Podcasts by i-Dentity
Welcome to i-Dentity, a docuseries brought to you by i-D magazine. Each week, we’ll be exploring the evolution and enduring legacy of some of the last four decade’s most influential subcultures.
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Alté: How this Lagos subculture brought Nigerian culture to the world stage from 2023-12-08T06:30:17
What is alté, you ask? Well, let’s start by saying this: it’s probably easier to describe it in terms of what it isn’t than what it is. In the years since the West African subcultural movement h...
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The Crows: How a Trio of Japanese Designers Changed Fashion History from 2023-12-01T06:15:04
Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo: these are some of the biggest names in fashion today. Even for the novice fashionista, the very mention of their names conjures a vision of pushing...
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Indie: The Last Subculture of the Pre-Digital Era from 2023-11-24T06:00:39
Skinny jeans, holey cardigans and eyes sticky with kohl that many vowed never to tout again after the financial crash of 2008 have all made it back to the forefront of fashion through the guise ...
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Bling: How Hip Hop birthed the idea of ‘Bling’ from 2023-11-17T06:00:18
i-Dentity is back. Welcome to Series Two.
In Series One, we covered the genesis of hip-hop style. But what about the bling? From the streets of hip-hop’s major cities to the lyrics and...
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Ibiza: How a Small Island Changed the Course of Club History from 2023-06-28T11:46:34
Once a hedonist’s hidden secret, Ibiza found itself in the spotlight in the late 80s when its unique Balearic sounds intersected with British club and drug culture in a moment of pure euphoria. ...
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Vivienne Westwood: The Making of a True Punk Icon from 2023-06-23T05:15:24
Grande Dame of punk, visionary fashion designer, lifelong activist, Vivienne Westwood is one of the few people for whom the word icon barely scratches the surface. In this week's very special episo...
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Berlin: How One City Transformed Techno and Club Culture from 2023-06-16T06:00:56
On the 9th of November 1989 the Berlin wall, which had split the German city in two for almost three long decades, was pulled down. Within a matter of hours the area that had once been the outer...
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How Skate went from the Outsider Sport to Billion-Dollar Brand from 2023-03-21T10:30:49
Aries, Stüssy, Palace and Supreme. These are just a few of the biggest brands in fashion right now and they all have their roots in the countercultural sport of skateboarding. Skating and th...
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Buffalo Stance: how one subculture invented styling from 2023-02-07T10:30:46
‘Killer’, ‘Hard’ and ‘Tougher than the rest’. These were all phrases adopted by legendary stylist Ray Petri who brought together a small group of friends under the moniker Buffalo and subsequent...
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Footballmania: the Subculture of Sportswear from 2023-01-31T12:38:55
A group of football fans living in Liverpool in the late 1970s were destined to change men’s fashion forever. They were called the scallies and with their close Mancunian relatives the perries, ...
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Harajuku Girls: How Tokyo created the blueprint for Instagram from 2023-01-17T08:30:16
In the 1990s one area of Tokyo saw the rise of a unique style movement that would go on to change street fashion forever. Harajuku, a small neighbourhood between the busy shopping mecca of Shibu...
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The New Romantics: Style and Substance from 2023-01-03T10:30:46
In the dark streets of 1970s Soho, there once lay a club called The Blitz. It was within these walls every Tuesday night that the glitterati of London’s post-punk scene would gather to pose to a...
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Hip-Hop’s 50-Year Power Struggle from 2022-12-27T10:30:06
Designer hoodies, oversized logos, luxury tracksuits and the cult of the sneakerhead. It’s likely none of these would exist without the influence of hip hop. In fact, the fashion industry exists...
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X-Girl to E-Girl: Girlhood goes Global from 2022-12-20T10:30:31
The e-girl is one of the most pervasive internet subcultures we have today. But the e-girl didn’t appear out of nowhere - her origins lie in aesthetic styles which emerged during third wave femi...
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How Dancehall took over the World from 2022-12-13T10:30:56
Even if it doesn’t always get the credit it deserves, the influence of Dancehall can be felt throughout the entirety of mainstream pop culture today. The sound percolates through Rihanna, Justin...
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Jungle, Garage and the Birth of Grime from 2022-12-06T10:30:49
Hailing from London’s East End, grime is a genre that exploded into the cultural mainframe in 2014 with Skepta and JME’s That’s Not Me. Speaking to both the cultural moment - with the r...
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fashion and sustainability from 2019-09-20T02:00
In this special episode of Fash-on, Fash-off, we speak with London designer Bethany Williams and Sapna Brooks, Buying Director Gap EU, about how we tackle the quagmire of sustainability in fashion....
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making it as a young creative today from 2019-04-12T04:00
In this one-off special episode of i-D podcast Fash-On Fash-OFF we discuss the highs and lows of trying to break into a creative industry, how to get noticed by big brands or platforms, and the imp...
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paris fashion week autumn/winter 19: everything you need to know from 2019-03-08T05:00
For the last episode of our current series, we talk all things Paris Fashion Week. We hear about the shows – the who, the what, the where, the wow. And we discuss the week’s most biggest moments, i...
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milan autumn/winter 19: everything you need to know from 2019-02-26T10:00
We return to our regular service with a roundup of everything you need to know from Milan Fashion Week. We hear from i-D Fashion Features Editor Steve Salter, who’s already moved on to Paris, ready...
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london autumn/winter 19: day four from 2019-02-19T05:00
We discuss everything from Monday’s shows. We touch on JW Anderson -- a designer who debuted a collection of craft and volume. And we chat though Christopher Kane, where i-D Fashion Features Editor...
