Born to Pod with 18 East’s Antonio Ciongoli

Keep it pushing. This week, the boys are welcoming back with open arms their old pal, creative director of 18 East, Antonio Ciongoli. Antonio was kind enough to make the trek from Jersey to talk raiding your dad’s closet, settling back into your 17-year-old self uniform, his infamous role as the final guest of the previous podcast endeavor that shall not be named, hiring your customers, making friends on Nike SB forums, no longer being the hot new kid on the block, location scouting the new 18 East LA store, how a broken gate made him hit rock bottom, big things coming soon with Vans, collabs that almost were, the anxiety and stress of running a small business, a brief history of dunking on commenters, the love of craft, his favorite brands and IG follows, personal style sweet spots, regrettable Ralph Lauren rugby style and prep psyops, a pure unabashed hatred of mustaches, the best cheesesteak in Philly, high fashion skate posers, what a proud Italian American thinks of gabagoolcore, he/them indie sleaze mfs coming for the ramp tramp crown and much more on this passionate and pro episode of The Only Podcast That Matters™.