ENCORE: Worthy of Protection—Part 1

Politicology · Jun 4, 2026 · 53m

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Géraldine Blanche (Intellectual Property Lawyer and PhD candidate in Intellectual Property Law at the Sciences Po Law School in Paris) joins Ron Steslow to discuss the politics of fashion and intellectual property law

(01:25) History of laws protecting creativity

(09:20) What IP lawyers do

(12:50) What led Géraldine to fashion IP

(20:50) Fashion as political

(35:50) How politicians send messages through fashion choices

(41:41) Fashion as a signifier of political groups

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