While We Wait Patiently for Phoebe Philo’s Return | HUR Reads
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While We Wait Patiently for Phoebe Philo’s Return
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Phoebe Philo, She Designs The Clothes Women Actually Want to Wear
An article from The Gentlewoman’s first issue. Published in 2010, Penny Martin speaks with the one and only Phoebe Philo. It might be an interview from 12 years ago, but I still find myself reverting back to it from time to time. As we’re all patiently awaiting Philo’s comeback, this article might fill some of the void she left.
THE GENTLEWOMAN
Writer Leah Chernikoff dissects the concept of female-founder takedowns. It started with Away, then Outdoor Voices followed by The Wing, Glossier, and the list goes on. Some of the stories surrounding these brands outlined inexcusable behavior, but it also seemed as if people enjoyed reading and sharing these stories with friends and on social media. Meanwhile shocking stories of misbehavior around male founders, think of the likes of Travis Kalanick and Adam Neumann, were more extreme yet much slower to come out in the press. The writer offers a well-rounded perspective on female founders, and their trajectories. She ends with answering the question of how we got here, and how we can be better.
THE HELM
Justin Trabue is the founder of Ward Four Wines. A business she’s building to share her lifelong love of wine with the black community. Trabue explains that, unlike a lot of black families, she was lucky to grow up in a family that was able to have wine on the table and have conversations about it too. She’s honed the craft of making low-intervention, low-pH, low-alcohol wines from sustainable vineyards. In this article Trabue shares her journey and how she aims to build a business that makes natural wine accessible to all.
COURIER
With an increasing amount of art fairs coming to New York, writer Josie Thaddeus-Johns questions how many art-world bonanzas can one city host? And is there a limit to how many art fairs can find success in the city? While New York still accounts for the majority of the art sales made in the US, art fairs might be challenged to find a space they can afford. To dig even deeper, Thaddeus-Johns speaks to industry insiders and experts to hear what they think.
ARTSY
An interesting read on two advertising executives turned brand consultants. Couple Jens and Emma Grede have helped build, and now run some of the world’s biggest fashion brands: Skims and Good American. And yes, they run it alongside Kim and Khloe Kardashian. Writer Jonathan Heaf asks the duo about their trajectory, their love for L.A. and the vision behind the brands they build. An extra plus is the imagery alongside the article of their very well-curated, beautiful home in Los Angeles, photographed by Rich Stapleton, co-founder of Cereal Magazine.