Rain Check
By Kobe, John and Cole
The Rain Check podcast cuts through the hype around outdoor fashion. Listen to us for commentary and criticism on outdoor fashion and technical clothing, and interviews with people on the cutting edge of the industry.
Produced by Kobe
Rain CheckMay 26, 2021
021: FW23 Impressions
Cole, John and Kobe do a patented jpg review and critique Acronym’s first FW23 release and Veilance F23 (starts at 28:00). They also discuss some other brands and what they’re buying these days.
Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal
020: Iain Granger of HHV and advanced.research
Kobe and John talk with Iain Granger of HHV and advanced.research. We discuss Iain's career, style and plans for expanding advanced research into a fully fledged fashion and outdoor community. Iain has great taste and an infectious passion for clothes and curation, and we're honored to get a chance to talk with him and pick his brain about new brands.
Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, Iain: @ixgranger, advanced.research: @advanced.research Kobe:@rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal
019: Zeke Hemme of Constant Practice
John and Cole talk with Zeke Hemme of constant-practice. Constant-practice sells some of most unique pieces of clothing we’ve ever seen, with all kinds of fun and innovative technical features. We talk with Zeke about his interest in clothes and how he established and develops his shop.
Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Zeke: @constant-practice, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal, Cole: @yakultist_
018: Nathan Finkelstein of mucha(c)arne
We’re talking with Nathan Finkelstein of mucha(c)arne about creating his brand and how he integrates his personal philosophy into his work.
Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, muchacarne: @muchacarne, Cole: @yakultist_, @Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal
017: Patrick Stangbye
We’re joined by Patrick Stangbye, whose work and style we’ve admired for a long time. We discuss Patrick’s background in fashion and the outdoors, his current projects, industry stuff and our overlapping interests in brands and outdoor fashion.
Follow us on Instagram: @raincheckpod, Patrick: @patrickstangbye, Kobe: @rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal
016: FW22 Part 2: Arc’Teryx | Goldwin 0 | Acronym
Cole, John, and Kobe are back with a short update on FW22. They discuss leaked Arc’Teryx System_A photos, Arc’Teryx LEAF’s suspension of non-government sales, recent Acronym drops and more.
Follow us on social media: @raincheckpod, Cole: @yakultist_, Kobe:@rc.kobe, John: @johnn_gal
LEAF news source: https://www.reddit.com/r/arcteryx/comments/yx6ih9/arcteryx_leaf_to_suspend_all_nongov_sales/
Kobe LEAF IG Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXt_mmvPcCk/?igshid=Zjc2ZTc4Nzk=
Jean-Luc Ambridge: https://sabukaru.online/articles/jean-luc-ambridge-lavelle-interview
015: FW22 Early Impressions
Cole, John, and Kobe discuss Acronym’s first FW22 drop, FW22 Veilance men's and women's, Arc’Teryx and some other bits and pieces.
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014: Charlie Duong of BYBORRE Create
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013: Dave Clardy (1i1i1ii1)
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012: The State of Veilance and Men's SS22
Cole, John, and Kobe discuss the direction of Veilance in light of the women’s FW21 collection and the FW21 and SS22 men’s collection.
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011: Suhail of Garuda
Kobe interviews Suhail Sahrawat of Garuda about his background, the past, and future of Garuda, and his thoughts on making made to order clothing.
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Episode Outline
00:42 Suhail’s background
05:58 Founding Garuda
15:20 Garuda and design discussion
24:50 Plans for 2022 (and 41:15)
52:25 Other things that interest Suhail now (other brands, collaborations?)
010: Alex of HIGHSNOBIETY and Coatchecking
John and Kobe are joined by Alex Rakestraw to discuss his background, writing career, and perspective on fashion and the outdoor industry.
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Episode Outline
01:09 Background/getting into clothes
08:28 Becoming a writer and finding a niche
13:12 Coatchecking and process of writing reviews
25:50 Fashion archetypes and personas
30:11 Fashion and the outdoor industry now
34:20 Dressing for city life
39:12 Current exciting brands and products
50:57 Justifying jacket purchases (best and worse use cases)
009: Arc’Teryx System_A
Cole, John, and Kobe discuss the first Arc’Teryx System_A collection, its relationship to Veilance and mainline Arc’Teryx, and their hopes for future collections.
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0:44 System_A Marketing and Rollout
10:30 Impressions of collection/styles
23:15 System_A’s pace among Arc’Teryx lines
31:10 Is Arc’Teryx “North Face-ifying?”
40:29 Ideas for future collections (warning: lots of memes)
008: Langton of GERHARD and IN SITU
John and Kobe are joined by Langton Willms of Gerhard Supply to discuss getting into retail, opening GERHARD, his unique approach to e-commerce, and starting his house brand IN SITU.
Follow along with visuals on our website: https://www.reigningchumps.com/podcasts
Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Langton: @langtonhotline, GERHARD: @gerhardsupply, IN SITU: @insitustudios
007: Veilance FW21 Impressions
John, Kobe, and Cole exlpore men's Veilance FW21, the Reigning Champ Second String Program and Aritizia buyout, and a leaked video of men’s Veilance SS22.
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Follow us on social media: @reigningchumps, Kobe: @thereigningchump, John: @johnn_gal, Cole: @yakultist_
Episode Outline
00:25 Reigning Champ Second String Program
14:40 Aritizia and Reigning Champ
25:00 Leaked men’s Veilance SS22 Youtube Video
41:14 Veilance men’s FW21
006: Shane Long of HAVEN and ADAPTURE
John and Kobe are joined by Shane Long to discuss his tenure at HAVEN and new brand ADAPTURE. Cole also joins us to introduce the episode and discuss the women’s Veilance SS22 capsule.
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John: @johnn_gal
Kobe: @thereigningchump
Cole: @yakultist_
Shane: @shanelong
ADAPTURE: @adapture.co
Episode Outline:
01:25 Women’s Veilance SS22 capsule
12:41 Start of interview with Shane Long, getting into clothes and working at Haven
31:45 Starting HAVEN brand
51:31 Founding ADAPTURE and plans for the future
005: SS21 Surprises and Disappointments
Kobe and John are joined by newly minted co-host Cole to discuss Veilance SS21 after experiencing the new styles.
*Apologies for the production hiccups, we are working on this!*
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Episode Outline
0:38 Introducing Cole
News
3:05 Women’s Veilance? Dominique Showers video, Screenshot of coat
9:36 Haven SS21
16:15 Acronym SS21 GR
Veilance SS21
25:32 Rollout (Bucket Hats?) Lookbook picture with bucket hat
33:05 Marketing Campaign, Pelle Cass
40:08 Production between China and Canada (and Latvia!)
3 Most exciting pieces of SS21
43:00 Cole
46:49 John Patrick Stangbye
51:30 Kobe
3 Most disappointing pieces
60:10 Cole
63:40 John
68:05 Kobe
Q&A
77:27 What’s a quintessential Veilance piece?
78:16 John
80:57 Cole
88:45 Kobe
85:56 Veilance collaborations?
86:14 Cole
89:19 Kobe
91:31 John (Kvadrat)
94:52 Credits
004: Veilance FW Pants
John and Kobe begin their series of discussions on Veilance pants with Fall/Winter pant styles released over the last several seasons. Check out our episode overview with visuals here!
01:00 Fit Check
03:17 Call for Questions
04:16 Veilance Pants
10:45 Voronoi/Voronoi AR
23:50 Indisce
35:08 Anode/Anode Comp
44:36 Field
50:54 Align MX
63:33 Sequent AR
71:33 Cambre
81:05 Mionn
93:40 Top 3 Most Worn/Top 3 Favorite Styles
003: Veilance and Layering Pt. 1
Kobe and John discuss layering with Veilance.
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Topics Covered:
- Advantages of layering system
- Temperature ratings
- Urban layering strategy
- Shell fabric considerations (stretch, drape)
- Comparing Veilance pieces (by warmth, layering capacity)
- Layering considerations (bulk, fabric texture, cuff/sleeve size)
- Personal layering combos
Links:
002: Veilance SS21 Impressions
John and Kobe give their first impressions of the Veilance SS21 collection.
001: Introduction and FW20 Reflections
John and Kobe discuss how they got into Veilance, reflect on the FW20 collection, and share their thoughts on the direction of the brand.