Fashion Your Seatbelt

About Fashion Your Seatbelt

The Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast gives its listeners the rare opportunity to hear from some of the leading voices working in the fashion industry today. Each podcast is an exclusive one-to-one conversation with a creative who is crafting the future of fashion. Hosted by the renowned and award-winning fashion journalist Jessica Michault, this podcast is designed to take its audience directly to the heart of fashion and discover what makes it tick.

Publisher

Jessica Michault

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jun 2017

Latest episode

1 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

100 episodes in the feed.

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   1 Aug 2026

   100 Shahd AlShehail on Abadia, Saudi Fashion, and Going Global

   I still remember one of the first times I saw an Abadia design up close. It was at that inaugural 100 Saudi Brands exhibition in Riyadh. It stopped me in my tracks. That's the effect designer Shahd AlShehail's work tends to have on people. Shahd is the founder, CEO, and creative director of Abadia, the Saudi label she started back in 2019. And if you've spent any time around the Gulf's fashion scene lately, you already know the name — Abadia has quietly become one of the most compelling luxury stories to come out of the region in recent memory. Here's what makes Shahd's story so interesting to me: she didn't come up through a fashion school, dreaming of runways. She came to the industry by way of her studies in sustainable development, of all things — and that background shows in everything Abadia does. The brand works with dozens of female artisans across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, keeping crafts like Sadu weaving alive, and making sure the women behind those heritage techniques are paid and credited for it. For Shahd, that's not a marketing angle, it's a fundamental pillar of her brand. Which by extension not only creates a sense of pride in the creative past of her culture, but also hopefully will help it to become woven into the fabric of the fashion world more globally in the future. What I love is how she translates all of that heritage into something that feels utterly modern — structured tailoring meeting soft, fluid draping, pieces like the farwa, traditionally a man's desert coat, reimagined as a covetable piece of womenswear. Abadia can now be found on Net-a-Porter, in Selfridges, at Harrods. And I love that Shahd is talks about wanting Abadia to be “the” Saudi brand the rest of the world knows.So here she is — a designer building quiet, deliberate luxury on her own terms, one artisan, one collection, one chapter at a time. –🎬 Thank you to Studio Wacked in Paris for the support of my French-based podcast episodes https://wacked.fr/ and Poddster https://dubai.poddster.com/ and Procast https://procast.ae/ in Dubai for their amazing studio and team where these episode are recorded: 💌Drop me a DM: @jessicamichault or just old school email me. 📝 My website: https://jessicamichault.com/ Connect with Us: ✅Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicamichault/ ✅Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicamichault/ You might also like: 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6DwlT70eM 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3humRELI5E 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQyQN7Yq7HQ Thank you for watching this video, click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this channel. “Shahd AlShehail on Abadia, Saudi Fashion, and Going Globa”- Jessica Michault #fashionpodcast #podcast #podcastdesigner #designer #designerpodcast More About Jessica Michault: Jessica Michault is an award-winning journalist, public speaker and Fashion, Luxury, Beauty consultant. She is an expert on the Middle East luxury market and has launched multiple luxury publications in the GCC. Michault's 60 Second Fashion Reviews were one of the first to bring fashion show criticism to the social media sphere, and her in-depth, one-on-one interviews with some of fashion's leading movers and shakers, via her Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast, have created another avenue for fashion lovers to connect with the industry. She spent 16 formative years working side by side with the renowned fashion critic Suzy Menkes, as the Online Style Editor of the International Herald Tribune, before taking C-suite positions in leading luxury publications like ODDA magazine, NOWFASHION and Antidote magazine and taking up the role of SVP of Industry Relations at Launchmetrics. Over the years, she has consulted with brands such as Miu Miu, Boucheron, Mulberry and the Puig group, and her articles have been published in The New York Times, Business of Fashion and throughout multiple Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar magazines across the globe.

