Vogue Editors Answer Your Questions! | PLUS Dior and Chanel Couture

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Episode: Vogue Editors Answer Your Questions! | PLUS Dior and Chanel Couture
Date: January 29, 2026
Hosts: Chloe Malle (Head of Editorial Content, Vogue US), Chioma Nnadi (Head of British Vogue)
Guest: Arden Fanning Andrews (Beauty Editor at Large)

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Episode Overview

This lively mailbag episode sees Vogue’s editors answer listener questions about their jobs, fashion trends, the logistics behind Couture Week in Paris, and their personal style splurges. Along the way, hosts Chloe Malle and Chioma Nnadi dive into detailed discussions about the Dior and Chanel Spring 2026 Couture shows, hot topics in the Vogue office (from the Grammys to Wuthering Heights), and the ethics of fur fashion. Listeners are treated to firsthand anecdotes from the heart of fashion.

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Highlights & Key Discussion Points

1. Couture Week Recap: Dior and Chanel

[01:02 – 10:10]

• Paris Couture Adventures
  • Chioma details her trip to Paris for the Couture shows, including train delays and lunches with Vogue colleagues.
  • Scene-setting at Dior: Describes “a garden on the ceiling” set by Jonathan Anderson, surreal and immersive.
  • Celebrity Sightings: Jennifer Lawrence, Anya Taylor-Joy in Poiret-inspired coats, Anya Taylor Joy, Greta Lee, Anna Wintour, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Pharrell, and Rihanna (“her version of old Hollywood glamour”—[04:10]) among many attending.

“You walked into the room and obviously Jonathan has a history of doing kind of incredible, kind of surreal sets. And there was a garden on the ceiling...It’s kind of like this upside down, topsy turvy World, which sort of greeted you at the door.”
— Chioma Nnadi [01:45]

• Dior Inspirations

  • Jonathan Anderson’s collection inspired by Tesco treats John Galliano brought him and a bouquet of cyclamen flowers ([05:04]).
  • Focus on florals: “I loved all the floral earrings. Even with, like, a simple, oversized coat, they looked incredible.”—Chioma [05:09]
  • Craftsmanship: Feathers, textures, sequins, layered looks that are “very much in the spirit of what Jonathan does, but in this very rarefied couture zone.” ([05:50])

• Chanel Show Insights

  • Set described as “Alice in Wonderland with massive, giant mushrooms” ([06:04]); a whimsical, fun collection.
  • Notable details: mushroom-embroidered shoes, organza “jeans,” ease and movement (“literally throw in your suitcase…so light…incredibly modern”—Chioma [08:34])
  • Praise for creative director Matthieu Blazy’s “lightness” and intuitive touch at Chanel.
  • Inclusive casting: Models of diverse ages and backgrounds, with a highlight on Nomi Lenoir and Bovita as the Chanel bride ([09:44]).

2. What Vogue Editors Are Talking About

[33:55 – 35:37]

• The innovation of two new creative directors—Jonathan Anderson (Dior) and Matthieu Blazy (Chanel)—making their couture debuts (“We have a new definition of what that means”—Chioma [34:29]).
• The visual spectacle and fun of the Chanel mushroom set and “the feathers at couture.”
• The Vogue book club’s spicy debates around Wuthering Heights and its “toxic” romance.
• Victoria and David Beckham both toting Birkins: “They put the kin in Birkin.” ([35:24])
• Teyana Taylor's fashion-forward impact.

3. Editor Q&A: Life and Work at Vogue

[19:54 – 35:37]

• On Fur Fashion
  • Increase in fur seen on the streets; difficulty distinguishing faux vs. real.
  • Editors favor vintage fur over synthetics for sustainability but acknowledge ethical concerns.
  • Note: Vogue (Conde Nast) no longer features fur in its pages as of October 2025 ([19:00]).

“But some will say that fake fur isn’t sustainable. That vintage fur is sustainable and that we should be wearing it and not having it languish on the shelf of a vintage store.”
— Chioma Nnadi [17:58]

• Chloe on Stepping Up as Head of Editorial Content
  • Balancing duties, more HR and people management (“I often feel like a boarding school principal at a girls’ school”—Chloe [20:10]).
  • Most fun: Collaborating on brainstorming ideas—story of creating a shoot with a TikTok-famous bodega cat finder and pendant necklaces ([21:41]).

“Being in meetings with colleagues and brainstorming together, solving problems together, and then seeing those ideas come to life…”
— Chloe Malle [21:30]

• Personal Style Splurges

  • Chioma: Red Valentino shoes and an Alaïa skirt-over-jeans piece ([22:08]), plus an “August Barone” navy sweater.
  • Chloe: Dries Van Noten ensemble and a pair of Row suede boots; praise for hunting sample sales (“ends up being…relative bulk, buying a few pieces” [25:06–25:19]).

