What's Contemporary Now?
Designed for curious minds, "What's Contemporary Now?" engages various thought leaders across cultural industries taking in their broad, compelling perspectives and unveiling their common threads.
Hosted by Christopher Michael
Produced by Shayan Asadi
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
A Season in Progress, A World in Flux
While the world appears to have taken leave of anything resembling objective reality, and our feeds continue to oscillate between the surreal and the mundane in a choreography of dissonance, we have …
00:01:17 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Editing Creative Culture with System Magazine’s Jonathan Wingfield
In recent years, it’s become harder to tell whether fashion can still stand on its own, without leaning on the scaffolding of sport, film, or whatever cultural tentpole happens to be in rotation. But…
00:40:11 |
Mon 19 May 2025
Where Optimism Meets Realism with Carlos Nazario
It’s easy to repeat oneself in fashion. Certain truths return again and again, not because we lack imagination, but because they remain unresolved. One of them is this—authenticity isn’t rare because…
00:31:52 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Met Ball Monday
It is Monday, but not just any Monday. It's the first Monday in May queue. The flash bulbs, the group chats, the live tweets, the MET Gala is here, and with it, the annual flood of speculation.
Lear…
00:00:58 |
Mon 05 May 2025
How Lyas Built a Career by Staying Unapologetically Untamed
Describing Lyas as a "fashion narrator" rather than a critic or commentator feels curiously apt in a moment when fashion could use a little more imagination and a little less judgment. Storytelling, …
00:33:31 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Icons of the Edit: Paul Cavaco and Tonne Goodman
In fashion, there are stylists—and then there are image-makers. As the “C” in KCD and one of the first male editors to define women’s fashion editorial, Paul Cavaco helped shape the modern visual voc…
00:42:27 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
We Want to Hear From You
While it’s nearly impossible to open your eyes without encountering some news item signaling uncertainty or disruption, we couldn’t help but find excitement in the inevitability of change—even when t…
00:01:46 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Getting Beyond the Noise with Editor Sarah Richardson
Once upon a time—not so long ago—it was fashionable to declare that print would only endure if it became a luxury object. That forecast now feels less like speculation and more like prophecy. Today, …
00:20:33 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
Claire Thomson-Jonville and the Vogue France of It All
Some may have balked at the news that a Brit would take the helm of Vogue France, but anyone familiar with Claire Thomson-Jonville knows she has long been fluent in the visual and cultural codes that…
00:28:33 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
The Editor as Curator with Sarah Harrelson on Building CULTURED
Sarah Harrelson, founder and editor-in-chief of CULTURED magazine, joins us to discuss what it means to engage the culture rather than simply cover it. From her early training as a competitive equest…
00:25:16 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Mastermind, Media, and the Power of Time with Marie-Amélie Sauvé
Few figures have shaped fashion’s visual language like Marie-Amélie Sauvé. From her formative years at French Vogue to her lasting collaborations with Nicolas Ghesquière, she has navigated an industr…
00:22:14 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Why Fashion Needs a Revolution—A 1Granary Perspective
Fashion thrives on newness but resists change, celebrates young designers yet makes survival nearly impossible. Olya Kuryshchuk, founder of 1Granary, knows this contradiction well. What began as a st…
00:35:12 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Beyond the Fit: Jahleel Weaver on Style & Cultural Influence
For years, celebrity stylists were seen as separate from those consulting for brands and shaping fashion imagery. But the red carpet, like concerts and live performances, is its own battleground - on…
00:25:30 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Jesse Lee on the Future of Curation in a Designed World
The inevitability of change is something we can either fear or embrace with insatiable curiosity, and one of them, of course, yields far better results than the other.
Today's guest is a serial entre…
00:38:06 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Inside Francesca Burns’ Transformative Journey
We often bring up the idea of humanity on this show, exploring the anthropology of it all with the creative industry as our backdrop. When sitting down to speak with the absolutely lovely Francesca B…
00:29:04 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Fleeting Moments, Timeless Truths: A Talk with Daniel Arnold
Daniel Arnold's work can be seen anywhere one consumes visual content, whether it's on the walls of a gallery, the cover of a magazine, or his own well-engaged Instagram feed. But beyond the humanity…
00:34:16 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Crafting Culture: Raul Lopez on LUAR's Impact
The audacity of achievement is beautifully illustrated in the story of LUAR’s Raul Lopez, whose show has been one of the most anticipated at New York Fashion Week for several seasons and counting. Ha…
00:36:52 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
Luxury, Loyalty, and Lifestyle: Michael Kliger on Mytheresa's Unique Model
Under Michael Kliger’s stewardship, Mytheresa has emerged as perhaps the most profitable platform of its kind. Unlike its sprawling competitors, Mytheresa thrives on a philosophy of precision—offerin…
00:22:59 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
The Line Sheet and Everything Lauren Sherman
While many in the fashion industry were already well-versed in the work of journalist Lauren Sherman, the early days of The Line Sheet sparked rumblings across the dinners and drinks that often defin…
00:39:52 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
Opinion Without Identity: The Allure of Staying Behind the Curtain with @boringnotcom
Comment sections are often awash with bold opinions, many of them originating from anonymous or private accounts. Some might attribute this to the suffocating grip of modern political climates, while…
00:27:23 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
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