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Mandy Lee (@oldloserinbrooklyn) on 2026 Fashion Trend Predictions, Freaky Shoes, and Embodying the Old Loser in Brooklyn | 13.10

·1 hr 33 min·5 clips

Mandy says Duran Lantink for JPG was her least favorite debut and calls it ugly and badly made.

1. Pair of Kings: A Fashion and Culture Podcast talks with Mandy Lee, known as Old Loser in Brooklyn, about trend forecasting and recent fashion debuts. 2. Saul Thompson and Michael Smith host the conversation, and Mandy Lee joins as a fashion commentator who built a following around runway ranking and micro-trend criticism. 3. The episode asks what fashion commentary is for now, especially when brands, commentators, and audiences all react to debuts on TikTok and Instagram. 4. Mandy says she made Old Loser in Brooklyn after getting laid off during the pandemic and describes that moment as the start of her account. 5. She says she was making chain mail, cutting her own rings, and then making resin rings before she started fashion videos about a year later. 6. The hosts and Mandy trade stories about pandemic-era usernames, including Guy Fieri’s super fan Alex Hildreth and Young Kombucha 420, Amy France. 7. Mandy explains that she kept the Old Loser in Brooklyn name because she is verified on Instagram and TikTok under that handle. 8. The conversation moves into a fit check, including Saul’s Momotaro jeans, Michael’s Balenciaga garter robe jeans, and Mandy’s Paloma Wool bloomer leggings and Comme des Garçons top. 9. Mandy says Brandy Melville basics work differently when she wears them than when “an archive boy in a Rick Owens leather jacket” wears them. 10. Her strongest negative take is on Duran Lantink for JPG, which she calls ugly, badly made, and sloppily finished. 11. She points to seams that are a “mess” and stripes that do not line up as evidence that the debut was not up to house standards. 12. Mandy says she had heard rumors before the JPG debut and that people at JPG were not happy either. 13. She argues that provocation in fashion has to be meaningful because audiences are numb to shock and awe. 14. Mandy says a brand like JPG makes money from perfume, not only ready-to-wear, which makes the runway’s purpose even harder to justify. 15. She says she would give Duran Lantink two more seasons and wants to see whether he can make a real couture show. 16. She also says she would choose Jeremy Scott for a house like JPG, and she praises his Moschino work for balancing absurdity and sales. 17. The tone is fast, opinionated, and very conversational, with the hosts interrupting often and moving from jokes to sharp critique. 18. Mandy’s style is blunt but specific, and she repeatedly explains her judgments by talking about fit, seams, styling, and brand strategy. 19. People who follow fashion debuts, runway commentary, and designer appointments would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners looking for celebrity gossip or a relaxed style-only chat may skip it.

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Fashion talk that treats criticism as part of the point.

Fashion talk gets unusually specific here, with Mandy Lee joining the hosts to dig into trend forecasting, micro trends, recent fashion show debuts, and the larger pull between fashion and culture.

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