{"podcast":{"title":"The Business of Fashion Podcast","slug":"the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606","podcast_index_feed_id":879606,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6355d904dd5e0e0012da88d1","website_url":"https://www.businessoffashion.com/podcasts?search","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6355d904dd5e0e0012da88d1/show-cover.png","author":"The Business of Fashion","episode_count":634,"summary":"The Business of Fashion has gained a global following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It is frequently described as “indispensable,” “required reading” and “an addiction.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T06:20:39.903861+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606"},"episode":{"title":"Bella Freud on Fashion and the Art of Getting People to Open Up","slug":"bella-freud-on-fashion-and-the-art-of-getting-people-to-open-up","published_at":"2026-03-20T17:56:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606/bella-freud-on-fashion-and-the-art-of-getting-people-to-open-up","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-business-of-fashion-podcast/episodes/69bd8a6a007cdcf83fdd1cf7","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6355d904dd5e0e0012da88d1/e/69bd8a6a007cdcf83fdd1cf7/media.mp3","summary":"Bella Freud's path into fashion was shaped less by legacy and more by instinct. Despite her family name, she describes an upbringing without privilege or pressure — drawing inspiration from the creative people around her. After studying fashion in Rome, Freud launched her own brand in 1990, starting with knitwear and tailoring. Japan became an early and important market, helping establish her business. Over time, she built a small, agile label while navigating the realities of cash flow, wholesale pressures and a constantly shifting industry. But it's her more recent creative chapter that has captured a whole new audience. Fashion Neurosis — her podcast, now in its third season — invites guests from fashion, art, film and literature to literally lie on a couch and talk about how clothes have shaped their lives. Rick Owens, Kate Moss, Zadie Smith, David Cronenberg. Each episode has the quality of something intimate and slightly cinematic — less interview, more confession. Freud says she didn't anticipate how much the format would change her too. \"When someone's lying down, their thought process changes. You start to think from your heart more than your mind.\" And that exchange, she says, is the whole point. \"I don't just want to get things out of people — I want to exchange. It's a conversation and it's quite exciting to find oneself saying things that you weren't necessarily expecting to. It feels emotional and I like that.\" Whether through clothing or conversation, Freud's work has always centred on the same idea: creating something that resonates emotionally and gives people a sense of connection. Key Insights:  Freud's understanding of fashion as a form of power was shaped by her time at Seditionaries, Vivienne Westwood's London boutique. She describes Westwood…","meta_description":"Bella Freud's path into fashion was shaped less by legacy and more by instinct. Despite her family name, she describes an upbringing without privilege or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3141,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606/episodes/bella-freud-on-fashion-and-the-art-of-getting-people-to-open-up/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-business-of-fashion-podcast-879606/bella-freud-on-fashion-and-the-art-of-getting-people-to-open-up.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}