Emma McKee is a hip hop cross-stitcher. Recently, her work appeared on Chance The Rapper in Billboard magazine. What you may not know about the Oklahoma native is that she also has read every English language book about North Korea. In this week's episode, host Ana Fernatt drinks champagne with Emma McKee, aka the Stitch Gawd, and discusses the various legends, lore and defector-described facts surrounding the highly secretive North Korea.
Architecture plays a necessary role in our lives, both as an essential need in the form of shelter and a pleasing aesthetic. In this episode, photographer Karl Rothenberger drinks champagne with Ana Fernatt and discusses the role architecture has in his creative process behind the camera.
Carlos Rangel is a Chicago-based ad man with a love for streetwear fashion. In this episode of Champagne & Snark, Carlos and I talk about finding both his identity and community through what he wears. As we'll hear, Carlos wasn't always living his truest fashion self. In a different career, in a different life, he found himself wearing clothes that never felt exactly "him." Carlos talks about that transformation and the way we can curate our outside appearance to be a reflection of who we truly believe we are inside.
David Sanchez is the founder of modeling arts agency 10MGMT. In this episode of Champagne & Snark, David drinks champagne with host Ana Fernatt and talks about how to create and harness momentum. It's a great look into the world of fashion, life of a model and the creative force of an entrepreneur on the rise.
Onye is the brains behind jewelry brand, King Onye, my personal favorite local jewelry brand. The pieces combine elements like rocks, crystals and wood with somewhat surprising elements like bullet casings, faux pearls and religious iconography. Plus, they're all handmade!
In this episode, we talk to the designer about her relationship with luxury. It's not quite as simple as you might think as we touch on topics of housing insecurity, the feminine experience and how luxury is not simply a consumer product.
Jas Petersen, also known as Jas of Chicago, is a visual artist and painter. Her current works are called My Fast Girls and feature a series of women who live in the fictional land of Milk & Money. The works highlight a type of female empowerment and ownership of experience. In this episode, Jas talks about the power and importance of art collectives in her career, the city of Chicago and how collaboration will inevitably save us.
Marc J Sievers is a cookbook author and a savvy home cook. He has been on Food Network, writes for numerous food and entertaining websites, and has his own YouTube web series called 'From My Kitchen to Yours.' With his career spanning Boston, New York, Las Vegas, Seattle and Chicago, Marc has dedicated himself to perfecting and sharing his vision of the very best fresh and useful ideas that take the guesswork and stress from home cooking entertaining and life-styling.
In this episode of Champagne & Snark, Marc talks about his passion for style, what his personal style evolution has been like and how style lives in our everyday existence.
Aaron Firestein is the co-founder and head artist at Bucketfeet, a very cool and collaborative shoe company that looks to tell through stories of artists, one product at a time.
In this episode of Champagne & Snark, Aaron talks with host Ana Fernatt about his experiences living abroad and how the blending of cultures has impacted Bucketfeet.
Ryan Beshel is the man behind the bowtie of Bowtie Memoirs. He's a frequent fashion expert on Chicago's morning shows, a former runway model agent and a current PR and marketing pro. In this episode of Champagne & Snark, Ryan joins Ana in the Champagne Room to talk about vulnerability, his good and bad experiences with it and how you can learn the power of being vulnerable.
In Episode 7 of Champagne & Snark, Ana Fernatt drinks champagne with Alysse Dalessandro of the body positive, plus size inclusive fashion line Ready-to-Stare. The two talk about the influence of travel, body positivity, fashion and how to be a totally banging woman.
