Special K follows the fashion world, so it made sense that she didn't want to miss the late designer Alexander McQueen's retrospective Savage Beauty. It was showing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during our New York trip. I'm normally not so keen on fashion, so I didn't expect to be blown away by the exhibit. On Feb 11 2010, McQueen tragically killed hims ... Show More
Aug 2024
Re-Air: Andrew Bolton, The Reanimator: Life, Death, and Sleeping Beauties at the Met
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum’s Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which closes on September 2. It’s about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, ... Show More
38m 43s
Sep 2024
188: On Chelsea’s 40th, Monsters, In Vogue: The 90s
<p>On today’s episode, we discuss our trip to New York for Chelsea’s 40th birthday, Netflix’s extremely homoerotic <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81665094"><em>Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story</em></a><em>, </em>the flash mob dance sequence in <a href="https://w ... Show More
1h 15m
Nov 2024
195: On Martha Stewart, Joker: Folie à Deux, Marc Jacobs
<p>We’re back from Europe and diving straight into the best (and worst) fashion and pop culture moments in recent weeks: <em>People</em>’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, the Grammy nominations, the Martha Stewart documentary, <em>Joker: Folie à Deux</em>, Lady Gaga’s new music video, and t ... Show More
1h 8m
Dec 2024
199: On Sex and the City: Four Women and a Funeral
<p>Today’s episode is dedicated to the late, great Javier, the fictional fashion designer who died of a heroin overdose in this bizarre Zoolander-esque episode of Sex and the City. Topics discussed include Char’s widower fetish, Samantha’s odd encounter with Leonardo DiCaprio, Mi ... Show More
54m 38s
Apr 2023
114: On Taylor's Break-Up, Swarm, Choupette
<p>The ladies are back to discuss Vogue's annual Met themed May issue, Met red carpet predictions, the death of fashion legend Mary Quant, the dissolution of Taylor and her London Boy, Chelsea goes full Kaylor truther (again), the brilliance of Swarm, which fandom is most likely ... Show More
36m 32s
Aug 2023
Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse with Clarissa Esguerra and Michaela Hansen
The work of the late, great designer Lee Alexander McQueen consistently blurred the lines between fashion and art, a fact celebrated in the exhibition Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse which put his work in conversation with artists who drew on similar themes and visual r ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2020
Fashion: Alexander McQueen
Throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, the world knew Alexander McQueen as the “hooligan of English fashion.” Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell and Rihanna all walked Hollywood red carpets in his glamorous gowns. But behind his masterful designs was a man who battled addiction, ... Show More
49m 47s