Back Row with Amy Odell
Back Row with Amy Odell
Amy Odell
Fashion Month Awards Part One: Chanel’s New Era & Tech Billionaires in the Front Row (with Dana Thomas)
41 minutes Posted Mar 12, 2026 at 8:58 pm.
— Introducing Dana Thomas and the Fashion Month awards
— Is fashion entering a new generational era?
— The shift from magazines to creators and newsletters
— Loudest viral stunt: Prada’s layered runway trick
— Fashion watch parties and opening shows to the public
— Why fashion shows might become spectator events
— Sleeper hit of the season
— Most awkward front row celebrity
— Tech billionaires invade fashion week
— Hardest-working front row celebrity
— Best trend of the season
— Weirdest trend: the return of tails
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Paris Fashion Week wrapped up the Fall 2026 shows, so Amy Odell and New York Times bestselling author Dana Thomas are handing out the Fashion Month Awards.
Together they break down the biggest moments from New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Week, including:
• Prada’s viral runway stunt
• Marc Jacobs’ comeback in New York
• The rise of fashion watch parties bringing fans into the shows
• Why tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg are suddenly sitting front row
• The best trends and the weirdest trends of the season
• What Chanel’s new era could mean for fashion
They also talk about how fashion shows—and fashion media—are changing as creators, newsletters, and independent platforms reshape the industry.
Part two of the Fashion Month Awards is available to Back Row Premium subscribers. Sign up at BackRow.net to get newsletter access and more exclusive fashion reporting included with your subscription, or in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Chapters:
Links and Resources:
Amy Odell - Instagram
Back Row newsletter
Dana Thomas
Instagram
Deluxe (book)
Gods & Kings (book)
Fashionopolis (book)
Style Files (newsletter)
Credits:
Produced by Amy Odell. Audio editing by Joyce Ciesel, video by Jonathan Voytko.
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