5 December 2017
Episode 321
30 minutes
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We mull over the results of the V&A’s new Chinese outpost in Shenzhen’s Design Society, step out with US boot-maker Red Wing and proffer a list of wardrobe essentials for the winter.
5 December 2017
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V&A arrives in Shenzhen
Monocle’s Kurt Lin sits down with Ole Bouman, director of Design Society and Tim Reeve, deputy director of the V&A.
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Winter wardrobe essentials
Jamie Waters guides us through his winter picks.
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Made in America
Susan Stone meets Allison Gettings, part of the fourth-generation family-run boot-maker Red Wing.
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