Garmology - A podcast about clothes, and stuff.
Episodes
Three garmsmen return - With Shaun, Jon and Nick (#73)
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand, the garmsmen gather again for the now traditional Yuletide festive episode. Shaun and Jon join Nick for a wide-ranging chat about m...
We need to talk about wool - With Tone Skårdal Tobiasson, Journalist (#72)
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Norwegian journalist and sustainable fashion advocate Tone Skårdal Tobiasson guests the pod to talk about wool, other fibres, the issue at hand...
Gentlemans subculture - With Mathias Lösel of The Heritage Post (#71)
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Heritage Post magazine is celebrating 10 years of publication and writer Mathias Lösel drops in to talk about gentleman culture, denim and tweed,...
Always be evolving - With Cristiano Berto of 1st Pat-rn (#70)
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week designer Cristiano Berto drops in to talk about his years in Italian fashion design, his early inspiration from American styles, meeting Mas...
Unpicking sustainability - With Melissa Watts (#69)
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest, sustainability and fashion writer Melissa Watts, takes me down the primrose path of fast fashion and the problem of sustainability...
The joy of clothes - With Ragnhild Brochmann (#68)
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a quest to lighten the mood a bit, fashion historian and national esthetician Ragnhild Brochmann visits the pod this week to talk about historical ...
Passion and ethics - With Neil Christopher of ARN Mercantile (#67)
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Neil Christopher stops by for a chat. Neil is known from underground legend ARN Mercantile, as well as being a sought after chap from all ma...
Let's hope it rains - With Richard Ince, umbrella maker (#66)
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Richard Ince is my guest. Richard is the sixth generation Ince making umbrellas in the family firm. James Ince Umbrellas has been making the...
Down the denim rabbit hole - With Mohsin Sajid (#65)
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Mohsin Sajid stops by for a bumper session on his 20 years in the denim industry (so far), a rundown on denim history, collecting vintage se...
Small is beautiful - With Leigh of The RE:DIRECTORY (#64)
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week my guest is Leigh of The RE:DIRECTORY. After 20 years in High Street retail, Leigh reached a point where she could no longer stand behind th...
You've worn that before! - With Professor Andrew Groves (#63)
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Groves is Professor of Fashion Design at the University of Westminster, London and curator of their menswear archive. He pops by to talk about ...
A slow fashion chat- with Sam Binstead (#62)
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Sam Binstead is back for a laidback chat about the world of slow fashion, local makers, mending, vintage, bond villains, the outdoorsy life...
Suits you, Sir! - With Nicholas Simon (#61)
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week bespoke tailor Nicholas Simon visits Garmology to talk about the future of suits, how he was pushed into pushed tailoring, why Savile Row is...
From Cornwall with love - With Ella Griffee (#60)
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ella Grifee is a solo maker based in Cornwall, UK. From her small studio she crafts shirts to order, from organic fabrics and shipped in recyclable wr...
Weaving songs - With Sam Goates of Woven In The Bone (#59)
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a long career in textile design and fabrication, Sam Goates set up shop as a solitary weaver in the port of Buckie in the North of Scotland. Bri...
Accessorize this - With Richard of Tyler and Tyler (#58)
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
First out in season 3 of Garmology is Richard Tyler of Men's Accessories company Tyler & Tyler. Tyler & Tyler comes from the stable of a British famil...
Building business from basics - With Ryan Mallinson (#57)
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Keen waxer of waxed jackets, Ryan Mallinson, is back for a follow-up. We get into a few of the ideas behind slower fashion, buying what you actually n...
In search of better - With Gary Newbold of English Utopia (#56)
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Newbold returns for this episode to talk around the topic of "buy better, buy less", what choices we make in how things are made, which fabrics w...
It's knot science - With Ian Fieggen aka Professor Shoelace (#55)
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most fundamental pieces of human knowledge is tying knots, and even more so when it comes to our footwear. Lacing and tying shoes is someth...
Wooster on menswear - With Nick Wooster (#54)
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An icon of men's style, fashion business guru, the face of #menswear, a voracious collector of garms and a non-fungible digital Lego figure. Nick Woos...
A life for design - With Mark Larese-Casanova (#53)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks guest is Mark Larese-Casanova, an old friend of mine from the heady days of menswear forums. Mark is a fellow fan of well-made, well design...
For the greater goat - With Jack Millington from Billy Tannery (#52)
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Jack Millington, founder of Billy Tannery, a business that started with the plan of using the otherwise discarded hides of...
Life in a cold shed - With Paul Vincent of SEH Kelly (#51)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The wife and husband team of Sarah and Paul have been running SEH Kelly since 2009. Quietly designing, making and revising a stream of garments that h...
