Corporate Lunch

This week we ask: is sales season a disgusting way to look at clothes, or is it righteous fashion socialism? And: are we living in the Balenciaga video game? We also explain why boots are the most important form of footwear, and break down the official Corporate Lunch FW20 boots power rankings. (Links below.)10: Our Legacy Camion Boots9: Gucci Beige Brogue Ankle Boots8: Bottega Veneta Puddle Boots7: Adyar Tanker Boots6: Prada Mid-Calf Boots5: Raf Simons Runner Cylon Ankle Boots4: Engineered Garments Danner Mountain Trail3: Salomon Snowcross Advanced Mesh Boots2: ???1: Prada Re-Nylon Gabardine Booties Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we're talking about Corporate Lunch's brand new hat (available right here!), VF's Supreme acquisition, leather pants, high fashion Twitter, Keith Richards, Jil Sander, and the micro controversy over small wooden stools. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Phoebe Bridgers is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, a spooky style godhead, and now the CEO of her own record label, Saddest Factory. She joins us this week to discuss corporate aesthetics, Halloween costumes, her suit collection, getting "rockognized" at Erewhon, what she's looking for in Saddest Factory artists, and letting it rip on Twitter. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we've got a full house to discuss the necessity of dialing in your winter outerwear rotation. We're talking giant blob silhouettes, clothing that requires a driver, the boutique with the rarest cloaks known to man, the coats on our wishlist this season, and whether it's better to have 30 pairs of great pants or one pair of perfect pants. Read Rachel on the spiritual and emotional power of a new winter coat here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we're celebrating the fashion child of Shia LaBeouf and Harry Styles: GQ November cover star Timothée Chalamet. We rank his greatest fits, discuss his importance in celebrity culture, and go off on a wild tangent about Bob Dylan. Links to Timmy's fits here:10: https://twitter.com/readytimmywear/status/11815465217973493819: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2LpkcxAVFt/8: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGXeOk8l7mB/7: https://www.instagram.com/p/BsUT6KdgT_A/6: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5_QleNAvOI/5: https://www.instagram.com/p/B17ejvoA96h/4: https://www.gq.com/story/big-fit-of-the-day-3-16-203: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi4yDG_go9S/2: https://www.reddit.com/r/timotheechalamet/comments/fa0rz2/a_photo_from_the_dazed_china_photo_shoot_he_is/1: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf7Bn4pHFSI/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we discuss Matthew Williams’s Givenchy debut, and the Balenciaga, Thom Browne, and 4S collections. We also deliver a Prada shopping report and break down the discourse around the Vuitton women’s show, and Rachel declares an end to “normal stuff.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week Will joins us to unpack the October issue (shoutout Jonathan Majors!) and the first-ever GQ Quality List: our guide to the 50 fashion brands that transcend hype and deserve your attention. We discuss how and why we decided to compile the list, how the project has evolved as the year has unfolded, and why quality can save your personal style, your wallet, and maybe the world itself. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we're joined by world famous stylist Ian Bradley to discuss the fashion world's relationship to Twitter, the golden era of couture, whether we're going to buy new coats this year, the return of style tribes, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Plus, everyone shares a preview of their fall look.Check out the China Chalet editorial Ian styled for GQ here. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What makes a chair cool? This week interior design genius Adam Charlap Hyman of Charlap Hyman & Herrero joins Rachel and Sam to discuss sourcing god-tier furniture, finding decor inspiration via old Italian women on Instagram, the coolest apartments of all time, MTV Cribs, why you should embrace design that scares you, and much more. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we're joined by GQ's NBA correspondent, Michael Pina, to discuss the NBA boycott and how players are protesting via their pregame tunnel fits. Plus, we talk GQ's merch launch, the rise of vintage Armani, and the explosion of the Telfar bag. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices