Stòffa’s co-founders on consumer culture | #018
This week, Aleks sits down with Agyesh Madan and Nicholas Ragosta, the co-founders of New York based brand, Stòffa.
Stòffa is known for creating refined made-to-measure outerwear, knitwear and trousers, offering clients the backbone of their casual wardrobe with superior attention to quality and fit. Moreover, Stoffa is a brand with a conscience, Madan and Ragosta have worked smart for the past nine years to develop a brand that produces its clothes ethically, sustainably, and to put what they call the ‘thoughtfulness’ back into menswear retail.
This episode goes deep: we discuss the problems and pitfalls of consumer culture, explore why our society needs to challenge the idea that convenience is a luxury, and we unpick why Stòffa tries so hard to go against the grain.
HandCut Radio is produced in collaboration with Birch, a London and New York based creative agency. Our theme music is by Joe Boyd.
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Show Notes
Stòffa — Website | Instagram
[04:42] Isaia
[06:38] The Armoury
[11:00] Leonardo Genova
[28:11] Sunspel
[38:14] Simon Crompton, HandCut Radio #001
[40:26] The Business of Fashion
[52:10] Stòffa ‘Indian Coffee House’ Campaign
[52:19] Stòffa ‘Holding Court’ Campaign
[56:27] Oatly
[57:39] Impossible Foods
[58:15] Tesla
