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Real Locations That Anna Delvey Visits in 'Inventing Anna'

All the locations featured in "inventing anna".

Love her or hate her, you have to admit she has taste. Anna "Delvey" Sorokin has enthralled Netflix viewers in the recently released series based on her life posing as a German heiress, tricking New York City's elite into thinking she was worth $65 million. Sorokin conned her way into long stays at luxury hotels, vacations fit for a queen, incredible parties and lavish meals at some of the Big Apple's finest restaurants. "Inventing Anna" is based on real-life events concerning Anna Sorokin and the people in her life. The Netflix series kept things authentic by filming mostly in New York City where Anna swindled her way to the top, but it also took us around the world. From the 11 Howard hotel in New York to a yacht in Ibiza to the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, here are several locations featured in "Inventing Anna" that you can visit.

11 Howard (12 George)

Note: Some of this text may contain spoilers, and while we know that filming did take place at many of the actual locations, some of the hotels opted not to allow filming inside. Instead, crews made recreations or filmed in similar-looking locations.

11 Howard (called 12 George in the series) is the hotel where Anna stays the longest, three months, and meets the concierge Neff who then becomes her friend. During her stay, Anna racks up a total bill of $30,000.

While creating the illusion of wealth by tipping in hundreds, Anna conveniently forgets to give the hotel a credit card when she checks in but is removed from the hotel once she's caught. Visit 11 Howard

11 Howard (12 George) in the Show

Anna also dines frequently at the hotel's restaurant, Le Coucou, charging meals to her room along the way.

And we're not talking your typical hotel bar fare.

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Le Coucou in the Show

After Anna is no longer allowed at 11 Howard, she moves her things over to The Mercer hotel, which she plans to move into after her notorious trip to Morroco.

Visit The Mercer

La Mamounia

Speaking of that infamous trip, why would you offer a trip to all of your friends if you couldn't pay for it? We have no idea, but that's what happened. Anna, her trainer Kacy, friend Rachel and a videographer landed at La Mamounia, an insanely beautiful luxury resort in Marrakech.

We see in many of the scenes that the hotel staff attempts to secure a working credit card from Anna, which they never receive. After Anna promises to sort out the money problem with her bank, friend Rachel puts down her company credit card after being assured that it will only be a hold until Anna pays. This results in Rachel having over $60,000 billed to her company Amex. Yikes!

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La Mamounia in the Show

The Beekman

When Anna returns from Morocco, she goes to The Beekman — claiming The Mercer is sold out — for a 20-night stay.

After not being able to pay her $11,518.59 bill, Anna gets locked out of her room. Visit The Beekman

Where to go after being kicked out of so many hotels? The W, of course.

Anna lasts two days until she realizes her scam isn't going to work.

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Forget hotels for a minute. Episode 2 gets Delvey out of New York and onto a yacht off the coast of Ibiza, Spain, with her boyfriend, Chase.

Did we mention she had good taste?

Visit Ibiza

Ibiza in the Show

281 Park Avenue South

In the series, you'll frequently see this beautiful building that Anna regularly visits, making plans to set up The Anna Delvey Foundation, an exclusive members-only arts club that mostly exists in her mind. This is the location that Anna attempts to take two very large loans (around $40 million) out against.

The historic building built in 1892 now houses Fotografiska, a branch of the Swedish photography museum.

Visit Fotografiska

281 Park in the Show

Central Park

In the series, Anna's lawyer is shown hanging out with his daughter in Central Park when Assistant District Attorney Catherine McCaw approaches him about Anna's Case.

The show depicts a very typical New York day in the park — a must for any visitor wanting a quintessential Manhattan experience.

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Central Park in the Show

Le Parker Meridien (Thompson Central Park)

Anna dines at this hotel in the show and attempts a very cringeworthy "dine and dash" scenario.

Let's just say, it doesn't go well. Visit Le Parker Meridien (Thompson Central Park)

Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park is where Neff confronts Rachel about visiting Anna in Jail.

That also doesn't go well, as we find out later in the series that Rachel falls victim to Anna's antics and is left with the previously mentioned $60,000 bill charged to her company Amex card.

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Madison Square Park in the Show

Storm King Art Center

Ah, yes, to be invited to a prestigious art fundraiser with the big players in the New York art scene certainly means you're on your way.

In the series, Anna attends an event as the guest of wealthy philanthropist Nora Radford at Storm King, a 500-acre outdoor museum located in Hudson Valley that features sculpture and site-specific commissions.

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Storm King Art Center in the Show

Bank of America Tower

The lawyer Anna hires to help her secure millions of dollars in loans, Alan Reed (actual name Andy Lance), works inside the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park.

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Bank of America Tower in the Show

214 Lafayette

A surprise to no one, Anna Sorokin and Billy McFarland, the creator of the disastrous Fyre Festival, were roommates for a time.

In the series, Anna stays at his apartment/office located at 214 Lafayette, which is now an event space.

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214 Lafayette in the Show

Beauty & Essex

Beauty & Essex is a swanky restaurant that you enter through a pawn shop — how very New York!

It's the setting for one of the show's scenes in which Reed and his wife inform their daughter that she'll be financially cut off if she doesn't decide either an academic or career path for her life.

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Beauty & Essex in the Show

Whitney Museum of American Art

Reed and Anna go to the Whitney where she dazzles him with her knowledge and whit.

In the series, he's contemplating making a purchase. While you can't actually buy works of art at the Whitney, you can certainly visit the vast collection.

Visit the Whitney

Whitney Museum of American Art in the Show

American Copper Building

Anna's personal trainer, Kacy, is a top-notch celebrity trainer.

In one scene, we see her at the very posh pool at the American Copper Buildings condo complex.

Visit American Copper Buildings

American Copper Building in the Show

Bergdorf Goodman

When Anna is staying with Nora in the series, Nora has Anna sign for her purchases at Bergdorf Goodman.

This is quite a costly mistake because Anna definitely treats herself to several designer items.

Visit Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman in the Show

Chateau Marmont

When it becomes clear to Anna that she won't be able to run her con at any more hotels in New York City, she takes off to the famous Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, California.

In the series, this is where Anna drinks her body weight in alcohol, takes way too many pills and ultimately decides to go to rehab because we all know how luxurious those Hollywood rehab centers can be.

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Chateau Marmont in the Show

Lincoln Center

Todd Spodek, Anna's after she's caught, and his wife attend a black-tie event at the Lincoln Center.

In addition to galas, the venue is the place to go for performing arts in the city, with several rotating programs to check out.

Visit the Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center in the Show

Toward the end of the series, Spodek and reporter Vivan Kent, who's investigating Anna's case throughout the show, sit together on a bench in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn.

They talk about Anna's trial and conviction and where they may have gone wrong after learning that her sentence could be up to 12 years.

Visit Dumbo

Dumbo in the Show

Speaking of Kent, she's based on real-life journalist Jessica Pressler who lives in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

Visit Park Slope

Park Slope in the Show

The Hamptons

With all of New York's elite heading to the Hamptons each summer, you'd think it would be a prime location for Anna to visit.

But it's actually Kent who heads to the Hamptons to interview fashion mogul Talia Mallay.

Visit the Hamptons

The Hamptons in the Show

New York City Criminal Court Building

This is a less fun stop on our "Inventing Anna" tour.

In real life, Anna Sorokin was charged in New York City Criminal Court (pictured) for eight convictions, including first-degree attempted grand larceny and theft of services, to name a few. The court is located in Manhattan's Civic Center district, but the courthouse filmed in the series is located in Lower Manhattan.

Visit New York City Criminal Court Building

New York City Criminal Court Building in the Show

Rikers Island

Kent is seen visiting Anna several times at New York's notorious Rikers Island, a 413-acre island that's home to New York City's main jail.

For those who really want to visit, you better do it fast, as the jail is closing to be replaced by a network of more modern jail facilities.

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Rikers Island in the Show

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By Steph Loseby 4 March 2022

The luxury 44m (144ft) superyacht LEIGHT STAR has wowed audiences in her debut appearance on the thrilling docudrama Inventing Anna , which has already proven a huge hit after ranking number one on Netflix’s top 10 ‘most-watched TV and film series'.