• Career Advice: Breaking Into Fashion

  • Chioma: “Hone your eye—how you see the world is unique to you.” Suggests sharing your aesthetic by any means, e.g., zines, Instagram ([26:19]).
  • Pathway: Always loved magazines, but discovered over time that she liked dressing herself more than others.
  • Chloe: “Always take the meeting and be open to different directions your career can take than what you think” ([29:06]).

• Tips for Elevating an Outfit

  • Chioma: Focus on standout shoes—“I usually make them the focal point” ([30:20]).
  • Chloe: Build an outfit from the shoe up—“otherwise you can do a whole outfit and then you’re like, shit, what shoe am I gonna wear? And it can sort of derail the whole Jenga” ([30:44]).
  • “A statement shoe is a really good way of doing a simple outfit to be. Have a pop” — Chloe [30:59]
  • Tawny Goodman as a style reference for chic accessorizing.

• Workhorse Handbags

  • Chioma: Prada buckle bucket bag and Bottega Veneta intrecciato brown bag; likes medium-sized, lightweight bags ([32:43]).
  • Chloe: Simple crossbody Kate bag for weekends, Miu Miu patent leather double flap for the office.

4. Fashion Trends & Cultural Moments

[10:47 – 16:23, 17:07 – 19:53, 26:19 – 36:04]

• Boot Season in New York:
  Chloe—Prada snow boots: “The three or four times a year I do wear them are extremely important” ([11:06]).
• Music & Award Shows:
  Chioma excited for the Grammys (Kendrick Lamar, Kehlani, Doechii, Clipse), BAFTA fashion & film event co-hosted by Jessie Buckley ([11:28–13:58]).
  • Chloe rooting for Golden of K-Pop Demon Hunter.
• Book Club: Wuthering Heights
  Debate on its darkness: “Its reputation is as this great romance. And now we’re all reading it, and it’s. People are not nice to each other…The definition of very toxic.”—Chloe [14:31]
• Ebay and Personal Style:
  Arden shares searching for “deadstock” and unique vintage finds as part of her and her husband’s style routine ([16:36], [25:43]).

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Notable & Memorable Quotes with Timestamps

• “You walked into the room and obviously Jonathan has a history of doing kind of incredible, kind of surreal sets. And there was a garden on the ceiling...It’s kind of like this upside down, topsy turvy World, which sort of greeted you at the door.”
  — Chioma Nnadi [01:45]

• “The excitement was really palpable...And obviously I guess that would be Rihanna because she was a tiny bit late and she looked incredible. She showed up wearing all black with this. With. With dark shades. Very kind of her version of kind of old Hollywood glamour…”
  — Chioma Nnadi [04:10]

• “For me, what stood out instantly...is...it’s quite heavy because we’re always talking about the handwork and the beading and how many hours it took to make…But this is like a collection that you could literally throw in your suitcase. Like, it was so light.”
  — Chioma Nnadi [08:06]

• “Being in meetings with colleagues and brainstorming together, solving problems together, and then seeing those ideas come to life…”
  — Chloe Malle [21:30]

• “A statement shoe is a really good way of doing a simple outfit to be. Have a pop…The two extremes are Erykah Badu…and Coco Chanel saying, always take something off before you leave the house.”
  — Chloe Malle [31:00], [32:21]

• “Hone your eye—how you see the world is unique to you and it’s always going to be your selling points. So, understand what you like and what you don’t like.”
  — Chioma Nnadi [26:19]

• “Always take the meeting and be open to different directions your career can take than what you think.”
  — Chloe Malle [29:06]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Dior Couture and Paris trip: 01:02 – 06:36
• Chanel Couture Show: 06:36 – 10:13
• Fashion & Weather Chat (NYC, boots): 10:13 – 11:28
• Grammys & Awards Buzz: 11:28 – 13:58
• Book Club – Wuthering Heights: 13:58 – 16:23
• Fur Fashion Ethics: 17:07 – 19:53
• Chloe’s Role & Workplace Dynamics: 19:54 – 21:51
• Style Splurges: 22:05 – 25:28
• Career Advice & Breaking In: 26:19 – 29:06
• Elevating Outfits & Accessories: 30:11 – 32:38
• Workhorse Bags: 32:38 – 33:57
• Hot Topics Inside Vogue: 33:57 – 35:37

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Conclusion

This episode offers a sparkling inside look at the ever-evolving fashion world, from the buzzy streets of Paris during Couture Week to the candid, relatable fashion advice Vogue editors live by. Whether it’s a deep dive into the ethics of fur, sharing style hacks, or debating literary romances, Chloe and Chioma balance industry expertise with humor and approachability, making this episode a must-listen for fashion fans and career aspirants alike.

Transcript

[A]

Hi, I'm Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue's beauty editor at large. My husband and I talk a lot of ebay strategy together because it is something that we have bonded over since the beginning of our relationship. We've known each other for 20 years and we've been using ebay for even longer than that, both of us. He's very proud of his five star review, which I have the same. We're pretty popular. We have a really good reputation on ebay.

[B]

This is the run through. I'm Chloe Mel.

[C]

And I'm Cho Menardi. And I am so excited for today's episode. It's finally mailbag time.

[B]

Choma. I love mailbag episodes. I love to hear what questions people actually are interested in hearing about, and we love the opportunity to answer them. Thank you to everyone who submitted a question through the Vogue app and to those who emailed. But, Choma, I have my own questions about your speed trip to Paris for the couture shows. I want to hear everything.

[C]

Oh, my God. It was nail biting. I mean, first of all, all of the trains were delayed, so why.

[B]

It didn't snow there.

[C]

I know, but the Eurostar is always delayed, so. But I managed. I got the 8 o' clock train. I made it in time. I had lunch with our dear colleague Francesca Ragazzi. And then I ran into.

[B]

Where do you 2. Where Do 2 Vogue editors Lunch in Paris? Let's set the scene.

[C]

So frat Fran used to work. Fran used to live in Paris. So she's full of.

[B]

She's.

[C]

She's full of suggestions. So we went to this place called Le Laterie. And. And we. We met with her and our. And our colleague and our former colleague Juan, who, because they were working on. They're working on Vogue World Milan, furiously working on Vogue about Milan. So I sort of hijack. Hijack their lunch. And it was a stone's throw from the. From the. The dual show. And on the way in to the show, we ran into Amanda Harlech, who is longtime Carl. Carl Lagerfeld collaborator. I mean, she worked with John Galliano in the beginning. She's a huge fan of Jonathan Anderson. So she was extremely excited to be at the show. And the excitement was really palpable. You walked into the room and obviously Jonathan has a history of doing kind of incredible, kind of surreal sets. And there was a garden on the ceiling. So there was moss and flowers growing from the ceiling and these mirrored walls. So it was quite. It's kind of like this upside down, topsy turvy World, which sort of greeted you out the door.

[B]

And.

[C]

And then I spent a lot of time celebrity spotting and trying to figure out who was there and.

[B]

All right, give us. Give us a scene set of who was there.

[C]

Jennifer Lawrence was there, and she was wearing one of the coats from the men's collection, which was Poiret inspired, and so was Anya Taylor Joy. They both look fab. I missed Greta Lee, who was in one of my favorite looks from the men's, which was. I love those white. Yeah, I know. There's one jean, those white jeans, and.

[B]

That sparky, very choma Nati look.

[C]

Oh, my God. Yeah, it was very me. Very me.

[B]

Very naughty by nature.

[C]

It was very naughty by nature. I missed Anna and John Galliano coming in, but people were very excited to see that John was at the show and sitting front row. In fact, there were so many designers at the show, I think I saw Jean Ball Gaultier. I had a quick coffee with Shimina from Chloe afterwards, and she told me she was at the show. I didn't even see her, but I.

[B]

Saw pictures of her and Pierre Paolo going together. I love when designers go to other designers shows.

[A]

It's.

[B]

I think it's so convivial and charming.

[C]

It is, isn't it? And Pharrell was there, so, yeah. I mean, I love that Jonathan invites the entire community to come and watch the show. So that was really fun. And then we were all kind of waiting to see who was gonna show up. And. And. And obviously, I guess that would be Rihanna because she was a tiny bit late and she looked incredible. She showed up wearing all black with this. With. With dark shades. Very kind of her version of kind of old Hollywood glamour and old holly. Couture meets couture. The show was. Was pretty incredible. I don't know if you saw, but Jonathan posted an Instagram picture of a Tesco's bag, which is, I guess, the equivalent of. What's the equivalent of Tesco's. Maybe it's not Target, but anyway, it's a really beloved supermarket in the uk and apparently on his meeting with. At his meeting with John Galliano, John had brought this, like, a shopping bag of Tesco treats with him and these gorgeous flowers.

[B]

Oh, cyclamen.

[C]

Cyclamen. And a bouquet of cyclamen flowers. And he based the collection on those flowers. I loved all the floral earrings. Even with, like, a simple, oversized coat, they looked incredible. And the. Some of the things that you couldn't really see in pictures were the feathers and the textures and the sequins and Those really beautiful draped looks that you couldn't really tell whether it was two layers or three layers. It was very, very much in the spirit of what Jonathan does, but in this very rarefied couture zone. And then Lin Yeager was staying at the same hotel as me, so we. We took a ride to the Chanel show. And she has a friend who works in the atelier at Chanel who is extremely excited about it. And I think that generally the energy before the show was electric because everybody's been waiting for this moment. And it didn't matter that there was a complete downpour because you walked into the show, into the Grand Palais, and it was like Alice in Wonderland. Like, I took a picture of lining next to one of the massive giant mushrooms that were all over the set and I was just like, oh, my God, we've just like fell down the rabbit hole here. It was so.

