Just short of the iconic Coca-Cola sign in Sydney’s Kings Cross is a miracle of a shop that sells vintage clothes AND books.

What? You haven’t been to Grand Days? Well, come on in and enter the best idea Jo ever had.

For the first recording of Questioning Fashion in front of a live audience, Ali and Jo asked world renowned Clare Press to be their guest.

You’re welcome.

We hope the warmth and positivity that permeated the room that night can be felt through your ear holes, dear listeners.

So sit back and enjoy as we chat about Clare’s latest book Wear Next, described as a “roadmap for the fashion evolution we have all been waiting for”.

During the interview the girls mention an episode of Clare’s own podcast Wardrobe Crisis, in which she interviewed our very own Ali. Here it is.

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France’s exciting new anti-fast fashion bill reminds Ali of the country’s long history of protecting its fashion industry.

Just up for air from her usual deep dive, she shares some fascinating facts from Versailles and the lace-loving Louis kings to now.

Jo, meanwhile, looks at Australia’s softly-softly approach at tackling fast fashion, and wonders whether the whip will come out any time soon.

What do you think of France’s pioneering bill to penalise fast fashion importers?

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Once considered bottom of the stylists pile by the upper echelons of fashion, so-called 'celebrity stylists' (sometimes 'red-carpet stylists') are suddenly being given the credit they think they deserve. As Zendaya's renowned stylist Law Roach explains: “There’s been this idea that I’m supposed to be grateful [to have a celebrity client]. No. She’s supposed to be grateful that she’s working with me because I’m changing her life."

Why and how are stylists changing their celebrity clients' lives?

In this episode, Jo - herself a stylist with a couple of minor red carpets under her belt - explains the inner workings of "image strategies", and breaks down the most interesting of these at this year's Oscars.

Ali, meanwhile, shares her joy at the growing trend of "borrowed" vintage for red carpets, Sydney Sweeney's 2004 Jolie gown as a case in point.

"I imagine some giant Bell Street in Hollywood."

Oh joy.

Did you have a favourite look at this year's Oscars?

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