Best Jessica Michault Podcasts (2025)

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094 Farnoush Hamidian: The Model Who Is Redefining The Industry 1:04:03

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Model and poet Farnoush Hamidian has that unquantifiable something, what the French call je ne sais quoi, that only fashion’s most iconic muses possess. All eyes turn towards her when she enters a room, and anyone who has seen her walk a couture catwalk can confirm she dominates the runway with a presence born not just from beauty, but inner streng…

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094 Alexis Mabille: Fashion’s Debonair Couture Designer 52:45

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The debonair Alexis Mabille is a renowned French designer known for his innovative work in both fashion and interior design. Born into a big family, he learned early from his mother how to sew clothing, dressing both friends and family in his creations. Later, he would enroll in the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, graduating early becau…

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093 Stéphane Rolland: The Designer Whose Heart Beats for Haute Couture 56:16

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There are fashion designers, and then there are couturiers – those rare artists who understand how to sculpt emotion from fabric or create drama from a single silhouette. Stéphane Rolland is one of those exceptional few. From the moment he stepped onto the haute couture stage, Stéphane made it clear that he wasn’t interested in playing it safe. His…

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092 Mariam Yeya: The Fabulous Force Behind Mrs. Keepa 56:30

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There’s a certain kind of designer who doesn’t just make clothes – she builds a world. Mariam Yeya, the French-Egyptian force behind the fashion label Mrs. Keepa, does exactly that. Her creations aren’t just garments; they’re declarations of individuality, freedom, and fearless femininity – a colorful and creative visual dialogue that is a sartoria…

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091 Mohammed Aqra: The Strategist Uplifting Designers in the Middle East 59:13

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There are visionaries who predict the future — and then there are those who quietly build it. Mohammed Aqra belongs to the latter. As the Chief Strategy Officer of the Arab Fashion Council, he has become one of the most influential figures shaping the evolution of fashion across the Middle East and beyond. Equal parts strategist, connector, and cul…

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090 Nicolas Santi-Weil: The Fashion CEO Who Leads With His Heart 38:40

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In this episode Nicolas Santi-Weil, the CEO of AMI Paris, discusses what it takes to build a global multimillion dollar independent fashion brand today, how Asia helped shape AMI’s future, and why his carpe diem approach to business has proven so successful… Nicolas Santi-Weil is not your typical fashion CEO. Equal parts strategist and storyteller,…

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089 Burc Akyol: The Designer You Need to Know 53:50

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In the latest episode of the Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast, up and coming fashion designer Burc Akyol shares his unfiltered views on the fashion industry, his nascent signature brand and what it’s really like to work with Cardi B. There are some designers that feel like lighting in a bottle. Burc is without a doubt one of those. The poetic way he t…

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088 Charlotte Chesnais: The Cool Girls Jewelry Designer 44:29

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In this episode, I speak with Charlotte Chesnais, a woman who has spent a decade creating jewelry coveted by cool girls around the world. This year, she is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her signature brand and her 40th birthday. Major milestones for a woman who seems to take everything in stride and with a broad smile. In a landscape where…

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087 Dima Ayad: The Dubai Designer Changing the Shape of Luxury 55:45

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Designer Dima Ayad is rewriting the conversation around Arab fashion, inclusivity, and the power of creative resilience. Born in Lebanon but raised in Dubai, she grew up within the rhythms of the city’s hospitality and luxury spaces. Her early career unfolded in PR and marketing roles at Jumeirah, Raffles, and Atlantis. Places where she learned not…

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086 Laure Guilbault: France’s Die Hard Fashion Journalist 41:34

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In this episode, I sit down with Laure Guilbault, the Paris Correspondent for Vogue Business. Laure is a diehard fashion journalist. She worked at WWD for five years, became Business of Fashion’s first Paris correspondent, and is now the Paris Correspondent for Vogue Business. She doesn’t just report on fashion – she dissects it. From the C-suites …

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085 Lucien Pagès: The Man Shaping the Stories of Fashion 56:07

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In this episode, I sit down with Lucien Pagès, one of the fashion world’s most accomplished storytellers and the founder of the eponymous Lucien Pagès Communication, a prominent public relations agency in the luxury fashion and beauty industries. Cards on the table…I have known Lucien Pagès for decades. I have watched with joy as his unique mix of …

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084 Charaf Tajer: Takes Fashion Global With His Casablanca Brand 35:15

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In just seven short years, Charaf Tajer, the founder and creative director of the brand Casablanca, has proven that the fashion world has room for a multitude of sartorial expressions. His unique blend of old-money style, colorful prints, sporty inspirations and architectural touches has managed to recalibrate the language of contemporary fashion. …

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083 Guillaume Delacroix: Fashion's Badass Brand Strategist 30:22

