Ponytail Journal

Spencer Barksdale was designer at Levi Strauss & Co., and senior design director at Tommy Hilfiger before starting his own brand Heehaw Melancholy in 2000. He later went on to work at Calvin Klein Jeans before his 15 year career at Ralph Lauren where he was VP of Denim Design. Back in 2015, we met..…

Today for World Oceans Day I'm stoked to have Belinda Baggs on the podcast. Belinda Baggs is a global surf activist dedicated to campaigning on the issue of climate change. She is a trailblazing female longboarder, surf ambassador for Patagonia, and the first woman on the cover of Surfer's Journal…

Today I'm stoked to chat to Sakson Rouypirom about how we can help our communities' most vulnerable from the ground up. Saks is social entrepreneur behind the Sati Foundation, a grassroots non-profit addressing healthcare and education needs for underserved and at-risk youths in Thailand. He is a..…

Forest Eckley is co-founder of Glasswing Shop in Seattle, a community-focused retailer of artisanal clothing and objects. He and his collaborators also run a plant shop called Glasswing Greenhouse; Canyon Creek Cabins - a cabin retreat in the nearby mountains; and make furniture under the name Brac…

My friend Yumi in New York inspires me very much. She has a keen eye for emerging cultures and a good compass for navigating the world's ever-changing behaviour. I like how she asks what of change means for us regular folk, and with that curious mind of hers, she has even brought cross-cultural ta…

Today on the show we're looking at the world through John Dennis' glasses. His creative Universe, 'Sam Roberts LA' was named after his son. John's world is a rich spectrum of found objects, given new life by his team of artisans in California. His tools are relics from the past: counter cultures.…

Today on the show I'm chatting to my photographer buddy Eric Kvatek about his recent travels to Southeast Asia for W'menswear and Kapital; his early work as a photojournalist; zombie apocalypse escape plans; and the creative process. You can see Eric's work here. Also, shoutout to E.L. Mahon fo...

This week I started a new podcast called The Pontail Show and couldn't be happier to kick it off with my first guests Nigel and Sophie Cabourn over in Newcastle. The idea behind the podcast is really 'Seeing the world through a new pair o glasses', the show's slogan. I want to show the world not..…

Welcome to the second rendition of our Saigon series, with special guests, Kiro Hirata and Eric Kvatek! This chapter, we stop for a hearty breakfast, visit the army surplus market, and take a moment to reflect on the terrible wars that held Vietnam captive for decades. For me Vietnam is a gat...

For Kapital’s FW19 collection, Kiro wanted to shoot in the US, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This is a very beautiful mountain range with historic sites like Mount Rushmore, Sturgis and the town of Deadwood. I was slightly familiar with the area as my father drove us there in 1986. Deadwood..…

Hello friends, I would like to extend a huge thank you from myself and the honored judges to everyone who submitted their artworks to the Ponytail 5th Anniversary Art Contest. We had such a blast reviewing all of the works, and all of the judges found it very tough to choose the winning contestan..…

One crucial element of good living that we have mostly cast aside is the idea of getting to know ourselves. For me, the concept of getting to know the 'how, what and why' of our motivation in life, is the foundation of our human experience. The quality of our personal and public life, as well as o…