What Were You Thinking?
By Henry Holland
A personal billboard to the outside world, fashion really can reflect a much wider personal story than is often told. The clothes we choose to wear help to reveal the story of our lives. Join Henry Holland on a sartorial journey like no other where he speaks to ICONIC guests about the looks that changed their lives and the stories behind them.
WARNING: This is not a podcast about celebrity fashion fails! It’s a personal fashion history straight from the horse's mouth. Are you ready? Subscribe to What Were You Thinking so you don’t miss an episode.
In partnership with Vestiaire Collective
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Shatter the myth Paul Smith
Designer. Curator. Living legend. Sir Paul Smith shares the highs and lows from his fashion journey which spans 50 years this year. What was the first collection he showed at Fashion Week like? How did he feel going to Chanel shows in the presence of… -
Grab me by the ears Jake Shears
Singer. Songwriter. Icon. Jake Shears looks back on his sartorial choices from his teenage years, through to his time in the Scissor Sisters and beyond. How did moving to New York change his personal style? Why does he think he’s bad at dressing hims… -
I got wheeled out on a stretcher after my night with Daniel Fletcher
Designer Daniel Fletcher takes us through his creative process and how his deeply personal collections explore his thoughts on current affairs and social issues that he is passionate about. How he grew up drawing dress designs for his mum, his first … -
Nosh me off Pixie Geldof
Model. Singer. Tabloid proclaimed wild child. Pixie Geldof gets candid about her personal style. What was it like growing up in the public eye during a time when the paparazzi were social media? How does her parents' style influence the way she dress… -
Invade my space Paloma Faith
Unique. Authentic. Risk taker. Paloma Faith traces her personal fashion history as she talks us through how she found her one of a kind aesthetic. What effect did the political slogan t-shirts her mum used to dress her in as a child have on her? How … -
Make my day Mona May
Costume designer. Game changer. Anything but Clueless. Mona May (costume designer of Clueless) reflects on those often duplicated never replicated looks from everyone’s favourite teen movie. How did she come up with THAT yellow tartan number? Did she… -
I so would Gigi Goode
Drag Queen. Artiste. Icon. Gigi Goode gets into her relationship with fashion, from always being drawn to the feminine to learning how to sew when she was old enough to hold scissors. What’s her earliest fashion memory? How did she start working with… -
I’m not so naive Eve
Ruff Ryder’s first lady. Feminine tomboy. Jafaican. Eve takes Henry behind the looks from her music videos, career defining moments and red carpet appearances. How does she define her style? When did she discover her signature cropped hairstyle? And … -
Bite me like a black widow Beth Ditto
Feminist. Frontwoman. Queer icon. Beth Ditto gets into her relationship with fashion with Henry. How did her size affect her relationship with clothes? Why did she originally have a snooty attitude towards fashion? And what was she thinking when she … -
FYI I’m hung Alexa Chung
Androgynous, gamine, effortless. Alexa Chung talks all things fashion with Henry. How did her connection to music inform the way she dressed? Did her style change when she moved to New York? And what was she thinking when she planned her Glasto outfi…