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Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud

Father sees all: Lucian Freud’s portrait of Bella and her sister Esther.

If you are not remotely curious about Rick Owens’s nipples, then don’t listen to Bella Freud’s new podcast. But you won’t regret tuning in. On Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud, the designer leans into her familial tendency toward analysis. (Her great-grandfather was Sigmund.) She invites intriguing characters—so far, Owens, Trinny Woodall, and soccer star Eric Cantona—to lie on her couch, and each hour-ish-long session involves a revealing conversation about beauty in various forms: the drape of a hemline, the sheen of a foundation, the mood of a color … Rich with inspiration, each revealing episode is compulsively listenable, thanks in part to Freud’s soothing voice and thoughtful questions. One small request: book Alessandro Michele! —Ashley Baker

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