Dansplaining: The Danny Lomas Podcast

Neil Summers is a name synonymous with menswear. Neil came to prominence as Co-Editor of Proper mag, a magazine documenting culture and clothes that he was in to.

Since then, name a brand and Neil has worked with them... CP Company, Fera, Birkenstock, Pretty Green, KEEN, adidas, The North Face, Berghaus, Levis Vintage Clothing, Fred Perry, Manastash, Patagonia, Barbour, Kickers, Saucony, Mammut, Sprayway, Reebok, Dickies.

He now works with brands Haglofs, Dometic & rather excitingly, Eddie Bauer.

We talk the north, proper menswear, music, hiking, shoes, Manchester stores, and authenticity when working with brands.

We wanted to order Brooklyn Beckhams food on Uber but it wasnt available when we recorded. We were heartbroken so we chatted about events, fashion things and a lot of cleaning.

Photographer Louis Bever joins us to chat working at Oi Polloi, The Basement and vintage football shirts

You asked, we answered. One of London’s best up and coming brands join us on the pod for an exclusive chat about delegation, lookbooks, and why the trousers are so damn cheap. But don’t take my word for it, listen to it yourself…

Monthly episode with the guys chatting about what they've been up to and want they are excited for this year.

One last little treat from season 1 bonus episodes, Rich Evans talks us through his faves as well as answering some of your questions

As we are getting back up to speed we thought we would drop some of our favourite bonus episodes that were behind the paywall last year.

The always iconic Raven Smith's bonus episode where he answers questions from you guys did not dissapoint.

We are joined by the Co-Founder of the independent agency Linden Staub, Esther Kinnear-Derungs. Over the past few years, the agency has made a name for itself by signing as well as launching some major talents...and yes, one of them is Danny Lomas.

We chat about what it takes to be a model, or if you dont have the height and looks, to be an agent, get the inside scoop on how much models are paid to walk a runway, Milan vs Paris as well as the future of modeling and how AI may not take all our jobs, but just make them a little easier.

This week we are joined by Dan Sandison of Mundial.

Dan discusses running a magazine agency and platform focused on everything they love about football and how it intersects with fashion and culture.

Make sure to head over to the Paetron to see the full video podcast and the bonus episode patreon.com/dansplainingpod

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We decided to kick season 2 off with a bang and invite one of our most requested guests, Cora Delaney onto the pod.

Cora and her dog Bashy came through to the studio to talk about how she went from a small coastal town to running an agency working with the biggest brands and talent in the world.

Cora is a PAQ veteran and we have been trying to get her on the podcast since day 1. Cora's company, EYC, represents Dansplaining alumni such as BadKid HQ, Callum Mullin, and Gully Guy Leo, they also work with brands from Nike to Prada and are known to throw some of the best events in the industry.

We relive the glory days of 2018 Fashion Week, 2016 PAQ shoots, and Danny finally gets to talk about cars...Cora has had a few...

Want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has continued to support us, we have some amazing guests lined up and hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy recording.

We went to San Fran for the celebration of 150 years of the Levi's 501. We spoke to their collections design director, Paul O'Neill about the brand.

This is a reupload

serving you some of our fave bonus episodes of this year as an xmas treat

This week we are Joined by one of yours and our favourite brands Mone Monte Carlo.

Ben and Mike discuss all from getting into the industry and the challenges of creating a direct to consumer brand to where they are now at.

Working with our all time fave Mike Key and gifting Jordan.

Packed full of insights and fashion focused opinions, this ones not to miss.

After a short 5-month hiatus we are back!

To kick things off we thought we would update you on what we have been up to in that time.

We have some amazing guests coming up from next week, but every now and again you will get these little updates.

Have a listen to hear us talk Spotify wrapped, Jordan crying, Danny finally getting to meet the love of his life, bullying Tom Austin, ego-tripping about blowing up the Brickies, and a couple of stories from Danny full of Northernerness, booze, and ASMR.

This week we are joined by Creative Director and founder of Rich LDN Richard Evans.

He discusses starting in the industry as a stylist before becoming Style Director of the mens magazines (and the wild working environment that came with these).

What it takes to set up and grow your own PR and creative agency from scratch.

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This week we are joined by author and Vogue columnist Raven Smith.

Raven discusses his career from working as a photo editor, thriving at Nowness, to becoming a published author, columnist, and presenter.

We hear what it means to be a man about town and how he likes to stitch up Danny at events.

We get into his collection of camp collar shirts and how his style and taste inform his home (and its improvements).

And of course, we cover social media, memes, and the part they play in his life.

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This week we are joined by Actor Herman Tømmeraas from the Netflix show Rangnarok.

Herman discusses growing up in Norway, starring in a breakout TV series, and becoming an international name.

We cover off his personal style journey and the brands that he is into.

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This week we are joined by DJ Louise Chen.

Louise discusses her journey into music via the smashing pumpkins and the rise of MTV to hanging with Tyler and Frank pre Channel Orange.

Playing clubs and festivals to becoming the name within the name playing the fashion week shows and parties.

Her personal style journey, band t shirts and the brands Louise is into. 

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This week we are joined by rapper and creative Kelvyn Colt.

Kelvyn discusses his journey in the music industry from blowing up on Colours to buying back his masters.

His fashion journey from Gucci suits to meeting Rick Owens (Well kinda).

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This week we are joined by Creative Director Christopher Bastin for a special podcast on the GANT Archive exhibition and all things GANT.

Christopher discusses his time at GANT and how he has developed the archive from his attic into a touring curated exhibition.

What goes into being a Creative Director of a global fashion brand and what's coming up in the future.

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Chet Lo joins us for the bonus content.

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This week we are joined by Chet Lo, designer and former Fashion East and now BFC Newgen designer.

Chet discusses how he made the move from graduating to launching his own brand.

Dressing SZA and Doja cat and putting on his first fashion shows.

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This week we are joined by Jordan Hames, model and social media creative.

Jordan discusses how he broke into the industry through to his time spent on the circuit attending fashion weeks.

Expect lots of fashion and brand talk alongside what it's like being Dannys neighbour.

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This week we are joined by Gully Guy Leo.

Leo discusses his days of Supreme drops and the Basement.

Having his own PAQ episode.

Music and DJing and what he's got coming up this year.

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This week we are joined by Charlie Vickery, Managing director of Haeckels, the Supreme of skincare.

Charlie discusses how he started out working for fashion retailers before moving onto Haeckles and provides a fascinating insight into the skincare world and what is takes to run a brand which amplifies the natural world.

Hear about the benefits of seaweed propelling Haeckels into a global brand as well as creating edible cups and of course Charlies style inspiration and usual fashion talk.

Make sure to head over to the Paetron to see the boys on a day out in Margate at Haeckles HQ.

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We are Joined by Emily Oberg founder of Sporty and Rich.

Emily discusses moving to New York to work for Complex, Getting Sweaty with DJ Khalid

Creative directing Kith's womenswear brand before setting up her own label Sporty and Rich.

Sporty and Rich rips off's and what's coming next for the brand.

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We are joined by Junior Adesanya, founder of London incense brand Cremate.

The best-smelling man in London talks us through his journey, from waiting around with a jacket for Nas, to having A Cold Wall's Samuel Ross mentoring him, to having collabs with brands such as Adidas, Aries, and Affix.

We learn a little about how to make a scent and learn a lot about creativity and breaking into the industry.

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One of the most stylish people in the industry,  GQ's Style Editor Zak Maoui.

In this week's episode Zak share's how he got into the world of fashion and offer's up advice for anyone looking to break into the world of fashion publications.

Zak's Favourite's and Audience Questions.

 Audience questions and Charli's favourites quick fire round!

