Corporate Lunch

For Corporate Lunch’s half-century special, Noah, Rachel, and Sam trace men’s obsession with carrying stuff around in bags, from the tote era to the current “it bag” moment. They also discuss Virgil Abloh’s GQ Style cover, what Shayne Oliver and Hood By Air’s return to fashion means, and break down the big homie Bruno Sialleli’s debut collection for Lanvin. Read GQ Style's oral history of Virgil Abloh here: https://www.gq.com/story/virgil-abloh-cover-story-spring-2019

The newest thing in cool pants is... denim?? Where once pants signified your fashion IQ, jeans are making a comeback in the post-raw denim era. This week, Noah, Rachel and Sam debate what the defining jean of our era is. Plus, they discuss Oscars red carpet fits (including a certain attendees' knockoff mid-layer bib), and drop the release date of THE NEXT ISSUE OF GQ STYLE. Photo c/o Matt Martin.

This week, Noah, Rachel, and Sam discuss the spring clothes that are hitting shelves from the most highly-anticipated menswear season in recent memory, and how to approach dressing this season with excitement, enthusiasm, openness, and acceptance. They also talk about blazing with Gunna, gleaning inspiration from e-commerce fit models, wardrobe completism, sharing dressing rooms, Grailed Platinum, and the new Palace campaign—featuring Friend of the Pod Will Oldham—by Juergen Teller. Photo c/o Naomi Fry

Scammers! Street style! Mid-layer garments! It’s the first Corporate Lunch of the year and Noah, Rachel, and Sam are ready to chop it up about the best shows and scams to emerge from NYFW. They also discuss the mainstream acceptance of ugly aesthetics, why every designer is obsessed with Helmut Lang, and the time Justin Bieber complimented Rachel’s silk pajamas. Plus, 13 Vibes is back and vibier than ever.

On this bonus Christmas Eve special, Will shares a new year's message. Listen on, take stock of the year past, and bring 2018 to completion. Will and Noah also discuss how to embrace change in 2019, and Noah finally reveals his definitive list of the best skate videos of the year.

When Noah needed to cop a burnt orange sweater (!) to fulfill the dress code for a recent wedding, he dove headfirst into the crucible of holiday-season Midtown retail. Will joins him in the studio as Noah spins an epic tale of his journey in pursuit of the elusive sweater: Tested in the women's section at Uniqlo, teased in the grand department stores of 5th Ave, will our hero prevail, or, with time running out, will he brick his fit?

While you were tucking in to Thanksgiving leftovers, Noah Johnson and Mordechai Rubinstein (AKA Mister Mort) were eating 7/11 karaage in between Corporate Lunch scouting missions in the most fashion-obsessed country in the world: Japan. Now, Noah and Mordechai are back and ready to reveal where you need to shop in Tokyo, which Japanese brands are popping, why Japanese laundry is in another league, and why it’s ok to wear sweats on airplanes. Plus, witness the triumphant return of 13 VIBES. Check out Mordechai's Tokyo street style report here: https://www.gq.com/story/mister-mort-tokyo-street-style-report

That's right, folks: the long-awaited Naomi Fry episode is finally here!!! The New Yorker staff writer joins Noah Johnson in the content studio to talk about her fascination with fashion, her theory that Bieber was in on the infamous sideways burrito hoax, her lost dreams of being a skater, how she convinced the New Yorker to let her write about Online Ceramics, and so much more... Follow Naomi on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/frynaomifry

Corporate Lunch is BACK. We’ve been in the studio for the past six weeks cooking up this opus of fall fashion recommendations, where Will and Noah drop knowledge on the rare French brands and LA shops they’re feeling, ponder the status of the male silhouette in fashion, and catch up on all the vibes you’ve been missing.

Last seen in an airport lounge in a country you’ve never heard of, GQ Style fashion director Mobolaji Dawodu resurfaced in NYC just in time for a brand new episode of Corporate Lunch. And he’s got a few stories to tell, including tales from the dance floors of Lagos and Dakar, that one time he got chased off a shoot in Istanbul, and that other time he got chased out of a village in the Ukraine. Plus, he lets us in on a few of his styling secrets, and delivers the only vibe you need this week.

In honor of #NYFW we've got certified rising star Emily Bode on the pod. The menswear designer talks to Will and Noah about how her vision for Bode came together, how she found her way to making clothes out of vintage quilts, the hard lessons she learned getting her business off the ground, and her secrets to handling the dreaded "old clothing smell." Plus, she drops the details on her top-secret NYFW party. More about Bode here: https://www.gq.com/story/labels-on-fire-bode-evan-kinori-cobra-sc Cop Bode here: https://www.bodenewyork.com/

This week Will and Noah are joined by one of GQ Style’s favorite young American designers: Evan Kinori. Not only does Evan make incredibly dope clothes, but he’s also a) a lifelong Deadhead (see cover image for proof) b) a world-class skateboarder c) smells good d) the kind of Corporate Lunch guest who brings hall-of-fame level vibes. Read about Evan Kinori here: https://www.gq.com/story/labels-on-fire-bode-evan-kinori-cobra-sc Cop some Evan Kinori here: http://www.evankinori.com/shop/

Last week, we released Will's letter from the editor from the fall issue of GQ Style, which details his experience being diagnosed with testicular cancer. You can read it here: https://www.gq.com/story/will-welch-letter-from-the-editor-fall-2018 In this episode, Will and Noah discuss how the discovery, diagnosis, and treatment went down, why he decided to reveal it to the world, and what brand makes the best pants for dudes who just got a ball removed.

Welcome to the new era of GQ Style. We've got a new logo, new design, and bangin' new fall issue featuring Tyler, the Creator. This week Will and Noah give you a preview of some spicy content to come, discuss why we decided to ban trends in the magazine, and bring in GQ Style executive design director Rob Vargas to talk about the secret behind our new look. Subscribe! https://subscribe.gqstyle.com/subscribe/gqstyle/115200

Welcome to a, ahem, shorter version of Corporate Lunch's critically acclaimed Pants Episode. This week, Will and Noah discuss the fashion world's unlikely embrace of shorts, break down the dynamics of showing some thigh in the workplace, and @ some of their favorite brands. Plus, Sam asks Noah for the lowdown on his Complex days, when he was notorious for (allegedly) sending interns home for dress code infractions. More on shorts: https://www.gq.com/story/shorts-for-men-fashion-week-2018