This Will Lee and Binky Griptite interview will be referenced in decades to come. It’s a conversation between two ”low-end” visionaries that have been championed and celebrated in small pockets of praise over the years by those that are hip enough to be “in the know”. Luckily we are sharing the magic with you all today for this special edition of “The Groove Within” we present to you the legendary Will Lee and Binky Griptite!

The Will Lee and Binky Griptite Interview First Appeared in the April 2023 Issue of Bass Musician Magazine

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Fashion designer Rachel Comey has always done things in a tightly focused way—and on her own terms. For more than two decades, she has followed an independent, wholly original approach to clothing design and retail that has resulted in her eponymous brand’s staying power. From novelty underwear with pockets, to a hand-painted shirt that musician David Bowie once wore on the Late Show with David Letterman, to her trademark high-waisted, wide-legged Legion pants, Comey’s designs stand out for their artful craft, distinctive aesthetic, and no-fuss sensibility. Beautiful as they are, they’re also, in a sense, utilitarian: Comey spends her time imagining her wearers’ needs as they go about their days and designs around that. There is something about the entire Rachel Comey universe that comes across as effortlessly cool.

On this episode, Comey talks with Andrew about her 20-plus years in the fashion industry experimenting while staying true to herself, childhood memories that have helped shape her enduring designs, and her attention toward creating joy through clothing.

Special thanks to our Season 6 sponsor, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.

Show notes:

• Full transcript
• Rachel Comey
• [34:29] Fashion Week
• [47:39] Pioneer Works
• [49:14] High Maintenance
• [52:08] Legion Pant

For 25 years, Steve Young was a writer on my favorite show, Late Show with David Letterman. More recently, he was the star of the documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes) directed by Dava Whisenant. I have no business talking to him, yet here we are.

On today's episode, we discuss industrial musicals, Steve's photo project "Celebrigum," and the relationship between art and commerce. He is not over the age of 70.

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Links

Bathtubs Over Broadway

Celebrigum

Steve Young World

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Sponsor

Blakeford Senior Life – With more than 25 years as a nonprofit provider of senior living solutions, we are the premier choice in Nashville, TN. Visit us at Blakeford.com

Music by John McHugh

Photography by Warner Tidwell

For 25 years, Steve Young was a writer on my favorite show, Late Show with David Letterman. More recently, he was the star of the documentary Bathtubs Over Broadway (Netflix, Amazon, iTunes) directed by Dava Whisenant. I have no business talking to him, yet here we are.

On today's episode, we discuss industrial musicals, Steve's photo project "Celebrigum," and the relationship between art and commerce. He is not over the age of 70.

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Links

Bathtubs Over Broadway

Celebrigum

Steve Young World

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Sponsor

Blakeford Senior Life – With more than 25 years as a nonprofit provider of senior living solutions, we are the premier choice in Nashville, TN. Visit us at Blakeford.com

Music by John McHugh

Photography by Warner Tidwell