[B]

Oh, that's so fun.

[C]

It was so fun. It was such a fun collection. But Lynn got told off for touching one of the mushrooms, but so you couldn't exactly, like sit on them. You had to be careful. But they were.

[B]

Well, it's like where in Alice in Wonderland you're supposed to rip a piece off and eat it to get larger or smaller. So I guess you weren't supposed to do that. But it did make me think of, you know, one of the all time great Vogue shoots of Natalia Vodyanova with all the designers as Alice in Wonderland, the Grace and Annie. And the mushroom image is Marc Jacobs perched on a mushroom with Natalia in Mark. And it's for Vuitton, but yes, that's very. It looked delightful. I loved the collection. I thought it was so beautiful. There was such ease and movement to it. And Nicole Phelps in her review was talking about how this was an IRL show and how you really needed. There were these little brooches that you really needed to see in person. They didn't translate in photos. And I thought that made the couture of it all so much more exclusive and it made it more intimate. Um, I also loved the sort of trompe l' oeil necklace brooch of one of the early looks where there was a brooch in the center of a sort of Hepburn esque black shift dress and then the necklace underneath it so it looked like it was poking, peeking out.

[C]

Yeah, that was brilliant. I mean, there were so many beautiful touches. The mushroom heels on, the shoes on the slingbacks, the embroidery, the jeans that weren't jeans that were sheer pants. The pajamas. Oh, yeah. The Sheer jeans, organza jeans that were incredible.

[A]

The.

[C]

For me, what stood out instantly was one thing that I sort of often see, that we often see at Couture is it's quite heavy because we're always talking about the handwork and the beading and how many hours it took to make and transporting some of these looks. You know, you need like kind of a fridge, a refrigerator size bag to carry them in. But this is like a collection that you could literally throw in your suitcase. Like, it was so light.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

And it felt incredibly modern to me in a way that there was this lightness. And to me it was just emblematic of the way Mathieu has taken on the house of Chanel. He has not burdened himself with the weight of it. And it felt so easy, so intuitive.

[A]

And.

[C]

When you saw the women, kind of the models walking by and the little details of things that. The little details like the mushroom embroidery or. Or the detail, the sort of chiffon that looked like feathers and moved like little feathers, like it was so incredibly detailed. But it was just, it had a lightness of hand that I thought was just like exquisite, I have to say. Like, it was really special. And then the casting. The casting was amazing. I mean, I love that you opened with a model who had a graying bob, who's absolutely fantastic looking black bob.

[B]

I love this haircut. It reminded me of Simone Viles haircut. It was like this class classic sort of curly haired triangle.

[C]

Yeah, it was, it was brilliant. At one point my hair was a bit like that. Now it's a much longer.

[B]

That's true. You did have a moment a bit.

[C]

Like that curly hair triangle going on. So obviously I love that. And then to spotlight models like Nomi Lenoir, who we haven't seen in ages. It was just an unexpected lineup.

[B]

Your beloved Bavita closed the show.

[C]

I loved Bovita looking incredible, smiling from ear to ear, twirling and just having the best time. And as the Chanel bride, which was. And yeah, it was, it was really like a wonderful moment.

[B]

And then you zipped right back on the Eurostar.

[C]

I sure did.

[B]

And Choma, while you were in a land of mushrooms, I was in a winter wonderland. It snowed over a foot in New York on Sunday. I think the happiest person in New York City was Lloyd Albert. My dog was frolicking through the snow. He is half Saint Bernard and he was so happy. All of these tourists were like, this dog is so happy. So yes, we did a lot of sledding. It was a snow day.

[A]

On Monday.

[B]

It's also frigidly cold. It's 7 degrees. And so that was a big theme of the moment. And we all have been trying to figure out how to style our snow boots for.

[C]

Yeah. What boots are you wearing?

[B]

Well, I have a pair of Prada snow boots that I got a long time ago on sale and I'm always like, why do I own these? I wear them three times a year. But the three or four times a year I do wear them are extremely important. So that's where I am. I'm wearing them. But cost per wear.

[C]

We approve. We agree.

[B]

Exactly. Choma, the Grammys are this Sunday. We're all very excited. Anyone you are rooting for?

