RERUN: Zadie Smith

2026-08-19 · 52 min · 14 entities

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RERUN: Zadie Smith was one of my first recordings of Fashion Neurosis. She arrived on a bicycle in the pouring rain, a more typical June day in London 2024. I didn't know Zadie well, but she owned a couple of my velvet suits and she is one of those writers who dresses as brilliantly as she writes. Writing is such a glamorous thing. Seeing a body clothed with style makes me wonder how that person thinks. This is why I was so keen to see Zadie Smith lying on my couch - to see her and to hear her. - Zadie Smith is a British novelist, essayist, and short story writer. She is the author of six novels and her first book White Teeth was completed during her final year at Cambridge University. Published in 2000, White Teeth became an instant international bestseller - winning numerous awards, making her one of the most sought after and widely read young literary figures. Smith’s most recent book is The Fraud, published in 2023. She is also the author of two short story collections, including Dead and Alive published in 2025, and a play, The Wife of Willesden. Zadie Smith has lived in Rome and New York, where she taught fiction at Columbia, then joining New York University as a tenured professor of fiction in 2010. In 2023, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. In this episode of Fashion Neurosis, Bella Freud and Zadie Smith discuss the importance of lipstick, being inspired by the fashion of fictional characters, and losing her entire wardrobe in a fire. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:21 What are you wearing today? 00:01:19 Obsessions 00:02:20 Zadie’s Mother’s Style 00:05:44 Fashion Dreams 00:08:00 Beauty and intelligence 00:12:18 Where to start an outfit 00:14:52 Clothing individuality 00:19:30 If you fancy someone… 00:24:40 Clothes to improve mood 00:33:00 Shyness 00:41:20 Nudity 00:43:30 Dressing like literary figures 00:47:00 Hair 00:50:14 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices