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Restoring More Than Shoes: Vinnie Tao from Sneaker Pharm & the Punk Ethos of Repair
On this weeks episode, I’m sitting down with footwear wizard Vinnie Tao from Sneaker Pharm. Vinnie loves shoes. Restoring them, tweaking them, Frankensteining em. Anything that’ll give them a longer, better or more loved life. He’s an appreciator of great design and the value that can create in an object and I’m buzzing to chat to him about his combined love of footwear culture and sustainability.If you’re loving this series of My Own Garms and you want to show some love for what we’re doing here. Get over to pattern.com/myowngarms and chuck us a few quid. There’s a few levels depending on how flush your feeling and if you’re skint, that’s cool. We’ll just keep doing what we’re doing anyway. Big shout out to the musicians whose tunes you’ve heard on this series. Ocsar Kenny, Sam Black, Dave Shurr. Very grateful to you lot for sharing your ace music with us. And also a big thanks to Trailberg who are supporting the series. Appreciate you a lot.Right let’s get to it. This is Vinnie Tao on My Own Garms…Vinnie from Sneaker Pharm joins us to talk about repairing kicks, restoring memory, and building a fashion philosophy rooted in punk, purpose, and play. From the smell of waxed jackets to the rise of repair culture, this episode digs into what makes good design last — not just physically, but emotionally. It’s about more than trainers. It’s about the stories they carry.If you love this ep then drop us a comment on YouTube, a review on Apple Podcasts, or a comment on Spotify Get at us on the socials and let us know what you thought, we’re @myowngarms everywhereIf you wanna support us with a little donation head to patron.com/myowngarms If you want to advertise with us, slide into the DMs. We’ll have a chat.My Own Garms is a video podcast. You can watch on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠. There's gonna be loads of clips on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Insta⁠⁠ (@myowngarms). But if you just want the audio, then you can find us wherever you usually listen to your podcasts.
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Issey Miyake, Abayas and Nike Sweats: Alina Akbar's Fit Pic Breakdown
In Alina's Fit Pic Breakdown, we sit down to dissect three of her most iconic looks.From climbing a mountain in all-terrain Crocs to rocking Casablanca in the Peak District, Alina shares the stories behind her outfits and how fashion, culture, and heritage shape her personal style.📸 Outfit Breakdown:🔥 Fit Pic 1: Climbing a mountain in Saudi Arabia in Issey Miyake pleats, an abaya from Whitechapel, and CP Company. Modest wear meets techwear in the desert.🔥 Fit Pic 2: 10-year-old Alina in a classic grey Nike sweatsuit – the early days of her love for sportswear.🔥 Fit Pic 3: Casablanca knit in the Peak District – luxury fashion in countryfied settings.🚀 Topics Covered:✔️ Why Issey Miyake pleats are a wardrobe essential✔️ Growing up on sportswear & trackie culture✔️ The crossover between modest wear and high fashion✔️ What makes a fit feel special🔗 Follow Alina:📸 Instagram: @lean0161📩 Subscribe for more deep dives into fashion & culture!If you love this ep, drop us a comment on YouTube, leave a review on Apple Podcasts, or hit us up on Spotify!Follow us on all socials: @myowngarms💰 Want to support the pod? Hit up patreon.com/myowngarms📩 Interested in advertising? Slide into the DMs!🎥 My Own Garms is a video podcast. Watch on Spotify and YouTube, with loads of clips on TikTok and Instagram (@myowngarms). Prefer audio? Find us wherever you get your podcasts.
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Alina Akbar (Lean0161): Fashion, Film, Fabrics & Identity – My Own Garms Podcast
On this week's ep, I’m chatting to auteur Alina Akbar, aka Lean0161. Alina is an artist from the North West of England. She documents her life and community using photography and filmmaking, AND she also dresses sick. Loads of well-chosen sports and terrace wear worn in really interesting ways, which all, in turn, add to her own sense of story.I’m buzzing for you lot to hear about Alina’s story and see how clothes have shaped and reflected her life and her art. From documenting communities through her lens to collaborating with brands like C.P. Company and Nike, Alina shares her journey growing up in the North, the role of clothing in her art, and how her Pakistani heritage influences her creative vision.We also talk Stone Island, tent pegging, and what makes a piece of clothing truly iconic. Tune in for a deep dive into Alina’s world of film, fashion, and self-expression.Halfway through Series 4 here! Hope you lot are loving it so far. If you are, then you can always leave us a review on Spotify or the Apple Podcasts app. We’ve only got about 4 on there at the moment, so go and show us a bit of love, please. Nice one.And nice one to Trailberg, who’re supporting Series 4 of the podcast. Really appreciate the belief and the trust they’ve shown, and hopefully, we can do more cool stuff together in the near future.Right then, let’s get into it. This is Alina Akbar on My Own Garms…If you love this ep, then drop us a comment on YouTube, a review on Apple Podcasts, or a comment on Spotify. Get at us on the socials and let us know what you thought – we’re @myowngarms everywhere.If you wanna support us with a little donation, head to patreon.com/myowngarms.If you want to advertise with us, slide into the DMs. We’ll have a chat.My Own Garms is a video podcast. You can watch on Spotify and YouTube. There's gonna be loads of clips on TikTokand Insta (@myowngarms). But if you just want the audio, then you can find us wherever you usually listen to your podcasts.
