Pair of Kings – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

11.4 - How to Buy a Birkin, New v. Old Luxury, and Ariana Grande Working TSA with Charles Gross (@charlesgross)

Season 11 · Episode 4

mardi 20 août 2024 • Duration 01:14:28

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero!

Sol and Michael are back at it with this week's very special guest, Charles Gross, to talk about what exactly luxury is. Tune in to hear this week's trio chat about Hermes, the luxury shopping experience, the Zara-fication of Prada, media training, cavity searches, how to get out of a bad date, the rise of Ozempic and the impact on the fashion and modeling industry, and so much more!

We hope you enjoy!

Sol

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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10.14 - Political Activism and How Student Protests Impact Fashion

Season 10 · Episode 14

mardi 14 mai 2024 • Duration 01:12:20

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Sol and Michael are back to chat about the history of social activism influencing fashion trends and fashion history and speculate on how the current movements among college campuses will have a similar impact (please donate should you have the means). They boys also discuss getting hate, group leader and getting the bag from Marc Jacobs, how accessibility is the key to surviving for modern fashion brands, the importance of phone cases, the death of department stores and their curation, and so much more!

Lots of love, and stand up for what you believe in <3

Sol

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.30 - Free Balenci for LIFE

Season 5 · Episode 30

mardi 30 novembre 2021 • Duration 02:05:59

We're BACK with the season 5 finale! Listen in for a classic boys ep full of classic banter and slapper questions. Thank you so much to everyone for listening, and RIP to the legend Virgil Abloh

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.29 - PATREON PREVIEW: PODSGIVING

Season 5 · Episode 29

jeudi 25 novembre 2021 • Duration 15:00

HAPPY PODSGIVING!!! This episode is full of thankfulness, holiday shopping guides, and a large amount of conversation about $4000 candles. We certainly hope you enjoy, and we're so thankful for each and every one of our listeners! Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving, and holiday season!

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.28 - Bella Hadid’s Fake French Accent with GQ's Rachel Tashjian (@theprophetpizza)

Season 5 · Episode 28

mardi 23 novembre 2021 • Duration 01:30:11

We're BACK with a brand new guest episode! This week, we welcome GQ's fashion critic, Rachel Tashjian (@theprophetpizza) onto the pod! Listen in as we talk with Rachel about the golden era of HBA, if Supreme is still cool, and if everyone at GQ listens to PoK. Thank you so much to Rachel for joining us, and thank you everyone for listening! If you'd like to hear more, check out patreon.com/pairofkingspodcast

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.27 - PATREON PREVIEW: Return of the OG with @geocasket

Season 5 · Episode 27

jeudi 18 novembre 2021 • Duration 15:00

We're BACK with another Patreon episode! This week, we welcome our ORIGINAL pod guest back onto the pod, Theo of @geocasket! Listen in as we catch up with Theo, talk about Rick's page telling him to remove posts, and more! Thank you so much to Theo for joining us, thank you to our Patrons for subscribing, and thank you everyone for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to the Patreon for more!

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.26 - The Worst Decade in Fashion

Season 5 · Episode 26

mardi 16 novembre 2021 • Duration 02:02:04

We're back in action with a classic boys episode! Listen in for some top tier banter with John and Sol. Thank you so much to everyone for listening!

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.25 - Getting Raf to Sign Your Shoes with Footwear Designer @evanbelforti

Season 5 · Episode 25

jeudi 11 novembre 2021 • Duration 01:44:21

We're BACK with a slapper guest episode, featuring footwear designer Evan Belforti (@evanbelforti)! Listen in as we talk with Evan about his start with sneakers, the snack situation at Reebok HQ, not growing up as a sneakerhead, and MORE! Thank you so much to Evan for joining us, and thank you everyone for listening!

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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5.24 - PATREON PREVIEW: Pair of Kings Hoops Mixtape

Season 5 · Episode 24

mardi 9 novembre 2021 • Duration 15:00

We're back like we never left (sorry about the missed episode lol) with a BANGER of banter filled convo. Listen in as Sol and John discuss an hour and a half of what's going on in the world, and in our worlds. Thank you to everyone for listening, to our patrons for supporting, and we wish everyone the absolute best! If you like what you heard, please consider joining the Patreon!

Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don’t forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we’ve dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.

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