Corporate Lunch

Naomi Fry, a New Yorker staff writer who covers fashion and culture, talks about her fascination with youth culture and streetwear. She recounts pitching and reporting on Online Ceramics, confesses lost skateboarding dreams, and shares recent Grailed finds. The conversation bounces between pop moments, DIY tee printing, and creative projects with her husband.

Corporate Lunch is BACK. We’ve been in the studio for the past six weeks cooking up this opus of fall fashion recommendations, where Will and Noah drop knowledge on the rare French brands and LA shops they’re feeling, ponder the status of the male silhouette in fashion, and catch up on all the vibes you’ve been missing. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Last seen in an airport lounge in a country you’ve never heard of, GQ Style fashion director Mobolaji Dawodu resurfaced in NYC just in time for a brand new episode of Corporate Lunch. And he’s got a few stories to tell, including tales from the dance floors of Lagos and Dakar, that one time he got chased off a shoot in Istanbul, and that other time he got chased out of a village in the Ukraine. Plus, he lets us in on a few of his styling secrets, and delivers the only vibe you need this week. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In honor of #NYFW we've got certified rising star Emily Bode on the pod. The menswear designer talks to Will and Noah about how her vision for Bode came together, how she found her way to making clothes out of vintage quilts, the hard lessons she learned getting her business off the ground, and her secrets to handling the dreaded "old clothing smell." Plus, she drops the details on her top-secret NYFW party. More about Bode here: https://www.gq.com/story/labels-on-fire-bode-evan-kinori-cobra-sc Cop Bode here: https://www.bodenewyork.com/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week Will and Noah are joined by one of GQ Style’s favorite young American designers: Evan Kinori. Not only does Evan make incredibly dope clothes, but he’s also a) a lifelong Deadhead (see cover image for proof) b) a world-class skateboarder c) smells good d) the kind of Corporate Lunch guest who brings hall-of-fame level vibes. Read about Evan Kinori here: https://www.gq.com/story/labels-on-fire-bode-evan-kinori-cobra-sc Cop some Evan Kinori here: http://www.evankinori.com/shop/ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Last week, we released Will's letter from the editor from the fall issue of GQ Style, which details his experience being diagnosed with testicular cancer. You can read it here: https://www.gq.com/story/will-welch-letter-from-the-editor-fall-2018 In this episode, Will and Noah discuss how the discovery, diagnosis, and treatment went down, why he decided to reveal it to the world, and what brand makes the best pants for dudes who just got a ball removed. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Welcome to the new era of GQ Style. We've got a new logo, new design, and bangin' new fall issue featuring Tyler, the Creator. This week Will and Noah give you a preview of some spicy content to come, discuss why we decided to ban trends in the magazine, and bring in GQ Style executive design director Rob Vargas to talk about the secret behind our new look. Subscribe! https://subscribe.gqstyle.com/subscribe/gqstyle/115200 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Welcome to a, ahem, shorter version of Corporate Lunch's critically acclaimed Pants Episode. This week, Will and Noah discuss the fashion world's unlikely embrace of shorts, break down the dynamics of showing some thigh in the workplace, and @ some of their favorite brands. Plus, Sam asks Noah for the lowdown on his Complex days, when he was notorious for (allegedly) sending interns home for dress code infractions. More on shorts: https://www.gq.com/story/shorts-for-men-fashion-week-2018 Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week we’ve got international fashion legend J Pesko in the content tower. Will and Noah grill him on what life was like at the advent of the street style explosion, how he went from the NYC editorial world to opening a dope menswear store in LA, and how exactly to pronounce “Magasin.” Josh also weighs in on what he saw at New York Fashion Week: Men’s, and explains why deadstock fabrics are the truth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

So much went down at Paris Fashion Week that Will and Noah hopped off the plane and went straight to the pod studio. This week we’re talking about the new generation of designers that has finally taken over the runways, what it means that the Kanye-adjacent crowd (and Kanye himself) hit the shows this season, The Hug Heard ’Round The World, dudes in shorts, and why some designers think it’s time to move beyond “streetwear.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices