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The Who What Wear Podcast: What Does It Mean To Be An American Fashion Designer in 2025? Featuring Sergio Hudson, Jackson Wiederhoeft, and Allina Liu

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4.73K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What does it take to make it as an independent designer today? Is New York Fashion Week dead? This week, Who What Wear Associate Features Editor Ana Escalante breaks down her recent piece for our Spring Issue about the state of the fashion industry—and what it feels like to be an American fashion designer in 2025. She and Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen discuss why Ana wanted to explore this topic given the current sociopolitical climate, and what she learned from meeting with a half dozen American designers. Plus, Ana shares snippets from her interviews with Business of Fashion senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young, as well the designers themselves, including Sergio HudsonJackson Wiederhoeft, and Allina Liu. They dive into their hopes and fears for the industry, the challenges they’re facing right now, and more.

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0:00.0

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0:24.5

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0:29.1

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0:35.3

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0:41.2

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0:47.7

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0:53.2

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0:57.0

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1:01.1

So bring your high standards and never limit what you can find.

1:02.9

Yeah, eBay.

1:07.5

The place for new, pre-loved, vintage and rare fashion.

1:11.5

eBay, things people love.

1:30.1

Welcome to the Who What Wear Podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts,

1:36.2

editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion. I'm Who What Wears editorial director Lauren Eggerson, and today we've got something special and a little different

1:40.9

for you. Our associate features editor, Anna Escalante, recently wrote an amazing piece for our spring

1:46.8

issue about the state of fashion in America and what it means to be an American designer

1:51.1

given the current political climate.

1:53.4

I love the story so much that I insisted she'd come on the podcast to walk us through her

1:57.5

findings.

1:58.7

You can check the link in the episode description to read the full feature.

2:02.2

Throughout this episode, you're going to hear snippets

2:04.4

of Anna's conversations with the designers

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