178 - Willie Norris (Outlier) and Designing for Community

<p>My guest this week is the designer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/willienorrisworkshop/"><strong>Willie Norris</strong></a>.</p><p>She’s known for her <a href="https://www.willienorriswork.shop">eponymous workshop</a> and is also the design director of the New York brand, <a href="https://outlier.nyc">Outlier.</a></p><p>Willie and I discuss the importance of humor in design, designing for a community, rethinking what a clothing brand should be.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/style/mens-wear-gender-promote-willie-norris.html">NYT Article</a></p><p><a href="https://outlier.nyc">Outlier</a></p><p>**</p><p>Sponsored by <strong>Standard & Strange</strong> – Get the facts on denim 👖 <a href="https://standardandstrange.com/pages/blamo">here</a></p><p>and</p><p>Sponsored by <a href="https://topperjewelers.com">Topper Jewelers</a> check out their <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/omega-james-bond-watches">curated picks of all the watches from <i>No Time to Die</i></a><i>.</i></p><p><i>**</i></p>