Office Hour: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Office Hour with FIDM Professors Mimi Su and Tom Henkenius. With episodes dropping each week, our hosts draw on their unique backgrounds in fashion and entertainment to discuss trending topics in design, marketing, fashion, and retail, providing relevant insights into these exciting industries.
Our hosts discuss Taylor Swift, Jeremy Scott, and the new “WE <3 NYC" logo. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the sudden retirement of celebrity stylist and self-proclaimed “image architect” Law Roach. Special guest Camila Smith joins Office Hour to share her valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss the origins of Women’s History Month, the Versace show in Los Angeles, and the 2023 Academy Awards. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the return of the infamous Victoria's Secret fashion show. Special guest Miguel Barragan, FIDM Director of Product Development, joins Office Hour to share his valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
In celebration of the new FIDM Museum "Art of Costume Design in Film" exhibition, museum staff members Christina Frank and Leigh Wishner take over as hosts for this week's episode. For our top story of the week, Christina and Leigh discuss the process of curating the annual exhibition, Academy Award nominees seen within the exhibit, a special FIDM collaboration with Netflix, and who they predict will walk away with this year's Oscar in costume design.
The "Art of Costume Design in Film" exhibition is free and open to the public until Saturday, May 6, 2023. The FIDM Museum is located on the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising campus in Downtown Los Angeles.
For more information, head to FIDMMuseum.org
Our hosts discuss ‘Meta Verified,’ Pharrell Williams, and the most downloaded apps of 2022. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the fall of 'blanding' and a return to maximalism. What is blanding, and how do major brands incorporate blanding into their marketing strategies? Special guest Jerome Boroff joins Office Hour to share his valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss Phoebe Philo, the Hermès v Rothschild verdict, and the beauty of New Orleans. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the ads seen during the 2023 Super Bowl and Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Special guest Bonnie Wan (Partner and Head of Brand Strategy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners) joins Office Hour to share her valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
Stay connected with Bonnie Wan and keep an eye out for her new book, The Life Brief: A Creative Practice for Courageous Living, by checking out her website and joining The Life Brief community.
Our hosts discuss The Last of Us, The 2023 Grammys, Beyoncé, and Google’s AI chatbot. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss two major cases in Fashion, Adidas v Thom Browne and Hermès v Rothschild. Special guest Gordon Firemark joins Office Hour to share his valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
Don't forget to tune into Gordon's podcast, Entertainment Law Update, releasing every month wherever you get your podcasts!
Our hosts discuss Showtime and Paramount+ Merging, The Last of Us, and Sabato De Sarno. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss De-Influencing and the recent TikTok eyelash controversy, Mascaragate. Special guest Laura Correa joins Office Hour to share her valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, Party City, and compostable streetwear. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the current state of retail, retail technology, the pandemic's impact on retail, inflation, and the value of brick and mortar.
Our hosts discuss Apple's first brick-and-mortar stores in India and ongoing fashion lawsuits. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss NRF 2023 Retail's Big Show along with our special guest and Insider POV, Ron Thurston.
Don't forget to grab a copy of Ron Thurston's book, Retail Pride: The Guide to Celebrating Your Accidental Career.
Our hosts discuss the new Word of the Year, top Google searches, going goblin mode, The White Lotus, and Tom's inspirational trip to New York City. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss food and drinks that have become popularized because of social media and media in general. Negroni sbagliato with prosecco anyone? Guest and producer of the podcast Spencer Williams joins Office Hour to share his valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Special guest Christina Frank from the FIDM Museum joins Office Hour as Co-Host to share her valuable insider point of view on this week's topics. Our hosts discuss Spotify Wrapped 2022, Viva Magenta, and the National Museum of Norway. For our top story of the week, Mimi and Christina discuss the acquisition of Tom Ford by Estée Lauder Companies. Christina provides some fashion history behind Tom Ford and the supposed “Golden Age of Fashion” for luxury brands in the 1990s.
