Clothing Coulture – Details, episodes & analysis

Fashion designer Michael Drummond joins hosts Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane to explore the parallels between art and fashion, drawing creative inspiration from music, personal experiences, and unique collaboration. Drummond shares insights from Project Runway, balances commercial and artistic endeavors, and discusses his community's impact on his work. 

Connect with Michael: 

https://www.michaeldrummond.net/

https://www.instagram.com/xes4eyes/

Date: 10/7/2025

Designed to keep you informed without the fluff, this series delivers sharp, essential updates to help you stay ahead in fashion and business.

This week, Bret and Emily discuss Paris Fashion Week, Conde Nast, and Shein.

Date: 8/12/2025 | Designed to keep you informed without the fluff, this series delivers sharp, essential updates to help you stay ahead in fashion and business.

This week, Bret and Emily discuss Gucci Strike, Tariffs in India, Goodwill, and more.

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The fashion industry is undergoing a rapid evolution as 3D design, digital clothing and E-commerce take hold.

Hosts, Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane sit down with Joshua Williams, Fashion Creative Director, Consultant and Educator to discuss preparing students to work in fashion's interconnected global system.

Williams shares his insights about:

• Balancing creativity with business
• The influence of technology and innovation on the fashion industry  
• Entrepreneurship in E-commerce
• Lessons learned outside of the classroom
• Where traditional education stops and industry professionals pick up 

New episodes of Clothing Coulture drop every other Tuesday, brought to you by Stars Design Group, a global design and production house with international headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

LEARN MORE: 
About Joshua Williams: www.fashionconsort.com 
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Fashion trends are constantly changing and so is the way they are determined. Sharon Graubard is redefining fashion trend forecasting with her company MintModa. 

Graubard has been called a 'trend oracle' with a ubiquitous understanding of sociology, history and culture of fashion trends.  

As a trend forecaster, Sharon takes a different approach to trend forecasting, absorbing elements from thrift stores, sidewalks, vintage shows and runways to create a holistic view of fashion trends.

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, Graubard shares the importance of effectively communicating trends, her process for identifying long range fashion trends and how her background in art plays a role. 

Sharon also wrote a haiku for the podcast after the recording. You will find it below.

Bret and Emily
Stars in a soaring skyline
Innovation rules

Clothing Coulture is a fashion industry podcast at the intersection of fashion and technology hosted by the Stars Design Group CEO, Bret Schnitker and Chief Strategy Officer, Emily Lane. 

New creative systems are forming around the world allowing rising fashion designers to showcase their work in a larger way. Award-winning designer, author and musician, Keanan Duffty shares his experiences from Kyiv Art and Fashion Days with hosts, Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane.

KAFD is bringing local designers, photographers, stylists, craftspeople and musicians together in one fashion festival to create a larger impact than they could individually. The result is a community driven shift providing greater visibility to emerging designers.

MORE ABOUT:
Keanan Duffty: http://www.keananduffty.com
Kyiv Art & Fashion Days: https://www.instagram.com/kyiv_art_fashion_days/?hl=en  

DESIGNERS MENTIONED: https://www.instagram.com/sofiatchkonia/?hl=en  https://litkovskaya.com
https://www.valerykovalska.com  https://www.guniaproject.com  https://www.instagram.com/elenaburenina/?hl=en
https://tsum.ua  https://gudu.ua
https://lakestudio.org  
https://www.instagram.com/frolovheart/?hl=en

Ruta Zake (@rutaenroute) is known for her sporty chic style and love of blazers, jackets and coats. She believes outerwear is the perfect way to elevate a basic outfit. 

In this episode, Ruta shares how her background in fashion led her to blogging and eventually becoming an influencer.  She also discusses her family history in clothing manufacturing and how growing up in the industry impacted the development and production of her collection. 

Hosted by: Bret Schnitker, CEO of Stars Design Group and Emily Lane, Chief Strategy Officer of Stars Design Group 

Shop the collection: insprny.com
Learn more about us: www.StarsDesignGroup.com

Connect:
Ruta Zake @rutaenroute | @enroute_newyork
Stars Design Group @starsdesigndroup
Clothing Coulture @clothingcoulture

Caroline Vazzana is referred to as the modern-day Carrie Bradshaw. She is a fashion editor, stylist and author who is known for pairing bold colors and prints. 

In this episode, Caroline shares how she worked her way up the ranks of fashion magazines, earned a seat at NYFW runway shows and why she decided to share her inside knowledge of the fashion industry with others in her book. 

She also Caroline discusses why she decided to create a clothing brand and shares tips for other influencers interested in the same business model. 

Hosted by: Bret Schnitker, CEO of Stars Design Group & Emily Lane, Chief Strategy Officer of Stars Design Group 

Shop the collection: insprny.com
Learn more about us: www.StarsDesignGroup.com

Connect:

Caroline Vazzana @cvazzana | @carolinevazzana
Stars Design Group @starsdesigndroup
Clothing Coulture @clothingcoulture

Tina Lee (@ofleatherandlace) quit her job as a lingerie designer to put all her efforts into becoming an influencer.  Tina taught herself photography, video and social media skills, growing her following to 10-thousand in six months. Now she trains others on her techniques through her Full Time Influencer program. 

In this episode Tina discusses the vision for her INSPR capsule collection, how Covid shifted and in many ways inspired her creativity for content creation and tips for other influencers. 

Hosted by: Bret Schnitker, CEO of Stars Design Group & Emily Lane, Chief Strategy Officer of Stars Design Group 

Shop the collection: insprny.com

Learn more about us: www.StarsDesignGroup.com

Learn more about Tina's classes: www.fulltimeinfluencer.co

Connect:
Tina Lee @ofleatherandlace | @tinaleecreations
Stars Design Group @starsdesigndroup
Clothing Coulture @clothingcoulture

In this episode of Clothing Coulture, hosts Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane discuss Fashion's Digital Future with Alvanon CEO, Janice Wang and MOTIF CEO, Cathy Cole. 

The conversation centers around the findings of 3D TECH Fest, which featured 3D tech leaders from around the world, discussing and debating digital transformation in the fashion industry.

Download the executive report or watch 3D Tech Fest On Demand  https://motif.org/event/3d-tech-festival-2021/