It's been emotional - The costumes of Guy Ritchie films with Christopher Laverty (#50)
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It has been said that if you don't notice the clothes used in a film, the designer has done a good job. Sometimes though, the clothes, like the music,...
Sewing Bees - With Liz Grylls and Matt Gage (#49)
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arguably, one of the most compelling television shows in recent years is The Great British Sewing Bee, a fierce, yet friendly, competition between kee...
Clothes as art - With Tanmay Saxena of Lane Fortyfive (#48)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tanmay Saxena has enjoyed an unusual route to where he is today, from studying IT in India to starting Lane Fortyfive in London. We talk about how he ...
Slowing down fashion - With Sam Binstead (#46)
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Binstead enjoys the good things in life. Coffee, wine, cheese and now, a slow fashion style. We talk about what slow fashion entails, where to fin...
Mature style - with David Evans aka Grey Fox (#45)
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Evans, otherwise known as Grey Fox, has been blogging about menswear for 10 years. Championing menswear for the older man, be it classic suits, ...
Fits, fails and whatnot - With Sarah Gilfillan of Sartorialab (#44)
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A popular guest from season one makes a welcome return! Sara from Sartorialab is on the pod for a light chat about fits, fails, hairstyles after hair ...
Party like a weaver - With Daniel Harris of London Cloth Co (#43)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Harris started the London Cloth Co, a micro-mill in London in 2011, with one ancient and broken loom. Since then he has accumulated and restore...
Raedical reuse - Christopher Raeburn (#42)
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning British fashion innovator Christopher Raeburn joins the podcast to talk about how he got involved in upcycling military surplus, creatin...
Podcast therapy - With my sister Emma (#41)
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A slight diversion guest-wise today, as it's my sister Emma, a psychologist, that picks up the phone for a fly-on-the-wall style chat about topics wit...
From the isles comes the cloth - Harris Tweed with Lorna Macaulay and Rebecca Hutton (#40)
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode is all about Harris Tweed, a legend among cloths and arguably the most socially significant of fabrics. My guests this week are Lor...
Finding confidence and purpose - With Rebecca Perkins (#39)
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The guest this week is Rebecca Perkins, acclaimed author and midlife coach. We talk about confidence in mid-life, finding your purpose, not being limi...
Optically inclined - With Jason Kirk of Kirk & Kirk (#38)
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Jason Kirk, director of the family firm Kirk and Kirk eyewear. We talk about how we go about buying glasses, why they can be so ...
Keeping faith in Sheffield steel - with Michael May, Sheffield knife maker (#37)
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sheffield was the birthplace of stainless steel and pivotal in the Industrial Revolution. Cutlery and knives have been proudly stamped "Made in Sheffi...
Roaringly retro - with Sophie Bainbridge of Stanley Biggs Clothiers (#36)
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new year and a fresh season of Garmology! In this episode, my guest is Sophie Bainbridge, co-founder of Stanley Biggs Clothiers and total enthusiast...
The Festive Yuletide Special - With Jon, Shaun, Dachi & Nick
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand, we have recorded a special festive bonus edition for your enjoyment. Featuring regular co-hosts Shaun, Dachi, Jon and Nick. We reac...
Four Garmsmen gather - Season finale!
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to call it a wrap and close season 1, so I gathered three of the regular guests for a free-form chat about this and that, the problem of vin...
Heritagewear for oldish dudes - With Albert Imperato aka UpstateGuyStyle
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my guest is Albert, NY residing classical music promotor and man of fine culture. At the weekends he heads to his secret upstate lair...
Just cosplay every day! - With Holly Swinyard
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guest this episode is Holly Swinyard, style chameleon in many a Cosplay getup. Holly is editor and podcaster for the Cosplay Journal, a contributo...
Utopian outerwear - With Gary Newbold of English Utopia
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks guest is Gary Newbold, maker of premium, handmade British outerwear as English Utopia, and his non-linear career progression from life as a...
Vintage winter kit - With Nick & Dachi
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This weeks episode sees Garmology regular Dachi back to discuss vintage opportunities for the coming cold and wet season. Topics covered include vinta...
Sneakers - field to fashion - With Thomas A Turner
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is Thomas A Turner, acclaimed author of "The Sports Shoe - A history from field to fashion", the definitive book about the ev...
Is retail dead? - With David Wilkinson
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Wilkinson has had a long and varied career in retail, from a small-town hardware store, via Harrods in London and major department stores in Doh...
A Highland thing - With John Sugden of Campbells of Beauly
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is John Sugden of Campbell's of Beauly, a traditional highland tailor and accessories shop outside Inverness with a continuous history ...
Vintage trade insight - With Holly Butterworth
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my guest is Holly Butterworth. Holly and her husband, Colin, have a combined 35 years in the vintage garment trade and now own a vint...
