Why Big Fashion Doesn’t Dress Olympic Figure Skaters
This is the audio version of the Back Row newsletter published February 17, 2026. Why don't fashion designers view Olympic figure skating the way they do red carpets — as a forum to exploit for br...
19 Feb 8min
Confessions of a Luxury Sale Whisperer (with Madison Avenue Spy)
Part 2 is available to paid subscribers at backrow.net (which includes full newsletter access) or through Apple Podcasts or Spotify. In Part 2, Amy and Lila debate the Saks Fifth Avenue bankruptcy — ...
16 Feb 44min
Are Awards Shows Just Luxury Marketing Now?
Are awards shows still about movies — or are they now luxury fashion marketing disguised as cultural prestige? And who’s actually funding all these celeb red-carpet appearances — the studios, the star...
9 Feb 37min
How the Bravo Look Took Over Fashion and Beauty (with Watch What Crappens)
Part 2 of this episode is available to paid subscribers at backrow.net (which includes full newsletter access) or through Apple Podcasts or Spotify. After years of quiet luxury, opulence is back in f...
2 Feb 49min
Celebrity Brands: What Works, What Doesn’t (Goop, Rhode & More)
In Part 2, Ana Andjelic and Amy Odell break down Meghan Markle’s new brand As Ever, how The Row quietly built one of the most powerful luxury brands in fashion, and what's next for Chiara Ferragni aft...
26 Jan 36min
Retail Confessions: Inside Harrods — Demanding Shoppers and the Rules of the Ultra-Rich
On this holiday episode of The Back Row Podcast, Amy Odell shares a special installment of Retail Confessions, featuring an anonymous interview with a former Harrods sales associate. The interviewee ...
19 Jan 11min
The Recession of Size Inclusion in Fashion (with Lauren Chan)
Amy Odell talks with model and writer Lauren Chan about what she calls a "recession of size inclusion" in fashion. After years of progress, brands are reverting back to casting “straight size” models ...
12 Jan 34min
Emily in Paris vs. Real French Style
FOR PART TWO OF THIS PODCAST, sign up for Back Row Premium in Apple or Spotify. In part two, Amy gets Dana Thomas's thoughts on Emily in Paris after watching it for the first time; how French attitud...
5 Jan 31min
