Ep. 106: The Melzyverse w/ Mel Ottenberg

In our first episode of 2025, we're joined by the inimitable Mel Ottenberg— longtime muse, generational style mastermind, Editor in Chief of Interview magazine, and Nymphet Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award recipient— to discuss controversial figures (Natalia Grace, Blake Lively, Luigi Mangione), the current status of normcore (Brandy Melville, classic menswear, tighty whities), his incredible fashion legacy (styling Rihanna, conceiving Lana's iconic cover, channeling the Warholian spirit), and much more.*

*This episode was recorded before the tragic California wildfires— our hearts go out to everyone affected! Find ways you can help locally or from afar at the links below:
Friends of Forever — LA Fire Support & Resources
Mutual Aid LA Network Fire & Wind Storm Resources
Resource Masterlist from Interview

Links:
Interview magazine
Mel Ottenberg on Instagram
Ralph Lauren Recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Justin Baldoni/Blake Lively exposé in the New York Times
Luigi Mangione's courtroom fashion in WWD
Haliey Welch shot by Alyssa Kazew for Interview
Rihanna for Esquire UK, 2014
Sway House shot by Eli Russell Linnetz for Interview
Joan Rivers interviewed by Mel for Interview in 2010

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