About this episode

The episode discusses bold trend predictions for 2026 in fashion and beauty, alongside cultural commentary and media references.

We’re back with a new episode of Mess World, a podcast collaboration between FLESH WORLD (by me, Jessica DeFino) and I (a fashion newsletter from Emily Kirkpatrick ). Today we’re talking about: Our 2026 trend predictions: adult babies [5:30], lampshade dressing [6:40], chastity belts [10:45], clown aesthetics [12:12], fetal skincare [16:30], Pleaser innovation (maybe stilts?) [20:55], death-related beauty [25:50], ephemeral fashion [32:10], plastic surgery spon-con [35:00], the “bleph in a bottle” [37:00], outer space [41:45], hyperreal bodies [48:00], hypergender [54:00], mask-off marketing [1:01:05], Americana [1:05:00], 2-D shapes [1:07:00], manufactured messy girls [1:15:00], the obscured face [1:20:40], oil blotting sheets [1:24:00] and pet nail care [1:26:00], as well as our Messes of the Month ( Tom Brady’s Instagram and Kris Jenner’s real nose ). Plus more! Media we mentioned: “ What Was Beauty In 2025? ” [FLESH WORLD], “ We Tried It: The $650 ‘Penis Facial’ ” [People], “ Corporate types are clamoring for a new kind of plastic surgery — using dead people’s fat ” [Business Insider], Mad Men’ s “death drive” scene [YouTube], “ The plastic-eating bacteria that could change…

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• All About That Treble · September 4, 2026 · 1h 25m
• All Aboard The Glambulance! · August 7, 2026 · 1h 40m
• Clear Eyes, Pink Nips, Can't Lose · July 3, 2026 · 1h 40m
• Plastic Surgery Poesy · June 9, 2026 · 2h 20m
• The Cult of Cuteness · May 4, 2026 · 1h 48m
• The Butt Blush Boom · April 7, 2026 · 1h 40m

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