Joseph Abboud | Legendary Menswear Fashion Designer | 09-05-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2 • 828 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Joseph Abboud, legendary menswear fashion designer, joins Sid to discuss the death of Giorgio Armani. Abboud reflects on Armani’s unmatched influence in fashion, his humility, and the lasting impact of his work. He and Sid Rosenberg discuss men’s fashion, the decline in dressing well since COVID, and the importance of tailoring and personal style. Abboud notes that younger generations, like Sid’s son, can help revive appreciation for fashion. The discussion turns to New York City’s challenges—crime, retail decline, and the mayoral race—with Abboud strongly supporting Curtis Sliwa as someone who understands and will fight for the city’s fashion and retail industries. He emphasizes his deep ties to New York, refusing to leave despite its struggles, and ends with reflections on stereotypes, creativity, and friendship with Sid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.6	703 on your gala morning.
0:50.0	I'm calling this the Gala Morning, the annual W.A.B.C. Gala.
0:55.2	And I've been behind the scenes.
0:57.3	It's kind of fun.
0:58.0	It's like a Robin Leachow, you know.
1:00.3	I go back in the office there with Marco Casimittis.
1:03.8	And I see all the preparation.
1:07.2	And I don't think people, when they go tonight, even realize, and I'm not sucking up here, I'm not patronizing anybody, I'm past that guy, I'm old, I'm close to death at this point, please, been doing this for 25 years, 27 years.
1:23.8	Margo Katz Matidis worked so hard on this event and everybody does you know John and Emily and
1:29.0	Jed and George and I don't know thousands of people I don't know but specifically Margo
1:34.8	I mean you got to see what is in that back office here it's nuts so when you go there
1:42.2	tonight and you see this epic gala it looks gorgeous it feels gorgeous it is gorgeous
1:49.3	margot margot i got to congratulate margot cats and matetes i do so she was uh she had just left
2:00.8	i was told when i got in this morning i'm sure yeah she was here
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