Fashion & Beauty · Bella Freud
by Bella Freud
Each week join the renowned fashion designer Bella Freud as she invites a special guest to lie on the couch and explore the connection between fashion and identity. Bella’s conversations begin with questions about style: what we reveal and hide through the clothes we wear. Bella also shares her own anecdotes and the conversations expand into deeper discussions on life’s universal themes - love, identity, culture, anxiousness, and even politics. Through a series of tailored questions, Bella creates a relaxed, intimate atmosphere where her guests - ranging from fashion icons to cultural figures in sport, art, music, film, and literature - reveal more about themselves than they might expect. Fashion is often dismissed as surface, but in this podcast it becomes the lens through which we examine our inner lives, relationships, and society. Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud offers a unique, thoughtful, and engaging conversation that goes far beyond what we wear, diving into the unspoken language of clothing and the ways in which we use style to navigate and communicate in the world. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. www.fashionneurosis.com www.fashionneurosis.substack.com @fashioneurosis_bellafreud
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I’m not generally interested in fashion, but came here via some reading on Bella’s various interesting family and connections. Unexpectedly, I am enjoying the episodes, most especially Bella’s well-modulated, soft-spoken, gracious, and intimate style. She is well-born, and it shows. It’s perfect for winding down at end of day. For those who say she needs more energy I’d suggest there are plenty of other podcasts more suitable for you, but not nearly enough like this one.
I switch out my podcasts every six months or so just to keep things fresh and to dive into different waters, but this podcast has been added to my tiny keepers list. I love listening to Bella Freud’s conversations. She is present and never asks the expected (dull) questions.
This podcast is outstanding. The guests are so inspiring and honest. The conversation is effortless. All credit to the host, Bella and her production team. Also, the sound is impeccable. Bravo. I look forward to every new episode.
Thank you Bella Freud for this lovely podcast. The conversations are like nothing I've heard broadcast before - gentle, unhurried, intimate, touching on identity, ego, memory, shame, pleasure etc. - and the guests are wonderfully eclectic.
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