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How Social Media Broke Fashion (and Everything Else) with Taylor Lorenz
34 minutes Posted Dec 8, 2025 at 11:00 am.
– Intro: Amy Odell welcomes Taylor Lorenz
– Why fashion people are frustrated with social media
– Why audiences trust creators more than experts
– How algorithms reward outrage
– Why being first beats being accurate
– “Facts don’t matter”: the validation economy
– Platforms secretly boost and suppress creators
– Why follower count no longer matters
– The death of critics (and why creators can’t be honest)
– Will AI actually help creators?
– How creators really make money in 2025
– Advent calendars, meme marketing, and virality
– The Row sample sale goes viral
– Can fashion brands control their image? (No.)
– The famous "Open letter to The Row"
– Brands vs creators: a toxic relationship
– Why brands can’t stop creators from posting
– Why chasing access will break your heart
– Anna Wintour’s decline and cultural relevance
– Vogue World and the struggle for relevance
– The Met Gala red carpet isn’t what it used to be
– The Devil Wears Prada prequel problem
– What it takes to survive online long-term
– Why Becca Bloom fascinates people
– The obsession with “capitalism slop”
– Hustle culture and the fantasy of success
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Tech journalist and creator​ ⁨@TaylorLorenz⁩ joins Amy Odell on the Back Row podcast to explain how social media has completely reshaped fashion. From the backlash against fashion creators to why facts barely matter online, they dive into Vogue World, The Row's viral sample sale, and more.
Taylor, formerly at The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, now runs her own newsletter, podcast, and YouTube channel covering the creator economy.
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Amy Odell Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/instamyodell/
Taylor Lorenz
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz
User Mag (Newsletter): https://www.usermag.co/
Power User (Podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/5iganPXXEoTDB9lIQzY7Fh
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taylor-lorenzs-power-user/id1733535260
Creators / links mentioned
"Open Letter to The Row" (Neelam Noted): https://neelamahooja.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-the-row-we-need-to
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