Inspired by a true story, the show follows Anna Sorokin, a Russian fraudster who fools New York's elite by posing as socialite Anna Delvey, a German heiress immaculately dressed in Balenciaga and Chanel, dripping in designer jewelry, handbags and expensive sunglasses.

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A number of scenes take place on board the luxury yacht LEIGHT STAR, which has been renamed ‘Caprilla’ for her debut in this gripping nine-episode drama.

Anna Delvey climbing aboard Leight Star in hit Netflix show Inventing Anna

These scenes are set around the beautiful Balearic island of Ibiza, providing the perfect cruising grounds for Anna and her friends to wine and dine, and – most importantly for the fake heiress – close business deals.

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From a yacht off Ibiza to a suite at Paris Fashion Week, Anna's glamorous lifestyle comes into focus as her former friends dish out details to Vivian. From a yacht off Ibiza to a suite at Paris Fashion Week, Anna's glamorous lifestyle comes into focus as her former friends dish out details to Vivian. From a yacht off Ibiza to a suite at Paris Fashion Week, Anna's glamorous lifestyle comes into focus as her former friends dish out details to Vivian.

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Goofs When Todd and Anna are in the Chelsea apartment, talking on the phone with Val, it is clearly the evening in New York. However, Val, who is in Ibiza, is talking to them in broad daylight. Given the 6-hour difference, it would have been late night and pitch dark in Ibiza if it's in the evening in New York.
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The Scammer-Chic Costumes in Inventing Anna Tell Their Own Story

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In the second episode of Shonda Rhimes’s new Netflix series, Inventing Anna —which follows the rise and fall of Anna Delvey, New York’s most infamous scammer—Anna (portrayed by Julia Garner) spontaneously travels to Ibiza to board a friend’s yacht for a few days. She arrives on the ginormous boat wearing a fitted red Alexander McQueen dress with a flouncy hemline. The look is finished off with a silk scarf tied around her head like a babushka, gigantic sunglasses, and a Dior tote with her name embroidered onto it. The extremely glamorous outfit shows what you can buy with fraudulently-acquired cash—provided you can swindle enough New Yorkers, of course.

By now, you’ve likely heard the real-life story of Anna Delvey (née Anna Sorokin), who was convicted in 2019 on charges of attempted grand larceny, larceny in the second degree, and theft of services. From 2013 to 2017, she tricked Manhattan’s elite into thinking she was a German heiress. She defrauded banks, hotels, and acquaintances, all while ostensibly raising funds for The Anna Delvey Foundation, the contemporary art center of her dreams. Huge tabs were left unpaid in the process; money borrowed from friends was never paid back. (Till this day, Delvey still remains in immigration limbo , and is currently in custody with ICE. She completed her criminal sentence last year, but is now awaiting deportation back to Germany.)

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If you’re posing as a German heiress, you have to dress the part. Costume designers Lyn Paolo and Laura Frecon began their research by taking a deep-dive into Delvey’s Instagram account , where she often posted selfies of her designer outfits, as well as reading journalist Jessica Pressler’s viral profile of her. “We went down a rabbit hole—googling and stalking friends who were tagged—and then we tried to match every one of her looks as best we could,” Frecon says. “We even recreated a little black bomber jacket that was mentioned [in the article] and that was in a lot of her Instagram photos too.”

Delvey’s fashion choices evolve throughout the show to accentuate her character arch. As a lover of all things fashion and New York street style, Anna’s style begins as youthful and graphic. She sports a loud floral-print Dolce suit while browsing an art gallery in one early scene. But her wardrobe slowly begins to change as Delvey infiltrates a more glamorous, high-class circle. “Her style becomes more curated and conservative, so that she can be taken seriously in that business world,” Paolo says. They chose to dress her in more discreet clothes from labels like Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Givenchy, Prada, Gucci, Valentino, and Celine. The project was a dream job for both the costumers and Garner alike, who got to play dress up every single day. “She would come in, and we would have 10 racks of clothes, and she would just be beaming,” Paolo says. “She would want to try everything on!”

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For the more mature, secondary characters in Delvey’s circle, meanwhile, the costumers took great inspiration from New York’s “ladies who lunch”. “Everything is curated. The jewelry matches the jacket that matches the nails,” Paolo says. Though any character, no matter how big or small, had plenty of clothing options. “People were basically throwing things at us,” Paolo says. “We started reaching out to our friends in the fashion world, and asking them to give us pieces that weren’t out yet. We wanted to be ahead of the curve.”

They added that the many discussions with Pressler, and the constant re-reading of her bombshell story, were pivotal to understanding what just may have been in Anna’s real-life wardrobe. “Jessica was invaluable to the research—even down to what Anna wore when she was arrested (Chanel flats),” Paolo says. “We did so much research just trying to figure out who she was. But I think that’s the whole point of the show—nobody really knows who Anna is.”

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The Real Stories Behind the Characters in Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’

In ‘Inventing Anna,’ fact and fiction have a way of blending together. So what’s real and what’s not? Let’s break it down, character by character.

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In Inventing Anna , Netflix’s new Shonda Rhimes–produced series that delves into the exploits of fake-German-heiress-turned-real-con-artist Anna Delvey (real name: Anna Sorokin), fact and fiction have a way of blending together. Every episode begins with a coy disclaimer: “This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are totally made up.” And indeed, some elements of the show—from the VIP treatment at Rikers to the realities of Scriberia —were either exaggerated or outright invented.

But much of what is depicted in Inventing Anna is, in fact, true to Sorokin’s story, in which the Russian-born, German-raised Sorokin swindled banks, hotels, and myriad moneyed acquaintances out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to facilitate a jet-setting lifestyle for several years before she was ultimately arrested in 2017. These depictions are especially accurate with the people who Sorokin-as-Delvey encounters—that is, charms, defrauds, allegedly defrauds, wines, dines, scandalizes, etc.—along the way. The journalist Jessica Pressler’s original 2018 story for New York magazine, “ How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People ,” mentioned many of these real-life figures by name. Others, however, were not named, an arrangement that is explained in Inventing Anna as a way of Pressler (whose character is renamed Vivian Kent and played by Anna Chlumsky) bartering for additional access and sourcing assistance. Some of these figures are portrayed in Inventing Anna . Others appear on screen for the first time, with the series focusing on Chlumsky’s Kent, as well.

Who were the real-life people who found their way into the Anna Delvey saga? And how do their appearances in Inventing Anna stack up against their descriptions in Pressler’s reporting? Let’s break it down.

Vivian Kent, reporter for Manhattan magazine

How it goes down in Inventing Anna :

Much of the Netflix series focuses on Kent (Chlumsky) as she reports on Sorokin. In the show, she fixates on a professional embarrassment from several years earlier, in which she was assigned a story on a high school student who had purportedly made millions in the stock market. Shortly after the piece went to print, the student admitted that he made the entire thing up, a sufficiently high-profile media bungling that cost Kent a glitzy job offer. Inventing Anna presents Kent as desperate to pull off a piece that will salvage her journalistic reputation. And she has a very specific deadline: Kent is pregnant during the entirety of the reporting process and dots the last i’s immediately after having her water break on her editor’s shoes.

How it really happened:

The real Pressler is indeed a writer, though she works for New York magazine and not its fictional twin. And she was duped by a teenager, prompting an apology by the magazine after the duplicity went public (more on that below). Pressler’s redemption arc, however, is exaggerated. For one, in the interim between that story and her Sorokin piece, Pressler wrote “ The Hustlers at Scores ”—another hit longform story, which was adapted into the 2019 film Hustlers .

For another, though Pressler was pregnant while working on the Sorokin story, she gave birth “ two weeks or so ” after the piece was finished, as she told Vulture , and was far from conducting a final source call between labor howls. Pressler added that although she gave Sorokin clothing for the trial, as depicted in Inventing Anna , she did not cover the proceedings.

Donovan Lamb, the high school student who duped Kent

In the series, we learn that a student named Donovan Lamb tricked Kent into publishing a piece about the nonexistent millions he made in the stock market. Kent says that she had a feeling something was off with Lamb’s account and asked her editor to check it out—only for the editor to publish the story as originally written and then lay the blame at Kent’s feet.

In December 2014, Pressler wrote a dishy story in New York about the blockbuster stock market success of Mohammed Islam, then a senior at Stuyvesant High School and a member of the school’s investment club. Over a $400 snack of apple juice and caviar, Pressler reported :

Mo got into trading oil and gold, and his bank account grew. Though he is shy about the $72 million number, he confirmed his net worth is in the “high eight figures.” More than enough to rent an apartment in Manhattan—though his parents won’t let him live in it until he turns 18—and acquire a BMW, which he can’t drive because he doesn’t yet have a license. Thus, it falls to his father to drive him past Tudor Jones’s Greenwich house for inspiration. “It’s because he is who he is that made me who I am today,” Mo said.

The day after the story was published, Islam and the friends he’d taken along to sample caviar with Pressler came clean to the New York Observer , fessing up to the fact that Islam’s stock market gains were entirely fictional, as was the idea of him renting a Manhattan apartment. For their part, the kids did seem somewhat chastened by the debacle, and the Observer reported that the teens had hired a crisis PR firm. Islam told the Obersver that a New York fact checker had indeed attempted to back up Pressler’s reporting; Islam shared a falsified bank document.

New York issued an apology: “ We were duped ,” it read in part. Shortly thereafter, Bloomberg News rescinded a job offer to Pressler to join its investigative unit.

A LinkedIn page under Islam’s name that lists attendance at Stuvesant High from 2011 to 2015 and involvement in the Stuyvesant Investment Club says that Islam currently works at Saphka LLC, an Albany-registered corporation with little other publicly discernible information.

Chase Sikorski, Sorokin’s boyfriend

How it goes in Inventing Anna :

Sikorski is one of the many fictionalized names in the series that does not appear as a pseudonym in Pressler’s piece. Unlike in the original story, Sorokin’s boyfriend is a major character in the show, joining her through much of her early New York–based grift, including a too-long stay with a wealthy friend-cum-benefactor and the gatecrashing of a yacht in Ibiza, where Sikorski attempted to secure funding for his dream-focused app, Wake.

Sorokin’s boyfriend makes only a fleeting appearance in Pressler’s story—a fact explained in Inventing Anna by Kent bargaining with him to keep his name and other details out of print in exchange for more info on Sorokin and his history with her. Here is the boyfriend’s complete appearance in the 2018 New York piece:

The CEO met Anna through the boyfriend she was running around with for a while, a futurist on the TED Talks circuit who’d been profiled in The New Yorker . For about two years, they’d been kind of like a team, showing up in places frequented by the itinerant wealthy, living out of fancy hotels and hosting sceney dinners where the Futurist talked up his app and Delvey spoke of the private club she wanted to open once she turned 25 and came into her trust fund. Then it was 2016. The Futurist, whose app never materialized, moved to the Emirates, and Anna came to New York on her own.

The identity of Sorokin’s boyfriend was the subject of much fixation when Pressler’s story initially went to press. Consensus has circled around one name in particular: Hunter Lee Soik, who was indeed part of the TED Talks circuit and whose—ahem—dream-focused app, called Shadow, was written up in The New Yorker in 2013 . “What do women in Stockholm dream about in the wintertime?” he asked in that piece. Sadly, we still do not know; Shadow never came to fruition.

Kacy Duke, Sorokin’s personal trainer and friend

Duke, played by a scene-stealing Laverne Cox, is portrayed as a celebrity personal trainer whom Sorokin hires to train her and her friends. We see her doubling as a life coach to Sorokin and her regular A-list clientele; this culminates in Duke bringing a client dubbed “Nicole”—who is apparently famous enough that the reporter Kent is shocked to hear she was there—along to an intervention for Sorokin in a restaurant.

That intervention followed a disastrous trip to Morocco, when the would-be heiress’s webs of deceit and debt finally caught up with her at a luxury hotel—leaving her friend Rachel DeLoache Williams, who is also at the intervention, on the hook for the bill. It’s Duke whom a distraught Sorokin is shown calling, pleading for help to buy a plane ticket home from Morocco—and then specifying that she’d prefer first class.

Duke is a real trainer based in New York City who was the founding creative director of Equinox; she has bragged about getting Denzel Washington—one of her clients, naturally—to try a 10-day lemonade-only diet , as well as helping Monica Lewinsky “secretly slim down for her grand jury appearances without becoming paparazzi fodder in a health club,” according to a story in The Washington Post . Duke has also been said to work with Gwen Stefani, Bruce Willis, Julianne Moore, Mary J. Blige, and Kirsten Dunst, among others .

While Duke’s personal website now includes a tab dedicated to Inventing Anna , she was not always keen to go public with her involvement with Sorokin. As with Sorokin’s boyfriend, Duke is not mentioned by name in Pressler’s story, which Inventing Anna once again explains by showing Kent make a deal in exchange for background intel (in Kent’s case, whilst in the throes of labor). Pressler wrote that “the trainer,” as she was identified, “had taken a motherly interest” in Sorokin:

“ I know a lot of trust-fund babies, and I was impressed that Anna had something that she wanted to do, instead of, you know, living like a Kardashian,” said the trainer. Plus, she said, Anna seemed lonely.

As in Inventing Anna , Pressler wrote that it was ultimately Duke—whom Pressler described as “a personal trainer–slash–life coach she’d found online, a svelte, ageless Oprah-esque figure”—who helped bail Sorokin out of the mess in Morocco. In the piece, the trainer recounted purchasing Sorokin’s ticket back to New York, at which point Sorokin “snuffled,” “‘Can you get me first class?’”

Pressler also described the intervention with Sorokin, the trainer, and Williams, though it’s unclear whether, like in Inventing Anna , the trainer brought along a celebrity client, whom we see in the series gulping rosé and correctly identifying the grift at hand, even as the others remain in denial.

Rachel DeLoache Williams, Sorokin’s friend

Kent tries, and fails, to interview Williams, whom we see eagerly tumble into Sorokin’s glitzy life of bottle service, infrared saunas, and sessions with Duke before things start to go awry. It turns out that Williams had a reason for staying mum: She was working on her own story about her former friendship with Sorokin—and the trip to Morocco that left her with bills totaling more than $62,000—for Vanity Fair , where she had been on staff, which is eventually expanded into a book called My Friend Anna . (Duke, with her high-flying connections, gets her hands on a galley.)

In the show, Williams is questioned by Sorokin’s defense attorney during her trial, weeping as she declares, “This is the most traumatic experience I’ve ever been through.”

How it really went:

Williams did indeed write about her experience in Morocco with Sorokin, Duke, and a photographer, “ whom, at a dinner the week before our trip, Anna had asked to come as a documentarian .” (Chris Lowell, who played that documentarian in Inventing Anna , said that he thinks the character is “ a composite of a couple of different characters, some of which were or might’ve been in Morocco during this time .”) The courtroom tears depicted in the series were the real deal .

Last week, Williams again wrote about her experience, in an excerpt of her (real) book’s new afterword . Williams, who says she separately optioned her story to HBO, bristled at her depiction in Inventing Anna. “Because I became an author, I’m asked on occasion whether I’m grateful for what happened between Anna and me,” she wrote. “My answer is of course not.”

Neff Davis, Sorokin’s friend

Davis appears as the concierge at the 12 George hotel, the stand-in for the real 11 Howard, and is portrayed as Sorokin’s one ride-or-die ally, as well as the only person Sorokin made whole, apparently out of loyalty. Davis solidifies her friendship with Sorokin when she helps her evade the skeevy advances of a banker given the name of David Morrison. Morrison’s firm, Fortress Investment Group, was courted by Sorokin to financially back her doomed Anna Delvey Foundation.

