Rodeo Drive – The Podcast
by Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive®, now world-renowned, began as little more than a bridle path. Pioneering designers, hoteliers and entrepreneurs transformed it into a rival to New York’s Fifth Avenue — with sun, palm trees and Hollywood sizzle. Rodeo Drive – The Podcast brings you the stories of the people who imagined the inimitable, three-block stretch in Beverly Hills, bringing showmanship and glamour to retail excellence. Listen behind the scenes to conversations with fashion, design, art, architecture and entertainment luminaries, retailers, collectors, chroniclers, makers and creators, including Mattia Agazzi, Nicolas Bijan, Maximilian Büsser, Stefano Canali, Ruth E. Carter, Nicole Chapoteau, Michael Chow, Carolina Cucinelli, Jeffrey Deitch, Simon Doonan, Robert Hayman, Stephen Jones OBE, Jay Leno, Mona May, Amanda Mille, Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona R. Nazarian, Wolfgang Puck, Stefano Ricci, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Antwaun Sargent, Sergio Zambon, and Alyssa Payne with Sebastian The Standard Poodle.</
Episodes
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Haute couture meets haute cuisine: Dominique Crenn at Dior and Rodeo Drive at 50
Fifty years ago, Fred Hayman, founder of the legendary Beverly Hills boutique and fragrance Giorgio, had a big idea: to transform Rodeo Drive into America's answer to London's New Bond Street, Paris’s Faubourg St-Honoré and Rome's Via Condotti. So he founded a group of retailers and hoteliers...
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Made in Italy: The Canali Man
Italian style and craftsmanship are synonymous with Rodeo Drive, evidenced in Canali, the luxury menswear brand that just reopened its flagship lifestyle store on the high fashion Beverly Hills thoroughfare, with a party attended by some of LA’s leading men, including Chace Crawford, Paul Downs,...
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Clueless on Rodeo Drive – The Mayor and the Costume Designer talk Fashion – As if!
Thirty years ago high schoolers dressed down, and then came the movie Clueless. In her yellow plaid kilt and many other colorful and stylish outfits, Cher Horowitz, the good-natured if meddlesome high-schooler played by Alicia Silverstone, made audiences laugh with her, love her, and envy the…
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Dream On: Jennifer Smith Changes California from a State to a State of Mind
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…
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Born Wild on Rodeo Drive: Richard Orlinski Breaks the Rules
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...
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“It Was Like Quiet Thunder”: The Hidden Stories of WWD's BLACK IN FASHION
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,...
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Find Your True North: Maximilian Büsser and the Watchmaking World of MB&F
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…
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La Maison Valmont: A New World of Emotion for the Five Senses
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…
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Join Cameron Silver and The Caftan Caucus!
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...
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Simon Doonan: The Fabulosity of Maximalism
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...
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The Way She Wore It: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and a Life in Fashion
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…
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Sensory Perception: Anne-Lise Cremona Reinvents Henry Jacques
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...
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Resetting the Clock: Amanda Mille Expands the Richard Mille Family
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...
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A Lens on the Glitterati: Jim Hedges on the Photography of Jean Pigozzi and Andy Warhol
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...
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From a Hamlet to Hollywood: Wolfgang Puck’s Unstoppable Journey
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...
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Dog Days on Rodeo Drive: Primping with the Stars
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...
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Wear what makes you happy! Vanity Fair’s Nicole Chapoteau on gender fluid dressing
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...
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Under Rodeo Drive with Scot Prescott | Behind the Wheel with Lindsay Brewer
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…
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Antwaun Sargent: Rethinking Our Boundaries
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...
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Principles for Life and Fashion: From Brunello to Carolina Cucinelli
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...
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Art Streiber Keeps the Dream Alive at the Beverly Wilshire
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…
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From Disco to the Metaverse: Dirk Schönberger Reimagines MCM
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...