*Trigger Warning* - This episode contains mentions of eating disorders.

Charli Howard: Model, Author, Squish Beauty Founder and Forbes 30 under 30.

In this weeks episode Charli breaks down the challenges she faced as a model getting dropped by her agency before going viral on Facebook, moving to New York and Musing for Pat McGrath to bumping her way up the Hermes waiting list.

This week's guest CEO of The Institute of Digital Fashion Leanne breaks down transitioning the fashion industry into the Metaverse and the innovations and changes being made within this space, where it all started for her and where the industry is heading.

The bonus content is packed into this episode.

Audience questions and Rhy's favourites quick fire round!
More clothes, more watches, more trainers, a lack of Newcastle number 9s.

Newcastle's greatest export since Ant & Dec, Rhys 'Cake Not Crumbs' Mckee joins us this week.
Ours (and Pusha T's) favourite Instagram account brings us daily inspiration, updates on the latest drops, and Rhys wearing a lot of Stoney and Needles.
Alongside running Cake Not Crumbs, Rhys has worked his way up originally at The Drop Date and currently END.

Half Windsor, double the content...

This week we are joined by the editor of one of our favourite (and aspirational) publications, The Rake.
Tom Chamberlin is the man in the know when it comes to the more discerning things in life.
What tie knot you need to be wearing...he's got you.
Where to go for your first cigar lounge experience...Tom won't let you down.
How to act when you are sharing pizza with Matt Damon on a yacht...Well, Tom calls that Wednesday.
No gates were kept on this pod.
Tom gives us an intro into the life of luxury, from entry-level shoes, watches, and suiting, Tom lets us know how to get the 'Rake' look.

The man who broke 1000 hearts, wait, I mean washing machines.
James aka Stain Shade joins us this week to talk about how he turned a hobby into a fully-fledged business, working with brands like Converse, Liam Hodges, and Boiler Room.
Stain Shade has been the go-to brand for all your tie-dye needs over the last few years but we go a little further to James' days at Vivienne Westwood and what it means to work in wholesale.
Massive shout out to James for spending  the nights before Christmas with us talking rubbish.

We are starting off 2023 with a bang.
Alicia Robinson of AGR, (yes, the brand of that jumper Danny is always sporting) joins us to talk to us about her journey from running the door at east London's coolest club to running her own LVMH-nominated brand.
Alicia has been on speed dial for those who want to know everything about knitwear, lending her knowledge to brands such as Yeezy and A-Cold-Wall.
Apart from Danny's massive face, you will see AGR on the backs of stars like Burna Boy, Lewis Hamilton, Rihanna, and Jorja Smith.
This episode was recorded during the World Cup, when we all still assumed it was coming home (it wasn't) so spirits were high and wine was consumed.
In this episode you will learn what goes into making a brand, how pricing works and what the future of AGR is.
Make sure you follow AGR on Instagram and get some of their items on your hitlist for this year.

That weird period between Xmas and NY...aka the Christmas Gooch...
We look back at this years trends, hottest items and what we think is gonna be fun next year.
We answer questions about the podcast, our guests and a few fashion ones thrown in.
We thought we would do video for this podcast, and will be doing it properly from Feb but with real equipment.
Make sure you follow the podcast on here, on IG, on TikTok and on Reddit.
2023 is gonn abe bloody huge

This week's guest co-founded the brand that is on every person with a blue ticks back, Picante. From Fat Tony, to the Flag twins, Danny Lomas and even Drake's missus, you will have seen some of the clothes on your IG feed.

We talk uni struggles - How to buy Saint Laurent trousers in your first year.
Work struggles - How to appear to be doing work when you're planning world domination.
Brand struggles - How to be BFFs with Comme Des Garcon after they've sent you a cease and desist.

Model. Influencer. Content Creator. Car Nerd. Floppy hair. Beautiful face...
No, not Danny, this week we are joined by Callum Mullin.