Wax off? Wax on! - With Ryan Mallinson
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, my guest is Ryan Mallinson, Yorkshireman and keen maintainer of the waxed jacket legacy. Ryan owns a small company offering repair...
Comfortably clothed - with Nick & Shaun
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode finds Shaun back for another chat about, well, clothes and stuff really. More specifically the comfort we find in cloths, in which ways c...
Sartorial savvy for rent - With Sarah Gilfillan and Sartorialab
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many men find shopping for clothes both tedious, tricky and best left to a partner or mother. My guest today is Sarah Gilfillan, London-based style co...
Why watches are cool - With Nick & Dachi
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's easy enough to keep a narrow interest. We like what we like, more of the same can be a matter of "yes please!". Finding an interest in something ...
No poop in the soup - With Martin Ridne of Jernvirke
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Martin Ridne of Swedish micro-brand Jernvike, literally a husband and wife brand from Stockholm. Jernvirke has been in business for a...
What to keep, what to bin - With Nick & Shaun
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this weeks episode, I'm joined again by my pal Shaun for a chat about clearing out our closets. A kind of guys version of the minimal Marie Kondo ...
Heritage workwear revival - With Sophie Miller of Yarmouth Oilskins
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Sophie Miller, designer at traditional British maker Yarmouth Oilskins on the coast of Norfolk. The company will shortly be...
Attirely insatiable - With Nick & Jon
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Jon Fowler, inveterate garmsman and collector of the weird, obscure, traditional and bespoke. We talk about Jon's background in cloth...
Will secondhand outsell fast fashion? - With Lewis Hull of Marrkt
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I talk to Lewis Hull of online reseller Marrkt. We talk about the business of reselling high-end menswear on consignment, whether ...
Raketa watches from Russia - With David Henderson-Stewart
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to David Henderson-Stewart of the Russian watch company Raketa. Based in St Petersburg, Raketa is the only remaining maker of ...
The art of the prance - with Nick & Dachi
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode titled "The art of the prance", my chum Dachi is back for another highbrow chat about a vital topic within garmology, prancing, ...
Amekaji, vintage workwear and making in Japan - with Bryan "Rite-Stuff" Shettig
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guest in this episode is Bryan Shettig. Bryan owns the brand Rite-Stuff, specialising in the reproduction of early 1900's workwear. I wanted to ta...
The truth about influencers - with Nik Speller
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world of influencers is a strange and new one. On the one hand, it's one of the most aspired to jobs among teens today, on the other, it's clearly...
A chat about likes and dislikes - with Nick & Shaun
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The title really does say it all. In this episode, Shaun is back for a chat and the topic is clothing we don't like. Garmental prejudice, if you like....
Staying stubbornly independent - with Ant Hicks
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ant Hicks owns Assembly, a small menswear shop in the idyllic market town of Frome in Somerset. We talk about the reality of being small and local whe...
The real environmental impact of clothes - with Professor Ingun Grimstad Klepp
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Much is said about the environmental impact and sustainability of our clothes. Which fibres are good, which are not so good. Should we upcycle, recycl...
Hometown pride and local production - with Iain Trickett
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Iain Trickett of Trickett England. We talk about being proud of where you come from, being part of the local community, mak...
Influences and where we find them - with Nick and Shaun
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pretty much everything we do is influenced by what is around us and what has gone before us. Here is another rambling chat with Shaun and Nick, includ...
A guide to taking care of your shoes - with Miguel of Marcus De Shoes
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my guest is Miguel de Almeida, owner and creative director of British footwear brand Marcus de Shoes. Miguel takes me through the nec...
Why do some brands become favorites? - with Nick & Dachi
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S00E06:In this episode, my co-host is my friend Dachi from Brighton and we enjoy a Sunday morning chat about brands that find favour with us, and why ...
Where does the value of clothing lie? - with Nick & Dachi
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my co-host is my friend Dachi from Brighton and we talk about the various ways we look at the value of clothes and heritage, vintage ...
Life as a Harris Tweed weaver - with Rebecca Hutton
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: This episode has technical issues and is superseded by S2:E5. It remains here for posterity!In this episode, I talk tweed with Rebecca Hu...
Jacket design principles - with Nick Hussey of FRAHM jackets
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Nick Hussey of FRAHM Jackets about his philosophy when it comes to designing garments for his brand. We talk about jacket...
Is "buy better, buy less" sensible or a marketing trick? - with Nick & Shaun
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my co-host is my friend Shaun from Glasgow and we talk buying decent clothes, getting value for money, at what price point you might ...
Heritage, provenance and where things are made - with Nick & Shaun
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, my co-host is my friend Shaun from Glasgow and we talk about heritage, provenance and branding. Where are things made, what is the br...