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Back Row with Amy Odell

Amy Odell
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Fashion, style, celebrity and culture. Insider knowledge. Outsider honesty. Humor included.

  1. 6h ago

    Stylist to Billionaires Reveals How the Ultra-Rich Really Shop — and How Much They Spend

    I sat down with Mary Gonsalves Kinney, founder of MGK Style and personal stylist to tech billionaires, politicians, and athletes, to go inside the world of how the ultra-wealthy really shop. Mary reveals what billionaires' closets actually look like, how much her clients spend per session, and what the fashion industry's pivot to the 1% means for everyone else. This is part of a paywalled episode. Subscribe to Back Row Premium to access the full episode and all paywalled newsletters at https://www.backrow.net/subscribe. For podcast access only, subscribe in Apple or Spotify. CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – How Mary Styles Billionaires 03:40 – What Billionaires Actually Tell Their Stylist 04:49 – Dressing Women in Tech 08:03 – What's Really Inside a Billionaire's Closet 13:24 – Shopper vs. Stylist: What's the Difference? 14:36 – Sticker Shock: The $4,000 Nylon Sundress 15:31 – Why the Aspirational Customer No Longer Exists 29:15 – How Much Do They Spend Per Year? 32:17 – How Luxury Brands Are Quietly Changing Their Strategy Follow Mary Gonsalves Kinney: https://www.instagram.com/mgkstyle/ https://www.mgkstyle.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  2. 12h ago • Subscribers Only

    Stylist to Billionaires Reveals How the Ultra-Rich Really Shop — and How Much They Spend (Full Episode)

    I sat down with Mary Gonsalves Kinney — founder of MGK Style and personal stylist to tech billionaires, politicians, and athletes — to go inside the world of how the ultra-wealthy really shop. Mary reveals what billionaires' closets actually look like, how much her clients spend per session, and what the fashion industry's pivot to the 1% means for everyone else. Subscribe to Back Row Premium at BackRow.net to access the full episode AND all paywalled newsletters at https://www.backrow.net/subscribe. For podcast access only, subscribe in Apple or Spotify. CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – How Mary Became a Stylist to Billionaires 02:17 – What Billionaires Actually Tell Their Stylist 04:19 – Dressing Women in Tech: The Glass Ceiling Problem 05:21 – Are Tech Billionaires Getting More Into Fashion? 07:45 – Inside a Billionaire's Closet 10:06 – The 300-Unit Pull: How a Fitting Actually Works 13:24 – Shopper vs. Stylist: What's the Difference? 14:36 – Sticker Shock: The $4,000 Nylon Sundress 15:31 – Why the Aspirational Customer No Longer Exists 18:36 – How Much Do Clients Spend Per Session? 21:27 – The 3AM Fitting That Went Until Dawn 29:15 – How Much Do Clients Spend Per Year? 32:17 – How Luxury Brands Are Quietly Targeting the 1% 38:00 – Secret Couture: What Brands Aren't Telling You 41:00 – Taking Clients to Paris Fashion Week 52:00 – The Met Gala: Getting onto the Carpet 01:01:00 – What Mary Has Learned About Wealthy People 01:05:00 – What This All Says About Fashion Follow Mary Gonsalves Kinney: https://www.instagram.com/mgkstyle/ https://www.mgkstyle.com/

    1h 9m

  3. 5d ago

    The Met Gala Then vs. Now: How ‘The First Monday in May’ Holds Up 10 Years Later [TEASER]

    I took off for the holiday this week, so I'm unlocking half of a previously paywalled episode in which podcaster and reality television/documentary expert Kate Casey and I rewatch The First Monday in May, the documentary about the planning of the 2015 Met Gala. Featuring Anna Wintour hob-knobbing with canceled celebs, bandying her venti Starbucks around the Met, and more! Sign up for Back Row Premium to hear the full episode at BackRow.net to get newsletter access included with your subscription. Or sign up in Apple Podcasts or Spotify for podcast access only. CHAPTERS: 02:20 – How ‘The First Monday in May’ Got Made 09:20 – The Story Behind the Alexander McQueen Exhibition 12:40 – Anna Wintour is an Outfit Repeater 17:20 – Anna’s Venti Starbucks Cup 27:00 – Could the Met Pull Off ‘China Through the Looking Glass’ Today? 33:50 – Subscribe for the Full Film Recap! Follow Kate Casey: ↳ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca/?hl=en ↳ YouTube: @realitylifewithkatecasey ↳ Reality Life with Kate Casey: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey/id1154758766 ↳ Substack:https://katecasey.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  4. 6d ago • Subscribers Only

