Jennifer Smith was halfway through high school when she visited California with her parents and decided to stay. A decade later, she conceived and launched C Magazine , a must-read publication that highlights the people and places that make California the Golden State. Then came the 2025 wildfires, destroying her Malibu home and those of many friends in her C community. Did that dim the lights on the California Dream? Not for Smith. “After a couple of tears, I was ready to rebuild,” she tells Ly...
Apr 21, 2025•33 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Rodeo Drive has gone wild. Visitors to the luxury street have fallen in love with eight colorful, life-size sculptures of animals – Wild Kong, Standing Bear, Panda and Crocodile – designed by the French artist Richard Orlinski, and part of this summer's “Rodeo Drive Celebrates Fashion”. But sculptures are only part of Orlinski’s multifaceted output. He was the artist of record at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, he mixes up art with music and stand up comedy, and he has partnerships with interna...
Dec 03, 2024•39 min•Season 5Ep. 5
For over 100 years Women’s Wear Daily has been the bible for the fashion industry, and its archives include numerous hidden contributions of Black designers and models. Now that history has been gathered in a stunning new book, BLACK IN FASHION , by Tonya Blazio-Licorish and Tara Donaldson, showcasing the indelible influence of Black culture on a global scale. On Episode 5 of Rodeo Drive-The Podcast , host Lyn Winter spoke with the authors about the book and the revelations they found in the WWD...
Oct 15, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Watchmaking may date back two centuries but in the hands of Maximilian Büsser, it has been revived as a contemporary art form. Büsser is the founder of MB&F, or Max Büsser and Friends, which he describes as a “horological concept laboratory.” Now MB&F has opened a gallery on Two Rodeo Drive, filled with his collective’s kinetic art and mechanical art devices, like World Sky by Breakfast Studio with whirring discs that spin between functions: camera, mirror, and weather report; and the MB...
Jul 31, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Since the beginning of time, humans have sought the secret to eternal youth and beauty. One company that believes it has gotten closer to cracking the code is La Maison Valmont , the luxury Swiss skincare brand that will open a boutique on Rodeo Drive on July 15. La Maison Valmont, founded in 1985, will offer Rodeo Drive clientele its trademark five collections – hydration, luminosity, vitality, V-lift and V-firm – designed for young and more mature complexions. But it plans to elevate the exper...
Jul 09, 2024•33 min•Season 5Ep. 2
As the heat of summer rises on Rodeo Drive, how better to stay cool and chic than in the most versatile, enduring and fluid garment of all time –– the Caftan! So says the man with more than thirty of them, Cameron Silver, author of the new book Caftans: From Classical to Camp. Silver talks with Rodeo Drive - The Podcast host Lyn Winter about the history, design and appeal of the caftan, which he says is the most universal and ancient garment in the world. “It is this wonderful garment of comfort...
Jun 10, 2024•28 min•Season 5Ep. 1
The holiday season is in full swing and boutique windows are glittering on Rodeo Drive. So who better to talk to right now than the famed window dresser, Simon Doonan! When he was creative director at Barney’s, Doonan never missed an opportunity for maximal effect with storefront displays that transformed fashion retail into spectacle. Now he is a writer and eminence on all things style-related – and he has released a new book about design at full volume. Maximalism: Bold, Bedazzled, Gold, and T...
Dec 05, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy was the beautiful fashion PR who married the most eligible bachelor in America, John Kennedy Jr. The couple, and Carolyn’s sister Lauren, tragically lost their lives when a plane flown by Kennedy crashed into the ocean in 1999. But Bessette Kennedy had an outsize influence on style and fashion in the 1990s that endures today, and her legacy has been celebrated in a new book, CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion , by the British author and fashion creative dir...
Nov 07, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 5
You’re no doubt familiar with haute couture, but how about haute parfumerie? That’s what you find at Henry Jacques, the jewel box of a perfume boutique on Two Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. The ultra exclusive French perfumery was founded in the 1970s by Henry Jacques and his wife Yvette, creating bespoke fragrances for private clients. When it was on the brink of closure, their daughter Anne-Lise Cremona stepped in, and has led the company in opening exquisite retail boutiques around the world. ...
Oct 03, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Richard Mille pioneered a new era of watchmaking with the 2001 launch of the RM 001 Tourbillon, which set a standard for today's billionaires’ handshake. The Swiss company is also a close family business, with sons Alex and Guillaume involved, and brand direction now helmed by Mille’s daughter Amanda. Amanda Mille sat down with Rodeo Drive - The Podcast to talk about maintaining the image of the world’s most advanced and most expensive watches, through creative partnerships with ambassadors incl...
