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Lightning Round: Fashion Week Trends, 2016 Throwbacks, Robert Duvall & Curling | Fast Five Shorts

6 min
Feb 21, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

This episode of Omni Talk Retail's Lightning Round covers New York Fashion Week 2016 trends (dark romanticism, structured tailoring, grunge core), nostalgia for 2016 pop culture moments, Robert Duvall's film legacy following his passing, and a discussion about curling as a winter sport.

Insights
  • Structured tailoring is emerging as a practical yet fashionable trend for 2026, with hosts noting increased dry cleaning service demand
  • Nostalgia marketing for 2016 is resonating with audiences, suggesting cyclical fashion and entertainment trends
  • Robert Duvall's career spanned iconic roles from early work like To Kill a Mockingbird to mainstream films like The Godfather
  • Curling is gaining mainstream visibility through Winter Olympics coverage, though participation remains niche outside traditional regions
  • Gender equity in winter sports remains an ongoing issue, with curling historically positioned as an alternative to hockey for women
Trends
Structured tailoring as 2026 fashion trendDark romanticism fashion trend (goth-inspired, twilight aesthetic)Grunge core fashion revival2016 nostalgia trend in pop cultureCurling mainstream visibility through Winter OlympicsCorporate team-building activities centered on curling clubsGender gap in winter sports participation and opportunities
Topics
New York Fashion Week trends2026 wardrobe stylingStructured tailoring fashionDark romanticism aestheticGrunge core style2016 pop culture nostalgiaRobert Duvall filmographyWinter Olympics curlingCurling sport participationGender equity in sportsWomen's hockey vs curlingCorporate curling eventsMinnesota winter sports culture
People
Robert Duvall
Actor who passed away at age 95; discussed for his iconic film roles including Lonesome Dove, The Godfather, and To K...
Rihanna
Artist whose 2016 collaboration with Drake on songs like 'Work' was cited as something worth bringing back from that ...
Drake
Artist who collaborated with Rihanna in 2016 on hit songs; discussed as potential reunion for music collaboration
Vince Vaughn
Actor mentioned as part of host's film preferences; appeared in Four Christmases which was cited as a solid Robert Du...
Quotes
"I'm going to go with structured tailoring. I love a good pleat in my pants. I can wear a structured button down."
JenEarly in episode
"Big, big dry cleaning bills coming up in 2026. I hope the dry cleaners are listening. You guys should get on that and start advertising structured tailoring as the next trend."
HostFashion Week discussion
"I would bring back the Rihanna and Drake relationship because they made some incredible music together in 2016."
Host2016 nostalgia segment
"The one he's most hallowed for is The Godfather, of course. And then the one that I actually hold this sweet spot in my heart for is To Kill a Mockingbird, because he plays Boo Radley in that."
HostRobert Duvall discussion
Full Transcript
Let's go to the lightning round. You two, Jen, you get the first question. I cannot wait to hear what your response is. Dark romanticism, structured tailoring and grunge core are a few of one, some of my favorites, I guess, of the noteworthy trends coming out of New York fashion week. Uh, if you had to outfit your 2026 wardrobe in one of those trends, which style would you choose? Okay. I like this. Um, I'm going to go with structured tailoring. Okay. So grunge core, I think like a lot of black, I'm a fan of black, but I'm probably not going grunge dark romanticism. I don't know what that is, but I have a feeling if I don't know, I'm probably not in on it. It's like goth, dark, really dark hues lace. Yeah. Like we're going back to like this. Think like twilight, like twilight inspired color. Okay. So I'm going to stick with structured tailoring. Right. So I, I, I mean, I love a good pleat in my pants. I can wear a structured button down. Um, I think that's what we're, we're leaning in on there. Um, and I will have to hire someone to do all that ironing, but I'm in unstructured tailoring. Amazing. Amazing. Big, big dry cleaning bills coming up in 2026. I, I hope the dry cleaners are listening. You guys should get on that and start advertising structured tailoring as the next trend. Um, all right. And I get to ask a lightning round question here. So the internet says 2016 is the new 2026 I sure you seen this trend What is one thing that was actually better in 2016 that you might bring back I would say that I would bring back the Rihanna and Drake relationship because they made some incredible music together in 2016. And we're talking one dance. We're talking work. Like one of my favorite Rihanna songs work came out in 2016. And I was like, this, this is it. This is it. We need you two back together just for a collaboration. I doubt it's happening. She has now three or four children, I think with, uh, with her current partner. So not, not gonna, not gonna go forward, but it's okay. We'll, we'll just reminisce and listen to listen to work on replay this week. Like work, work, work, work, work. That's the one, right? Yeah. Yep. Yeah. I hear you. I didn't know where you were going to go with that question, but I like it. want them back together just for a collaboration if you're listening just do it for ann yeah another reason i like doing this show because like when asked what would make my life better if we could go back to 2016 the last thing on my mind would be rihanna and drake but hey whatever works for you and that's great all right robert duvall passed away on monday jen at the age of 95 what is your mount rushmore of robert duvall films good question um i don't know if this is But I was not a big Robert Duvall fan to the point where I would know most of his movies Um but in his passing it did come up with my husband And so I have been informed he was one of the coolest actors to ever live um so if i had to name my four i will go lonesome dove it's a cowboy movie okay yeah you can count that it's a tv movie but tv miniseries but we'll count it we'll count it well okay well it's about the cowboys right i know his i know his face and his sideburns i think from that um phenomenon okay oh wow all right four christmases because any vince vaughn movie is good in my book and days of thunder days okay okay we've got a vince vaughn file in our in our midst all right all right oh man and produce i'm sure producer ella producer ella's smiling in the background here before we bring her on because i've always ask her all these movie questions and she has no idea any of the references i make but those are some solid picks, Jen. Those are kind of far afield of where I expected you to go. Did I miss one that's like your top? Well, the one he's most hallowed for is The Godfather, of course. Yeah. And then the one that I actually hold this sweet spot in my heart for is To Kill a Mockingbird, because he plays Boo Radley in that. It's one of his first, first ever movie roles. All right. Chris, I get to ask you one now. So with the Winter Olympics in full swing, curling is having a moment at least at my house it is um what's the most minnesota winter sport you ever ever taken part in yeah i mean believe it or not for me it actually curling i did that once and it was actually it was pretty fun i mean you in michigan Have you ever curled Jen I curious And also did you see the fracas between the Canadians and the Swedish team That was if you haven seen that on social media everybody take a look at that Like there were F bombs exchanged between them. It's pretty, it's pretty intense. I have not curled. I've seen like curling things, um, when it's winter here and I just walk by them and smile. But my, my youngest was watching it with us and she was like, mom, they're cleaning, look at them. They're cleaning again. So it was fun in our house to learn a little bit about the scoring and such. They're sweeping, sweeping. Producer Ella, have you ever curled? You're from Minnesota. You've probably curled, right? You haven't curled either? Have you curled? Oh yeah. You have to, there used to be a curling club in St. Paul. So back like a few years ago, I think it came, it came like something in vogue to be doing, but it was not good. I, I just skipped right to hockey. No curling. That was, that was actually the girl's equivalent that they suggested when I was in high school was, well, we're not going to have a hockey team for women. So try curling, see how that goes. It was not the same at all, but the hockey gender gap that I see. Yes. There's a hockey gender gap. A hundred percent. Not anymore, but back then. Yeah, it became like the default company activity for a period of time, right, Ann? Like a lot of companies were having their annual parties at the St. Paul curling rink or whatever it's called. But all right, well, good to know that two of us have curled and two of us have not.