Fashion Your Seatbelt
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Veteran fashion journalist Jessica Michault interviews designers and industry figures about how they work.
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100 Shahd AlShehail on Abadia, Saudi Fashion, and Going Global
August 1, 2026 · 57 minI still remember one of the first times I saw an Abadia design up close. It was at that inaugural 100 Saudi Brands exhibition in Riyadh. It stopped me in my tracks. That's the effect designer Shahd AlShehail's work tends to have on…
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099 Alice Temperley: The Woman Who Made Bohemian Luxury a British Institution With Temperley London
June 18, 2026 · 43 minWhat first impressed me about the fashion designer Alice Temperly was how assured she felt. When she enters a space, instantly, there is a sense that this is a woman who knows exactly who she is, what she has accomplished, and is crystal…
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098: Ameni Esseibi: The First Curvy Model of the Arab World on Breaking Beauty Standards in Fashion
June 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minAmeni Esseibi is someone who has spent years challenging the fashion industry to make room for her — and won. She is the first plus-size Arab model, a body positivity advocate, a Jean Paul Gaultier ambassador, a Paris Fashion Week runway…
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097 Chriselle Lim: From OG Fashion Influencer to Building a Global Brand with Phlur Fragrances
May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minChriselle Lim is many things at once: a pioneer of digital fashion storytelling, a serial entrepreneur, and a woman who has built a career by evolving in the public eye with intention and integrity long before “creator economy” became…
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096 Nadine Kanso: Reclaiming Arab Identity Through Calligraphy and Fine Jewellery
May 7, 2026 · 49 minNadine Kanso is a pillar of Dubai's creative community. Born in Beirut, the Lebanese designer has called the city home since the year 2000. And over the past quarter century, she has become one of its most distinctive and beloved creative…
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095 Farnoush Hamidian: The Model Who Is Redefining The Industry
December 4, 2025 · 1 hr 4 minModel and poet Farnoush Hamidian has that unquantifiable something, what the French call je ne sais quoi, that only fashion’s most iconic muses possess. All eyes turn towards her when she enters a room, and anyone who has seen her walk a…
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094 Alexis Mabille: Fashion’s Debonair Couture Designer
November 27, 2025 · 53 minThe debonair Alexis Mabille is a renowned French designer known for his innovative work in both fashion and interior design. Born into a big family, he learned early from his mother how to sew clothing, dressing both friends and family in…
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093 Stéphane Rolland: The Designer Whose Heart Beats for Haute Couture
November 20, 2025 · 56 minThere are fashion designers, and then there are couturiers – those rare artists who understand how to sculpt emotion from fabric or create drama from a single silhouette. Stéphane Rolland is one of those exceptional few. From the moment…
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092 Mariam Yeya: The Fabulous Force Behind Mrs. Keepa
November 13, 2025 · 57 minThere’s a certain kind of designer who doesn’t just make clothes – she builds a world. Mariam Yeya, the French-Egyptian force behind the fashion label Mrs. Keepa, does exactly that. Her creations aren’t just garments; they’re declarations…
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091 Mohammed Aqra: The Strategist Uplifting Designers in the Middle East
November 6, 2025 · 59 minThere are visionaries who predict the future — and then there are those who quietly build it. Mohammed Aqra belongs to the latter. As the Chief Strategy Officer of the Arab Fashion Council, he has become one of the most influential figures…
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090 Nicolas Santi-Weil: The Fashion CEO Who Leads With His Heart
October 30, 2025 · 39 minIn this episode Nicolas Santi-Weil, the CEO of AMI Paris, discusses what it takes to build a global multimillion dollar independent fashion brand today, how Asia helped shape AMI’s future, and why his carpe diem approach to business has…
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089 Burc Akyol: The Designer You Need to Know
October 23, 2025 · 54 minIn the latest episode of the Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast, up and coming fashion designer Burc Akyol shares his unfiltered views on the fashion industry, his nascent signature brand and what it’s really like to work with Cardi B. There…
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