The Laws of Style
Conversations with founders and thought leaders in the orbit of HBA's robust fashion and lifestyle practice. How are fashion brands conceived, how do they scale, and how do questions of personal style interact with the broader business of fashion? This is a dialogue about creativity and its impact on our lives, hosted by HBA's head of Fashion and Lifestyle and noted fashion law professor, Douglas Hand.
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- Update frequency
- every 36 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Busayo Olupona
My guest for this episode is the beautiful and compelling Busayo Olupona. She is the founder of the womenswear brand Busayo, NYU Law School graduate and former high powered corporate lawyer. We dis…
00:59:24 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Evan O'Hara of Vereda
On this episode host Douglas Hand sits down with Evan O'Hara the founder of Vereda - a completely vertically integrated luxury brand working with alligator skin. They discuss the lawsuit against the…
00:31:29 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Ushi Patel
On this episode I sit down with noted image consultant Ushi Patel. We discuss the importance of confidence in dressing, sexism in office apparel choices and how a personal mood board can help people…
00:58:29 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
Double O Fragrance
On this episode I sit down with sisters and cofounders of Double O Fragrance Omaya and Omayma. We discuss the power of scent and how style can be expressed as a sensory experience; the rise of the in…
00:38:50 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Kerry O'Brien
On this episode I meet with the founder of the OG seamless underwear brand COMMANDO, Kerry O'Brien. We discuss the history of women's undergarments designed, produced and marketed by men; the import…
00:49:05 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Angel Chang
On this episode I am joined by sustainable designer Angel Chang to discuss her process "from seed to button" of garment production, the critical issue of the environmental impact of fashion, and indi…
01:00:10 |
Wed 17 Apr 2024
Chris Pyrate
On this episode I talk art, fashion and DMV style with Washington Wizards creative collaborator and visual artist Chris Pyrate. We discuss how fashion design can allow consumers personal artistic an…
01:05:23 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
Andy Yu
On this episode I am joined by the "force majeure of fashion" Andy Yu, a blazing hot upcycled designer taking the industry by storm. We discuss his bold style choices, his design process working wit…
00:50:23 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Marcus Teo
On this episode I sit down with creative visionary, brand builder, and general man about town Marcus Teo. We discuss his meaningful work with the jewelry brand Georg Jensen, which fashion brands are …
01:04:33 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Kaitlin Puccio
On this episode I chat with fellow fashion lawyer Kaitlin Puccio. We discuss her specialized work with fashion models, modeling agencies and management companies, how female lawyers dress, agism in t…
00:48:25 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Donald Oliver
On this episode, I talk to the Creative Director of the DTC womenswear brand Saint Art, Donald Oliver. We discuss how the upbringing of the Scottish born designer - raised on a flower and ostrich fa…
00:53:59 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Paper Planes
On this episode of the Laws of Style, we sit down with the President and the Creative Director of the lifestyle apparel and accessories brand Paper Planes - Ronnie DeMichael and Just C (Daniel) Green…
00:39:28 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Musa Jackson, Eric Jennings and Nick Wooster
On this episode, I revisit the live feed of my Men's Style Month "Trend Talk" underwritten by Madison Avenue BID and Fashion Group International. My guests are menswear alpha males Musa Jackson, Eric…
00:54:36 |
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Rinat Brodach
On this episode, Douglas Hand sits down with gender free designer Rinat Brodach to discuss the universality, style and politics of clothing when it is stripped of gender labels. They track her evolut…
00:41:57 |
Thu 25 Aug 2022
Gigi Burris
In this episode, host Douglas Hand meets with fashion milliner and founder of Closely Crafted Gigi Burris. They discuss the art of hat making and how to (and how to not) wear a hat with confidence. …
00:42:38 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Michael Bastian
On this episode, host Douglas Hand sits down with designer Michael Bastian to discuss his stewardship of the oldest American clothing brand in existence, Brooks Brothers. They discuss the legacy and…
00:47:46 |
Wed 11 May 2022
Tiffany Stevens
On the latest episode of Douglas Hand’s podcast The Laws of Style, he sits down with the GC of the Jeweler’s Vigilance Committee, Tiffany Stevens, to discuss the surge in fine jewelry sales during CO…
00:48:16 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Bridget Foley
On this episode, host Douglas Hand interviews legendary WWD executive editor Bridget Foley. They discuss fashion icons, the state of NYFW, designers of note, how being direct, informed and fair alwa…
00:57:10 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Karin Dillie
On this episode Douglas Hand meets with Karin Dillie of the fashion resale platform Recurate. They discuss sustainability in fashion, the circular economy and how fashion misses it and how the next f…
00:44:41 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Sam Ku
On this episode host Douglas Hand interviews the scion of the house of AG Jeans, Sam Ku. They discuss West Coast style, the eponymous brand - Adriano Goldschmied - that AG Jeans started from, local …
00:55:17 |
Tue 09 Nov 2021
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