Layers

This episode’s theme is Acceptance, and Ana and Stevie are joined from LA by guest producer Kara Hart. She meets the founders of fashion label Universal Standard to discuss what Rihanna once described as “the pleasures of a fluctuating body”. Plus, some thoughts on dungarees, unlearning, and whether Stevie is allowed to shop in Massimo Dutti yet. Kara Hart is an audio producer in Los Angeles. ...

Ana and Stevie contemplate handsomeness when it comes to getting dressed. It's a word so often associated with conventionally good-looking men, but why should it be? Together with two special guests, they consider handsomeness as a descriptor to be claimed regardless of where one is on the gender spectrum. Georgeous Michael talks us through transformational accoutrements, while Dazed Fashion E...

In this episode, Stevie Mackenzie-Smith and Ana Kinsella talk about folk and what it means to dress with one eye on where you’re from: Quintessentially British Laura Ashley, so-called ‘sailor pants’ and regional dress. Plus, as always, endless eBay hunts. And we meet Alannah Eileen, a photographer from Orkney, about the importance of community, rural fashion and what happens to your style when...

In this episode, Ana and Stevie are mulling over BOYISH dressing. Ana pays a visit to see Claire Marie Healy, Deputy Editor at Dazed & Confused, who shares the charm of her thrifted synthetic zip-up top, which makes her feel like an extra from Freaks and Geeks. There's also talk of clothes on film, feeling obliged to strive for femininity, and dressing your age (whatever that means). Oh, and S...

In this episode, we consider the theme of ENDURING. What is it about certain items of clothes that make us return to them over and over? And what about when there are limits on how many clothes we can own? What makes the cut and stays in your life, and what doesn't? Sirena Bergman, a London-based journalist talks to Stevie about how living on a houseboat means coming up with ingenious space-re...

This episode, Ana and Stevie are thinking about 'chic', and specifically how spotting a chic person 'in the wild' is what makes people-watching so thrilling! They also hear from Colleen Hill, a curator at the Museum at FIT in New York about the pleasure she gets from working with this chic fashion archive, and how she gets dressed to work alongside such a collection. This episode of Layers is ...

Welcome back to Season 2 of Layers! We've missed you. In Episode 1, Ana and Stevie are thinking about dressing fabulously, and whether that's possible in an everyday context. They visit a charming cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon to meet a very fabulous older woman, Sarah Hosking, who is 78 years old and attributes resourcefulness and dressing joyfully to a well-lived life. Sarah Hosking is the ...

In the final episode of this season, Ana and Stevie discuss conviction. How should I dress? Is there anything I can’t wear? How does a designer know how their work should look? And - can I bring myself to throw this out? Writer and self-confessed hoarder of precious things Isabelle O’Carroll joins us for a panel discussion/group therapy on closet clear-outs and cashmere jumpers. And we meet de...

Ana Kinsella and Stevie Mackenzie-Smith discuss power, or more specifically: "How do we dress when we want to feel powerful?" Ultramarathon runner Sorrell Walsh tells us about dressing for physical power, while writer and 'Women Who' founder Otegha Uwagba considers "power dressing" at work - and what power dressing even means in 2018. Our latest Loved and Lost story comes from writer Eliot Haw...

For Episode 4 Stevie Mackenzie-Smith and Ana Kinsella are talking routine. Fashion writer and curator Lou Stoppard tells us how to “curate” a wardrobe that makes sense for you (sorry, Lou) and we learn about wearing exclusively monochrome looks from radio producer and Soho resident Clare Lynch. Also, we hear some secrets on replenishment buying and discuss how to take care of your clothes, and ...

In Episode 3, Ana Kinsella and Stevie Mackenzie-Smith discuss movement. Novelist Sharlene Teo tells us about moving from Singapore to the UK, and we talk about dressing for the dancefloor with curator Tory Turk. Foreign correspondent Sally Hayden shares how she packs for overseas assignments. Our latest instalment of Loved and Lost comes from author Sophie Mackintosh. Plus, Stevie takes a trip...

In Episode 2, Stevie and Ana talk Encounters. A fleeting glimpse of a stylish stranger while on holiday, an ongoing friendship with the woman who works in the local boutique, or bumping into an enigmatic stranger in a Soho club: often it’s the chance encounters we have that can really influence how we think about clothes. Stevie makes a new friend, and Naomi Shimada tells us about her solo tra...

In Episode 1, Ana Kinsella and Stevie Mackenzie-Smith talk about beginnings. We meet Abigail, who decided to make her own wedding dress for a beginning of her own, and Kate O’Donnell, who built up a wardrobe from scratch when she transitioned. Plus, a diary of those all-important first-day-at-work outfits from Colleen Kelsey in New York, and writer and cook Rebecca May Johnson shares a story of...

In this preview episode we discuss GLAMOUR. Ana Kinsella and Stevie Mackenzie-Smith talk to Coline Bach, a celebrity stylist who's worked with Years & Years and Madonna, and dancer Kate Haughton shares memories of ballet and pointe shoes. Writer and poet Rosalind Jana reads a story about a much-loved ring inherited from her aunt Violet. Music: E's Jammy Jams - Arabian Sand (via YouTube Music L...

What do you wear to feel powerful? And what do you really wish you could pull off? Four women answer. LAYERS is a podcast of stories about style, women and how we get dressed. Co-hosts Stevie Mackenzie-Smith and Ana Kinsella ask "Hey, what are you wearing? Can you tell me about it?" A preview episode on the theme of GLAMOUR launches 04/12/17, Series 1 starts 06/01/18. Produced by Lucy Dearlove.