Showroom Theory

Episode 27: Romance for the Cynics: Bridal Fashion, Craft & Modern Love with Ariel Han

What does it mean to believe in romance when you know better? Back in April, during Bridal Fashion Week in New York, designer Ariel Han told me the name of her Parsons t

Episode 26: Why Corsets Are Everywhere Again: Structure, Body Image, & Bridal Fashion with Angela Nauss

The corset is one of those garments people believe they already understand. Restrictive or empowering. Feminist or regressive. Romantic or oppressive. We’ve inherited a

Episode 25: How to Blend Wedding Traditions Without Losing Yourself with Alisha Datwani

The more I have these conversations, the more I start to realize that weddings aren’t just about self-expression. They’re also about inheritance. Not just Who am I? but

Episode 24: Is the Bridal Boutique Broken? with Ramona Southard

Bridal boutiques were originally built to solve one problem: access. They gave brides access to designers, expertise, fashion, and information that simply couldn’t be fo

Episode 23: The Uncanny Canyon of Weddings with Photographer Rebecca Yale

For a long time, I thought this conversation was going to be about wedding photography. Instead, it became a conversation about something much larger. Rebecca Yale has a

Episode 22: The Era With No Silhouette with Veronica Tucker

Editor’s Note: There are some conversations that leave you with answers. This was not one of them. My conversation with Veronica Tucker for the Showroom Theory Podcast l

Episode 21: Ownership Through Process (with Helena Eisenhart)

Editor’s Note: This essay is a continuation of the conversation I recently had with Helena Eisenhart on the Showroom Theory Podcast. During our conversation, we spoke ab

Episode 20: It's Not That Deep with Allison Chou (Double Happiness Bridal)

Editor’s Note: This essay accompanies my latest Showroom Theory Podcast conversation with Alison Chou, founder of Double Happiness Bridal. While we began by discussing br

Episode 19: The Return of Folk Bridal with Hayley Claire Neil (Rolling in Roses)

Editor’s Note: This essay accompanies a conversation with designer and Rolling in Roses founder Hayley Claire Neil on the Showroom Theory podcast. We talked about British

Episode 18: You Don’t Need More Inspiration... You Need a Stylist with Katie Balis

Editor’s Note: This essay accompanies a conversation with bridal stylist Katie Balis on the Showroom Theory podcast. A few weeks ago, before the craziness of Bridal Fashi

Episode 17: What We Remember Was Chosen For Us with Alicia Rinka

Editor’s Note: This essay accompanies a conversation with photographer Alicia Rinka on the Showroom Theory podcast. We spoke about weddings, image-making, and the quiet p

Episode 16: NYBFW Felt Off... That’s the Point.

This is a companion to my latest podcast episode, a short dispatch recorded in the pause between New York and Barcelona. I didn’t want to recap in real time. I wanted to

Episode 15: You’re Not Overwhelmed... The System Is with Nicole Echeverria (Matrimuse)

A wedding is often framed as a deeply personal experience, but the systems surrounding it are anything but. This week’s essay explores the hidden structure behind modern

Episode 14: The Dress Doesn’t Begin With You with Lizzie Wheeler (Studio Dorothy)

This essay is a companion to a conversation with Lizzie Wheeler, curator of Studio Dorothy, on the Showroom Theory podcast. While our discussion centers on her work sourc

Episode 13: Bridal's Nervous System Reset with Lou Simmonds (Luna Bea)

This essay is a companion to a conversation with designer Lou Simmonds, founder of Luna Bea, on the Showroom Theory podcast. While the episode traces the trajectory of a

Episode 12: Stop Preserving Your Wedding Dress with Kate Blackwell

This essay is a companion to Episode 12 of the Showroom Theory podcast, a conversation with Chicago-based bridal stylist and founder of Something White Styling, Kate Blac

This Week in Bridal: Feb 20

This week, the visual language of bridal felt sharper. More intentional. Less apologetic. If the past few years were defined by softness and diffusion, this moment feels

Episode 11: Sustainability Beyond Morality with Agnese Petraglia

Long before a wedding gown is chosen, there’s this feeling. An instinct. It appears in fragments - the movement of fabric in a photo, the memory of a garment once loved,

This Week in Bridal: Feb 13

This week, to me, bridal felt like it was having a cultural reckoning. There was a palpable undercurrent of tension between ritual and rip-off, craft and churn, and the v

Episode 10: Pinterest Predicts as a Cultural Case Study

Editor’s note: This essay accompanies a solo episode of the Showroom Theory podcast exploring the cultural signals inside Pinterest Predicts 2026. While the episode moves