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- 2 days ago58 min
The Kennedys and Britsh Royals: Diana's Death, Meghan Markle's Muse, and JFK Jr.'s Ego
***SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row newsletter for more coverage like this. Go Premium and save three months on an annual subscription.*** Town & Country editor Caroline Hallemann's new book is The Kennedys and the Windsors: The Story of Two Dynasties, One Born, One Made. She joins Amy to discuss the eerie parallels between these two dynasties. Among the surprising stories in Hallemann's book: how Jackie Kennedy fought to keep wearing French designers as First Lady, why JFK Jr. wanted Princess Diana on the cover of George, the real story behind Diana's death and the ongoing conspiracy theories, and how Meghan Markle copied Carolyn Bessette's style. Plus: what Jack Schlossberg's blistering congressional loss means for the Kennedy dynasty. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 03:00 Young Jackie at Miss Porter's and her enduring fashion influence 08:00 What "American Love Story" got wrong about Carolyn Bessette 10:30 JFK Jr. launches George magazine 14:00 Why John wanted Diana on the cover 20:00 Diana's death: what actually happened 32:00 The conspiracy theories that still swirl around Diana's death 39:00 Why Meghan Markle keeps copying Carolyn Bessette's style 53:00 Is Jack Schlossberg the next JFK Jr.? Subscribe to the Back Row newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe Follow Caroline Hallemann: https://www.instagram.com/challemann/ Buy the book: https://amzn.to/4fVX8Bq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago24 min
A Stylist to Billionaires on How the .01 Percent Really Shop
This is a teaser of a paywalled podcast. Get the full episode by subscribing to the Back Row newsletter. For podcast content only, go Premium on Apple or Spotify. Joy Cioci has been in fashion for 23 years — first with her own ready-to-wear and bridal brand, and for the past six years, as a private stylist to some of the wealthiest families in the country. She joins Amy to talk about what that job is actually like: how she pulls $80-90K worth of merchandise on loan for a single client, why some of her clients refuse to play the Hermès "game," and why women spending $1.5 million a year on clothes have no idea what just dropped at Chanel. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 4:00 Who Joy's clients actually are 9:30 How pulling merchandise on loan from stores works 11:00 Inside an $80-90K shopping trip 18:00 What ultra-wealthy people actually want from their wardrobe 21:00 Finding rare pieces no one else has Follow Joy Cioci 📸 Follow Joy on Instagram: @joycioci 🛍️ Shop Joy Cioci: https://joycioci.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago49 min
Phia's Latest Scandal: Is Phoebe Gates's Startup in Trouble?
Lawyer and The Fashion Law founder Julie Zerbo makes her Back Row pod debut to discuss the latest Phia scandal. The startup, founded by Bill Gates's daughter Phoebe Gates and her Stanford roommate Sophia Kianni, was just found to be taking credit for affiliate sales it did not drive. People are calling it "fraud" but is it, really? Can the Gates name and a slew of celeb founders help them sail through this unscathed? Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:32 Phia's origin story and Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kiani's Stanford beginnings 09:16 The first scandal: Fortune's report on Phia's data collection 16:17 The second scandal: Bloomberg's cookie-stuffing investigation 19:18 Explaining cookie stuffing — and the Honey/PayPal lawsuits 27:23 Did Phia's investors do proper due diligence? 36:22 Could this be fraud? The legal answer 43:15 Does Phia's celebrity halo make it bulletproof? Subscribe to the Back Row newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe Follow Julie Zerbo and The Fashion Law: https://www.thefashionlaw.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago25 min
Fall 2026 Couture Awards: Dangerous Shoes, Hat Wars, and Wedding Dresses
Veteran fashion journalist Dana Thomas returns for Fall 2026 couture awards! We talk about the hat wars at Dior, the wildest shoes, and the Chanel chicken bag that seems like it can't carry more than a pill or two. This is a teaser of a paid episode. Subscribe at Back Row (save three months on an annual subscription) to access paywalled podcasts AND all newsletter stories. For podcast access only, sign up in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 03:18 What "couture" actually means 08:08 Award: Most Viral Front Row Celebrity 10:49 Award: Best Front Row Celebrity 13:37 Award: Best Couture Handiwork 16:58 Award: Best Shoes 20:18 Award: Best Bags Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 1m
13 Biggest Questions About Taylor Swift's Wedding
Subscribe to the Back Row newsletter. Go Premium and save three months on an annual subscription to access paywalled podcasts and all newsletter stories. Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden — and nobody's seen the photos yet. Will Vogue get them? Will anyone? Amy Odell is joined by veteran celebrity journalist Justin Ravitz (former Executive Editor at Us Weekly and Rolling Stone) to count down 13 burning questions about the wedding of the year — 13, of course, because it's Taylor's lucky number. From the Dior couture ceremony looks to the guest list chaos (Zadie Smith? Wayne Gretzky? No Kardashians?) to whether this whole thing might end up as a theatrical release, Amy and Justin go through it all. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:50 #13 – What did she get talked out of? 06:23 #12 – What did Travis Kelce wear? 10:52 #11 – How close were they with their guests, really? 22:08 #10 – What was in the guests' NDAs? 25:33 #9 – Who leaked the wedding photos? 28:19 #8 – Were there religious elements? Was Adam Sandler ordained? 30:45 #7 – Did anyone try to slip them a gift? 37:27 #6 – Were there brand or corporate sponsors? 38:59 #5 – What were her cats doing? 40:54 #4 – Whose idea was the TT logo? 42:22 #3 – What celebrities were invited and said no? 44:57 #2 – Who was deliberately not invited? 51:59 #1 – Will the wedding be a theatrical release? 58:47 Final thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago31 min
What 'Love Story' Got Wrong About Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and JFK Jr.'s Final Days
This is a teaser of a paid episode. To access the full episode, subscribe to Back Row at BackRow.net and get newsletter access included with your subscription. Or sign up in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil — authors of JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography — return to the Back Row podcast in honor of Love Story's likely Emmy nominations. Terenzio assisted JFK Jr. at George magazine, and McNeil has covered him at People since the 90s, so they know what the show creators don't. We cover what we didn't get to last time: Daryl Hannah's bombshell New York Times op-ed, what the show got right and wrong about Carolyn Bessette's distress over the paparazzi, the plane crash, and whether Jack Schlossberg is the next JFK Jr. Chapters: 00:00 — Intro 04:00 — The actor who played JFK Jr. called RoseMarie 08:30 — Daryl Hannah's bombshell NYT op-ed 14:30 — The wedding: how reporters found out 23:30 — Was Carolyn really depressed and homebound? 28:00 — The plane crash: what actually happened Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 29, 202644 min
From Purses to... Pot?!
***SUPPORT THIS INDEPENDENT SHOW by subscribing to the Back Row newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe Go Premium and save three months on an annual subscription to access paywalled podcasts and all newsletter stories.*** Get 15 percent off Edie Parker with the code AMY15: https://edie-parker.com/ Brett Heyman launched Edie Parker as a luxury handbag business. Her acrylic clutches became a hit with Met Gala-going celebrities. Despite her success with accessories, she decided to pivot to a uniquely challenging industry: legal cannabis. She talks about what she learned working in Gucci PR during the Tom Ford era, why she entered the cannabis business, and the stigma she's still fighting. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:30 From Gucci PR to Founding Edie Parker 07:30 The Kate Hudson Met Gala Bag That Started It All 11:00 Why She Pivoted to Cannabis 13:00 Why You Have to Be Vertically Integrated in Every State 15:00 The Stripes That Are "Too Appealing to Children" 20:30 What Trump's Rescheduling Order Actually Changes 28:00 Celebrity Campaigns: Pat Cleveland, Gabby Windey, and More 35:30 Why No Institutional Investor Will Touch Cannabis 39:30 Did the Cannabis Pivot Scare Off Handbag Customers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jun 22, 202627 min
How Plastic Surgery Went Off the Rails [TEASER]
***This is a TEASER of a paywalled episode. Sign up for a Premium subscription at Back Row (https://www.backrow.net/subscribe) for access to the Back Row newsletter and all paywalled podcasts. (Audio only subs available in Apple and Spotify.)*** As the founding editor of beauty magazine Allure, Linda Wells has seen it all, from the dawn of La Mer to the current age of plastic surgery overload. Now the editor of AirMail Look, she's been covering the craziest procedures, from rib-cracking and reshaping to $500k facelifts. She discusses how plastic surgery has gone completely off the rails — and where this wild trend is going. CHAPTERS: 01:15 – Beauty Trends of the 1980s 03:45 – The Wildest Trends in 2026 08:15 – The Growing Visibility of Plastic Surgery 15:05 – Why Surgeons Are Hunting for New Procedures 17:30 – The Sport of Celebrity Speculation 20:25 – Facelift Prices Are Up 400% 23:45 – The Risks of an International Operation 26:50 – Subscribe to Listen to the Full Episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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