Davis is the central figure in Pressler’s story, beginning with the lede:

It started with money, as it so often does in New York. A crisp $100 bill slipped across the smooth surface of the mid-century-inspired concierge desk at 11 Howard, the sleek new boutique hotel in Soho. Looking up, Neffatari Davis, the 25-year-old concierge, who goes by “Neff,” was surprised to see the cash had come from a young woman who seemed to be around her age. She had a heart-shaped face and pouty lips surrounded by a wild tangle of red hair, her eyes framed by incongruously chunky black glasses that Neff, an aspiring cinematographer with an eye for detail, identified as Céline.

“Anna is my friend and always will be,” Davis, who Inventing Anna ’s closing credits describe as having moved to Los Angeles to pursue a film career, told Bustle this week . “We have blocked and unblocked each other, cried, and laughed.” Davis was hired by Shondaland to work as a consultant on Inventing Anna .

During Sorokin’s trial, texts from a Fortress banker named Dennis Onabajo caused a minor sensation: He wrote to Sorokin that he found her “sexy” and “insanely beautiful,” and once asked to “come upstairs” at 11 Howard. Sorokin declined .

Todd Spodek, Sorokin’s attorney

Spodek is presented as being out of his depth with Sorokin, beginning with him bitterly joking that his office is located in a WeWork. “My last big client was a woman who claimed she was the lovechild of a president,” he gripes to his wife in the first episode. Spodek develops a love-hate relationship with his client, and does about as well as could be expected given all the, well, crimes.

He faces off against assistant district attorney Catherine McCaw, who brags in the show that she has seven people on the case and 11,000 pages of discovery to sort through, which she suggests might be too much for Spodek’s two-person practice. “Todd, have you thought about helping her get a different attorney?” McCaw asks.

First things first: Spodek really did represent a woman accused of stalking Alec Baldwin in 2013, as mentioned in Inventing Anna ’s seventh episode. “At the hearing,” reported the New York Daily News , “Assistant District Attorney Zachary Stendig asked Spodek to keep his wacky blond client under control.” Not for the last time, as it would happen!

The show’s portrayal of Spodek’s no-nonsense defense of Sorokin, occasionally against her wishes, seems to match up with reality. In 2017, shortly after Sorokin was arrested, Spodek offered his thoughts on a dubiously decreed “Love Your Lawyer Day” : “Everyone needs a little love, however, ‘Love your Lawyer Day’ seems a little bit of stretch,” he said. “However, I think an ‘Appreciate Your Lawyer’s Efforts, Even Though Everything May Not Go Exactly How You Wish Day’ could be appropriate. In certain instances, particularly when you are faced with picking the best of the worst options, this is hard for people to remember.”

The real Spodek has a cameo in Inventing Anna : During his television counterpart’s interrogation of Williams, he appears in the courtroom pews .

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Many of the characters from Netflix’s Inventing Anna are based on real people, such as Anna’s Futurist boyfriend, Chase. The story of Anna Delvey (a.k.a Anna Sorokin) was brought into the public eye when journalist Jessica Pressler exposed Delvey’s exploits back in 2018 with her article (via The Cut ) titled “Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It.” Netflix’s Inventing Anna is the true story —with some details changed for the sake of storytelling—based on Pressler’s article, which refers to Anna’s boyfriend only as the “Futurist". The identity of Anna’s real boyfriend, however, remains the subject of hot debate.

Anna’s boyfriend Chase is first seen giving a TED Talk about a new dream-mining app he is building called “ Wake.” He and Anna enter into what will become a long-term relationship, with Chase believing that Anna is a German heiress, set to inherit 60 million euros on her 25 th birthday. In the series, Anna helps Chase work his way onto the yacht of a tech-industry main player in Ibiza where he lands a huge investment for his app, and he likewise helps her build her elite club for the wealthy, The Anna Delvey Foundation. But Anna doesn't know that Chase is using his investments to fund their lifestyle and when Chase’s money runs out, she exposes him to many of his investors and causes his downfall. Chase goes into hiding, moving to the Emirates after the incident with Anna, and begins working for the Sheik as a Futurist.

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While many have theorized about who the elusive “Futurist” from Pressler’s article may be, little else is known about him aside from that he had a history in tech, was profiled by the New Yorker, gave a Ted Talk, and moved to the Emirates after his relationship with Anna. Inventing Anna’s Chase is a character built on these details, but Netflix also adds quite a bit, making it hard to distinguish fact from fiction. Yet, while the true “Futurist” may never be known, there are some likely candidates that stand out including David Shing, Ray Kurzweil, Paul Epping, and Hunter Lee Soik.

Kurzweil is a specialist in AI and Singularity, gave a Ted Talk on brain function in 2014, and was profiled by the New Yorker in 2012. Kurzweil, however, is currently 73 years old and would have been 66 or 67 at the time the 25-year-old Anna Delvey was dating “The Futurist”—over a 40-year age gap. Lessening the age gap, Shing would have been around 44 years old at the time, was profiled by the New Yorker in 2014, and gave a Ted Talk that same year on human connectivity—something Chase (played by Succession’s Saamer Usmani) mentions specifically in Inventing Anna . Neither Shing nor Kurztweil appears to have ever moved to Dubai, however, a detail that detracts from their viability.

The strongest candidates for Anna’s boyfriend are Paul Epping and Hunter Lee Soik. Though Paul Epping would also have been a significant age gap for Anna, the Netherlands-born Futurist is now living in Dubai and running EQXponential, a “future readiness” business that seeks to guard companies in interesting ways like “ fighting against fraud in a digital world” (a Mad Talk Epping gave in 2019). If Anna’s boyfriend Chase in Inventing Anna is based on Epping, it would certainly not be hard to understand his new company’s focus, as the real Anna Delvey (Sorokin) went to prison for her shenanigans, some of which were conducted while dating her Futurist boyfriend.

Finally, Hunter Lee Soik—the youngest of the candidates at 40 years old—created a Kickstarter site for his dream app, Shadow, in 2013, the same year he was profiled by the New Yorker. Similar to Anna’s boyfriend Chase’s app in Inventing Anna, Soik’s Shadow failed to launch and Soik then moved to Dubai where he became part of the founding team for Dubai Future Accelerators. Also like Chase in Inventing Anna , Soik was adopted and raised in the Midwest. Most thrilling, however, is that Hunter Lee Soik is featured on the real Anna Delvey’s Instagram in 2014… lounging on the deck of a yacht in Ibiza.

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The costume designers of ‘Inventing Anna’ on how they recreated Anna Delvey’s scammer chic looks

By Christian Allaire

25 February 2022

The project was a dream job for both the costumers and actress Julia Garner alike, who got to play dress up every single day

In the second episode of Shonda Rhimes’ new Netflix series , Inventing Anna – which follows the rise and fall of Anna Delvey, New York’s most infamous scammer–Anna (portrayed by Julia Garner) spontaneously travels to Ibiza to board a friend’s yacht for a few days. She arrives on the ginormous boat wearing a fitted red Alexander McQueen dress with a flouncy hemline. The look is finished off with a silk scarf tied around her head like a babushka, gigantic sunglasses, and a Dior tote with her name embroidered onto it. The extremely glamorous outfit shows what you can buy with fraudulently-acquired cash – provided you can swindle enough New Yorkers, of course.

By now, you’ve likely heard the real-life story of Anna Delvey (née Anna Sorokin), who was convicted in 2019 on charges of attempted grand larceny, larceny in the second degree, and theft of services. From 2013 to 2017, she tricked Manhattan’s elite into thinking she was a German heiress. She defrauded banks, hotels, and acquaintances, all while ostensibly raising funds for The Anna Delvey Foundation, the contemporary art centre of her dreams. Huge tabs were left unpaid in the process; money borrowed from friends was never paid back. (To this day, Delvey still remains in immigration limbo, and is currently in custody with ICE. She completed her criminal sentence last year, but is now awaiting deportation back to Germany.)