[C]

Yeah, for sure. I think everybody. I mean, obviously it was a big year for Kendrick Lamar and I think he'll ultimately get. He'll get a nod there for sure. For sure. And good to see Dochi make record of the year too. I think one of the surprise albums that came through was the Clipses album. A lot of people are talking about that. I don't know if they'll. If they'll get, not if they'll get an award, but I think it's really, it's really great to see, to see artists that have kind of been, have, have a lot of skin in the game really come and, and get. Become contenders in that category. And then I'm kind of excited for Kehlani. Like, I think her, she's had a big year and I think I'm excited to see what she wears to the Grammys and I'm excited to see if that buzz will translate into a Grammy award because she's really built over the year, has built over the last few years, has really built a following, but this year I think it's gone to another level. Sometimes the Grammys are kind of behind on those sort of things though, so I don't know if she'll get recognized this time. But she's definitely someone who's emerging as like a really important voice in music.

[B]

Wow. Excellent. I, of course, am a big fan of golden from K Pop Demon Hunter. So I'm looking forward also some of us have been very into Audrey Nuna's look. She was the one who wore Thom Browne to the Golden Globes and she has been wearing Comme des Garcons and just some very fashion forward, risk taking looks. So we're excited to see what Audrey is wearing. And Choma, you have the baftas coming up.

[C]

It's in a couple of weeks. We're Prepping it. We host our fashion and film event with GQ the night of the baftas. So we're in furious preparation mode. And Jesse Buckley's one of the major hosts for the party, so that's super exciting. And I think Chase Infinity will be, too. So we're sort of silent. Yeah, we're really excited. And the nomination list looks really great.

[B]

All right. And Choma, are you reading Wuthering Heights?

[C]

I. You know what? I need to, because I feel like I read it at some point in my youth, but have no recollection of reading it.

[B]

Well, but this is actually what's interesting, and this has been the real topic in the halls of Vogue around the book club has been how we all maybe misremembered or remembered very specifically the book, which is it. And its reputation is as this great romance. And now we're all reading it, and it's. People are not nice to each other.

[C]

It's toxic. Right?

[B]

The definition of very toxic.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And I am still moved by the intensity and the. The depth of Kathy and Heathcliff's connection to each other, but it's not. It doesn't make you believe in love in certain ways. But you have me beat and have actually already seen the movie.

[C]

I know, I know the movie was great. But, yeah, it is a very toxic love story, if it can be called a love story or a romance. But I mean, I guess it is a love story.

[B]

It's just.

[C]

It isn't the kind of Valentine's Day.

[B]

No, exactly. I know. Graham, my husband, is very kindly, charmingly joined the book club and is listening to it, and he's like, this is not a romance. These people are terrible. I don't appreciate that. The trailer for the movie dubs this as the greatest romance of all time. Chloe Shawm is having a similar experience. But yes, I mean, right now, if everyone's following our Vogue book club reading guide, you should be in volume two, around chapter 21. And Nellie, who is the faithful servant and narrator, and Kathy Jr are bird hunting on the moors in this scene. And it made me think of all the birds and feathers in the Couture shows.

[C]

I love where your mind goes.

[B]

We've had a lot of talk about all the feathers at Couture. We want Margot to try on the Schiaparelli feather shoes in front of her bird. Her bird camera. All right. And yes, we are very excited about our live podcast recording with Emerald Fennell happening on Sunday, February 8th. Super Bowl Sunday. Wuthering Heights is my Super Bowl.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

That's it for the news this week. We'll be right back to answer all of your question.

[A]

Whenever I'm looking for things with ebay authenticity guarantee, it often ends up being sneakers. I'm not necessarily sneakerhead, but there are specific sneakers that I may have, like fallen in love with and have been discontinued. And it's really nice to find them on ebay. And so it'll be just like a pair of platform Converse loafers. It will be a pair of vans, white slippers with like a very specific low toe. And so it's great with ebay to just be like, this is a real thing. It's in the size that you want, it's in the style that you want, and it's real.

[B]

Okay, Choma, let's start with something that comes up a lot around the office. What is happening with fur? I feel like everyone is wearing fur again. I mean, fur and whole and reading actual books. I was sitting next to a man yesterday in a floor length fur and he was reading David Foster Wallace. I was like, wow, this is all the trends in one. What are the rules around fur?

[C]

I think that, I think they differ from place to place. I think somewhere like New York where it gets legitimately cold to the point where you feel like maybe a gigantic fur makes sense. Hopefully a vintage fur. I definitely think I'm seeing more of it here. But it's also difficult to say whether it's faux or real because I think fake fur has gotten so good that sometimes you can mistake a fake for the real thing. But I don't know. I can see why. I used to wear vintage fur. And then I really stopped because I felt like there was a. That the tide turned against it. And I felt, yeah. That it wasn't appropriate even to wear fake fur. But then some will say that fake, that fake fur isn't sustainable. That real.

[B]

It's really bad.

[C]

Yeah. That vintage fur is sustainable and that we should be wearing it and not having it languish on the shelf of a vintage store. And it. I don't know. I don't know. What do you think?

