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05/06/2026

Garmology: Menswear, influencing and that unc style with Peter Noah (#170)

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Peter Noah joins Garmology for a refreshingly honest conversation about influencer culture, personal style, and the reality of creating content in the menswear world. What starts as a story about launching a YouTube channel quickly becomes something deeper—a reflection on free products, brand relationships, algorithm pressure, and the uneasy feeling of becoming part of the marketing machine. Peter shares why…

20/05/2026

Garmology: Retail, Craft, and the Future of Menswear – With Jason Pecarich of Division Road(#169)

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In this episode of Garmology, Nick is joined by Jason Pecarich, founder of Division Road—one of the most thoughtful and quietly influential retailers in modern menswear. From heritage footwear and natural fabrics to presentation, service, and the future of quality retail, this is a wide‑ranging conversation about what really makes clothes worth caring about. Jason shares his unlikely journey from…

03/05/2026

Garmology: What’s Really in Your Clothes? With Lydia Wendt of California Cloth Foundry (#168)

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In this episode of Garmology, Nick is joined by Lydia Wendt, founder of California Cloth Foundry and a leading voice in clean, non‑toxic textiles. Fresh from the Netflix documentary Plastic Detox, Lydia explains how clothing—especially performance and “sustainable” fashion—can be far more chemically complex (and harmful) than most people realise. Together, they unpack greenwashing, organic cotton myths, plastic fibres, petrochemical…

17/04/2026

Garmology – Can Modern Technology Save Heritage Craft? – With Genevieve Sweeney (#167)

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Genevieve returns to Garmology four years after her last appearance—and a lot has changed. Since we last spoke (just weeks before she gave birth), Genevieve has been quietly building something remarkable: a knitwear micro‑factory in rural Hertfordshire, training apprentices, preserving endangered skills, and bringing more of her luxury British knitwear production in‑house. In this episode, we talk heritage crafts and modern knitting…

27/03/2026

Garmology – A Love Letter to Craft – With Dylan Lynch of Kluane Mountaineering (#166)

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In this episode of Garmology, Nick heads to Edmonton, Canada, to meet Dylan Lynch — the new custodian of Kluane Mountaineering, a tiny but legendary workshop that’s been making expedition‑grade down jackets and sleeping bags for over 50 years. Dylan shares the brand’s unlikely origins, the almost mythical figure of seamstress Lucy, his own journey from winter camper to clothing‑and‑textile…

13/03/2026

Garmology – Curtains First, Clothes Later: Fashion Fictions Explained – With Amy Twigger-Holroyd (#165)

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In this episode of Garmology, Nick speaks with Professor Amy Twigger‑Holroyd, a designer, researcher, and academic specialising in Alternative Fashion Systems at Nottingham School of Art and Design. Amy shares her path from knitwear design and running a slow‑fashion label to becoming a leading researcher on sustainability, remaking, participatory textile practices, and what she calls fashion fictions. She explains how mainstream fashion systems limit imagination…

20/02/2026

Garmology – The Late-Blooming Tailor with Duane MacLeod of Holdfast Bespoke(#164)

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This episode of Garmology features host Nick in conversation with bespoke tailor Duane MacLeod, who lives and works on the coast of Maine. Duane shares his unconventional journey into sewing and tailoring, beginning with a childhood in a DIY, self-sufficient family and escalating into a lifelong fascination with making things. After years of building houses, reupholstering furniture, and sewing casually,…

06/02/2026

Garmology – Small Batch, Big Heart – With Neale McDonald (#163)

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In this episode, Nick sits down with Neale McDonald, founder of the small‑batch menswear label Adamant Clothing, to talk about the journey from skate‑scene style obsession to designing handmade garments in Scotland. They dive into craftsmanship, what “made in” really means, the frustrations of modern social media, menswear trends, and the challenges of running a tiny self‑funded brand in a…

23/01/2026

Garmology – Finding Meaning in the Clothes We Already Own – With Wendy Ward(#162)

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In this wide‑ranging and deeply reflective conversation, Nick welcomes back fashion researcher and maker Wendy Ward to unpack what really happens to clothes after we’re done with them — and why the fashion industry’s language around “recycling” and “sustainability” increasingly rings hollow. They explore the murky realities of textile waste, charity shop overload, and so‑called recycling systems that often amount…

22/01/2026

Garmology: Everything Is Vintage If You Wait Long Enough – With Shaun, Jon & Nick (#161)

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In this festive roundtable episode, Nick, Jon, and Shaun gather to complain — politely — about modern shopping, resale platforms, and the strange reality of buying your own clothes back years later from a charity shop. They talk eBay deliveries that arrive whenever they feel like it, Vinted’s takeover of second-hand culture, AI-written listings that say nothing, and heritage brands…