About this episode

Lena and Alissa discuss the life and influence of Isabella Blow, exploring themes of fashion, eccentricity, and aging.

Isabella Blow was a magazine editor, style icon, and muse, known for discovering fashion greats like Alexander McQueen and Stella Tenant. She was legendary for her outlandish outfits, her dirty sense of humor, and her habit of stripping at parties. In this episode, Lena and Alissa discuss musedom, eccentricity and aging, and fashion in the early 2000s.  This episode was first published on 11/11/2021.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lena Dunham, Alissa Bennett

Topics covered

• fashion
• eccentricity
• aging
• musedom
• early 2000s

Keywords

• Isabella Blow
• fashion
• Alexander McQueen
• eccentricity
• early 2000s

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