlove.

For Episode 4 Stevie Mackenzie-Smith and Ana Kinsella are talking routine. Fashion writer and curator Lou Stoppard tells us how to “curate” a wardrobe that makes sense for you (sorry, Lou) and we learn about wearing exclusively monochrome looks from radio producer and Soho resident Clare Lynch. Also, we hear some secrets on replenishment buying and discuss how to take care of your clothes, and yourself. Loved and Lost comes from writer Zsofia Paulikovics.  You can find Clare Lynch on Twitter at @clarelynchred and hear her show Soho Hour on Soho Radio on Thursdays at 9am. Lou Stoppard is on Twitter and Instagram: @loustoppard Zsofia is also on Twitter and Instagram @paulikovics. Send us your thoughts on multipacks, laundry piles and must-have repeat buys via email [email protected] or via Instagram DM: instagram.com/layers.podcast We’ll be posting images from this episode there.  If you liked today’s show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or share the episode with a friend. Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music Library), Blue Dot Sessions - The Shoes They Wear (via Free Music Archive), Jupiter Makes Me Scream - Routine (via Free Music Archive), Blue Dot Sessions - Grand Caravan (via Free Music Archive), Aaron Lieberman - Gypsy Stroll (via YouTube Music Library) Production by Lucy Dearlove.