“At the end of the day,” she says on this episode of Time Sensitive, “I’m the quiet storm that’s going to make sure that things change in some way.” This has always been her way. Hardison brings a nuanced, lived approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion, one that is wholly her own, and one that she has practiced from a young age as the independent-minded, Brooklyn-born daughter of an intellectual imam father and a “cool,” supportive, humorous mother. A self-described “advocate” who currently serves as Gucci’s executive advisor for global equity and cultural engagement, she is a powerhouse figure who has not only reshaped conversations around diversity and anti-racism industry-wide, but has actively pushed for and, in turn, made change in terms of representation, from advertising campaigns to editorial shoots to runway shows.
Instagram Twitter LinkedInīethann Hardison happily accepts the role of the “grandmama.” Over the past five decades-first working a range of jobs in New York City’s Garment District in the 1960s then as a model and producer in 1970s, collaborating with fashion designers including Willi Smith, Stephen Burrows, and Issey Miyake, and walking in the historic Battle of Versailles show of 1973 then as a pioneering talent and model agent who ran her firm, Bethann Management, from 1984–1996-Hardison has, with great finesse, risen to become among the most vital voices in fashion. Time Sensitive is produced by The Slowdown, a media company that tells stories across the cultural spectrum-from art and architecture, to food and fashion, to climate, technology, and beyond-that capture an emerging worldview. Theme Music: Billy Martin Illustrator: Diego Mallo Website Design: Apartamento Studios Born and raised in Colorado, he lives in Brooklyn. A trustee of the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, New York, Spencer is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and Dickinson College. He is also the author of In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorial s (Phaidon, 2020) and Tham ma da: The Adventurous Interiors of Paola Navone (Pointed Leaf Press, 2016). His latest book is Alchemy: The Material World of David Adjaye (Phaidon, July 2023). From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief of Surface magazine.
He has written at length about architecture, art, culture, design, and technology, and contributed to publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businesswee k. He is also editor-at-large of the book publisher Phaidon and a contributing editor at Town & Country. Spencer is the editor-in-chief of The Slowdown and host of the Time Sensitive podcast. Host Spencer Bailey interviews leading minds about their life and work through the lens of time-how they think about time broadly and how specific moments in time have shaped who they are today. Candid, revealing portraits of curious and courageous people who have a distinct perspective on time.
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