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Allure Perspectives

Allure 7 Episodes Oct 6, 2026

Allure Perspectives is a podcast from Allure hosted by editor in chief Jessica Cruel. Its inaugural season focuses on breasts, exploring one of the most medically researched and controversial parts of a woman’s body. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and historical context, the show examines how breasts intersect with beauty, health, identity, sexuality, and culture. It aims to bring nuanced conversation to a topic that is both personal and culturally significant.

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From Wanting Implants to Proudly Going Flat With Stephanie Germino Oct 6, 2026 2985 Growing up, Stephanie Germino was aware that her family had a history of carrying the BRCA gene mutation, even though it wasn’t openly discussed in her household. Her mother and her aunt had preventative double mastectomies and opted for implants; her maternal grandmother had breast cancer twice. At the time, the potential consequences of testing positive for the BRCA mutation seemed pretty manage

Raven-Symoné on the Surgery She Got Twice–and Regrets Sep 29, 2026 3000 “I really wasn’t speaking a lot about my personal life in my younger years,” Raven-Symoné told Jessica Cruel, editor in chief of Allure and host of the Perspectives podcast. But that’s changing now. Raven details the different pressures she endured as a young woman in the entertainment industry, from close scrutiny of the food she ate to the explicit expectation that she’d conform to a hyper-femin

GLP-1’s Are Making Breast Lifts More Popular Than Ever, According to Dr. Lisa Cassileth Sep 22, 2026 2980 Dr. Lisa Cassileth is a breast surgeon in Beverly Hills, which, according to her, means encountering “so many bad boob jobs.” But repairing someone else’s questionable handiwork happens to be one of Dr. Cassileth’s specialties, along with innovative reconstructions and other thoughtful surgical developments that prioritize positive patient outcomes and well-being. Dr. Cassileth was the first femal

Kink Helped Ericka Hart Reclaim Her Body After Cancer Sep 15, 2026 2883 Ericka Hart is in the next phase of her lifelong sex education. Starting as a curious and resourceful teenager, looking for answers to supplement her abstinence-only sex-ed class, Hart built on her knowledge when she was diagnosed, at 28, with breast cancer. Until her diagnosis, Hart had never really thought about her breasts. “They really felt like they were in service to other people,” she says.

Are Belly Bands and Weightlifting Belts Modern-Day Corsets? With Dr. Valerie Steele Sep 8, 2026 2755 You can’t talk about breasts without talking about bras. So Jessica Cruel, Allure’s editor in chief, went to the source: Dr. Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Dr. Steele is a pioneer in the field of fashion studies and that the clothes we wear–and what we wear underneath them–merit serious attention. She’s also the aut

Olivia Munn on the Test to Take Even If Your Mammogram Is Clear Sep 1, 2026 3515 Actor Olivia Munn is no stranger to the spotlight, but in recent years, after the birth of her first child and a breast cancer diagnosis, things have looked a little different for her—a reality Munn is bravely leaning into. “When I get asked about any part of my health journey,” Munn tells Allure’s editor in chief Jessica Cruel, “it feels like I have purpose now.”  Munn walks Cruel through t

Introducing: Allure Perspectives Aug 25, 2026 93 The inaugural season of Allure Perspectives will explore one of the most controversial and medically researched parts of a woman’s body: breasts. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and historical context, the series, hosted by editor in chief Jessica Cruel, will examine how breasts intersect with beauty, health, identity, sexuality, and culture. Learn more about your ad choices

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