Why Tech Billionaires Are Becoming Fashion’s New Kardashians

Are tech billionaires the next Kardashians? From Mark Zuckerberg sitting front row at Prada to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s Met Gala sponsorship, tech billionaires are increasingly present in the fashion world in 2026. On this episode of the Back Row podcast, Amy Odell invites journalist @TaylorLorenz back to discuss the controversial relationship between fashion and big tech — or what Taylor describes as “the rebranding of evil tech overlords" — and why these figureheads have a vested interest in laundering their images via adjacency to glamour. Their conversation covers the future of space tourism, whether smartglasses are fashion or surveillance, and how growing backlash to encroaching technology could impact these industry partnerships. Will we see Amazon Basics on the Met Gala carpet this year? Is Clavicular going to be a fashion model now? Listen to Part 2 to hear their takes on Bryan Johnson’s ‘Don’t Die’ movement and Clavicular’s Looksmaxxing — and what these male beauty and wellness trends mean for the future of fashion. Part 2 is available to Premium subscribers. Sign up at https://www.backrow.net/subscribe (which includes full newsletter access) or through Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-row-with-amy-odell/id1843400835) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0wpDOgcuWKjpH9WxklNqI4). CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Introducing Taylor Lorenz 01:30 — Why are Billionaires Infiltrating the Fashion World? 04:30 — Why Would Jeff Bezos and Lauren