If you’re posing as a German heiress, you have to dress the part. Costume designers Lyn Paolo and Laura Frecon began their research by taking a deep-dive into Delvey’s Instagram account , where she often posted selfies of her designer outfits, as well as reading journalist Jessica Pressler’s viral profile of her. “We went down a rabbit hole – googling and stalking friends who were tagged – and then we tried to match every one of her looks as best we could,” Frecon says. “We even recreated a little black bomber jacket that was mentioned [in the article] and that was in a lot of her Instagram photos too.”

Delvey’s fashion choices evolve throughout the show to accentuate her character arc. As a lover of all things fashion and New York street style, Anna’s style begins as youthful and graphic. She sports a loud floral-print Dolce suit while browsing an art gallery in one early scene. But her wardrobe slowly begins to change as Delvey infiltrates a more glamorous, high-class circle. “Her style becomes more curated and conservative, so that she can be taken seriously in that business world,” Paolo says. They chose to dress her in more discreet clothes from labels like Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Givenchy, Prada, Gucci, Valentino, and Celine. The project was a dream job for both the costumers and Garner alike, who got to play dress up every single day. “She would come in, and we would have 10 racks of clothes, and she would just be beaming,” Paolo says. “She would want to try everything on!”

For the more mature, secondary characters in Delvey’s circle, meanwhile, the costumers took great inspiration from New York’s “ladies who lunch”. “Everything is curated. The jewellery matches the jacket that matches the nails,” Paolo says. Though any character, no matter how big or small, had plenty of clothing options. “People were basically throwing things at us,” Paolo says. “We started reaching out to our friends in the fashion world, and asking them to give us pieces that weren’t out yet. We wanted to be ahead of the curve.”

They added that the many discussions with Pressler, and the constant re-reading of her bombshell story, were pivotal to understanding what just may have been in Anna’s real-life wardrobe. “Jessica was invaluable to the research–even down to what Anna wore when she was arrested (Chanel flats),” Paolo says. “We did so much research just trying to figure out who she was. But I think that’s the whole point of the show–nobody really knows who Anna is.”

This story was first published on Vogue.co.uk.

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In the second episode of Shonda Rhimes’s new Netflix series, Inventing Anna – which follows the rise and fall of Anna Delvey, New York’s most infamous scammer – Anna (portrayed by Julia Garner) spontaneously travels to Ibiza to board a friend’s yacht for a few days. She arrives on the ginormous boat wearing a fitted red Alexander McQueen dress with a flouncy hemline. The look is finished off with a silk scarf tied around her head like a babushka, gigantic sunglasses, and a Dior tote with her name embroidered onto it. The extremely glamorous outfit shows what you can buy with fraudulently-acquired cash – provided you can swindle enough New Yorkers, of course.

Image may contain Human Person Julia Garner Chess and Game

By now, you’ve likely heard the real-life story of Anna Delvey (née Anna Sorokin), who was convicted in 2019 on charges of attempted grand larceny, larceny in the second degree, and theft of services. From 2013 to 2017, she tricked Manhattan’s elite into thinking she was a German heiress. She defrauded banks, hotels, and acquaintances, all while ostensibly raising funds for The Anna Delvey Foundation, the contemporary art centre of her dreams. Huge tabs were left unpaid in the process; money borrowed from friends was never paid back. (To this day, Delvey still remains in immigration limbo , and is currently in custody with ICE. She completed her criminal sentence last year, but is now awaiting deportation back to Germany.)

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If you’re posing as a German heiress, you have to dress the part. Costume designers Lyn Paolo and Laura Frecon began their research by taking a deep-dive into Delvey’s Instagram account , where she often posted selfies of her designer outfits, as well as reading journalist Jessica Pressler’s viral profile of her. “We went down a rabbit hole – googling and stalking friends who were tagged – and then we tried to match every one of her looks as best we could,” Frecon says. “We even recreated a little black bomber jacket that was mentioned [in the article] and that was in a lot of her Instagram photos too.”

Image may contain Cushion Sunglasses Accessories Accessory Human Person and Headrest

For the more mature, secondary characters in Delvey’s circle, meanwhile, the costumers took great inspiration from New York’s “ladies who lunch”. “Everything is curated. The jewellery matches the jacket that matches the nails,” Paolo says. Though any character, no matter how big or small, had plenty of clothing options. “People were basically throwing things at us,” Paolo says. “We started reaching out to our friends in the fashion world, and asking them to give us pieces that weren’t out yet. We wanted to be ahead of the curve.”

Image may contain Human Person Bar Counter Pub Julia Garner Night Life Evening Dress Fashion Clothing and Gown

They added that the many discussions with Pressler, and the constant re-reading of her bombshell story, were pivotal to understanding what just may have been in Anna’s real-life wardrobe. “Jessica was invaluable to the research – even down to what Anna wore when she was arrested (Chanel flats),” Paolo says. “We did so much research just trying to figure out who she was. But I think that’s the whole point of the show – nobody really knows who Anna is.”

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Who is Anna Delvey?

Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s 2018 New York article about a woman who pretended to be a German heiress and scammed many wealthy New Yorkers in the process, Netflix’s Inventing Anna bills itself as a story that’s “completely true, except for all the parts that are totally made up.” That title-card disclaimer works on two levels, acknowledging both the elite scam-work done by Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Delvey (Julia Garner), and the fictionalized approach this Shonda Rhimes-created series takes to tracking Delvey’s story via the reporting of that article, written here by a Pressler analogue named Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky) for Manhattan magazine.

The refrain of “Who is Anna Delvey?” echoes through all nine episodes of this limited series as it chases after an idea of “the truth” that becomes more malleable and subjective with every confusingly accented utterance that falls out of the mouth of its title character.

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1 Short Summary
2 Full Summary
3.1 Main Cast
3.2 Guest Stars
3.3 Co-Starring
5 Notes and Trivia
6.1 Episode Stills
6.2 Behind the Scenes

Short Summary [ ]

From a yacht off Ibiza to a suite at Paris Fashion Week, Anna's glamorous lifestyle comes into focus as her former friends dish out details to Vivian.

Full Summary [ ]

Anna tells Vivian that running her own company suited her. She loved having people twice her age working for her. Vivian asks how she was able to do that. Anna says she can see talent in people. She doesn't have to like them to work with them. Vivian's like that, too. Vivian says she has friends. Anna does, as well. Vivian's meeting with one of Anna's friends: Val. Anna says she hardly knew Val. Vivian asks if there's someone better, who knew her better. Anna says she was always who she is.

Val poses women at a photoshoot. As a photographer takes pictures, he talks to Vivian about how he knows fashion. He meets a lot of wannabes in his line of work. Anna wasn't like that. She was the real deal. It's in the details. He uses Vivian's outfit to explain what he means.

He and Anna met at a fashion show. He slowly got closer to her over several shows. Anna knew all the things to say and do. She ordered the right food and wine. She was cold and unapproachable. She was mean. Which made Val desperate to be her friend. That's how Anna works. That's why Chase was obsessed with her from day one. Vivian didn't know about Chase, Anna's boyfriend.

Chase Sikorski stands on a stage giving a TEDx talk about sleep, his company Wake, and harnessing the power of the subconscious. Anna watches from the audience.

Barry asks who Chase is, but Maud says Val's more important. He loves Anna, so something serious must have gone down because he erased every public memory of her. Vivian realizes the two of them and Lou are helping research her story. She says she doesn't need help, but they show her The Anna Delvey Timeline. 2011, Anna Sorokin left Germany to attend a fashion program in London. She left it immediately to go to Paris. 2013, Anna, now calling herself Anna Delvey, interns at Purple magazine. From there, she traveled to the US for a vacation in Montauk with co-workers. She didn't go home with everyone else when it was over and on August 13, she arrived in Manhattan. She met Val a few days later. He deleted all his photos of her, but putting their feeds side by side reveals that they were in the same places at the same time. On August 26, Chase posted a picture of a chess set. The very first thing Anna posted to her account was a chess set. A week later, Chase and Anna were hooking up. From that point on, their accounts synced up, traveling all over.

