Mommy, Where Does Indie Sleaze Come From?

Why does every "chaotic, but make it fashion" moment on your timeline look exactly the same? The answer traces back to a specific time and place where looking professionally disheveled became a full-time job.

Join Leslie Simon as she traces the rise and fall of a scene that celebrates beautiful dysfunction. Explore how post-9/11 escapism, recession reality checks, and digital resurrection shaped the scene that made destruction look aspirational.

Plus, find out why Sky Ferreira was right all along and what Charli XCX's brat owes to sweaty Williamsburg basements.

This is the untold story of indie sleaze—a movement that made looking effortlessly wrecked into high art.