Robin Givhan

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Pod Save America · The Politics of Fashion: How What We Wear Shapes the World · 16 Oct 2025 podcast

a female vernacular of power so that it becomes as familiar and as standard as the male vernacular.

Well, two things occur to me from the book.

And one is actually something that I address in the acknowledgements.

But one of the big lessons that I took from the reporting was the importance of something very simple, and it sounds really Pollyanna-ish, but it was about optimism.

And Virgil Abloh was a really optimistic guy.

And, you know, at one point during an interview, and we were actually talking about diversity within the fashion industry and whether or not the industry could change and grow and all of those, all the good things.

And he said, I'm an optimist.

I choose optimism.

I choose to believe that...

You know, people can change and things can be better.

And I feel like it's such a simple yet powerful lesson because it can be so difficult to be optimistic, to maintain your optimism.

And, you know, he did it not being naive, not...

you know, being unable to see the hurdles, not being able to see the darkness.

But he simply said, I choose to be optimistic.

I choose to believe that the next day can be better.

I choose to believe that I can be better, that other people can be better.

And the other thing was after he got the job at Vuitton.

People were surprised because he didn't have the traditional background.

And I was surprised, certainly.

And, you know, he was thrilled and he said, you know, I don't know why everyone is so surprised.

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