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   18 Jun 2026

   099 Alice Temperley: The Woman Who Made Bohemian Luxury a British Institution With Temperley London

   What first impressed me about the fashion designer Alice Temperly was how assured she felt. When she enters a space, instantly, there is a sense that this is a woman who knows exactly who she is, what she has accomplished, and is crystal clear on the goals she has set for herself and how she wants to achieve them. Alice is someone whose work has always felt like stepping into a story. She founded her brand Temperley London in 2000 and quickly carved out a space in fashion with designs that celebrate romance, craftsmanship, and a certain kind of bohemian glamour that feels both timeless and deeply personal. Her collections are often rich with detail — intricate embroidery, flowing silhouettes, and references to art, travel, and heritage craftsmanship. They’re pieces that feel considered and expressive, designed for women who want ensembles that carry a little bit of magic with them. Over the past 26 years, Alice has built Temperley London into a beloved brand worn by everyone from British royalty to Hollywood royalty. But perhaps what’s most compelling about her journey is the fact that she has done it largely on her own terms, maintaining a fiercely independent spirit in an industry that is constantly evolving. Together, we talk about where that creative spirit of hers comes from — the early days of building the brand, the inspirations that continue to shape her work, and what it really takes to stay true to your vision in a fashion landscape that is in the midst of a paradigm shift. – 🎬 Thank you to Studio Wacked in Paris for the support of my French-based podcast episodes https://wacked.fr/ and Poddster https://dubai.poddster.com/ and Procast https://procast.ae/ n Dubai for their amazing studio and team where these episode are recorded: 💌Drop me a DM: @jessicamichault or just old school email me. 📝 My website: https://jessicamichault.com (https://jessicamichault.com) Connect with Us: ✅Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jessicamichault/ ✅Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicamichault/ You might also like: 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6DwlT70eM 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3humRELI5E 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQyQN7Yq7HQ Thank you for watching this video. Click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this channel. "Alice Temperley: The Woman Who Made Bohemian Luxury a British Institution With Temperley London - Jessica Michault" #fashionpodcast #podcast #podcastdesigner #designer #designerpodcast More About Jessica Michault: Jessica Michault is an award-winning journalist, public speaker and Fashion, Luxury, Beauty consultant. She is an expert on the Middle East luxury market and has launched multiple luxury publications in the GCC. Michault's 60 Second Fashion Reviews were one of the first to bring fashion show criticism to the social media sphere, and her in-depth, one-on-one interviews with some of fashion's leading movers and shakers, via her Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast, have created another avenue for fashion lovers to connect with the industry. She spent 16 formative years working side by side with the renowned fashion critic Suzy Menkes, as the Online Style Editor of the International Herald Tribune, before taking C-suite positions in leading luxury publications like ODDA magazine, NOWFASHION and Antidote magazine and taking up the role of SVP of Industry Relations at Launchmetrics. Over the years, she has consulted with brands such as Miu Miu, Boucheron, Mulberry and the Puig group, and her articles have been published in The New York Times, Business of Fashion and throughout multiple Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar magazines across the globe.

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   15 Jun 2026

   098: Ameni Esseibi: The First Curvy Model of the Arab World on Breaking Beauty Standards in Fashion

   Ameni Esseibi is someone who has spent years challenging the fashion industry to make room for her — and won. She is the first plus-size Arab model, a body positivity advocate, a Jean Paul Gaultier ambassador, a Paris Fashion Week runway veteran, and a woman who has built an entire career on the radical act of showing up exactly as she is. Born in Tunisia, raised in Dubai, and educated in the French school system, Ameni started her modelling journey at just eighteen years old. But her road to success was anything but easy. She approached agency after agency in Dubai and was told there was no market for her. That the region wasn't ready. But she ignored the naysayers. Dismissing their ignorance and persevered. Today, she has graced the pages of Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan. She has walked couture catwalks in Paris. Become a global ambassador for Dubai Fashion Week and the Arab Fashion Council. And along the way has become the voice that an entire generation of Arab women had been waiting for — curvy, confident, and proud of her heritage. What makes Ameni truly remarkable is not just what she has achieved, but why she set out to achieve it. From the very beginning, becoming a model was never about the pursuit of fame. It was about the young Arab woman who didn't see herself anywhere — not on the runway, not in the magazines, not on the billboards. When Ameni couldn’t find a role model, she decided to become the person she was looking for. The woman others could look to, and understand that they were enough – just as they are. In our interview, we discuss what representation really means in the modeling space, why the word plus-size should be banned, and how her love of horseback riding has given Ameni a sense of inner peace she didn’t know she was searching for. –🎬 Thank you to Studio Wacked in Paris for the support of my French-based podcast episodes https://wacked.fr/ and Poddster https://dubai.poddster.com/ and Procast https://procast.ae/ n Dubai for their amazing studio and team where these episode are recorded: 💌Drop me a DM: @jessicamichault or just old school email me.📝 My website: https://jessicamichault.com/ Connect with Us: ✅Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jessicamichault/ ✅Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicamichault/ You might also like: 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB6DwlT70eM 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3humRELI5E 💟https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQyQN7Yq7HQ Thank you for watching this video, click the "SUBSCRIBE" button to stay connected with this channel. "Ameni Esseibi: The First Curvy Model of the Arab World on Breaking Beauty Standards in Fashion”- Jessica Michault" #fashionpodcast #podcast #podcastdesigner #designer #designerpodcast More About Jessica Michault: Jessica Michault is an award-winning journalist, public speaker and Fashion, Luxury, Beauty consultant. She is an expert on the Middle East luxury market and has launched multiple luxury publications in the GCC. Michault's 60 Second Fashion Reviews were one of the first to bring fashion show criticism to the social media sphere, and her in-depth, one-on-one interviews with some of fashion's leading movers and shakers, via her Fashion Your Seatbelt podcast, have created another avenue for fashion lovers to connect with the industry. She spent 16 formative years working side by side with the renowned fashion critic Suzy Menkes, as the Online Style Editor of the International Herald Tribune, before taking C-suite positions in leading luxury publications like ODDA magazine, NOWFASHION and Antidote magazine and taking up the role of SVP of Industry Relations at Launchmetrics. Over the years, she has consulted with brands such as Miu Miu, Boucheron, Mulberry and the Puig group, and her articles have been published in The New York Times, Business of Fashion and throughout multiple Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar magazines across the globe.

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• Mohammed Aqra
• Nicolas Santi-Weil
• Burc Akyol
• Charlotte Chesnais
• Dima Ayad

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