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Guillaume Delacroix is a luxury brand whisperer. His entire career, from his early days working at Karla Otto and KCD to his time at Giorgio Armani and Balenciaga, to his current role as the founder and CEO of DLX, he has been helping leading prestige companies craft their narratives in ways that spark conversations, engage the public and create la…

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082 Suzy Menkes: Fashion's Greatest Critic 48:58

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I don’t think I have ever been as nervous about interviewing someone in my entire career as I was when my former boss and colleague Suzy Menkes agreed to speak with me for this podcast. I worked side by side with Suzy for 16 years at the International Herald Tribune, which is now known as the International New York Times. Over that period she mento…

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081 Alexandra Van Houtte: The CEO who is galvanizing the fashion industry 43:53

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From the moment Alexandra Van Houtte first told me about her newly launched platform in 2016, describing it as Google for fashion, I knew she was onto something. Since then TagWalk, the website she founded and is the CEO of, has grown by leaps and bounds and has become a linchpin platform for anyone working in the fashion industry. It is the first …

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080 SCAD President Paula Wallace: A Life of Learning and Service 28:02

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Talk about an inspirational story. Paula Wallace, the president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, better known as SCAD had a singular vision back in September of 1978, To create a world-class art and design college that would prepare students for a global workforce. Under her leadership, SCAD has grown from a small art school w…

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079 Anine Bing: Turning Followers into a Fashion Empire 28:35

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Fashion entrepreneur Anine Bing is a very savvy business woman who knows how to seize her moment. An early adapter to the social media space, Anine, who is a former model and blogger, was one of the first to translate her online following into a successful fashion brand business. She launched her signature line back in 2012 out of the garage in her…

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078 Kaat Debo: The Fashion Curator Looking to the Future 38:38

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Kaat Debo is the Director and Chief Curator of Antwerp’s famed ModeMuseum fashion museum, better known as the MoMu; a museum that has spent the last three years under renovation. But now, after years of waiting, Kaat is able to reintroduce the world to her second home. A museum with over 35,000 pieces of Belgian fashion in its archives and a unique…

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077 Mary Katrantzou: Fashion's Goddess of Trompe L'Oeil and High Tech 50:01

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I’ll never forget the first time I discovered the work of Mary Katrantzou. It was in London in 2008 I believe, and I just happened to wander into a room where a rack of her now-famous perfume bottle printed dresses was on display. On hand was her mother who was proudly showing off the stunning creations her daughter had dreamt up. And Mary’s mom ha…

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076 Spencer Phipps is Making Sustainable Style A Manly Pursuit 37:10

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Designer Spencer Phipps is a born risk-taker. There isn’t a limb on his body that doesn’t have a scar from one escapade or another - that he jumped into with both feet before asking questions. The man is even missing a significant portion of one of his pinkie fingers from one memorable misadventure. And when it comes to taking risks, Spencer also h…

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075 Joseph Altuzarra: Finds Fashion's Perfect Balance 41:35

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You get the sense, when you speak to designer Joseph Altuzarra, that he is that perfect combination of creativity and commerce. That as a French American, he has an innate sense of style coursing through his veins. While his American roots give him savvy business sense and a “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” attitude. From a young age, Joseph -…

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074 Alisa Volskaya: The Future of Luxury PR 36:15

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I wanted to interview Alisa Volskaya, the founder of the public relations firm AVEC, for a few reasons. First of all, every time I would bump into her at a fashion show or event, our conversations about the state of the industry, future trends, and fashion in general always went well past surface chit-chat. Secondly, I was impressed by her drive an…

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073 Alexandre de Betak: Fashion's Consummate Creative 55:06

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Consummate creative Alexandre de Betak is an industry touchpoint in the world of fashion. He is behind some of the most era-defining fashion shows, events, and exhibitions of the past three decades. The proverbial man behind the curtain, Alex has brought to life the visions of designers as diverse as Raf Simons, Michael Kors, and Gabriela Hearst, a…

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072 August Getty: Couture's Virtual Visionary 25:11

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Fashion designer August Getty is a gentle soul whose goal is to create a fully inclusive, fully immersive sartorial world where everyone is welcome. All that is required is that you be yourself 100% both in the real world in one of his one-of-a-kind couture creations, or in the digital sphere where he recently created a whole new virtual universe h…

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071 Sasha Samsonova: Photographing Female Power 42:43

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Photographer Sasha Samsonova is generating quite a buzz with her striking images of women who are comfortable in their own skin and unabashedly sexy. A female Helmut Newton, Sasha is all about celebrating the beauty and strength of the women who stand before her lens. Born and raised in Ukraine, Sasha is an autodidact photographer who was already s…