[B]

It's a tricky one. Yeah, I, I actually don't, I personally don't wear fur, but I don't know how I feel about people wearing vintage fur. I think people should be able to wear vintage fur. But I do understand some concerns that. How do people know that it's vintage fur and vintage fur? And then are you sanctioning the idea of fur in general? Rachel Taschen just did a piece for CNN about thinks vintage fur is okay and that that's the way to go. I'm definitely pro. More pro vintage fur than I am pro synthetic fur, because I think that that is just extremely detrimental to the environment and uses a lot of resources and choma. And, you know, as you know, a lot of us had some animal rights protesters this. This summer around Conde's use of fur. But yes, as of October 2025, very recently, Conde no longer features fur, which I think is exciting because I've never been a fur person myself.

[C]

Yeah, I think British Vogue has had the rule a lot longer, but I do think.

[B]

I know. I don't know how you guys did that. I mean, I can tell that people.

[C]

Love their animals here. Yeah. Fur was not. I think there's much more resistance to fur in general than there has been or than there is in America or in other places. And you're in continental Europe, even.

[B]

Next question.

[C]

Yes. Yes. And this one's for you, Chloe. So how's it been stepping into your new role as the head of editorial content at American Vogue? And what have been some of the unexpected challenges? What's what the most fun parts of your job?

[B]

Oh, my God. How much time do we have?

[C]

I know, girl.

[A]

Girl.

[C]

I'm still answering that question two years later.

[B]

I know the most challenging part has been figuring out how to juggle parts of my old job that I really love doing of editing the website. And I still do feel very involved and in the weeds in that. And I. And I like lot of that, but I just have a lot more demands on my time now. And so figuring out hours in a day has been very challenging. I find the sort of hr of it all quite intense. That's maybe on me too, because I am quite available, and I like being up in the mix with people, but I often feel like a, like, boarding school principal at a girls school. People coming in and complaining. And what has been the most fun. The most fun thing for me is being in meetings with colleagues and brainstorming together and solving problems together, and then seeing those ideas come to life. For example, we've been talking about this woman on TikTok who finds bodega cats, and Margot really loves her. And then we were also talking about how pendant necklaces were big this season. And so we had. We organized a shoot of this woman finding bodega cats and them playing with pendant necklaces.

[C]

I love that. Oh, God.

[B]

And that's coming out tomorrow. And that's a great example of synergy, of inspirations coming out of meeting I love that.

[C]

I love that.

[B]

Choma. One listener asked, what were Chloe and Choma's biggest designer clothing splurges last year? And do editors get a close clothing allowance? And if so, what designer do you spend it on?

[C]

I wish.

[B]

What was your big splurge?

[C]

My big splurge last year, trying to think. I got these really great red Valentino shoes. I love.

[B]

Oh, I love those.

[C]

You.

[B]

You've made those work in a. You've really amortized those shoes.

[C]

I love them. And then I also bought these Alaia jeans that I really love that. No, they're not jeans. They're. They're a skirt over.

[B]

Oh, I love that.

[C]

Those were. That was. That was a big splurge of the last year.

[B]

But also, can't you wear the skirt alone?

[C]

No, they're not detachable.

[B]

But I love gonna say, then you got two for one.

[A]

But.

[C]

Yeah, I know, I know. I love. I. I love them. I love wearing them just as they are. And they're really comfortable and it just is a different version of jeans and I can feel a bit more chic and pull together. But I'm still wearing jeans because I, I actually am kind of back on my. In my denim bag again. Honestly, I'm due for a splurge. Like, I do need some new pants. Like, I'm sort of.

[B]

Okay, so where would you. Where what you're thinking, okay, I need to splurge. I need to go shopping. Where are you going?

[C]

I don't know. I'm. I'm drawing a blank. Honestly. Like, I, I think this is a hard time to shop because everything, you kind of want the new season, but it's still cold outside and it's going to be cold for a long time. And so all of these new collections are probably not going to make sense for a while. I bought this amazing. I recently bought. It wasn't a big splurge. I bought an all in. I guess they're now called August Barone sweater that I love that was on sale at On Essence.

[B]

What color is it?

[C]

It's navy that I. I shrank. I basically bought two because the first one shrank in the wash. No, I shouldn't have washed it, but I was cavalier about it. Oh, so they had. The navy was the only color available. But everybody gives me compliments about this sweater. So it's nice when it's like, oh, okay.

[B]

I want to try and find this. My. I would say my big splurge.

[C]

I think I was present for one of your big splurges oh, yeah, that's.

[B]

What I was gonna say. That I bought. I dragged Choma to Dries Van Noten between Alaia and Margiela last. Last season and Choma Sam Sussman and I dashed in there in the most beautiful store in the world on the K. Malaquais and I bought a full Dries outfit, A blue button down with this beautiful embellished sheer skirt that I have worn a lot, I have to say. Um, and then I would also say my big fall splurge was a pair of row ankle boots, these suede brown sort of chocolate suede, pointy toed row boots that I've worn a ton. Mm.

