Decoder Ring: Why Stylists Rule the Red Carpet
b'Like a manager or an agent or a publicist, a stylist has become a kind of must-have accessory for well-dressed, A-list celebrities. It\\u2019s just expected that they will have hired someone to select the clothes they\\u2019ll wear at public appearances. But this was not always the case.\\xa0\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, Avery Trufelman, host of Articles of Interest, will guide us through the collapse of a certain kind of Hollywood glamor; to the rise of a growing, financially rewarding relationship between fashion designers and celebrity culture; and then onto the explosion in red carpet events patrolled by fashion police that helped create this new occupation.\\nThis episode was produced by Avery Trufelman and Evan Chung, who produces Decoder Ring with Willa Paskin, Katie Shepherd and Max Freedman. Derek John is Executive Producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director.\\nYou\\u2019ll hear from Teri Agins, Dana Thomas, Melissa Rivers, and Jeanne Yang.\\nIf you haven\\u2019t yet, please subscribe and rate our feed in Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. And even better, tell your friends.\\nIf you\\u2019re a fan of the show, please sign up for Slate Plus. Members get to listen to Decoder Ring and all other Slate podcasts without any ads and have total access to Slate\\u2019s website. Your support is also crucial to our work. Go to Slate.com/decoderplus to join Slate Plus today.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'