Kate Moss once told him nobody knows who he is. Well, we do...and you should too.

Another week, another guest who is far too intelligent to be having conversations with us...listen in. 

Author Nav Gill is a London-based writer, editor, and creative consultant specializing in fashion, footwear, and pop culture.

She's the former editor of Hypebae and has been named one of the "18 Most Outstanding Women Transforming The Sneaker Industry" by Business Insider.

She joins us to talk about her new book, 'She Kicks',  which focuses on the women who have helped shape and change the sneaker industry.

Also, Danny got very drunk and we will be releasing the content for Christmas...enjoy!

Bad Cal bonus..he gives us his top spots, recommendations and answers all your questions...give it a listen!

Calum Jacobs is a writer, editor and creative practitioner from south London who draws on sociology, history and culture to explore the liminality of Black British life. In 2017, he launched CARICOM Magazine, a print and online platform dedicated to discussing football and broader culture through a Black lens. Jacobs is also a contributor to various sport and culture publications, and has worked on creative projects for agencies and brands. A New Formation is his first book.

A New Formation is quite simply one of the most important football books ever written. What we often like to imagine as the history of football has, for the most part, been written entirely through the white male gaze. In this collection of essays A New Formation tells new stories, forgotten stories, undervalued stories, and does so with heart and humanity and humour. It's our game, as narrated by the people who love it. - Jonathan Liew

A New Formation is an exploration of the unique role that Black British footballers have played in shaping the beautiful game both on and off the pitch, an inventive and highly original analysis of the intersections between football and wider Black British culture.

A New Formation is not a book about football and racism. Jacobs and his co-contributors - including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok Ekpoudom and sports broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye MBE - eschew the standard frameworks of trauma and oppression that are foisted upon Black narratives and seek to move beyond discussions of diversity, identity and representation. Featuring interviews with legendary players such as Ian Wright, Anita Asante and Andy Cole, they draw upon broader social and cultural history to examine Black footballers in contexts larger than themselves. By engaging with these subtler connections between football and Black cultural expression, A New Formation reveals the vibrancy and nuance of contemporary Black life in Britain.

Tally ho! This week we are joined by two of the most fireable guys in New York, James Harris and Lawerence Schlossman, AKA 'Throwing Fits'. We chew the fat on everything from Danny losing his virginity, how James almost lost his life copping jawns and their weak attempts at British slang...

You want more? We'll give it ya. Its Jimmy and Larrys turn to take on everyones favourite bonus content,  feat quick fire round of the best places to visit and of course the audience questions. What are ya waiting for?

We wanted you to get to know our co-host Jordan a bit better before we head into the festive period of big boy pods.
As an established Creative Director we ask, how do you become a Creative Director, what a Creative Director is, and if you really are one...why would you waste your time starting a podcast.
We talk working in retail, how it shaped him and how he changed careers to work on a little show called PAQ.

Ashleigh gives us her top spots...shame none of them are within a 50 mile radius.

Ashleigh Kane is the Arts Editor at Large for the cultural phenomenon that is Dazed magazine. Her decade as an art and fashion journalist has put her in the room and in conversations with some of the biggest names in both.
We follow her on her journey, listening to Tupac in the suburbs of Australia to chilling with Pharrel in LA (sorta).
We also discuss her role as a Creative Consultant...and what that actually means, how she uses art to give back to local communities and what are art red flags.
Ashleigh is a long-time friend of the podcast and is someone we have been very excited to chat to, we want to say thank you for giving us her time and we hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it.

We are doing video!
Well we are trialing video!
Flossie let us try this with her, we took her to the hottest, noisiest and smallest studio in the world - we are sorry.

Same as usual, Chris gives us his top spots and answers your Q's.

If it's good enough for The Rock and Chris Evans, it's good enough for you...give it a listen. 

Kojey is a 2 times PAQ episode Alum.

