NiK Kacy: Embracing the Absence of Gender…Beginning with Shoes

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2017

⏱️ 44 minutes

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NiK Kacy talks about feeling ignored by the fashion industry and why they created their gender equal footwear company. Nik Kacy discusses the difference between “gender equal” and “gender neutral”, immigrating from Hong Kong, pineapple leather as a vegan leather alternative, and why they chose to embrace their masculine and feminine sides. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hi, this is LGBTQ&A, where we get to know different members of the LGBTQ community.
0:05.8	I'm Jeffrey Masters, and I'm here today with Nick Casey.
0:08.8	Nick is the creator of one of the first and only gender-neutral luxury shoewear companies.
0:14.0	Stay tuned. Hey Nick.
0:28.5	Hey, welcome to the show.
0:30.8	Thank you so much for having me.
0:31.8	I'm really honored to be here.
0:32.8	Cool.
0:33.1	Thank you.
0:33.4	I'm excited to chat.
0:34.8	To chat about Nick Casey footwear, Nick Casey's shoes.
0:38.1	Is it just Nick Casey?
0:39.8	The name?
0:40.5	It started off as just Nick Casey because I wanted the brand to be much more like an umbrella for many things that I want to do.
0:47.8	But I decided to add the footwear because I realized that people won't necessarily get what it is at first.
0:53.9	Fantastic. So, but it won't be the what it is at first. Fantastic.
0:54.5	So, but it won't be the only thing that we do.
0:56.7	Awesome.
0:57.2	And I just want to be clear that I'm asking the name of the company, not your name.
1:00.8	I know your name.
1:02.7	No, I go by Nick Casey Footwear now.
1:05.5	That's so funny.
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