kelly cutrone is reality tv lore

one of the few people in fashion who understood that power, communication and a little fear can shape an entire generation.

long before influencer culture she built a world where honesty mattered more than likability.

cheapeau?

00:00 — intro

01:17 — who is kelly cutrone

05:52 — the anti-influencer before influencing

12:04 — influencers as fashion’s frankenstein

16:40 — fashion criticism in 2025

but I was thinking: would someone like kelly cutrone, stern, sharp, villain coded in a devil wears prada way still be accepted TODAY - in my today's mind she sounds blabla-ly and random not/gonna/lie

in this episode i look at the version of her the internet remembers and the one the industry quietly respects.

her rise from the hills and the city, the pedagogy behind her toughness but also her latest interview here

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KhErSUR8EYG4MTGU5ugin?si=5a86881483614096

we also talk about influencers as fashion’s frankenstein, created by US and then accepted by the industry and then blamed for everything, and where fashion criticism sits today now that creators hold more power than hisotrical institutions like vogue etc

(IMO - no need to add that)