What a treat it was to have Bea Carranza on the mic in sunny Madrid! With a resume that sparkles with stints at Versace, Emilia Wickstead, and haute-couture legend Jan Taminiau, Bea has now pivoted to a role as a Luxury Brands Strategist in the haute-fashion, haute-beauty & tech realms.

She has that elusive je-ne-sais-quoi and an energy that could wake up the sleepiest of souls. In this episode, we dive into the balancing motherhood and a successful career—"I managed as I could, because I didn’t know better," she candidly shares.

We also explore her insights on fashion, feminism, politics, and her unique perspective on the future of the luxury industry.

You can find Bea’s latest myriad of projects on her socials at https://www.instagram.com/beacarranzavn/?hl=fr

All our latest treasures & projects on https://dianadorville.com/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dianadorville/

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ABOUT DAVINA

Davina is a contributing editor for Vogue International and new biannual title, Violet, having also written for leading publications including the FT, Evening Standard and Interview.

With a grandfather working in film during the golden age, Davina has grown up on filmsets and has recently written/directed a short film and written/directed/presented a documentary, which was launched in UK independent cinemas to favourable reviews and online at Curzon Home Cinema.

She is regularly speaks on a programme called Fashion and Cinema, which hosts screenings and in conversation events looking at the intersection of style and film.

Davina has been written about and featured in many leading publications for her body of work, including Harpers Bazaar, Interview, Vogue Italia, ID, Lula magazine. She has been photographed by famed lensman Rankin amongst others and starred in campaigns for designers such as Lara Bohinc jewellery, Vogue Italia.

Davina is passionate about supporting small, independent designers with limited production runs and authentic stories.

Website www.davinacatt.com

Instagram @davina.catt

PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

Her background, strong connections to the French Riviera, via literature and her grandfather in the Golden Age.

AI implications on society, culture, fashion at large

The interlinking between media art fashion

The return to handicraft, bespoke, hopeful vs. AI tech.  

Fashion & politics – is fashion inherently political?  

Her relationship to clothing.

Diversity, body image, and the visual impact of the images/standards we grew up with.

Couture as a form of art - Is Couture still relevant today?

Mental health & neurosciences development in a filtered world driven by image.

Journalism in a no-time-to-think time?

Generational gaps & impact on society’s culture & politics at large.

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J’ai l’immense plaisir d’être aujourd’hui avec Stéphanie des Horts, romancière de fabuleuses fresques historiques que j’ai dévorés en un rien de temps et peuplent ma bibliothèque dans mon nouvel appartement madrilène ! Des histoires qui vous transportent dans des époques fastueuses, mais dont les sujets restent totalement au goûtt du jour… à remettre entre toutes les mains !

Chacun de ses romans parle de destins de femmes d’exception, décomplexées, souvent scandaleuses, sans jamais tomber dans une moraline pour nunuches !

Passant de l’Intelligence Service à la chambre à coucher, Stephanie pratique une littérature décorsetée, appuyée sur une documentation solide et d’une fascinante virtuosité.

Dans cet épisode, nous parlons :

-De son parcours, ses procédés d’écriture et de documentation, de comment elle ‘habite’ ses personnages

-De ses héroïnes aux destins hors normes, telles que Pamela Churchill, Les Sœurs Livanos, Jackie Kennedy, Lee Radziwill, Jeanne Toussaint la joaillière derrière la Belle Époque de Cartier, Doris Delevigne…

-De sa vision du féminisme & du concept de puissance des femmes à travers ses héroïnes et leurs époques

-De ses époques de prédilection telles que les Années 30 ou ‘les gens dansaient sur un volcan’

-Ses rituels beauté/feel-good

-Ses livres, musique et cinéma de prédilection

-Ses chocs littéraires

-Sa réception idéale (avec un cocktail explosif d’invités tels qu’Hemingway, Gianni Agnelli, Aga Khan, Hugh Grant, Orson Wells, Fitzgerald… !)

-Ce que lui inspire Diana d’Orville

-Son prochain projet de roman

Vous pouvez retrouver nos derniers épisodes sur Spofity, Instagram @dianadorville et nos derniers trésors de collections sur www.dianadorville.com

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