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Pop: The History Makers with Steve BlameDesigner Keanan DufftyDesigner Keanan Duffty; Fashion meets Music, David Bowie, Sex Pistols; The University of FailureI’m thrilled to introduce Keanan Duffty—this isn’t just an intro, it’s your VIP pass into the mind of a true blend of fashion, music, and education.Keanan is a British-born creative powerhouse (b. 1964, Doncaster) who's been rocking stages and runways since the late ’70s After cutting his teeth in punk and New Romantic bands like Sordid Details and Wonder Stories, he sharpened his artistic vision at Central Saint Martins before relocating to NYC in 199...2025-06-141h 15
Education Through Music PodcastsNotables - Ep 16: Keanan DufftyWe're delighted to release our next Notables podcast episode with Keanan Duffty, musician, co-founder of the rock band Slinky Vagabond, award-winning fashion designer, and educator. In this inspiring conversation, Keanan shares with us his formative experiences with music and fashion as well as his invaluable perspectives on the importance of collaboration, self-expression, and forging one's own creative path. We're also thrilled to be honoring Keanan with the Music Innovation Award at our upcoming 2025 Gala "Making Minds Sing!" on May 15th! Tune in now at your favorite podcast platform or etmonline.org/podcast to hear from a true innovator and trailblazer. A...2025-04-2921 min
Gig Gab - The Working Musician's PodcastGlam, Gigs, and Grit: Keanan Duffty’s Path Through Rock and FashionAre you struggling to make your mark in the music industry while juggling your creative passions? Gig Gab’s latest episode features Keanan Duffty, a multi-talented musician, fashion designer, and educator who has shaped both the sound and look of music culture.
Keanan Duffty, frontman of Slinky Vagabond and author of “The Fashion Entrepreneur,” shares his journey of blending rock and style. From working with icons like David Bowie and the Sex Pistols to launching his own fashion line, Duffty offers invaluable insights into building a unique brand in the creative industries.
The episode delves into t...2025-02-1756 min
Soundtrack Your Life | A Film and TV PodcastSlinky Vagabond's Keanan Duffty Explains Why the Labyrinth (1986) Soundtrack Still Resonates TodayA man of many talents, Keanan Duffty is our guest for this episode. His band, Slinky Vagabond, has a new album coming out on January 14th. You can pre-order that here. He is also a fashion designer, one who has collaborated with the iconic David Bowie on his 2008 fashion line for Target. Since Keanan is a Bowie fan and collaborator, Ryan and Nicole thought it would be only fitting to talk to him about Jim Henson's 1986 film, Labyrinth. Bowie not only starred in the film as The Goblin King, Jareth, but he also wrote songs for the film....2025-01-131h 16
Sticky JazzSticky Jazz Interview Slinky Vagabond (Round 2)In the fashion world, there are philosophers, there are musicians there too, one who is a fashion designer, philosopher, and an incredible musician is Keanan Duffty, the mastermind of "Slinky Vagabond".
I had interviewed him on his previous album "King Boy Vandals" and now after harassing him endlessly for several months, he has released his newest album "Eternal Return", and it is every bit as great and eclectic as his other work.
With the Italian musical genius Fabio Fabbri on the helm for this album, also supported by Percy Jones, Glen Matlock, and Earl Slick...2024-12-271h 27
Tech Conversations at FIU’s Ratcliffe Art + Design IncubatorThe Fashion EntrepreneurIn this talk hosted by Neil Ramsay we welcome, Keanan Duffty.
Keanan Duffty is an award-winning British fashion designer, musician, and educator. He is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the author of The Fashion Entrepreneur (Hachette/Laurence King, 2024) and co-author of Rebel Rebel: Anti-Style (with Paul Gorman, Rizzoli/Universe, 2009). Duffty graduated from Central Saint Martins in London earning a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class honors and relocated to New York in 1993 where he launched his namesake fashion label. Duffty is featured in numerous books including Sweet Dreams: The Story of...2024-09-0646 min
Tayler & Gregg UnfilteredThe New RomanticsThis week we explore David Bowie and the talent that surrounded him. We touch base on the New Romantics and some punk sounds including Blondie and The Sex Pistols. Our in depth interview with Keanan Duffty sums up the genre plus a song from his own band Slinky Vagabond.2022-12-2135 min
Clothing CoultureMeet the designers at Kyiv Art Fashion Days New YorkIn October 2021, the first Kyiv Art & Fashion Days was held in Ukraine. The multiple day festival celebrated the vibrant culture, art, fashion and music of the area. A group of US representatives, which included Clothing Coulture podcast guest Keanan Duffty, was invited to the event, all were blown away by the experience. Just a few months later, the unthinkable happened, Russia invaded the country and Ukraine began fighting for its independence. Keanan Duffty jumped into action creating a NYFW event with six participating Ukrainian designers and brands. Stars Design Group CEO, Bret Schnitker, and Chief...2022-09-2817 min
Bothering the BandEpisode #87 - LIVE IN NYC!Holy shit! The only way to describe our live show in NYC is PERFECT FUN. A giant heart-filled thanks to Littlefield for having us, all the incomparably amazing guests (Keanan Duffty, Lily Mao, Sean Barna, Power Violets, almost sex, and David Cross) and everyone who came out to support. This episode is further proof that you can turn even silly dreams into wild and wonderful reality.2022-07-271h 35
Clothing CoultureClothing Coulture Special Edition | Supporting Ukrainian Fashion DesignersBritish designer, Keanan Duffty experienced the beauty and vibrance of Kyiv in October, 2021, just months before the invasion. Duffty was invited to attend Kyiv Art & Fashion Days, a celebration of the art and fashion community in Ukraine. One day after the war began, he immediately started planning a way to help the fashion designers he met on the trip. The result is Kyiv Art & Fashion Days NY. Designers will participate in a high profile runway show and static installation at NYFW to showcase their work and meet with buyers. In this special edition episode, Keanan...2022-04-2629 min
C86 Show - Indie PopSlinky Vagabond with Keanan DufftySlinky Vagabond with Keanan Duffty in conversation with David Eastaugh
Slinky Vagabond is a concept band that originally formed in 2007 and became an integral part of the New York club scene and performed at celebrations for Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash alongside the New York Dolls, Fashion Week’s Gen Art and Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp and Marc Bolan’s 30th Anniversary Show alongside Patti Smith, Tom Morello, Joan Jett and Ronnie Spector. They release their album ‘King Boy Vandals’ on December 6 that can be pre ordered at: slinkyvagabond@slinkyvagabond.net
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Clothing CoultureClothing Coulture | The Fluidity of the Fashion System with Keanan DufftyNew creative systems are forming around the world allowing rising fashion designers to showcase their work in a larger way. Award-winning designer, author and musician, Keanan Duffty shares his experiences from Kyiv Art and Fashion Days with hosts, Bret Schnitker and Emily Lane. KAFD is bringing local designers, photographers, stylists, craftspeople and musicians together in one fashion festival to create a larger impact than they could individually. The result is a community driven shift providing greater visibility to emerging designers. MORE ABOUT: Keanan Duffty: http://www.keananduffty.com Kyiv Art & Fashion...2021-12-0733 min
A Fashion MomentKeanan DufftyKeanan Duffty is a British fashion designer and musician based in New York City. Duffty studied fashion design at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. He is also a Mentor for the Master's Program in Fashion Styling at Polimoda, and a Program Director at the Master’s of Professional Studies in Fashion Management at Parsons School of Design. In addition to launching his own label, Slinky Vagabond in the 1990s, Keanan would later work for brands like Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B...2021-10-131h 32
LifeMinute EntertainmentBritish Fashion Designer/Musician Keanan Duffty on Working with David Bowie, Punk Fashion, and His New MusicAward-winning British fashion designer and musician Keanan Duffty has made mixing music and fashion his forte, working closely with artists David Bowie and the Sex Pistols, and playing alongside Clem Burke, Patti Smith, Scissor Sisters, Earl Slick, and Moby.
The London Central Saint Martins first-class honors graduate dressed the Sex Pistols for their 2003 American tour, and in 2006 he collaborated with David Bowie to create a fashion collection for Target.
