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
What this show covers
creative processFashion designfashion photographyTim WalkerFairyland exhibitionGlenn MartensCreative leadershipDieselMaison Margieladance leadershipballetCarlos Acostasugar addictionmale dancerscontemporary art
What listeners will find here
Tim Walker on fantasy, fashion, heartbreak, and the making of Extreme Beauty
Tim Walker joins Bella Freud to talk about a career shaped by early obsession, major fashion-world mentors, and a distinctive visual imagination. The conversation also turns personal, touching on heartbreak, being fired by Richard Avedon, and his new exhibition, Tim Walker’s Fairyland.
Glenn Martens on leadership, desire, and a wedding dress with attitude
Glenn Martens joins Bella Freud for a conversation that spans creative leadership, the allure of women’s necks, and designing Chloë Sevigny’s wedding dress. It’s a portrait of a designer whose career has moved from Antwerp to Y/Project, Diesel, and Maison Margiela.
Carlos Acosta on ballet, discipline, and the surprising pull of sugar
Carlos Acosta joins Bella Freud to talk about life in and beyond ballet, from dancers’ smiles to the role of male performers. The episode pairs his remarkable career with a more personal conversation about discipline, identity, and sugar addiction.
Martine Syms on art, identity, and the playful logic of Fashion Neurosis
Martine Syms joins Bella Freud for a conversation shaped by art, identity, and wit. The episode pairs Syms’s multidisciplinary practice with lighter detours into matching your nails to your underwear, Taurean energy, and Original Sin.
Anthony Vaccarello on Saint Laurent, cinema, and the allure of the ankle
Anthony Vaccarello traces his path from Brussels to Saint Laurent, where he has shaped the house with a sharp, modern sensibility. Bella Freud’s conversation also turns to the ankle fetish, Saint Laurent women, and the early desire to dress his mother.
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