056. The 17 Most Interesting Fashion and Culture Stories of 2025
Episode 56 is the first solo episode of The Manic Metallic Podcast in a couple of years! In it, Liberty discusses what she sees as the seventeen most interesting fashion and culture stories of 2025.
These stories span the fashion, arts, and culture spectrum, from Ralph Lauren’s big year and 55k-Gate to the Louvre Heist and the sale of Frida Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama).
The show notes here are very detailed and list sources for the stories that are discussed, and you’re encouraged to check those out below.
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RESOURCES AND REFERENCES
Ralph Lauren
- Polo Ralph Lauren's Oak Bluffs Collection https://corporate.ralphlauren.com/pr_250723_PRLOakBluffs.html
- YouTube Video | RALPH LAUREN | Polo Ralph Lauren | A Portrait of the American Dream: Oak Bluffs https://youtu.be/UOT8CUBpERE?si=AukkHbsO1-i9TP3-
- Ralph Lauren's CFDA Award https://cfda.com/news/the-2025-cfda-awards-winners-and-honorees/
- Polo Ralph Lauren x Tópa collaboration https://corporate.ralphlauren.com/pr_251118_PRLxTOPA.html
- Polo Ralph Lauren's USPS Collection https://news.usps.com/2025/11/24/ralph-lauren-to-offer-usps-inspired-collection/
Sydney Sweeney AE Ad
- American Eagle x Sydney Sweeney "Good Jeans" Ad, Explained https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5487286/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-explained-why-controversy-racist-eugenics-trump-bathwater-ad-klein-statement
- Liberty Imhoff | TikTok Video On American Eagle x Sydney Sweeney ad https://www.tiktok.com/@libertytheaesthete/video/7532209718798880014
The Cutting Room Floor (Recho Omondi) $55k Controversy
- Liberty Imhoff | Tiktok Video On The 55k Salary Controversy https://www.tiktok.com/@libertytheaesthete/video/7543400378138725646
- Liberty Imhoff | TikTok Video On Why Businesses Should Advocate For Universal Healthcarehttps://www.tiktok.com/@libertytheaesthete/video/7543684491462593805
- A 55k-Gate Article Explainer https://www.thecut.com/article/cutting-room-floor-job-controversy-55k.html
Condé Nast's Year
- Liberty Imhoff | Tiktok Video On Teen Vogue Being Folded Into Vogue's Website https://www.tiktok.com/@libertytheaesthete/video/7568987241737981198
- Condé Union Firings