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london autumn/winter 19: day three from 2019-02-18T02:00
We discuss everything from Sunday’s shows. We take in what was the schedule’s biggest day – featuring new collections from fashion big guns Vivienne Westwood and Burberry. And we touch on some of t...
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london autumn/winter 19: day two from 2019-02-17T05:00
We’re broadcasting live again from London Fashion Week. We take a look at the second day’s shows, which saw Molly Goddard and Simone Rocha present their latest collections. And we hear from photogr...
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london autumn/winter 19: day one from 2019-02-16T06:00:27
For the second episode of our new series, we broadcast live from London Fashion Week. We dissect the first day’s shows, and hear from the very mega Asai, Symonds Pearmain and Matty Bovan. And we fi...
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new york autumn/winter 19: everything you need to know from 2019-02-15T05:00:56
For our first episode of this series, we talk all things New York Fashion Week. We hear from our US Editorial Director Jack Sunnucks on the latest trends, collections and chit chat from the shows. ...
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series 4 trailer from 2019-02-11T05:00
Starting this Friday morning, we’ll be dropping an episode a day, recorded live from London Fashion Week.
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tokenism in modelling from 2018-07-19T04:00
This week we hand the reigns over to South London broadcaster and friend of i-D Zooey Gleaves. Zooey’s going to be investigating how the fashion industry has changed and how a new generation of mod...
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how men’s and couture redefined luxury from 2018-07-12T12:00:28
This week, we discuss how the recent men’s and couture shows redefined the idea of luxury. We ask what’s changed and who’s leading the charge. We hear from fashion writer Osman Ahmed on his thought...
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i-N conversation: paloma elsesser from 2018-07-05T04:00:25
In this special episode, i-D Fashion Director Alastair McKimm chats to model Paloma Elsesser – the Pat McGrath muse and Fenty Beauty ambassador who graced the cover of i-D’s Radical Issue...
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how to make an independent magazine from 2018-06-28T04:00
As a new exhibition, Print! Tearing It Up, opens its doors at London’s Somerset House, we explore the history and impact of the British independent magazine scene. We chart the evolution of print p...
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the rise of virgil abloh from 2018-06-21T04:00:01
As Virgil prepares to present his debut collection as artistic director of Louis Vuitton men’s, we hear from some of the 39-year-old designer’s closest friends and collaborators. We speak to his ol...
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the genius of mcqueen from 2018-06-14T04:00:47
For the first episode of series 2, we’re celebrating Alexander McQueen. We’re joined by the directors of a new documentary on the late designer, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. And we’re charting h...
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series 2 trailer from 2018-06-07T04:00:11
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See from 2018-04-26T04:00:23
As American Crime Story concludes, we’re joined by Darren Criss – the former Glee actor behind the role of Gianni Versace's murderer Andrew Cunanan. We discuss his preparation for the part – what h...
the rise of gen z yellow from 2018-04-19T12:00:08
Yellow is everywhere. In this week’s episode we’re taking a deep dive into the year’s biggest colour trend – Gen Z Yellow. We’re going to figure out what it is and why we should all apparently care...
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is acne in fashion? from 2018-04-12T04:00:20
Pimple positivity is the new trend.
This week we'll be discussing the Justin Bieber Insta story that highlighted the movement -- the one in which he declared “pimples are cool”. ...
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have reports of vetements’ death been greatly exaggerated? from 2018-04-05T12:00
In this week’s episode of Fash-ON Fash-OFF, we’re talking all things Vetements. We’ll be discussing the article that made the brand bluer than Walmart Yodel Boy. We’ll be attempting to figure out w...
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the matrix, call me by your name and fashion on film from 2018-03-29T04:00
We’re talking all things film. We’ll be revisiting The Wachowskis 1999 classic The Matrix and seeing if we can discern its influence beyond last week’s discussion of tiny sunglasses. We’ll be discu...
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small sunglasses, ugly trainers and the year's biggest trends from 2018-03-22T13:00:32
This week we’re taking a deep dive into some of the year’s biggest fashion trends. We’re going to figure out what the deal is with everyone wearing small sunglasses. We’ll have a go at deconstructi...
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everything we learned during autumn/winter 18 from 2018-03-15T05:00:22
Over the past four episodes we’ve taken an inside look at fashion week: New York, London, Milan and Paris. We’ve discussed the shows we’re obsessed with and we’ve got the proverbial lowdown from ou...
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how the world went gaga for balenciaga from 2018-03-08T13:00
We’re talking all things Paris Fashion Week. We're going to cogitate on the week’s best fashions – the who, the what, the where, the wow. We’ll hear from creative director Demna Gvasalia backs...
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what american crime story gets right about the versace story from 2018-03-01T05:00:34
In this episode of Fash-On Fash-OFF we’re talking Milan Fashion Week. We’re ruminating on the week’s best fashions, taking a deep dive into the latest Versace show and talking through episode one o...
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how burberry re-embraced its iconic check from 2018-02-22T13:00
i-D's Matthew Whitehouse takes a deep dive into Christopher Bailey’s final show as Chief Creative Officer of Burberry. We hear from Features Editor Steve Salter as he attempts to make sense of the ...
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what happens when you fill a runway with popcorn? from 2018-02-15T13:00
What happened at New York Fashion Week 2018? Who wore what and what does it mean? i-D's Matthew Whitehouse is joined by Bojana Kozarevic, Max Clark and Steve Salter. Plus Jack Sunnucks reports from...
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