Bonus “Unbuttoned” podcast episodes

After wrapping up the six episode series about Bruce Boyer’s Life in Clothes, we were keen to do a few more, after receiving so much positive feedback. And instead of following the model of those episodes – unrelated advertisement to cover our costs – we chose a different approach. We partnered with a couple of makers Bruce has long admired to bring you more stories and insights. Plus, a bonus bonus episode about beards and jeans.

Bruce has been commissioning suits, jackets and trousers from London’s famed tailoring house Anderson & Sheppard for over four decades. In that time, he has gotten to know the house, and its cutters and tailors, quite well:

Bruce and I both have a long relationship with the Italian mill Vitale Barberis Canonico, as journalists, collaborators and friends. In this special episode, Bruce shares his experiences with the maker, their mill and their creative director:

Bruce has sported a beard since the 1960s and in this episode he explains how that gives him more in common with the counter-culture than you would have thought. Plus, an excerpt of Bruce’s thoughts from “The Problem with Jeans” documentary:

The podcast is available in iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Spotify, Stitcher, Google and most other podcast apps.

Podcast image: Bruce wearing an Anderson & Sheppard suit crafted of VBC flannel. Photo by Rose Callahan.