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162: Sydney Tall / Yikes! - DIY Fashion, Block Printing, and Polyester Judgment
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1 hour 16 minutes 56 seconds
10 months ago
162: Sydney Tall / Yikes! - DIY Fashion, Block Printing, and Polyester Judgment
We talk about why selling online is a nightmare, the existential crisis of pricing your own work, and whether or not tagging clothes with painter’s tape is genius or trash.
Timestamps: 0:00 – Sydney Tall: Confirmed tall, also makes clothes2:15 – The Keith Haring exhibit and creative inspiration5:42 – Block printing vs. screen printing: the pros, cons, and suffering9:18 – Puff ink disasters and why I judge people who wear Plastisol13:55 – Polyester should be illegal (but seriously)18:07 – Hand-carving blocks until your hands go numb21:45 – The struggle of making screens that don’t suck25:22 – Bleach is my god now (and how to not disintegrate your clothes)31:40 – Selling clothes: Online vs. in person and why Depop messages are a headache36:15 – The emotional rollercoaster of selling pieces you actually like41:03 – Thrift store gems, vintage finds, and people who staple price tags to fabric (why?)46:55 – Sydney’s brand “Yikes” and the eternal struggle of naming things51:28 – The problem with logos and why I don’t want branding on my clothes57:02 – The great painter’s tape debate: DIY genius or just lazy?1:02:45 – The art of a good photoshoot (and why I hate studios)1:08:30 – Thrifting, upcycling, and the insane world of high-end vintage1:13:10 – Final thoughts, creative struggles, and where to find Sydney’s work