112 - Guy Hills is the Embodiment of Happiness
“I’ve never had that big division between career and life. I’ve been very lucky to embody my personal journey of discovery and creativity and be able to turn that into a brand.”
Blamo! · Jeremy Kirkland, Guy Hills
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Show Notes
My guest this week is Guy Hills, fashion photographer, and co-founder of Dashing Tweeds.
We chat about the challenges and joys of life as a creative professional, photographing Savile Row for the internet age, collaborating with Converse and Pharrell, and wearing what you love regardless of what anyone else thinks about it.
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NOTES
(04:40) Snuff Boxes
(13:50) Photographers: Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, Norman Parkinson
(17:58) The Origins of Problem Page Photos
(27:11) Jaguar // Cartier // Freddie Windsor
(29:53) Andrew Bolton
(29:57) Anda Rowland (Blamo! Interview)
(30:58) Savile Row Bespoke
(31:15) Anderson & Sheppard // Huntsman // Henry Poole
(31:33) Angus Cundey of Henry Poole // Carlo Brandelli of Kilgour
(33:40) James Sherwood
(35:00) Bespoke: The Master Tailors of Savile Row
(38:29) Harris Tweed jacket // Akubra hat // RM Williams boots
(40:06) Royal College of Art Showcase
(40:27) Kenzo
(40:47) Kirsty McDougall (Dashing Tweeds Co-Founder)
(46:05) Betty Soldi (Calligrapher)
(48:07) Icebreaker
(50:42) The Tweed Run
(51:13) The Correspondents (music video)
(55:47) Daily Candy Magazine
(56:05) Converse
(57:58) Billionaire Boys Club
(59:57) Gaudi
(1:07:06) Beau Brummell
(1:10:25) Vivian Westwood // Sex Pistols
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