
Hosted by LA Times Contributing Style Writer Dave Schilling and freelance culture writer/editor Alana Hope Levinson — two California natives with shopping addictions — FREE VALIDATION is a fashion podcast that centers a West Coast sensibility. Though many mainstream trends pull on the aesthetics of the West (tie dye, Birkenstocks, etc), the conversation among fashionistas around how people dress i... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | Fashion & BeautyArts | ||||

Shalom! This week, Dave and Alana are joined by fellow tribesman and writer for GQ, Jason Diamond to discuss all thing Jewish on the West Coast. We discuss the best delis in Los Angeles, Elliott Gould's chest hair, and why Curb Your Enthusiasm explai... more
We're classing up the joint this week, with a visit from Harper's Bazaar Fashion News Director and the genius behind the Opulent Tips newsletter, Rachel Tashjian. Rachel regales Dave and Alana with tales from her days working the Vanity Fair Oscars p... more
This week, Dave and Alana are joined by the fabulous writer Allie Rowbottom, author of Jell-O Girls: A Family History and the upcoming novel Aesthetica. We dig into the thorny topic of self-improvement, both physical and emotional. Why does LA love p... more
Dave and Alana are joined by comedian/writer/art critic Christina Catherine Martinez to discuss the curse of East LA rockabilly style, creating versus criticism, and what to wear to an art world party. Also, we ask Christina what her favorite mall in... more
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