The Who What Wear Podcast: 2026 Red Carpet Recap With Zanna Roberts Rassi: The Best Dressed, Behind-the-Scenes Details, and Standout Beauty Moments

March 18, 2026·42 min·3 clips

Zanna Roberts-Rossi explains why the Oscars is your wedding day and the Grammys is your best friend's birthday.

Shopping gets a fashion editor wink first. The cold open frames eBay as the place to hunt down the rare Adidas collab, the Dior saddlebag, or the sold-out sneaker that still feels worth the chase. Then Hilary brings in Zanna, who covers award-season carpets for E!, The Today Show, and Elle. That gives the recap an insider charge without making it stiff. The conversation moves fast and stays warm. Hilary and Zanna treat red carpet dressing as more than pretty gowns lined up for photos. The clothes now carry a brief, a story, and a strategy. Zanna talks about Hollywood reimagined through the 20s and 30s, then points out that the same mood was already showing up in fashion more broadly. So the looks do not feel pasted on. Even people who may not have known the exact dress code still seemed to land in the right visual world. Chase Infinity gets a shoutout for a Louis Vuitton dress with a beaded cap, the kind of specific look that explains why Zanna is so taken with this season. Hilary keeps pulling the thread toward the bigger point: the carpet has become part of the show. The Golden Globes steps can feel like a mini Met Gala, and the theme can wrap around the award itself. Zanna agrees without turning it into a lecture. The ceremony still matters, but for fashion people, the arrivals can feel just as charged, and sometimes more watched. That is where the recap gets sharper. When a look misses, people notice. The carpet becomes a read on visibility, branding, and the pressure around celebrity image. Zanna still sounds thrilled by the whole machine. More eyeballs, brands, movies, and campaigns make the red carpet a serious platform, and she is happy to enjoy the spectacle. Hilary closes by thanking Zanna, pointing listeners to the Who What Wear podcast YouTube channel, and leaving the episode with the easy warmth of two people who could happily keep talking through every feathered and beaded detail.

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A polished award-season fashion chat that makes the red carpet feel easy to read.

This episode treats award-season fashion as a working system, not just a parade of expensive clothes. Zanna Roberts-Rossi walks through how dress codes, themes, and brand involvement shape what lands on the red carpet, and the conversation is strongest when it gets specific,…

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You want the red-carpet read that goes past the gowns and into the timing, context, and afterlife of the look.

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