As a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America and CFDA Education Committee, Duffty served as stylist for the 2016 CFDA Awards tribute to Bowie, featuring...2021-08-2524 min
Bothering the BandEpisode #22 - Keanan DufftyGetting to interview Keanan Duffty was such a blessing; the dude has lived an incredible life. From dressing the Sex Pistols to rocking out with Bowie, his stories are endlessly amazing, and his answers to our silly questions are insightful, funny, and inspiring. Keanan co-founded the band Slinky Vagabond with Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Earl Slick (David Bowie/John Lennon), making their debut in May 2007. He is also an award-winning fashion designer, author, and currently serves as Director of Fashion Programs, Provost's Office, at Parsons School of Design in New York City. From swallowing glitter to...2021-07-281h 01
LifeMinute Podcast: Beauty and FashionBritish Fashion Designer/Musician Keanan Duffty on Working with David Bowie, Punk Fashion, and His New MusicHis latest 10-track record released earlier this year features influential names in music2021-07-1406 minLifeMinute Podcast: Beauty and FashionBritish Fashion Designer/Musician Keanan Duffty on Working with David Bowie, Punk Fashion, and His New MusicHis latest 10-track record released earlier this year features influential names in music2021-07-1406 min
Shaken & StirredBerry Mocktail with Keanan DufftyKeanan Duffty, Award-Winning British Fashion Designer, Musician, and Author, stops by the Shaken & Stirred show this week. They discuss his fashion & music career, working with David Bowie and his latest album with his band, Slinky Vagabond.
Listen to Slinky Vagabond's latest album, King Boy Vandals on Spotify! 2021-07-081h 03
Sticky JazzSticky Jazz Interview Keanan Duffty / Slinky VagabondKeanan Duffty has been on the music / fashion scene since the inception of The Sex Pistols, he makes music, and teaches fashion and design all over the world.
His band Slinky Vagabond's newest release "King Boy Vandals" holds the images, sounds, and feelings of so much pop culture history that you have to go through it a few times to just take it all in.
For a musician on his calibre, he has a pool of talent to pull from that would make any recording musician jealous. The album stands on it's own as a tribute and commentary on 50 years of...2021-05-101h 19
Stylus Future ThinkingNurturing New Talent for a Fashion Industry in FluxIn this episode, Stylus talks to Shanu Walpita, lecturer in Fashion Communication & Innovation at the London College of Fashion, and Keanan Duffty, associate professor of Fashion at The New School in New York, about how fashion education is undergoing a radical makeover. With Emily Gordon-Smith, director of Consumer Product at Stylus. 2021-02-0936 min
Fashion Consort News Bytes, edición en españolLas mascarillas son las nuevas bolsas de modaEntender las tendencias macro, tanto sociales como económicas, es parte importante del proceso de diseño en moda. Estas tendencias generales tienen un efecto que recae en el color, la silueta y la textura de una temporada a otra. Por ello, los diseñadores de moda y los comerciantes trabajan con sus equipos, y con agencias externas, generalmente con un año de anticipación, para determinar cómo podrían integrar estas tendencias de la mejor manera a la visión que tienen de la marca. Ya que estos equipos trabajan con tanto tiempo de anticipación, planear t...2020-11-1608 min
Fashion Consort News BytesFace Masks are the New IT BagUnderstanding larger social and economic trends is an important part of the design process in fashion. These larger trends have a downstream effect on color, silhouette and texture from season to season. And so, fashion designers and merchandisers work with their teams, and with external agencies, often a full year out, to determine how these trends might integrate best with their brand vision. Because these teams are working so far in advance, planning for trends is an inexact science at best, albeit easier today with the help of algorithmic data. However, even this data couldn’t have pre...2020-10-2906 min
Retail RevolutionConversation with Keanan Duffty, Design & Director, MPS-FMKeanan Duffty explores the intersection between creativity and commerce, and his own connection to punk music and the DYI movement. He shares insights on the fashion industry, and the need for more independent retailers. He also discusses the MPS-Fashion Management graduate program he founded. Keanan is an award-winning British designer, musician, educator, author of “Rebel Rebel Anti-Style” (Rizzoli/Universe, 2009) and an innovator in contemporary fashion design. Duffty is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a CFDA Education Committee member and was the stylist for the 2016 CFDA Awards tribute to David Bowie, featuring Tild...2020-09-0836 min
Wish I'd Known ThatThe Value of Creativity and Fashion Management with Keanan Duffty, Owner and Creative Director of Keanan Duffty StudioKeanan Duffty is the Founder and Creative Director of Keanan Duffty Studio Keanan has worked with countless brands to create inspiring designs such as Gola, Reebok, Gwen Stefani's LAMB, Ben Sherman, Doc Martens, and many more. Currently, he is a contributing Fashion Editor for SOMA Magazine. Keanan is also the Founding Program Director for the Masters in Professional Study of Fashion Management at NYU, Parsons. Apart from being an award-winning British fashion designer, Keanan is also an author, and a musician based in New York. In this episode… The fashion industry is an...2020-05-2800 min
FashionRebel Rebel Anti-StylePanel headed by Keanan Duffty2013-02-2100 min
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