Our hosts discuss fashion headlines such as Alessandro Michele stepping down as Gucci's creative director, as well as the ongoing shifts at Twitter and the company's relationship with Apple. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi welcome the holiday shopping season with a discussion about Black Friday, Walmart, inflation, inventory, and food delivery. Special guest and producer of the podcast Spencer Williams joins Office Hour to share his valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss the first Gen Z elected member to the US Congress, chicken sandwich wars, election demographics, and holiday season shopping. This week's top story of the week is Singles' Day, China’s unofficial holiday intended for singles to treat themselves with retail therapy as a distraction from their relationship status.
Special guests Selena Chan and Nan Wang join Office Hour to share their valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards and Wordle updates. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss dress codes and the rapid shift to a more casually dressed workplace. Special guest and FIDM Graduate Alexander Novak joins Office Hour to share his valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss Taylor Swift updates, a new social media app, and retail trends. This week's top story of the week is all about Elon Musk's $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Are you willing to pay for a "Verified" blue checkmark? What is a "Heavy Tweeter"? Special guest and FIDM student Sam Dana joins Office Hour to share her valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss Taylor Swift's new album, the new YouTube, and graphic design AI. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss nostalgia. Why is nostalgia such a salient trend at the moment? Why are vinyl records, headphones, and reusable disposable cameras so popular? Special guest and FIDM Visual Communications student Miguel Velasquez joins Office Hour to share his valuable Gen Z POV on this week's topics.
Our hosts discuss TikTok, ByteDance, Amazon Prime Day, Jenna Lyons, and Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the return of BravoCon, which brought four times as many sponsors this year compared to the last event in 2019, and a Netflix Pop-Up Store heading to L.A.’s The Grove. Special guest Gaby Piro joins Office Hour to share her valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
For this week's trending topics, our hosts discuss Sephora's return to the UK, the reopening of The Orange County Museum of Art, an update on BeReal, Meta, and the passing of pioneering DJ, Art Laboe. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the canned water brand now valued at $700 million, Liquid Death. Guests Arden Noto and Adam Messinger join to offer their insight.
Welcome back for another "Office Hour" episode with FIDM Professors Tom Henkenius and Mimi Su. For this week's trending topics, our hosts discuss a spray-on Coperni dress, Burberry's new chief creative officer, the "Pink Tax," and a disappointing box office weekend for Billy Eichner's latest film, Bros. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss developments in the skincare industry and two new male celebrity founder skincare brands. Special guest Tina Perez, FIDM Director of Beauty Marketing & Product Development and Beauty Business Management, joins Office Hour to share her valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
It's time for your weekly "Office Hour" session with FIDM Professors Tom Henkenius and Mimi Su. For this week's trending topics, our hosts discuss a big move made by Spotify, Peloton woes, changing New Yorker habits, and The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the NFL, a.k.a. the National Fenty League! With the announcement of Rihanna taking on the famed Halftime Show stage, our hosts break down the many sponsor changes taking place this year. Special guest Eric Detwiler joins Office Hour for to share his valuable insider point of view on this week's topics.
Welcome back for another "Office Hour" with FIDM Professors Tom Henkenius and Mimi Su. For this week's trending topics, our hosts discuss Gap's partnership with Kanye West, the vacated conviction of Adnan Syed, TikTok cloning the BeReal. feature discussed in episode one, and Adobe buying Figma. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss the big question, are we on a path to a global recession? What is the Lipstick Index? Hear what our hosts know on the topic and what the Gen-Z generation might think about a possible recession. Guests Arden Noto and Adam Messinger join once again to offer their insight.
Welcome to "Office Hour" with FIDM Professors Tom Henkenius and Mimi Su. In the pilot episode, our cohosts introduce themselves and discuss their experiences as FIDM Faculty members. Then, it is time to get into this week's trending topics. We start with quick takes on New York Fashion Week, the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, and a sulfur-crested cockatoo. For our top story of the week, Tom and Mimi discuss a newly popular app, BeReal. Adding to the conversation, our cohosts bring in some outside perspectives on this week's topics, Arden Noto and Adam Messinger.
FIDM Professors Tom Henkenius and Mimi Su introduce "Office Hour," a new FIDM podcast! With episodes dropping each week, our hosts draw on their unique backgrounds in design, marketing, fashion, and retail, providing relevant insights into these exciting industries. The first episode of Office Hour drops on September 15th and will release every Thursday thereafter.