[C]

I mean, I. I tend to find that I spend most money on clothes twice a year at the pardesmple sale. It's like buying it. Buying in like relative bulk, buying a few pieces. But it ends up being.

[B]

That's true.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

I did buy a really beautiful Miu Miu dress. Yeah. At the sample sale that I wore to Vogue World.

[C]

Yeah. It's beautiful.

[B]

Good, good, good memory.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

The run through will be back in a moment.

[A]

Sometimes people ask me which search terms I use whenever I'm on ebay. So I search a lot of dead stock. That's a term that I throw in there a lot. Dead stock means that no one's ever worn it before, but it is like an archival piece or it's a vintage piece. And so that's a great thing to find on ebay. There's a ton of dead stock vintage. And it's just kind of like comforting to know that like, you're the first person taking this like peace on its maiden voyage, even if it's 50 years old. Ebay offers this departure from the everyday that ends up feeling totally you.

[C]

What advice do you have for young people hoping to get into the fashion industry? When did you first know that you wanted to work in fashion? I would say I always tell people to hone their eye because the way you see the world is unique to you and it's always going to be your selling points. So understand what you like and what you don't like. Because we're not in a world where there's right or wrong. It's all about a sort of sense of taste in an aesthetic and honing that aesthetic and understanding what you feel passionate about within this work, within this world of fashion and what that looks like, what you're is so important first of all, and then to sort of practice sharing it in whatever format that feels good for you. Right. I Mean, there's so many people, places to sort of share your aesthetics. Some people like to do that on Instagram, but it doesn't need to be that way. You could. There's so many ways of doing it. I mean, I went to see some students who are making zines. So I think it's just important to get your. To understand what you like, what you don't like, how you see the world as a creative person. That's so important. And then when did I want to know I wanted to work in fashion? Mm. I think probably. I think I always knew, but I didn't think was a world I could see myself in. I always loved fashion. I don't know whether I thought, oh, I'm going to work in fashion as a really tiny little girl, but my first memories are all around fashion, around buying shoes and with my dad. And so I remember the love of fashion the moment I knew that I wanted to make fashion my main career. Because I think often you get afraid to invest in something that. That you love and make it a thing that that becomes work. I was quite afraid of that. I thought I wanted to be a stylist. Maybe when I was in my late teens, after, oh, really? A lot of magazines, I knew I wanted to work in magazines. I knew I wanted to work in magazines. It didn't need to be fashion necessarily, but I knew I wanted to work in magazines. And then because I just loved reading them, making them. I love newspapers. I remember my mom bought me, like, a newspaper subscription, sort of. It was called the indie. It was like a young sort of kids version of one of the broadsheets here, and I just devoured it. I loved. I loved reading the news and reading magazines. So. But then later in my teenage years, I. I sort of learned what stylist was and I want to do that. But then I. I hated. I hated interning with stylists. I hated schlepping the bags. I realized that I like dressing myself more than I like dressing other people. And I was better at dressing myself than other people.

[B]

I know. I feel like that happens to interior designers a lot too, where they think they want to be interior designers. They're like, I just like my own house. Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. Like doing it for someone else.

[B]

Why? I didn't know that I wanted to work in fashion. So I do think that that goes to my biggest piece of advice, which is always take the meeting and be open to different directions your career can take than what you think. I think that a lot of people, a lot of young people today have very specific and set expectations and ideas of what they want to do. And I think the most important thing is to get experience in the industry and type of career that you want and be really open to different versions of that and what that looks like. Because learning what you don't want to do can be as helpful as learning what you do want to do. Choma, this is a delightful question. How do you elevate a bland outfit into being stylish and hot? I don't think I've ever in 15 years seen Choma in a bland outfit. So I'd like to know what she's going to say to this.

[C]

Personally, I think I've bought. I'm not a big. I've got really big wide feet, so I find it hard to find really cute feet.

[B]

Size 11, baby, famously.

[C]

So usually I'm thinking about how I can distract from that rather than draw attention to that. But I have over the years found some shoes I love and, and I usually make them the focal point of the look. So I start with my shoes too. Yeah, I don't, I don't anymore, but I did, I do when I have shoes I'm really excited about and I feel like, okay.

[B]

I in general find it's really helpful to build an outfit from the shoe up because otherwise you can do a whole outfit and then you're like, shit, what shoe am I gonna wear? And it can sort of derail the whole Jenga. Yeah, it's the bottom Jenga that really throws the tower off.

[C]

Yeah, 100%.

[B]

Yeah. But a shoe, a statement shoe is a really good way of doing a simple outfit to be. Have a pop or. You know what? I'm always inspired by Tawny Goodman. She is so good at having a very clear, simple wardrobe and uniform. She wears her button down shirts, her white Levi's, jeans, but she has that fabulous red Cheerio scarf. Hermes. Is it Charvet. Charvet scarf. And it's just an extra. It's this pop that makes the whole outfit sparkle. And I think that everyone having a pop is an important thing.

