Podcasts
Heddels Blowout
Upstream Transformations
HEDDELS BLOWOUT:
As consumers, we have the tiniest window into how the products we use are made. Maybe you get a single country of origin or the fiber content, but that hides the many other chemicals, countries, and suppliers that contributed to its production. Andrew Olah has been in the upstream world of denim and clothing production for nearly 50 years and has run the Kingpins Show, one of the biggest markets and informational resources for denim and jeans manufacturers, since 2004.
We talk with Andrew about everything from his early days in the denim business, how to run a trade show during a pandemic, and how clothing manufacturing can actually become sustainable in the future. LISTEN HERE
INTRODUCING INDIGOOD
The Indigood Podcast
Presented by Kingpins and Lee®, The Indigood™ Podcast celebrates everything good happening in denim. Host Roian Atwood explores denim sustainability – from the cotton field to the consumer – with industry leaders, non-profit experts, and apparel’s most creative innovators.
DENIM TALKS: Episode 5, Featuring Roian Atwood and Andrew Olah
In Episode One of Lee Indigood, host Roian Atwood and Kingpins founder, Andrew Olah, explore each step of the denim supply chain, discussing the sustainability challenges and potential opportunities to make denim better for the world, better for the environment and better for you.
Denim Talks is a podcast from Kingpins exploring the people and ideas that shape denim.
DENIM TALKS: Episode 4, Featuring Abrima Erwiah of Studio 189
We sat down with Abrima Erwiah to hear the story behind Studio 189 and to discuss the company’s sustainable mission.
Denim Talks is a podcast from Kingpins exploring the people and ideas that shape denim.
DENIM TALKS: Episode 3, Featuring Sanjeev Bahl
Sanjeev Bahl was operating his denim business like a conventional factory, when he decided, in 2010 to “reset” the business with a goal of creating a company that makes a positive impact that could lead to a model of prosperity. To do that, he decided to take 0.1% of top-line revenue and invest in programs to alleviate hunger and poverty.
Denim Talks is a podcast from Kingpins exploring the people and ideas that shape denim.
DENIM TALKS: Episode 2, Featuring Paul Guez
Paul Guez talks with Alison and Erin about the early days of designer denim, how he introduced French-style jeans to the U.S. market and that time he got Elton John to rewrite a song for him. Click through for more archival videos and images from designer denim’s golden age.
Denim Talks is a podcast from Kingpins exploring the people and ideas that shape denim.
DENIM TALKS: Episode 1, Featuring Andrew Olah
For the launch of Denim Talks, the podcast from Kingpins, we sit down with Kingpins founder Andrew Olah to talk about key issues affecting the denim business, how the Kingpins show got started and roots of Olah’s lifelong love affair with denim.
Denim Talks is a podcast from Kingpins exploring the people and ideas that shape denim.