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Never Before with Janet Mock

Fashion Week Special: Christian Siriano and Nicolette Mason

Never Before with Janet Mock

Pineapple Street Studios / Lenny Letter

Society & Culture

5.0771 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Janet talks to fashion designer Christian Siriano and fashion writer Nicolette Mason about the exclusivity of the fashion world and the importance of making clothes for all body types. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is your fave, Janet Mock, and I'm back with a super extra special super, super amazing treat.

0:11.2

Yep, you heard me. A bonus episode of Never Before to tide you over until we return with a new batch of conversations with the most amazing cultural figures.

0:21.8

And this one is super close to my heart.

0:24.6

I'm letting you eavesdrop on a little chat between me and two of my most fashionable friends,

0:30.0

Christian Siriano and Nicolette Mason.

0:32.8

Christian Siriano is a designer who has dressed all of your faves.

0:36.2

Michelle Obama, Rihanna, Nikki Minaj, Jalo, Leslie Jones, Solange, and yours truly.

0:43.3

He burst into the hearts of fashion lovers everywhere when he won the fourth season of Project Runway.

0:49.3

He's the Kelly Clarkson of Fashion, emerging from reality TV to construct an influential empire,

0:55.7

which includes ready to wear, couture, fragrances, bedding, and even pay less shoes.

1:00.7

Nicolette Mason is a brand strategist and creative consultant, and now a designer of her own line,

1:06.4

Prem, which launched in July for sizes 12 to 30. Talk about inclusive.

1:11.6

She was also contributing editor for Mary Claire,

1:14.6

where she helmed the groundbreaking column,

1:16.6

Big Girl in a Skinny World.

1:18.6

The magazine also brought us together, IRL.

1:21.6

How we adorn our bodies has always been political.

1:24.6

Fashion is a $1.2 trillion global industry with $250 billion

1:30.3

spent annually in the United States alone. The industry is securing all of the coin,

1:36.3

but at what cost? Christian and Nicolet are expanding our culture's definition of beauty,

1:41.3

doing the work every single day to ensure that regardless of class,

1:46.3

race, gender identity, body shape, or size, that we all have the ability to see ourselves reflected

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