HandCut Radio explores the worlds of men’s style and luxury with industry insiders and leading brands. From inspiring craftspeople to influential designers, each episode we bring you a personal insight into what makes men’s fashion tick.
Finale: Everything we’ve learned in three years of HandCut Radio
This episode is a poignant one. Yes, believe it or not, this is the final episode of HandCut Radio (https://handcutradio.com/). After three years and more than 50 episodes, we’re hanging up our microphones to pursue new projects.
But, before we go, we wanted to respond to one frequent request that’s come up while we’ve made this podcast. A surprising number of you have been in touch to ask whether someone could possibly interview Aleks, and now they have. For this special sign-off episode we asked Paul Croughton (https://www.handcutradio.com/episodes/3/9/2019/paul-croughton-the-editor-in-chief-of-robb-report-on-making-media-for-todays-man-016), editor-in-chief of the Robb Report (https://robbreport.com/) to quiz our host on everything we’ve learned in speaking to so many fascinating and successful people for HandCut Radio. A huge thank you to Paul from the whole team here for taking some time out to record this finale episode.
We very much hope you enjoy.
1 Jun 2022
Mark Cho’s take on 2022 | #055
We could think of no better way to wrap up this season of HandCut Radio than by revisiting an old guest, Mark Cho (https://www.instagram.com/markchodotcom/), co-founder of The Armoury (https://www.instagram.com/thearmourynyc/) and co-owner of Drake’s (https://www.instagram.com/drakesdiary/). We’ve called this episode “Mark Cho’s take on 2022” because a lot of the themes we explore – the ‘casualisation’ of style, the different ways men are reinventing suiting, the danger of hype and the saturation of everyone’s attention – feel very relevant to the moment we find ourselves in. We hope you’ll agree that this is a fitting end to our sixth season.
As always, thank you very much indeed for your support and for tuning in. Don’t forget to let us know what you think – leave us a review or drop us a DM.
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HandCut Radio is produced by Birch (https://www.instagram.com/birch.london/), the London based creative office of James Allen. Our theme music is by Joe Boyd (https://www.instagram.com/thisisjoeboyd/).
HandCut Radio is proud to be sponsored by Thomas Mason (http://www.thomasmason.co.uk/), an historic mill that’s been supplying famous designers, shirtmakers and tailors with world class shirting fabrics since 1796.
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Show Notes:
Mark Cho — Website (https://thearmoury.com/) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/markchodotcom/)
[03:12] The Armoury (https://thearmoury.com/)
[04:25] The Armoury City Hunter Jacket (https://thearmoury.com/products/linen-city-hunter-ii-jacket?variant=39396376182855)
[04:51] Horological Society of New York (https://hs-ny.org/)
[04:56] F.P. Journe (https://www.fpjourne.com/en)
[06:03] The Armoury Cotton Sport Chinos (https://thearmoury.com/products/cotton-model-a-sport-chinos?variant=39347481772103)
[08:03] Dayware Cotton 3 Pocket Blouson (https://thearmoury.com/products/dayware-cotton-3-pocket-blouson?variant=39587739631687)
[08:04] The Armoury Wool Casentino Road Jacket (https://thearmoury.com/products/wool-casentino-road-jacket?variant=39501791592519)
[08:38] The Armoury’s Spring/Summer 2021 Lookbook (https://thearmoury.com/journal/the-armoury-spring-summer-2021)
[11:42] The Armoury x H. Moser & Cie (HODINKEE) (https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-blackest-dial-in-existence-has-a-new-trick-live-pics-pricing)
[12:04] H. Moser & Cie (https://www.h-moser.com/)
[14:10] Elliot Hammer (https://www.instagram.com/elliothammer/)
[20:10] The Armoury TV (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo1nG89OVkg9z_gffYAiTmQ)
[40:40] BODE (https://www.bodenewyork.com/)
[41:02] Edward Sexton (https://www.edwardsexton.co.uk/)
[42:04] Lovat Mill (https://lovatmill.com/)
25 May 2022
Jason Jules on jazz, rap culture and ‘Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style’ | #054
This week we’re bending the rules of our New York style season slightly, by interviewing fellow Brit, Jason Jules (https://www.instagram.com/garmsville/). Regardless, his new book Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style is extremely pertinent to this season’s theme, given its concern with mid-century American style. Aleks and Jason explore Black Ivy in this episode, of course, but we also hear about Jason’s fascination for cultural trend-spotting, his passion for jazz music and his admiration for progressive rap culture. It’s a fascinating conversation, this. We hope you enjoy it.
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HandCut Radio is produced by Birch (https://www.instagram.com/birch.london/), the London based creative office of James Allen. Our theme music is by Joe Boyd (https://www.instagram.com/thisisjoeboyd/).
HandCut Radio is proud to be sponsored by Thomas Mason (http://www.thomasmason.co.uk/), an historic mill that’s been supplying famous designers, shirtmakers and tailors with world class shirting fabrics since 1796.
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Show Notes:
Jason Jules — Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/garmsville/)
[05:28] Duffer of St. George (https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/the-story-of-duffer-of-st-george/)
[07:58] Lynne Franks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Franks)
[10:12] Honey (magazine, defunct) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_(magazine))
[15:36] John Coltrane, Giant Steps (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Steps)
[16:02] Dizzy Gillespie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie)
[18:06] Fred Astaire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire)
[19:08] Al Capone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone)
[20:16] David Bowie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie)
[25:19] The Limelight (club) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Limelight)
[26:15] Round Midnight (film) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Midnight_(film))
[31:22] Jazzie B (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzie_B)
[31:26] Norman Jay MBE (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Jay)
[31:39] Trevor Nelson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Nelson)
[32:52] Stem Player (https://www.stemplayer.com/)
[32:54] Donda 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donda_2)
[33:40] Frank Ocean (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ocean)
[33:42] Tyler, The Creator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator)
[33:45] Pharrell Williams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharrell_Williams)
[33:47] Nigo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigo)
[33:47] ‘I know NIGO!’ (album) (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nigo-i-know-nigo/)
[36:16] Virgil Abloh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Abloh)
[37:10] Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style (book) (https://bookshop.org/books/black-ivy-a-revolt-in-style/9781909526822)
[39:00] Steve Urkel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Urkel)
[43:13] Summer of Love (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love)
[43:47] Long, hot summer of 1967 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long,_hot_summer_of_1967)
[51:28] ‘The Black Ivy Edit’ by Drake’s & Jason Jules (https://www.drakes.com/what-s-new/the-black-ivy-edit)
[52:08] Teal Madder Silk Fully Lined Bridle Leather Club Belt (https://www.drakes.com/what-s-new/the-black-ivy-edit/teal-madder-silk-fully-lined-bridle-leather-club-belt-with-brass-buckle)
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