Sep 05, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 3
When the art collector and curator Jim Hedges was growing up in the South, New York was a “bright shining star” to which Interview Magazine was his “gateway drug.” “You know, as a 12 year old little boy in Chattanooga, Tennessee, dreaming about the big city and Studio 54 and the New York City art world…Warhol and his cult of personality, his cult of celebrity, the landscape that he was a part of, were all very, very enticing to me,” Hedges tells host Lyn Winter on Episode 2 of the latest season ...
May 22, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 2
At age 14, a country boy left an abusive home to take a job peeling potatoes in a nearby restaurant. Two decades later he was a legendary chef, restaurateur, and caterer to the stars in Hollywood. Wolfgang Puck shares his extraordinary journey on Rodeo Drive: The Podcast , Season Four, in a conversation with Lyn Winter. Born in a rural village in Austria, Puck set off on his own after middle school and worked his way to the top of fine dining in Provence, Paris and Monte Carlo before arriving in...
May 08, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Rodeo Drive brings out the glamor in people – and their pooches – as leading fashion houses develop lines for pets and the luxury thoroughfare offers the red carpet treatment to canines and their pet parents. One of the dogs who might be seen strutting his stuff on Rodeo Drive is Sebastian The Standard, the show-stopping white Standard Poodle who is a fixture on Instagram and has starred in movies including Beyonce’s “Black is King”. “The poodle has always been, for me, my dream dog,” says Allys...
Jul 19, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Fashion used to be separated into womenswear and menswear. Today, it is much more gender fluid. “It's really about a movement of pleasing yourself and being self aware and not you know, hindering who your true self is,” says Vanity Fair Fashion Director Nicole Chapoteau , “And I think clothing is like one of the first ways you can express that.” Chapoteau joins host Pari Ehsan for a conversation about her approach to the editorial pages of the magazine, and about dressing and expressing identity...
Jun 21, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance, which takes place annually on Father’s Day, shows that fashion and fine cars are inseparable. And racing drivers like Lindsay Brewer agree. “I race and I enjoy that,” Brewer tells host Pari Ehsan on Rodeo Drive–The Podcast. “But I also can have the full face of makeup and do my hair and look glamorous, because that's what I like to do, too, it doesn’t have to be one or the other.” Brewer, who is racing in Indy Pro 2000 and has a social media following of more...
Jun 07, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Art and fashion are being redefined by new, creative voices who transcend the old high and low art boundaries. “Visual artists were thought to be less serious if they collaborated with fashion brands or if they appeared in fashion magazines, and now you have folks operating in a real post-medium condition,” says the writer, editor and curator Antwaun Sargent , on Episode 5 of Rodeo Drive – The Podcast. “It's really encouraging to see Carrie Mae Weems , for example, just shoot the latest Prada ca...
May 24, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In a world dominated by fast fashion, Brunello Cucinelli keeps it slow, creating hand-crafted, ultra-luxury womenswear and menswear that elevates the well-being of those who wear his garments and those who make them. “Beauty is not only in how you dress, but how you behave…making sure that the community benefits from the presence of all of us,” says his daughter Carolina Cucinelli , co-president and co-creative director of the company. She talks with host Pari Ehsan on Episode 4 of Rodeo Drive: ...
May 11, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Before Rodeo Drive, there was the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a magnet for luminaries of film and entertainment since it opened in the roaring twenties. Now the grand dame of luxury hospitality is getting a makeover and that includes a new offering for guests, The Dreamer. On Episode 3 of Rodeo Drive: The Podcast host Pari Ehsan gets a taste of the experience, when she takes up residence in a newly-remodeled 11th floor suite and meets the longtime celebrity photographer Art Streiber. “Treat celebrit...
Apr 12, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The German luxury fashion house MCM got its start during the hedonistic 1970s in Munich, Germany. Now it enters a new era under the leadership of global creative officer Dirk Schönberger. He has revamped the logo, created partnerships with breakthrough artists and is taking the brand into a new realm, the metaverse. “We're creating virtual worlds instead of big sets for campaign shoots, and creating partnerships with online platforms where you can dress your avatar in our clothes. And this is on...
Mar 29, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 2
When Frieze Week in Beverly Hills was unveiled next to the Beverly Hilton, collectors and dealers turned out in high style for the VIP opening, confirming what many already knew: art, fashion and entertainment converge in Beverly Hills. “Beverly Hills is where the art world meets,” says Jeffrey Deitch, art dealer and curator, referencing the collectors and cognoscenti who mingle in the city’s galleries and restaurants. On this episode of Rodeo Drive: The Podcast , host Pari Ehsan and field corre...
