Anna Delvey, Fake and Fortunate

Description

Join ‘Crimes Against Art’ hosts Michelle and Isobel as they discuss their favourite scammer, and the patron saint of the podcast, Anna Delvey. Isobel outlines Anna’s rise from obscure German town to New York high society and highlights the role of social media in developing Anna’s heiress persona. Michelle and Isobel also discuss the recent adaptations of the Anna Delvey story, and where they fall short in capturing the fun sexy time of the scam. Michelle notes Anna’s stylistic choices both in and out of the court, as well as providing a rundown of where the original GirlBoss is now. A big air kiss from Art Basel xx.

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(1:23) A quick rundown of the Anna Delvey saga

(3:08) Purple magazine and the New York vibe scene of the early 2010s

(4:30) The rise of social media and the rise and rise of Anna

(6:30) How The Audacity™ can bank roll some fraud

(8:30) Anna’s rich person project

(10:56) The infamous Alexander Wang leggings

(16:10) Netflix adaptation (derogatory)

(20:40) Content creators in Morocco

(23:30) Anna’s downfall

(25:30) GRWM: Anna goes to court