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Jeffrey Deitch Wears Kenny Scharf: Art, Fashion and Beverly Hills
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...
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Rodeo Drive–The Podcast Season Three Trailer
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,...
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Cuisine meets Couture: Mattia Agazzi and Humberto Leon
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...
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Time Moves On: The Modern Watch Collector
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…
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Halston, House of Gucci, and Hollywood
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…
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Destination 90210: The Allure of Beverly Hills
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…
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Listen back: Rodeo Drive And The Red Carpet: The Show Must Go On
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...
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Listen back: Kick the Sweatpants, Get Ready to Dress
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...
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Listen back: High Style On The Road – From Jay Leno To James Bond
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…
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Listen back: From Runway to Screen: Reimagining the Fashion Show
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...
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Listen back: Two Rodeo Drive: The Street of Dreams
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…
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Listen back: Trust Your Voice: Ruth E. Carter, Fashion and Protest
Originally published on: June 11, 2020. As this week marks the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd and the beginning of the pivotal Black Lives Matter protests that ensued and shook up the globe - including Rodeo Drive - we invite you to listen back to costume designer, Ruth E. Carter,...
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Listen back: Meet Moncler Genius Sergio Zambon and His Los Angeles Collaborators
Originally published on: September 3, 2020. As Rodeo Drive reopens to the world and as luxury brand Moncler prepares to unveil a new flagship on the street this summer, we invite you to listen back to the story of the brand's collection inspired by Los Angeles. While collaborations between brands...
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Listen back: Every Detail is The Universe – Michael Chow’s Design for Giorgio Armani
Originally published on: June 25, 2020. As visitors from around the world return to Rodeo Drive, we invite you to listen back and celebrate one of the visionaries who created it: Michael Chow. He is a restaurateur, an artist, and the designer of Giorgio Armani’s flagship mega boutique on Rodeo...
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Listen back: Noseprints Against The Glass: Windows By Simon Doonan and LVMH’s Faye Mcleod and Ansel Thompson
Originally published on: July 23, 2020. As window displays along Rodeo Drive are refreshed with new collections and boutiques are now open for regular business hours, we invite you to listen back to three legendary window designers talk about their work: Simon Doonan, former Creative Director for...
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Listen back: By Appointment Only, at The House of Bijan
Originally published on: July 9, 2020. As Rodeo Drive reopens its doors to the world, we invite you to join host Bronwyn Cosgrave to revisit the unique story of clothing designer Bijan Pakzad and the ultra-luxury menswear store he created. Four decades after young Bijan Pakzad packed his bags and...
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Listen back: It Smelled Like Money: The Story of Giorgio Beverly Hills
Originally published on: May 28, 2020. Rodeo Drive is reopening and back to a new normal as Covid-19 restrictions are eased. As we look forward to the 93rd Oscars®, which will be broadcast around the globe this Sunday, April 25, 2021, we invite you to listen back to the story of Rodeo Drive...
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Flying High: The Story of Stefano Ricci
The House of Stefano Ricci offers a world of ultra-luxury menswear and high-flying lifestyle goods to a client list that has included President Vladimir Putin, Nelson Mandela and Pope Francis. As the label approaches its fiftieth anniversary, Rodeo Drive-The Podcast celebrates the rise of this...
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Kick the Sweatpants, Get Ready to Dress
We are coming out of lockdown. Is it time to dump the sweatpants? As business returns to Rodeo Drive with newly announced Red Tier reopenings and a series of much awaited awards ceremonies on the calendar, fresh looks and wardrobe renewal are top of mind. In this episode, host Bronwyn Cosgrave...
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Two Rodeo Drive: The Street of Dreams
When one Rodeo Drive was not enough, they built Two Rodeo Drive. In the late 1980s, the visionary San Francisco real estate developer Douglas Stitzel burst onto the scene with an idea for a new, European-style shopping complex. Located on the corner of Rodeo Drive and Wilshire Boulevard, it would...
