Fashion Unzipped

Fashion Unzipped


Latest Episodes

Flat shoes at the ready, it's London Fashion Week!
September 18, 2019

Fresh from the front row, Emily Cronin, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton and The Telegraph’s Head of Fashion, Lisa Armstrong give you their takes on the looks of the moment. On the podcast menu: which designers are putting sustainability front and centre, how to w

(Anti)social media: body image, feeding the trolls and sponsored posts
July 10, 2019

Katherine Ormerod and Alex Light both have considerable social media followings, but are reluctant to call themselves influencers. They join The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton to talk about why the term makes them uncomfortabl.

Sweat patches, disappearing shorts and dodgy tan lines: summer style dilemmas and how to tackle them
June 26, 2019

There are numerous reasons summer dressing can make you sweat, but luckily the Telegraph’s fashion team is on hand to keep you looking and feeling cool. This week, senior fashion editors, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton, Frankie Graddon and Caroline Leaper solve.

Meghan’s mum look, Diana’s style rebellion and the repli-Kates: a royal fashion special
June 12, 2019

The Telegraph fashion team fall into two camps: those who are royal fashion obsessed and those who’ve had to become royal fashion obsessed. This week Charlie Gowans-Eglinton is joined by Fashion News and Features Director, Bethan Holt (the former) and Ac.

Alexandra Shulman on life after Vogue, social media storms and opting out of the influencer phenomenon
May 29, 2019

Two years after stepping down as editor of one of the world’s most iconic fashion magazines, Alexandra Shulman talks candidly to The Telegraph's Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton about the “third act” of her career, the realities of life at .

Live: The Power of Fashion
May 15, 2019

Dame Helena Morrissey, Erica Davies and Isabel Spearman join Bethan Holt, the Telegraph’s Fashion News and Features Director, to talk about why fashion shouldn't be dismissed as frivolous. Up for discussion: the key to finding your personal style, why th.

Tricky dress codes, Spanx and race day hat-iquette: an occasionwear special
May 01, 2019

Not sure what to wear to that wedding/garden party/race day on the horizon? Don't know your fascinator from your floppy sunhat?    This week editor of Stella Magazine, Marianne Jones and acting senior fashion editor, Caroline Leaper join host, Charlie G.

Front bench fashion: Is it sexist to talk about a female politician’s frock?
April 17, 2019

With Brexit chaos making politicians more visible than ever, The Telegraph’s Senior Fashion Editor, Charlie Gowans-Eglinton sat down with our Associate Editor covering politics, Camilla Tominey and fashion journalist, Frankie Graddon to weigh in on how p.

Meet the woman who knows what you want to wear before you do
April 03, 2019

Elizabeth von der Goltz is Net-A-Porter's global buying director - which means it's her job to oversee every piece that hits the e-tail giant's virtual shelves, sifting the forever from the flash-in-the-pan and identifying the next big thing before anyon.

Instagram fashion oracle Eva Chen on oversharing, transparency and the secrets of the algorithm
March 20, 2019

Few people understand Instagram better than the platform's Head of Fashion Partnerships, Eva Chen. She talks to The Telegraph's Charlie Gowans-Eglinton about what's off-limits, monitoring screen time for her kids, and the realities of life as an influenc.