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Evisu, CP Company & Wu-Tang Tees – Jojo's Fit Pic Breakdown
In this episode of Fit Pic Breakdown, we sit down with JoJo Elgarice of Rag Parade Sheffield to dive into three of his most memorable outfits. From rocking Evisu jeans as a teen to styling CP Company’s Mille Miglia jacket, to meeting UK hip-hop legend Skinnyman, JoJo takes us through his fashion evolution. 👕 Outfit Breakdown:🔥 Look 1: Teenage JoJo in Evisu & vintage finds – was this the start of his fashion obsession?🔥 Look 2: The CP Company shoot – rocking a Mille Miglia racing jacket & military gear.🔥 Look 3: Meeting Skinnyman – Wu-Wear, hip-hop, & skate culture influence.🚀 Topics Covered:✔️ The golden era of Evisu & early streetwear✔️ What makes CP Company jackets legendary✔️ How skateboarding & hip-hop shaped his style✔️ The funniest (and worst) fashion choices he’s made🔗 Follow JoJo & Rag Parade:📸 Instagram: @ragparadesheffield📩 Subscribe for more deep dives into fashion & culture!💬 Loved this episode? Drop us a comment on YouTube, a review on Apple Podcasts, or a comment on Spotify! Hit us up @myowngarms everywhere.💰 Want to support? Join us on Patreon.📢 Want to advertise with us? Slide into our DMs—we’ll chat.🎥 My Own Garms is a video podcast—watch on Spotify & YouTube. Clips on TikTok & Insta (@myowngarms). Or just listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Jojo Elgarice - Rag Parade: The Buzz of Vintage Hunting, Fashion Stories & John Lennon's Lost Cape
Now then!! What’s happening? What’s good? This week, I’m chatting to JoJo Elgarice. Steel City’s foremost flogger of rare and vintage garms. JoJo’s shop Rag Parade sells a really broad range of gear with a real singularity of vision. To buy and sell really nice things. I met JoJo for about 15 seconds when I was leathered at vintage fair in Stoke Newington a few weeks ago but I’ve been drooling over the stuff he sells on his Instagram for a good few years. Today we’ll discover where his deep love for garms comes from and what shapes his tastes today…Last week I mentioned our new Substack on the outro. Thanks to everyone that’s been on and made pals with us over there. We’ve got articles and links to stuff we talk about in the episodes and we’re working on new stuff at the moment so go and have a butcher’s hook. Big thanks as ever to the series sponsors Trailberg for making what we do on My Own Garms a bit less financially crushing. Appreciate you lot a lot! Go and drop em a follow @trailbergofficial - legends!!Okay. Let’s get into this one then. This is My Own Garms with Sheffield’s own, JoJo Elgarice…Thanks Jojo for the time and thanks to the lovely people at Eve’s Kitchen for the brews and the recording space. I’ve not really mentioned it on here but what do you reckon to the recording setups for this series? Instead of booking a hotel out and getting the guests to come to us, we’ve been getting about the country and setting up where our guests are at. Do you reckon it’s better? Prefer it the old way? Let us know in the comments or in the reviews. Would love to hear what you think. Okay, you know the drill, we’ll drop another mini episode with JoJo in a couple of days so make sure you’re subscribed to the feed for that one cos it’s a banger. See ya back here for that. X
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/myowngarms/subscribe M.O.G. is a podcast about clothes. In each ep Thomas Griffin speaks to a person who has an interesting relationship with the garms they wear. Paris, London, New York, Milan - we’re here for all of that. But what we really want to know is what coat you had in year 10 at high school, which pair of socks you’re most emotionally bonded to, and which pair of your dad’s trainers you reckon you could actually get away with wearing This is My Own Garms, the pod where we talk about the garments that have shaped us 🏷️ Fashion Menswear Clothing Streetwear Interview Fits Sneakers Brands @myowngarms

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