Been on a little holiday with Danny.

And he now completes the Lomas trifecta by appearing on Dansplaining.

Kojey is a multi-mobo nominated artist who has this year been shortlisted for the Mercury Music prize.

We cover growing up in Hackney, his awful fashion sense growing up, his bars about UFC (Yes we made him rap), his favourite PAQ member (although I think he lied), collabing with brands, and what we can expect from a man who is constantly evolving and growing as an artist.

Go listen to his latest album Reason to Smile, make sure you go see him perform...and mainly...go follow us on social media.

More of what ya want...Kojey answers both yours and our questions.

I wore all my best clothes and he didn’t even ask me how much my outfit was worth. So, I asked him.

How can he be 'Unknown' if I watch him on youtube every week? See, we ask the big questions.

Keeping Up With Key Connections...That's all I have for you because i've got COVID - Just listen to it and you will hear what we talk about.

As always, giving you more of what you want. Mike lists his favourite places and things, and answers your questions.

This week we’re joined by content creator, model, and half of TikTok’s best looking couple; BadKidHQ. We take you through her journey from Peckham car-boot sales to Fendi stores.

Same as usual, join us for the bonus. We talk Parisa’s favourite London spots, answer your Q’s, and give a unique take on desert island survival skills.

You know the drill, Wills favourite places to grab a bite and stores to shop in, all followed by the audience questions

This week we're joined by food sensation What Willy Cook to chat about his love of wallabees and his least favourite food, baked beans.

You know the deal, Corbin's favourite places and things followed by the audience questions.

You know what we can't get enough of? Northerners who love clothes, so this week we invited artist, model and fellow Yorkshireman Corbin Shaw onto the podcast.

Unfortunately we still don't do video which means there is no subtitles but if you can make out what they are saying you are about to learn about moving to London, dream collabs and how to take inspiration from your roots.

Corbin is running the London marathon to raise money for Stonewall. go donate, theres a link on his instagram.

You know the drill, Andrew's favourite spots quickfire round followed by the audience questions, tanning tips, routines and Spiderman.

This week London's most handsome man joins us to talk how he wen't from working at Hollister to hustling at fashion week and beyond.

More Dexter Black... Date spots, music and lots and lots of Marvel!

This week Dexter joins us to talk all things PAQ, and what he's been up to since!

Zac Alsop

It should tell you everything that this man had so many insane stories that he was able to stop me from talking for more than 5 minutes.
Zac has been one of the UKs best YouTubers for some time now, he came prepared with stories of selling Dickies, being part of the basement and Stone Island jumpers but we wanted to hear more about him sneaking into insane venues, getting arrested and watching a fight kick off at Drakes party.

This has to go down as an all time classic episode, not just for the stories, but also because the good folks at Nobu Shoreditch let us host our podcast there and kept us fed and watered throughout...hopefully they let us return...if not we can just get Zac to break in I suppose.

Make sure you are following on IG, get involved in the conversation on Reddit and make sure you are subscribed to the podcast...OK...bye.

Scott...bonus episode...yes he talks about his willy.

One of my favourite people in the world, mainly cos he talks to me about Minecraft...Scott Cruft.

We also talk about fashion, seeing as he is a stylist and one of the most stylish men in London. 

Scott and I met in influencer bootcamp and we both made it through...just.

You may recognise Jasmine Muller from PAQ or NAYVA or that night in the box where a woman painted a panther with her erm.......

Jas chatted to us about how hot her parents are, how that made her hot and we even tried to insinuate that we are hot as well.

This episode sees us spill some big secrets about PAQ, NAYVA and Kyra. We also get an insight to some of the best young female designers in the UK, how (for some reason) men run the lingerie world and what Jasmine looks for in a partner (yes she's single, no, do not slide into her DMs)

More, More, Muller... Hot tips, audience questions and a very wild art attack.

You know the drill, stick around and educate yourself.