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From Runway to Screen: Reimagining the Fashion Show
As fashion houses are pivoting from classic runway presentations to immersive and digital formats, a new type of fashion film is emerging after a year in lockdown spent staring at screens. Host Bronwyn Cosgrave discusses the reimagining of the fashion show with industry insiders; fashion...
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Rodeo Drive–The Podcast Season Two Trailer
Hosted by Bronwyn Cosgrave, season two of Rodeo Drive–The Podcast brings to listeners around the world the stories from the makers, creators, architects and designers, who dreamed up Rodeo Drive and helped establish Los Angeles as a global style capital. The podcast also highlights what’s next in...
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Meet Moncler Genius Sergio Zambon and His Los Angeles Collaborators
Collaborations between brands are in vogue. But what about teaming up with a city: Los Angeles? When Sergio Zambon created the 2 Moncler 1952 menswear collection he tapped four edgy LA creatives – AD.iii, Balthazar Getty, Libertine and Undefeated – for a cross cultural blend of Moncler’s classic...
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High Style on the Road – From Jay Leno to James Bond
Rodeo Drive - The Podcast takes to the open road, exploring the fabulous car culture on Rodeo Drive. “Rodeo Drive is a fashion street, and along with that comes jewelry, watches, and cars,” says Bruce Meyer, founding chairman of the Petersen Automotive Museum and founder of the Rodeo Drive…
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Rodeo Drive and The Red Carpet: The Show Must Go On
Hollywood and fashion are joined at the hip. But what happens when a pandemic puts a hold on red carpet ceremonies? Enter the VIP world of Rodeo Drive, with secret back entryways and private fitting rooms. Hear how stylists, brands and designers turn actors into fashion icons. Stylists Alexandra...
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Noseprints Against The Glass - Windows by Simon Doonan and LVMH’s Faye McLeod and Ansel Thompson
Window shopping is an art form for everyone to enjoy, even in an era of phone gazing and online retail. In this episode three legendary window designers talk with host Bronwyn Cosgrave about their work: Simon Doonan, former Creative Director for Barneys, and LVMH's Faye McLeod and Ansel Thompson....
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By appointment only, at the House of Bijan
In the early 1970s a young clothing designer named Bijan Pakzad packed his bags and left Iran, dreaming of conquering America. Four decades later the building that housed the original Bijan boutique on Rodeo Drive was purchased by LVMH for $122 million, and Bijan had become the “world’s most...
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Every Detail is The Universe - Michael Chow’s Design for Giorgio Armani
When Giorgio Armani opened his flagship mega boutique on Rodeo Drive in 1988 people were stunned at the 13,000 square feet interior with a sweeping staircase, white gold leaf and glorious light. It was created by Michael Chow, legendary restaurateur and artist. It inspired Armani’s famed uplit...
About this show
Rodeo Drive®, now world-renowned, began as little more than a bridle path. Pioneering designers, hoteliers and entrepreneurs transformed it into a rival to New York’s Fifth Avenue — with sun, palm trees and Hollywood sizzle. Rodeo Drive – The Podcast brings you the stories of the people who imagined the inimitable, three-block stretch in Beverly Hills, bringing showmanship and glamour to retail excellence. Listen behind the scenes to conversations with fashion, design, art, architecture and entertainment luminaries, retailers, collectors, chroniclers, makers and creators, including Mattia Agazzi, Nicolas Bijan, Maximilian Büsser, Stefano Canali, Ruth E. Carter, Nicole Chapoteau, Michael Chow, Carolina Cucinelli, Jeffrey Deitch, Simon Doonan, Robert Hayman, Stephen Jones OBE, Jay Leno, Mona May, Amanda Mille, Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona R. Nazarian, Wolfgang Puck, Stefano Ricci, Dame Zandra Rhodes, Antwaun Sargent, Sergio Zambon, and Alyssa Payne with Sebastian The Standard Poodle.</
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