Nara Smith: The Trad Wife Who Turned Cooking Into High Fashion.

About this episode

What happens when you make hot dogs from scratch in a feathered gown? If you’re Nara Smith, you turn it into a social media sensation. Diane Gilman takes a closer look at Nara Smith, the influencer whose trad wife aesthetic, elaborate outfits, and surreal cooking videos have captured the internet’s attention. But there’s more going on here than homemade recipes and picture-perfect domesticity. Diane explores the contrast between traditional femininity and modern content creation, the role fashion plays in building a recognizable online persona, and how social media allows people to create entire worlds around themselves. Is Nara’s content a celebration of tradition, a performance, or a…