    The Met Gala Then vs. Now: How ‘The First Monday in May’ Holds Up 10 Years Later

    To get Back Row newsletter access included with your Premium subscription, sign up at https://www.backrow.net/subscribe. How does Met Gala doc ‘The First Monday in May’ hold up 10 years after it first came out? On this episode of the Back Row podcast, Amy sits down with television expert and podcaster Kate Casey of "Reality Life with Kate Casey" (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey/id1154758766) to rewatch ‘The First Monday in May,’ a time capsule of 2010s fashion culture and canceled celebrities. Amy and Kate discuss Anna Wintour's commitment to her Starbucks venti and those necklaces she always wears. Plus, Amy digs into her 'Anna: The Biography' reporting to reveal what the film left out. Follow Kate on ⁠Substack (https://katecasey.substack.com/)⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/katecaseyca/), and of course, ⁠her excellent podcast⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-life-with-kate-casey/id1154758766)! CHAPTERS: 02:20 – How ‘The First Monday in May’ Got Made 09:20 – The Story Behind the Alexander McQueen Exhibition 12:40 – Anna Wintour is an Outfit Repeater 17:20 – Anna’s Venti Starbucks Cup 27:00 – Could the Met Pull Off ‘China Through the Looking Glass’ Today? 33:50 – The Canceled Celebs Featured in the Doc 43:50 – Looking at Table Settings with Baz Luhrmann 47:10 – Karl Lagerfeld’s Cameo 56:30 – The Strategy Behind the Met Gala Carpet 1:04:00 – How Well Did the Documentary Age?

    1h 8m

  5. May 18

    How Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Built Two Billion-Dollar Empires (Part 1)

    Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were on television before they could talk and millionaires before they could read. Former Us Weekly editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford, author of the new Celebrity Intelligence newsletter, joins Back Row to break down the Full House casting story, the Dual Star empire, the billion-dollar licensing machine, and the NYU years that changed everything. Part Two — revealing the secrets behind The Row — is available to Premium subscribers. Sign up at Back Row to get newsletter access included with your subscription, or in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Dan Wakeford and Celebrity Intelligence 02:47 Why the Olsens are a unique case study 07:50 The Full House casting story 10:07 The reality of child stardom 16:22 How their personalities diverged early 19:49 From pennies to $80,000 an episode 26:27 The home video empire begins 33:28 The billion dollar licensing machine 48:00 Turning 18 and taking control 53:41 NYU and the paparazzi years 57:47 How everything changed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    59 min

  6. May 18 • Subscribers Only

    The Secrets Behind How Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Really Run The Row (Part 2)

    The Olsens were the most overexposed child stars in America. Then they disappeared — and built one of the most exclusive luxury brands in fashion. In Part Two, I talk to former Us Weekly editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford about how they launched The Row while hiding their names from it, what it's actually like to work for them, why their prices are so high, and what a billion-dollar valuation means for where they go next. CHAPTERS 00:00 From overexposed to exclusive 01:00 The NYU paparazzi years 04:54 How The Row began 09:19 Why they hid their names from the brand 14:36 Barneys buys the whole first collection 23:40 Inside The Row office 26:36 Mary-Kate, Ashley, and their private lives 30:13 The pandemic and the stealth wealth explosion 34:45 The billion-dollar valuation 39:23 The $600 Hamptons grocery run

    41 min

  7. May 11

    How Kim Kardashian Broke the Met Gala

    SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row newsletter and go Premium to access all paywalled podcast episodes and newsletters: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe Kim Kardashian spent 10 years being the most reviled woman at the Met Gala. Then she became the blueprint. Cultural critic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist MJ Corey, author of Dekonstructing the Kardashians, joins Back Row to explain how Kim paved the way for the Tech Gala (04:42), why the hatred only makes her bigger (17:39), what the Paris robbery really did for her career (28:15), and why she's acting now (30:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  8. May 7

    Why 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Is More Accurate Than You Think, with Rachel Tashjian [TEASER]

    The full episode is for paid Back Row subscribers: backrow.net/subscribe A note to listeners: On May 15, prices will increase to $8/month and $72/year. Upgrade to annual to lock in the lower rate. Or sign up at backrow.net/subscribe to get newsletter access included with your subscription and don't miss a single juicy story. This episode contains spoilers. We've waited 20 years for The Devil Wears Prada 2 — and it's better than expected. Rachel Tashjian of CNN joins me to break down what the sequel gets shockingly right about Anna Wintour, Vogue, and journalism's decline. We also cover Emily Blunt stealing the movie, whether the filmmakers got too close to Anna, and the billionaire character hiding in plain sight. Chapters: 00:00 Spoiler warning & intro 05:56 How accurately does the film depict journalism? 17:34 Did the filmmakers get too close to Anna Wintour? 29:07 The billionaire characters: who is Benji really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
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Fashion, style, celebrity and culture. Insider knowledge. Outsider honesty. Humor included.

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  • Creator
    Amy Odell
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Amy Odell 2025
  • Show Website
    Back Row with Amy Odell
  • Provider
    Amy Odell Inc.

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