Magnus doing what he does best...talking nonsense to Danny Lomas.
Enjoy

Whatisupyouguys... Today we are joined by the runner-up of the Highsnobiety Best Dressed YouTuber award.
A man who wears many hats, but loves a beanie.
He posts on YouTube as frequently as my dad calls to check in on me.
My favourite influencer in the world...Magnus Ronning.
(He also does lots of other things like run a brand, a bit of crypto, and a lot of dog walking but they aren't important).
Download, listen, stay safe.

More Glenn Kitson for your ears...get involved.

Glenn Kitson joins us this week for a chat about jackets, directing, and how to get into the creative industries...which is all really interesting cos we thought he just made memes.
Glenn has the maddest stories as he tells us about his journey from growing up in Bolton to directing Nike commercials.
Also...most importantly, if you wanna know what washing up liquid Anthony Joshua uses...listen to the podcast.  

The collab that everyone has been screaming out for (mainly me), Nigel Cabourn and Dansplaining.
We went up to the Toon to chat to Nigel about camping out under trucks, how the fairer sex has influenced many decisions in his life, and some of the names that have decided to wear Cabourn whether it be up a mountain or to Paris Fashion Week.
We only had the two mics on this trip so you may hear the guys off mic trying to be funny or chipping in with the odd question...but you didn't come here to listen to them anyway, so if you cant hear them...doesn't matter.

You know the drill by now...
What Simone likes to do, listen to, eat and then some weird questions from you lot xoxo

CHAOS ENSUES...
You have seen Simone on your discover or FYP over the last year. She's a model, DJ, and founding member of the Danny Lomas fan club.
Simone came on to chat about her time on Britain's Next Top Model, fancying Danny and playing the Streets 20th-anniversary party.

We recorded this on the hottest day of the year, in a room with no air conditioning, and a bucket full of cheap White Claw imitations (White Claw...hook us up)... things got weird...

If you've ended up here I'm assuming you like me...well in that case you are gonna love today's guest, cos he is everything I want to be.
Richard Biedul is one of Britain's most recognisable male models but his path into the industry wasn't the normal.
Sit back, relax, make your pot noodle sandwich and enjoy.

AUDIENCE QUESTIONS

WHERE TO HANG OUT IN LONDON TO BE AS COOL AS TORA

WHAT IS WAS LIKE SHOOTING PAQ

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Tora spends her days writing about fashion for Highsnobiety so we thought we would make her come and chat to us about Rick Owens and Balenciaga for a couple of hours.
We talk about the clickbait titles, short kings and discuss her appearance on PAQ...

This podcast is a troll-free zone...if you've got something to say...say it to Tora's dad's face... we will see how that works out.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT SO FAR...enjoy this episode

Listener questions.
His favourite things to do.
Him insulting Danny.
This is good content

Episode 2...here we go...
No one is safe from the internet's greatest meme page Poundland bandit...not even us...
We talk how the page got started, why he does it and what memes have offended the most people.
We also talk Mr Bandits long history with graffiti and the clothing scene around that, from what to paint in, to five-finger discounted Arc'teryx.

Dansplaining is hosted by me, Danny Lomas with a couple of my pals, Matt and Jordan

This is our bonus content that for this month is completely free...
Things get a little silly in these episodes.

Episode 1 is here... To kick things off we decided to bring in the life of the party, founder of The Queer Bible, Jack Guinness.
Jack is a model, presenter, writer, and one of the purveyors of Indie (before it was indie sleaze).
We chat about his days modeling, partying with Katy Perry, and get serious for a second to talk allyship and find out a bit more about The Queer Bible.

You will recognise my voice (hopefully) but I've brought along two of my friends on this journey (mainly to keep me in check), Jordan and Matt.

Episodes drop every week, so make sure you subscribe and follow @dansplainingpod on all social platforms.

yeah...listen and i will explain what this podcast is about