Free Validation With Dave Schilling and Alana Hope Levinson

By: Alana Hope Levinson
  • Summary

  • 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 in cities like Los Angeles is largely inaccurate and condescending — that is, until now.
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Episodes
  • The Jewish Episode with Jason Diamond
    Sep 7 2022

    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 explains everything you need to know about Jewish culture in LA.


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    52 mins
  • The Opulence Episode with Rachel Tashjian
    Aug 23 2022

    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 party, gives us tips for how to throw the perfect dinner party, and reveals her favorite mall of all time.

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    55 mins
  • The Plastic Surgery Episode with Allie Rowbottom
    Aug 5 2022

    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 plastic surgery, injectables, and other body modifications? Marvel at Dave trying to understand what a "unit" of Botox means! 

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    54 mins

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