Val says they lived in hotels for a while. Chase paid for everything. He had money coming into the business and Anna's trust fund wasn't coming until age 25. Before that, they also stayed with Val. Really Nora, because Val stays with Nora. Vivian realizes he means Nora Radford. He explains that Nora loves him and wants him around. She's his best friend and very, very rich. Anna and Val spent time together, getting facials, while Chase and Anna had their fun together.

Val gets a drink from the fridge. They tease each other about their hookups. Val questions her being with Chase, who grew up in Ohio. Anna likes that he's normal and doesn't seem interested in her money. He pays for everything.

Lou wonders why Anna chose New York of all places, the hardest place to start a business. Maud wonders if she came for Chase. Vivian hasn't been able to find Chase. His Instagram went dark in 2016. Lou finds a picture from September 2014, taken in Ibiza. It's Anna, Chase, and another woman. Vivian and Maud recognize the woman as Talia Mallay .

Vivian goes to Paul and tells him Anna spent time with Talia Mallay. Talia's agreed to speak to her, so he needs to authorize travel to the Hamptons. He refuses, but she says she's not asking for a lot. She just needs a little help from him to get there. He says he offered her the Wall Street story, a big story that would offer her redemption. It's the best he can do for her. She says she shouldn't have to beg to get one tiny expense covered. Paul says okay.

Rachel meets Neff outside. Things are tense between them. Neff says Anna's not taking the plea, so she'll be in Rikers for months. She wants to work out a schedule with Rachel so at least once a week, one of them visits. Rachel thinks she's kidding, but Neff says she isn't. Rachel says she won't be visiting Anna in prison. Neff thinks she's doing this because suddenly Anna can't pay her way anymore. Rachel says Anna didn't pay her way. Neff points out that Rachel's entire outfit was purchased by Anna. Rachel says at least they were friends. Neff was Anna's paid bitch. Anna bought her time. Neff dares her to keep talking about the purchase of a Black woman. Rachel turns and runs away.

Vivian comes into Todd's office and asks what they have on Talia Mallay. Todd asks why she's there. Vivian wants them to work together. Todd's not sure how she convinced Anna to give her an exclusive, but it doesn't involve his defense. Vivian says she could help round out his defense, but Todd isn't interested. Vivian tries to get more information from him, but he tells her to leave. Once she's gone, Todd asks Alexi what they have on Talia Mallay. Alexi doesn't think they have anything, but goes to check. He gets the one box of discovery, far less than what McCaw said there would be.

Vivian and Jack marvel at the houses as they pass. They're accustomed to such opulence. Vivian's jaw drops as they pull onto Talia's property.

Jack asks if he can pick her up in an hour. She says she's at the mercy of a mogul, so she says she'll call him when she's done. Talia comes out and greets her.

Inside, other people are mingling around. Vivian didn't realize she had company, but Talia says there's always a few people around. She loves to entertain. Talia offers her one of the kaftans from her new line. Vivian declines.

Vivian, now wearing a kaftan, wanders around Talia's place. Talia's cooking at the stove, something Vivian says smells amazing. Talia says she never cooked anything until she was 25. The kitchen at her house growing up was fully staffed. Her first boyfriend had to teach her to fry an egg. She was embarrassed not to be able to take care of herself or those she loves. She was embarrassed by the money, so she made her own. She offers Vivian a bite of her dish to try.

Talia and Vivian settle in on the couch to start the interview. Talia asks if Anna is running Rikers yet. She wouldn't put anything past Anna. They went on a vacation together once and ate out a few times. Talia appreciates a woman who isn't trying to impress. Anna was that and had great taste in art.

Anna wanders around an art gallery. She stops at a painting and looks at it. Talia sees her watching and talks to her about the painting, which Talia thinks is beautiful. Anna says the only thing in the gallery worth anything is her and leads Talia over to a picture of Cindy Sherman. She explains why she likes the picture so much, how it changed the art world. Talia assumes she works for the gallery, but Anna clarifies that she doesn't work. Her father buys whatever she tells him to and someday, it will all come to her. Talia tells her earning it is better than inheriting it.

Talia says she bought the photograph. She liked Anna and Anna became part of her circle, until she showed up in Ibiza. Talia was there with some friends when Anna and Chase texted to say they were in town. But things were strange from the start.

Anna is scrolling through Instagram when Chase tells her to stop on a picture Talia posted of a yacht. Anna says it's Henrick Knight's yacht. Chase says Henrick Knight is big in tech. Chase has seen him speak and wants him to invest in Wake. He tells her to text Talia and say they're in Ibiza. After a moment, she does so. Talia replies immediately and tells her to come for dinner on Henrick's yacht. Chase says to tell her they're busy tonight, but will come by tomorrow. Talia says that's fine. Chase says they better book tickets. Anna says her father isn't happy with her right now, so she can't. Chase says he'll pay for it. Val then comes down the stairs. He's on his way to Paris to do four shows in three days while they lounge in his life.

Anna and Chase are ferried out to the yacht. Anna takes and posts a selfie. When they arrive on the yacht, Talia greets them warmly as Chase and Hen introduce themselves. Hen gives Chase a tour of the yacht while Talia introduces Anna to Bryce and Steve Lagos . Bryce thinks she's seen Anna at Soho House, but Anna says she never goes there. Bryce offers to have Steve hook Anna up, but Anna would rather start her own club and reject their members. Talia says she should. Bryce and Talia like Anna's dress. Anna offers to take her to where she bought it, on her, but Talia says that's not necessary while Bryce says Steve gets off on buying her stuff. They toast together.

Todd catches up with McCaw and Lane and asks if they're playing dirty. When she says she doesn't know what he's talking about, he tells her about the limited discovery. McCaw says she doesn't play dirty. She's obeyed the law and will continue to do so. He wants what she has by the end of the week, but she won't waive her responsibility to act with due diligence.

Outside 12 George, Kacy runs up to meet Neff. Neff offers Kacy coffee as Kacy starts stretching after her run. Kacy asks if it's about visiting Anna. Rachel called her crying. Neff's upset because Rachel won't visit Anna. Anna's in prison and she's not prepared for that. She needs something to look forward to. Rachel's acting like Anna's some stranger. Kacy tells Neff to take a deep breath and then tells her Rachel has her reasons for not visiting Anna. Neff asks if Kacy wants to do every other week with her. Kacy says she's setting boundaries when it comes to Anna. She'll support Neff, but won't visit Anna. Neff is appalled, but Kacy says the person in prison isn't the person they knew. The person they knew doesn't exist. The person in prison is someone who was pretending to be her. Kacy asks Neff if she really wants to go there and find out that the person she thought she knew was just a made-up character.

Hen pops open a bottle of champagne and toasts in Russian. He asks Anna to translate it, but she pretends not to know what it means. Hen did a year in Moscow in college and only remembers the toasts. Anna and Chase share a kiss.

Bryce doesn't understand how Talia works. She just wants to party and let Steve pay for everything. Nearby, Chase talks to Hen about Wake. Hen is dubious. He doesn't think dream data is valuable. Steve also doesn't believe it's worth anything. Talia sees this conversation taking place and says Chase needs to chill because they're on vacation. She intervenes, asking Hen to dance. She tells Chase that's enough shop talk. Anna interjects and says he reminds her of when she told her father to invest in Facebook. She wonders if it's because he's older, that he has to be more sure of things. Anna can relate. She tries to outrun the question of what she'll do with her life. Talia tells her to stop as she's a guest, Talia's guest, but Hen says it's fine. He admits he thinks more about death these days. She shows him the value of having the data Chase is collecting. Hen admits she's good. He wants to hire her, but she made a pledge not to work for others. Anna shows Hen the kickstarter for Wake and he contributes $100,000.

Anna and Chase celebrate the investment. Chase wants Anna to be his partner. She says she'll consider it.

As Anna and Chase play around the yacht, Talia tells Vivian that it was lovely to watch Anna blossom. She blew them away. She was mad about Chase and he was the same about her. Then she got a strange call from Hen.

