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Pair of Kings

Hosted by Sol Thompson and Michael Smith, Pair of Kings is a fashion podcast exploring streetwear culture, designer pieces, and the relationship we have with our clothing through themes of identity, sustainability, and collective affinity. Each weekly episode dives into streetwear outfits, emerging designer brands, archive fashion, and the stories behind Grailed finds that define modern menswear.The podcast exists between legacy fashion media and new-age influencer coverage, highlighting creatives

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11.7 - OrchardCore and the Revival of NYC as a...

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2024/09/09

You could have heard this episode early AND can get access to our giveaway ($200+ in Komune credit!) at our HeroHero!New York has struggled to establish a young in-person community around fashion since the 2010's. It's finally returning. Join Sol and Michael as they explore the revitalization of the NYC fashion scene, which centers around Orchard Street in the Lower East side, and the brands, people, and spaces that are powering that change. The boys also chat about brands with cult following...

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11.6 - It Bags, It Girls, and the Worst Handbags of...

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2024/09/03

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero!Sol and Michael are back with the wonderful Ale of @y2kbags for a bag-filled episode. Join the trio as they chat about the new-age Le Labo thief, dos and don'ts for men's bags, crazy stories of wealth, who's doing it right, who's doing it wrong, the grails of the handbag world, Telfar's moment in the sun and the explosion of the 'Bushwick Birkin', and so much more!We hope you enjoy! Lots of love!SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith explore ...

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11.5 - Italian Craftsmanship, Sorority Rush, and the...

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2024/08/27

You could have listening to the episode early on our HeroHero!Sol and Michael are back for a boys episode! Listen in as the pair discuss a brand that's reached out to Michael for influencer content, Sol's obsession with the cult-like sorority rush and the fashion choices associated with it, timeless Italian classics, fortnite skins, a game of analogisms (where you describe someone using contemporaries in their field), Rick Owens, Raf Simons, Calvin Klein, and so much more!We hope you enjoy!So...

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11.4 - How to Buy a Birkin, New v. Old Luxury, and...

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2024/08/20

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero!Sol and Michael are back at it with this week's very special guest, Charles Gross, to talk about what exactly luxury is. Tune in to hear this week's trio chat about Hermes, the luxury shopping experience, the Zara-fication of Prada, media training, cavity searches, how to get out of a bad date, the rise of Ozempic and the impact on the fashion and modeling industry, and so much more!We hope you enjoy!SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith exp...

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11.3 - (HeroHero Preview) Rating All Olympics Sports...

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2024/08/13

To enter the giveaway, you've just got the be signed up for our HeroHero before Monday, August 19th!Sol and Michael are back for a HeroHero exclusive, chatting first about Emma Rogue's new song, "Jorts", and then going through every sport featured in the Paris Olympics and rating them. We also want to announce our HeroHero giveaway for this episode: all you have to do is be signed up and you'll be automatically entered! Best of luck!SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the worl...

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11.2 - The Growing Pains Tour and Getting Scammed for...

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2024/08/06

Sol and Michael are joined this week by rapper 24kGoldn - tune in to listen to the boys chat about how he packs on tour (and how many pairs of underwear Golden brings (but not in a weird way)), his burgeoning watch and car collections, vintage Supreme, Raging Bull 5s, wearing Gucci ski goggles at school, Pri Pri gang, Bay Area classics, and go-to karaoke songs.Hope you enjoy!SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, a...

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11.1 - Boat Shoes, Run Clubs, and Pickleball: The...

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2024/07/30

To access the giveaway, listen to episodes early, and much more, sign up for the HeroHero!The boys are back for a brand-new season of podcasting! Join Sol and Michael as they open up the season's first giveaway for a bunch of perfumes, chat about the resurgence of boat shoes, how hot weather is the worst for getting off fits, eating too many hot dogs, frat boy chic, and hearing the boys' predictions for the future of fashion!Enjoy the episode! Lots of love!SolSol Thompson and Michael Smi...

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10.19 - We Try The World's Most Revolting Perfume...

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2024/06/18

You could have heard this episode early and gotten access to giveaways on our HeroHero!It's the season finale! Join Sol and Michael as they struggle through Toskovat's Inexcusable Evil. We intended this to be a full podcast about fashion, but severely underestimated our ability to talk while sitting in the world's most disconcerting, off-putting, horrid, scary cologne/perfume/scent. Tune in as experience Inexcusable Evil by Toskovat and chat about trying not to throw up, rotting chicken...

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10.18 - Reconnecting With Your Past Through Rare...

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2024/06/11

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero! Subscribe now for a limited-time discount to celebrate the end of the season!This week, Sol and Michael are joined by Sol's old boss, Enrique Crame III! Enrique's been a mainstay of the NYC fashion community, styling stars on Broadway, in the movies, and in shows like Peaky Blinders, the Bear, Suits, Mad Men, and so many more iconic pieces of media. Listen in as we talk about his start with Fine and Dandy and making through the 2008 rec...

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10.17 - Where's the Beef? and the Golden Age of...

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2024/06/04

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero!We're back! We're back!Join Sol and Michael as they link up to talk about the lack of good modern designer beef, the sterilization of fashion as a whole, the Ralph Lauren/Tommy Hilfiger beef of the 80's and 90's, white boy summer, doing a triathalon in jeans (we are accepting sponsors for this and will actually do it). There's more, but we really do focus on the beef between Tommy and Ralph. Hope you enjoy, and lots of love!SolSol T...

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120:00

10.16 - I Need an Ambulance and a XL Idaho From The...

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2024/05/21

You could have heard this episode early (and had access to giveaways!) on our HeroHero!The boys are back and talking bags with the software-engineer-turned-cryptofluencer-turned-fashion-week-killer-comidienne Nimay Ndolo! Join Sol and Michael as they chat with Nimay about her bag addiction, Coke Zero, recovering from a rhinoplasty, best strains of w*ed, dogecoin, the FTX scandal, giving the people what they want, Y2Kbags, hating on Nantucket and the most rancid Lily Pulitzer vibes ever, buyin...

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10.15 - (HeroHero Preview) Ranking EVERY 2024 Met...

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2024/05/20

For the entire episode (which you could have heard early), subscribe to our HeroHero!Follow along here!Sol and Michael are back to rank EVERY SINGLE Met Gala fit. No other way around it - there are over 200 looks, ranging from the best (hi, Jonathan Anderson's Loewe and Ayo Edebiri) to the worst (hi, Ed Sheeran and Jack Harlow!). Let us know what you agreed with and what you didn't down below, and let us know if we missed any looks!Lots of love,SolSol Thompson and Michael Smith explore ...

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10.14 - Political Activism and How Student Protests...

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2024/05/14

You could have heard this episode early on our HeroHero!Sol and Michael are back to chat about the history of social activism influencing fashion trends and fashion history and speculate on how the current movements among college campuses will have a similar impact (please donate should you have the means). They boys also discuss getting hate, group leader and getting the bag from Marc Jacobs, how accessibility is the key to surviving for modern fashion brands, the importance of phone cases, ...

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10.13 - 36 Questions That Lead to Love with Mi-Anne...

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2024/05/07

You could have heard this episode early on HeroHero!The boys are back with writer/editor/queen of teen vogue/friendship facilitator/existential question ponderer/Hyunjin lover Mi-Anne Chan! Tune in as Sol and Michael chat with her about manga, Stray Kids, how to fall in love, some of the best articles she's put out on Mixed Feelings, advocacy and uplifting voices through Them, how she got her start with writing, and so much more!SolSHOW NOTES:4:34 - Them Magazine (https://www.them.us)8:01 - T...

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10.12 - The Repercussions of LVMH's Acquisition of...

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2024/04/30

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10.11 - Childish Gambino's Lasting Impact, Lepotila,...

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2024/04/23

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10.10 - (HeroHero Preview) EXPOSING All of Grailed's...

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2024/04/16

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10.9 - Japanese Wrestlers, Dating For Zoomers, and...

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2024/04/09

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10.8 - Recent Favorite Small Designers, Ann D.'s New...

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2024/03/26

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10.7 - (HeroHero Preview) How the US' Regional...

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2024/03/19

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