Mar 15, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season Three of Rodeo Drive – The Podcast invites listeners back for more stories about the world’s most coveted brands and boutiques, brought directly from Rodeo Drive by Host Pari Ehsan and Field Correspondent Jason E.C Wright. Ehsan is the Iranian American founder of Pari Dust, an influential, digital platform for art and fashion. Wright is the founder of Burntsienna Research Society, an L.A. design research agency, and is an expert on fashion and the future of design and retail. They will sp...
Mar 01, 2022•4 min
High fashion has always been a feast for the eyes. Now it’s tickling the taste buds, as the world’s top luxury brands venture into food. Some of today’s finest chefs are collaborating with designers and fashion houses to open restaurants and launch gastronomy ventures, such as Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura on Rodeo Drive. On this episode of Rodeo Drive-The Podcast, host Bronwyn Cosgrave steps into Gucci’s food and fashion universe, and meets Head Chef Mattia Agazzi. He explains how Massimo Bo...
Aug 03, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Highly-crafted timepieces are so desirable that all the top brands have a presence on Rodeo Drive today. On this episode of Rodeo Drive-The Podcast, host Bronwyn Cosgrave meets the watch dealers and aficionados who have made the luxury thoroughfare a destination for haute horology: Nicola Cagliata , regional manager for Jaeger LeCoultre and the former president of the Rodeo Drive Committee; Tom Blumenthal CEO of GEARYS Beverly Hills, which owns boutiques on Rodeo Drive for Rolex and Patek Philip...
Jul 20, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Halston and Gucci dressed the stars of Hollywood and helped put Rodeo Drive on the map. The behind-the-scenes drama at these legendary fashion houses earned them the Hollywood treatment. Halston is the five-time Emmy-nominated Netflix series starring actor Ewan McGregor, directed by Daniel Minahan and produced by Ryan Murphy. House of Gucci is the big-screen movie, opening this fall, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, directed by Ridley Scott. On this episode of Rodeo Drive-The Podcast, host Br...
Jul 13, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 6
As cities all over the world open up, Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive are welcoming back visitors as part of a Summer ‘21 travel phenomenon. 90210, the legendary zip code and “the street of dreams” are beloved both by residents and by those that jet in for a vacation. In this episode, hear from those in the know on how Beverly Hills maintains its captivating allure, and the backstory on its signature high style. Host Bronwyn Cosgrave talks to Julie Wagner , CEO of the Beverly Hills Conference and ...
Jul 06, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Originally published on: August 6, 2020. Next month the 74th Cannes Film Festival will mark the return of international red carpet post-lockdowns. We invite you to listen back to how Rodeo Drive, the iconic luxury fashion thoroughfare, established a historic role in powering Hollywood’s red carpets. Stylist Alexandra Mandelkorn talks about creating the most sensational Oscars’ outfit for Janelle Monáe , and Mary Fellowes explains how she made Olivia Colman the queen of the red carpet. British mi...
Jun 28, 2021•43 min
Originally published on: March 22, 2020. California turned the page to a more optimistic chapter as it reopened and lifted restrictions on June 15. As customers flock back to Rodeo Drive, fresh looks and wardrobe renewal are top of mind. We invite you to listen back to three fashion thought-leaders; owner and agent at The Beverly Hills Estates Rayni Williams, Stanford Law Professor and author of the acclaimed new book “Dress Codes: How The Laws of Fashion Made History” Richard Thompson Ford, and...
Jun 22, 2021•32 min
Originally published on: August 20, 2020. Ahead of the highly-anticipated, first ever Beverly Hills Tour d’Elegance, the moving car rally taking place this Father’s Day, June 20, we invite you to explore the one of a kind car culture on Rodeo Drive . Listen back to Rodeo Drive’s favorite car fanatic Jay Leno, host of CNBC’s Jay Leno’s Garage who riffs on his passion for buying, and fixing up, cars and motorbikes, his motivations for collecting, the importance of buying what you like and the futu...
Jun 14, 2021•41 min
Originally published on: February 8, 2021. Paris Couture Week will celebrate the return of physical runway shows, some live-streamed and with a limited number of guests, while many brands will continue into a third season of digital presentations designed to limit the spread of COVID-19. In this episode hear about the new type of immersive and digital format – the fashion film – which emerged during a year in lockdown spent staring at screens. Bronwyn Cosgrave discusses the reimagining of the fa...
Jun 07, 2021•25 min
Originally published on: March 1, 2021. As visitors from around the world return to Rodeo Drive, we invite you to listen back to the story of the visionary who created the renowned Two Rodeo Drive: Douglas Stitzel. In the late 1980s, the San Francisco real estate developer burst onto the scene with an idea for a new, European-style shopping complex that would work as a companion to Rodeo Drive. Located on the corner of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard, today it is lined with a restaurant and b...
Jun 01, 2021•27 min
