Welcome to the Changing Room Thoughts podcast with Karina, the fashion nerd. Explore fashion's history, commentary, and self-expression in bite-sized 20-minute episodes every Monday. Your go-to style inspiration and critical musings, perfect for your commute. Join us for a casual yet thought-provoking fashion journey.
what an Alexander McQueen archivist and AI ethicist has to say about fashion and technology
It's New York Fashion Week and I'm sitting down with Di — AI ethicist, Alexander McQueen archivist, and someone who fit a gargantuan Comme des Garçons funnel neck dress into a carry-on packing cube.We get into: level setting AI-doom. What fashion specifically has to lose when a margin-obsessed industry discovers a technology that's very good at finding efficiencies. Why people refusing to touch AI on principle are exactly the people whose absence is letting the worst version get built. And a genuinely lovely detour into why art and science belong in the same bucket.Di works with the Data Science Alliance in San Diego (https://www.datasciencealliance.org/) on democratizing AI knowledge and responsible AI frameworks. Check out her TedX talk on AI design with intentional friction built in (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhVY-85A-Wk)--which she gave in an ever fabulous Schiaparelli pantsuit ;)
26 Sept 2025
Ep 36 | reimagining engagement rings
The diamond industry has sold us a narrow vision of romance — one that equates love with the size, sparkle, and price tag of a center stone. But what happens when we question the 4 Cs, the obsession with diamond size, and the idea that bigger means better?
In this episode, we dive into how the diamond monopoly reshaped our expectations of engagement rings and why it’s time to break free. We’ll explore antique and vintage rings as sources of inspiration, challenge how feminism and gender equality get tangled up in ring culture, and imagine what it looks like when a ring becomes a true symbol of your love — unique, empathetic, and radically personal.
✨ If you’ve ever wondered what an engagement ring could be beyond the diamond, this conversation is for you.
5 Sept 2025
Episode 35 | Hauteline Pt 2. Checking in on the rental business for it girls
It's been almost two years since our last checkin with the rentals for it-girls: Hauteline!
Since then Kristie Chow's business has expanded to another co-founder (and good friend) Michelle Li, another storefront in LES, and a wider selection of delectable designers, and nationwide shipping.
I'm so excited to share what's the same, and what is different with these ever-savvy entrepreneurs :)
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