[C]

You're so good with jewelry too. I mean like, with the right jewelry, I think you can have just wear T shirt and jeans look fab. And I sort of think that when I saw the, the earrings up close at Chanel, because you could just about see they had little bird birds in them. And it was just, I just thought, oh, Chloe would love these. They were great.

[B]

I do love a.

[C]

A bit of whimsy. It's so fauna yeah.

[B]

Floor and fauna in my jewelry.

[C]

They were. They were very. They were very cute. So I think you can do that. You can do that with really fab jewelry. Yeah. I just think it's sometimes just have. If you're not practiced at this, just make one thing the focal point, you know, like. Like throwing it all on is fine if you're like Erykah Badu, but not. You gotta work up to that. You can't, like start there. You can't.

[B]

I like that the two extremes are Erykah Badu and Coco Chanel saying, always take something off before you leave the house.

[C]

But I mean, who. Who else? I mean, she's the queen of accessorizing, of putting everything that she owns on at once. Yeah.

[B]

Choma, what is your designer handbag workhorse right now?

[C]

I am not usually a bag person, but I have two in rotation that I'm loving. I've been loving the Prada buckle bucket bag just because. I just love a bag. It's great, isn't it?

[B]

It's just a great bag.

[C]

It's such a great bag. It's such a great bag. And then there's one, there's a Bottega one intraciato brown bag that I just. Just wear all the time. And for me, I just love a bag without too much hardware. So they both sort of fit the bill of that. And they're medium sized bags and they're not heavy in and of themselves, which I find hard when a bag's really, really heavy. But those are my. Those are my two faves. At the moment. I have a Kate bag that's riveted that I also love. Oh, my God. I'm sorry, I'm getting too into bags now. Those three.

[B]

You know what my, like, everyday bag that I use a lot on, like, on the weekend, it's my great mom bag. Is this very simple crossbody Kate chocolate brown leather bag.

[C]

Suede ones. Is it suede?

[B]

No, it's leather. Suede is too risky for me with sticky hands. But I just, I think a simple, small crossbody bag is a real workhorse for me because it's a playground, hands free bag.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

But I would say for the office, I love this Miu Miu sort of double flap patent leather bag that looks kind of 70s and retro that I've been using a lot. Okay, what are the conversations happening inside Vogue right now that you're most excited about? Choma, what are people in the Vogue offices talking about at British Vogue?

[C]

I mean, I think obviously it's very Topical at the moment, but Couture seeing two. Two of sort of the new major players in fashion showing their new collections, I thought. I mean, I managed to do it both in a day, but to see Jonathan Anderson debut couture and to see Matthieu blase debut Couture was like, oh, we have a new definition of what. What that means. I mean, I guess it's very insidery, but it does feel like that's what everyone's talking about. I think everyone's loving Teyana Taylor too. She's kind of like she's. She's a big mood at the moment.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

The Blase mushrooms, I think, were a big delight here. Shock and awe. And what else is everyone talking about? Wuthering Heights. Do we hate Heathcliff or not Love or hate Heathcliff? The feathers at Couture have been a big topic. And Margo's bird camera and whether we should. The two should meet. We were very excited yesterday to see Victoria Beckham, who just received her Legion d' Honneur, and David Beckham both carrying Birkin bags. And Hannah and I were very pleased with the headline. They put the kin in Birkin.

[C]

I love that. I love that. That's it for our mailbag episode. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted the question. And thank you. And we'll be doing it again very, very soon. We really love hearing from you. That's it from the run through. See you Tuesday.

[B]

The run through is produced by chelsea daniel, alex depalma and stephanie cariuki. It's engineered by pran bandy and james yost. It is mixed by mike kutchman.

[A]

My first job in New York City was as a trend forecaster. I do trend forecasting still, and ebay is a part of that because I'll search for things that I'm seeing around and it will end up directing me in places that I could have never anticipated. And one of the trends that I'm seeing these days is crafting things that are made by hand. And so playing with clothes and accessories to create something kind of distinctive for your wardrobe is a great way of doing it. And getting supplies off of ebay is my favorite thing for it. I'll get, like, maybe a pair of slippers that I'm wearing right now and then cut them in a specific way, and then they're totally my own. And I feel like it's a great resource to create your own trends because then you can both feel like you're bringing something back to life. You're already, like, pulling it out of the ebay archives. And then you're also adjusting it so that it really expresses your own style. Is something that, you know, people really want right now whenever they are feeling like, so algorithmic about the style that's being pushed to them. That doesn't have to be perfect. Things can have rough edges and that sometimes makes them feel more special.

[C]

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