Talia calls Anna and asks where she is. Anna says they're on the boat. Talia is horrified. Everyone else left five days ago and Hen just got a call from his crew that she was still there. Talia thought that was impossible because what guest of a guest would stay on someone else's boat. Talia tells her to get off the boat. She's horrified that Anna did this. Anna brushes off Talia's concern, but Talia just tells her again to get off the boat.

Talia says they had all gotten off the boat together and said goodbye. She doesn't know how Anna and Chase got back on the yacht. The cost of keeping the crew for an extra week is about the same as a luxury vehicle. Talia thinks Anna knows better. This must have been Chase's idea. Anna was just so infatuated, she went along with it. She and Talia never spoke again. That's the end of their story. Vivian realizes it's dark out. She says she'll call her husband. Talia invites her to stay, saying she has plenty of room and it's too late to drive back. She offers Vivian use of her guest cottage, where Anna stayed a few times. She even put the Sherman photograph in there, so Vivian can soak up the vibes.

Vivian looks at the Sherman photograph. She then goes into the bathroom and finds Jack on the floor, which is heated. They both love it. And the air smells like sage, but they can't find the source. He shows her a cabinet that has lots of luxury items. They decide to use it all and then have sex.

In the morning, Jack says he slept so well he could swim home. Vivian doesn't want to move. She wonders how many rooms like that Anna had been in.

Jack and Vivian take one last look at Talia's place before leaving.

Vivian goes to see Val and asks if he saw them in Paris right after they left Ibiza. He asks her what happened in Ibiza. He asks if she knows. All he knows is when he met up with them in Paris, everything was different. It was Fashion Week. He was styling three shows and they were in a suite at the Hotel Gulacsy. He was working and they were partying. Seams were showing.

Anna and Chase argue backstage at the show. Val watches as they argue over Wake and money. Anna doesn't want in on Wake, but doesn't know what she wants to do yet. Val intervenes when Chase calls Anna a psycho. Chase tells Val Anna's all his and walks away. Val leads Anna away, saying they'll drink champagne and watch movies.

Val answers a call from Chase and asks where he is. Chase asks if Val is with Anna. He wants Val to check her passport. Val refuses. Chase thinks Anna is lying to him about things, including her money. Val tells him to come and talk to Anna.

Vivian asks if Val asked Anna about her name, but he says he had no reason to. The only questionable behavior at that point was Chase's. Vivian realizes that at some point, that changed.

As Val and Anna go to their hotel room, the manager stops them and says they haven't received the transfer. The bank hasn't been given instructions. She has to provide another credit card. He's run all her cards, so she says there must be a problem with the system. Val says just to call her father and get another card. He needs his pills and to lie down. Anna tries to pull Val along with her to leave, but a security guard stops her. Val asks for the pills from his bag, but they're holding their possessions until payment is received. Val wants to call Chase, but Anna stops him from doing that or calling Nora. The manager says he just needs a working credit card. Anna walks away and starts crying. She tells Val her father has cut her off. She struggles to speak.

Anna and Val sleep curled into each other while Chase pays the bill at the desk and apologizes for the trouble. Once Chase is done, Val goes to retrieve his things. He gets his pills out of his bag and takes one. Then he opens a pocket on Anna's bag and looks at her passport.

Vivian asks why Chase paid, if Anna was broke. Val doesn't believe she was broke. He'd never seen someone so fierce turn so fragile so quickly.

Anna and Chase make out at the table. Val joins them and Chase gives Anna his card so she can go shopping. Chase says he and Anna had a long talk and she's committed to building Wake with him. Chase says he's still covering Anna's expenses, but soon, either through Wake or her trust fund, they'll be an unstoppable power couple. Val says he did what Chase asked and her last name is Sorokin. It's Russian. The passport is German, but she was born outside Moscow. He's sure there's a logical explanation. Maybe her family escaped, but there's something seriously broken inside Anna and they have to find a way to help her. Chase excuses himself, to Val's horror. Chase says they'll talk later about how to help Anna.

Val says he met up with them less than an hour later.

Chase and Anna walk past Val outside the hotel. Chase says he's upset that Val went through Anna's bag. Val says Chase is joking, that Chase asked him to do it, but Chase won't admit to that. Anna is disappointed in him. Val starts yelling and security tells him to leave. Val says Chase is using her and asks Anna to go with him, but she sides with Chase.

Vivian says that must have been traumatic, but nothing in his world lasts more than a season. Vivian doesn't understand why Anna would turn on him like that. Val asks Vivian to stop following him because he has work to do. She asks for a contact for Chase, but he doesn't even respond to that. Val goes to walk away, but then turns to ask what color they have her in. He's satisfied when Vivian says she's wearing gray.

Todd and Alexi watch was a truck carrying their discovery backs up. Todd knows they're screwed. The driver opens the back to reveal that it's packed full of boxes.

Neff gets on the bus to Rikers. Upon arrival, she goes through security and stores her belongings in a locker. The guard calls for Sorokin, but Neff doesn't answer at first.

Vivian sits down across from Anna, who asks where she's been. Vivian says they need to talk about Chase. She wonders if Chase is the reason why Anna's in trouble or if Anna is the reason why she can't find Chase anywhere.

Anna reads a magazine in her cell.

Anna carries several bags down the street. She stops at a building and looks up at it.

Back at the gallery, Anna looks at the Sherman photograph.

Anna sees herself in the reflection of the glass.

Anna tells Chase they have to leave or they'll be late. He confronts her about her name. She says she changed her name because there are many Anna Sorokina, but only one Anna Delvey. He wonders who Anna really is. He continues to push even when she tries to walk away. She tells him she's building a home in New York for artists, an exclusive club. She'll be the gatekeeper. She has to do it so people like her will have a place they belong. She asks if he's going to stand in the way of that or help her. Chase wants to help her do it. She can't have people questioning her background as she does it. Chase insists that they won't. He did because of her passport. He didn't read it, but Val did.

Anna sits in her cell alone.

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Main Cast [ ]

Anna Chlumsky as Vivian Kent
Julia Garner as Anna Delvey
Arian Moayed as Todd Spodek
Katie Lowes as Rachel DeLoache Williams
Alexis Floyd as Neff Davis
Anders Holm as Jack Mercer
Anna Deavere Smith as Maud Lewis
Jeff Perry as Lou Shaw
Terry Kinney as Barry Klein
and Laverne Cox as Kacy Duke

Co-Starring [ ]

Kyle Beltran as Alexi
Angeline Appel as Bryce
Angus Benfield as Steve Lagos
Miche Braden as Glitter Shadow Officer
Benjamin Thys as Manager
Beth Bradley as Canine Officer
Miranda Dinnetz as Model 1
Logan Avidan as Model 2
Donnya Spry as Rosie Officer
Jean-Francois Ogoubiyi as Security Guard
Kris A. Jeffrey as Boat Driver

Song	Performer	Scene
"More Life"	Torren Foot, Tinie Tempah, L Devine
"Frida Kahlo"	Lion Babe
"Shook"	Tkay Maidza
"Love Em Leave Em"	Amindi, Kari Faux
"Up to No Good"	Bennett
"We On"	Dumi Maraire, Raphael Lake
"Me Gusta"	Anitta, Mike Towers, Cardi B
"Party for Me"	Jhene Ako, Ty Dolla $ign
"Sippin on Fame"	Tia
"You're Gonna Make It"	Dope Saint Jude

Notes and Trivia [ ]

Gallery [ ], episode stills [ ].

Behind the Scenes [ ]

13 wild details from 'Inventing Anna' — and whether they really happened or not

Netflix's new show "Inventing Anna" is about scammer Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey.
It's based on a viral article by journalist Jessica Pressler, who also produced the show.
Here's how it stacks up to reality, according to a journalist who covered the saga and Sorokin herself.

The introduction of every episode of "Inventing Anna" carries the same message: "This whole story is completely true, except for all the parts that are totally made up."

As a person who covered the real-life Anna Sorokin's trial in 2019 , reported on documents from her legal troubles , and interviewed her and people close to her in the years since, I can tell you: It's more true-to-life than you can imagine.

Though Sorokin hasn't been able to watch the show, I spoke with her about some of the scenes and broke down fact from fiction.

The Netflix show, starring Julia Garner , is based on a 2018 New York magazine article by Jessica Pressler about Sorokin — who also goes by Anna Delvey — scamming Soho until it caught up with her. Sorokin left hotel bills unpaid, took a trip to Morocco and left a friend with the $62,000 bill, and pretended to be an heiress with a $60 million fortune in order to try to convince financial institutions to loan her money for the Anna Delvey Foundation, a plan to develop a mixed-use arts and restaurant space in Manhattan.

Pressler — a talented journalist who also wrote the story that was the basis for the movie "Hustlers" — produced "Inventing Anna" with Shonda Rhimes. Sorokin, after selling her life story rights to Netflix for $320,000 , provided information to lay out the scope of her deceit. Two of Sorokin's friends, Neffatari Davis and Kacy Duke, as well has her former lawyer, Todd Spodek, are also credited as consultants in the show's credits.

Sorokin finished her prison sentence after being convicted on charges related to her scam (although she is appealing her case). She was re-arrested by immigration authorities and remains incarcerated ahead of a possible deportation. Earlier this month, she wrote for Insider about her experience in jail and thoughts on the show.

"Even if I were to pull some strings and make it happen, nothing about seeing a fictionalized version of myself in this criminal-insane-asylum setting sounds appealing to me," Sorokin wrote .

So, how much of "Inventing Anna" is "totally made up?" Here are 13 of the most striking scenes and details from the show and how they match up to reality.

The real-life Jessica Pressler really did have something to prove.

"Inventing Anna" switches between different characters' perspectives in its nine-episode run. The glue holding it all together is Vivian Kent, played by actress Anna Chlumsky, the journalist based on the real-life Pressler.

In the show, Kent had been banished to "Scriberia" in the back of the newsroom because she botched a "listicle" item regarding a teenager who falsely told her he made millions of dollars trading stocks while in high school.

Very little of what follows rings true. It doesn't make any sense that, say, employees are somehow punished by being moved to different seats. Nor does it make sense that a news magazine TV program addressing the controversy would try to interview her after running an episode about it.

But yes, the real-life Pressler really did write about a Stuyvesant High School student who claimed to make $72 million in stock trades in a short write-up for New York magazine's annual "Reasons to Love New York" issue.

One of the magazine's fact-checkers approved those claims based on bank documents that the student, Mohammed Islam, gave the magazine, according to the New York Observer . There was just one problem: Islam had faked the bank documents.

Once the scandal unraveled, Pressler had a job offer from Bloomberg News rescinded, according to HuffPost .

The real-life Pressler also owns a sick-looking wool black-and-white coat similar to the one Kent wears on the show.

But she didn't work at "Manhattan" magazine.

Manhattan magazine, where Vivian Kent works on the Netflix show, is a stand-in for New York magazine , where the real Pressler worked and where she published her viral investigation on Sorokin.

You'll notice the swishy custom font for Manhattan magazine is similar to the one used on the front cover of every New York magazine issue.

Adam Moss, the legendary former editor of New York, is also thanked in the end credits for "Inventing Anna."

It's hard to imagine a journalist just waltzing into the district attorney's office.

There's a scene early on in the show, after the Manhattan District Attorney's office files criminal charges against Sorokin, where Kent bursts into the office of the prosecutor leading the case. Assistant District Attorney Catherine McCaw — played by Rebecca Henderson, who captures the real McCaw's icy professionalism — turns her away.

The part where McCaw yields nothing to Kent definitely comes off as accurate. When I tried to talk to the real McCaw during breaks for Sorokin's trial in 2019, she just glared at me.

But it's hard to imagine a journalist just walking into the office of a prosecutor in the first place, much less when their case is awaiting trial.

That said, if any employees of the Manhattan District Attorney's office are reading this, and I am wrong about how tight-lipped you folks are, please feel free to email me or slide into my DMs. I have a lot of questions about the Trump Organization investigation .

Yes, Sorokin really stiffed hotels with thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.

"Inventing Anna" shows Sorokin hopping around different expensive hotels in New York and leaving the bills unpaid. Hotel staffers find that her credit cards don't work, and wire transfers she promises don't come through.

The real-life Sorokin really did leave all those hotels holding the bill, and they were included in the "theft of services" charges against her when she went to trial. According to court documents reviewed by Insider, Judge Diane Kiesel, who oversaw the case, ordered Sorokin to pay the Beekman Hotel $10,000, the W New York Downtown Hotel $679.81, and the Le Parker Meridien $176.38. Sorokin later paid them all back with the money she received from Netflix .

The early episodes with Sorokin's boyfriend have the least basis in the record.

It's likely that Pressler uncovered more information about Sorokin's past while preparing "Inventing Anna," but some of the details in the first half of the show — her frustrations with her boyfriend not taking her Anna Delvey Foundation plans seriously, living with an older girlboss consultant, and lingering on a friend-of-a-friend's yacht for days after everyone else left — don't have much basis in what has been reported previously and may have been part of what the writers dramatized for the show.

In an interview with Insider, Sorokin said that the plotlines about her overstaying her welcome on a yacht and racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in Bergdorf Goodman purchases on another person's credit card "doesn't ring a bell."

She did have a boyfriend she traveled extensively with in 2016, she said, but she came up with the idea for the Anna Delvey Foundation after splitting up with him, not while they were together, as the show depicts.

Sorokin really crashed at Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland's place for a few days.

Billy McFarland's downfall with Fyre Festival was part of the same "summer of scam" of Pressler's Sorokin story.

But before both Sorokin and McFarland separately got in trouble with the law, they crossed paths. One of McFarland's businesses pre-Fyre Festival was called Magnises. It was a sort of exclusive membership designed to offer exclusive access for concerts, Broadway shows, and travel.

Magnises didn't actually quite do all that . But one of its other features was allowing members to use a townhouse in downtown Manhattan.

Magnises ultimately fell apart. But before it was evicted from one of its townhouses, according to Page Six , Sorokin crashed there for a few months and "wouldn't leave" even though she had asked McFarland if she could stay for only "a few days."

And yes, she really did know Martin Shkreli.

One scene from "Inventing Anna" shows her at a dinner with Martin Shkreli , the pharmaceuticals executive who was convicted of securities fraud in 2017 and remains in federal prison. Shkreli (portrayed by Will Stephen) plays tracks from "Tha Carter V," an unreleased Lil Wayne album he got ahold of, in the show.

The two really did know each other, and he did really play that Lil Wayne album. In her New York story, Pressler reached out to Shkreli, who confirmed it in a letter he sent from prison. Rachel Williams, Sorokin's former close friend, also wrote in her book that Sorokin talked about Shkreli and defended his price-hiking of lifesaving drugs.

Yes, Sorokin really did make up fake identities for the ostensible managers of her trust fund.

In order to try to get loans for the Anna Delvey Foundation, Sorokin had to show banks she could eventually pay them back.

So she concocted a fake backstory where she was the heiress set to gain access to a $60 million fortune back home in Germany. With those funds on the way, she believed, bankers and other financial institution might believe there was little risk in giving her money.

But in their due diligence process, bankers wanted to actually speak with the people managing her trust fund. In "Inventing Anna," we see that process mainly through Alan Reed, a financial lawyer and composite character not based on any one particular real person, who helps Sorokin through the process of obtaining a loan.

Before Reed offers up Sorokin's plans to financial institutions, he does his own due diligence. After he asks Sorokin for some evidence of her trust fund, Sorokin offers up a name: Peter Hennecke. Hennecke, she says, manages the Delvey family's finances and could supply whatever documentation was needed.

We later learn in "Inventing Anna" that Hennecke was actually Sorokin herself, using a fake email account and a voice-disguising app while on phone calls with Reed.

In real life, Sorokin went through even more elaborate lengths.

The fake email accounts, Photoshopped bank statements, and voice-disguising app use was all real. Prosecutors presented evidence for all that in her trial .

But Sorokin also concocted a second fake identity, a woman presumably named Bettina Wagner. