{"podcast":{"title":"The Fashion Translator","slug":"the-fashion-translator-7762815","podcast_index_feed_id":7762815,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7272337.rss","website_url":"https://clairelysbastienwald.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/7272337/255920ba332cb298a041d65742815136.jpg","author":"Claire-Lys Bastien Wald","episode_count":53,"summary":"Behind-the-scenes insights on fashion, manufacturing, and how AI is reshaping the industry—from someone who’s spent 15+ years inside it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T00:18:48.605136+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fashion-translator-7762815"},"episode":{"title":"Why I Moved to Dubai — When Paris Was the Plan","slug":"why-i-moved-to-dubai-when-paris-was-the-plan","published_at":"2026-07-05T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fashion-translator-7762815/why-i-moved-to-dubai-when-paris-was-the-plan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fashion-translator-7762815","url":"https://clairelysbastienwald.substack.com/p/why-i-moved-to-dubai-when-paris-was","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203732079/25b5d12d10459a8f8da239a1050c44e3.mp3","summary":"For a long time, Paris was the plan. It made sense on paper. Fashion capital. Creative energy. The city that shaped so much of what I thought I knew about this industry. But life has a way of offering you something better than the plan you had. Dubai was not what I expected to choose. And then, it chose me — and everything shifted. Not because Dubai is more glamorous, But because it asked something different of me. It asked me to build from a different foundation. To think about fashion, about business, about what I actually wanted to create — without the weight of expectation that comes with a city that already has a very clear idea of what fashion should look like. Paris is extraordinary. And this week, as the industry gathers there for Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2026, the pull of that city is impossible to ignore. But home, right now, is Dubai. And I think I needed to go somewhere unexpected to understand what I was actually building. If you have ever chosen the city that surprised you over the one that made sense — I would love to hear about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit clairelysbastienwald.substack.com","meta_description":"For a long time, Paris was the plan. It made sense on paper. Fashion capital. Creative energy. The city that shaped so much of what I thought I knew about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":359,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-fashion-translator-7762815/episodes/why-i-moved-to-dubai-when-paris-was-the-plan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fashion-translator-7762815/why-i-moved-to-dubai-when-paris-was-the-plan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}