Avery Trufelman

I started a podcast with @trufelman, where we read canonical philosophical and sociological texts, and then discuss how those ideas illuminate our understanding of dress. The idea is that listeners can treat this like a book club and read along. articlesofinterest.substack.…

If you haven’t heard, @trufelman and I started a new podcast about fashion and philosophy. Each month, we read canonical text — Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel — and talk about how the author's ideas help us understand why we dress the way we do. This new episode is about Lord Chesterfield, who, while not a philosopher, wrote a series of famous letters to his son over the course of the 18th century. These letters often contained instructions on how to be a gentleman, but they were part of Chesterfield’s bigger project to propel his son into a high-flying political career. Avery and I talk about Lord Chesterfield's life, his tortured relationship with his son, and how people use the idea of gentlemanliness to advance their social position and career. articlesofinterest.substack.…

Excited to announce I started a podcast with my friend @trufelman, where here we read classic philosophical works and explore what they can teach us about why we buy, wear, and value the things we do. It’s a basically a podcast for people who love clothes, books, and big ideas.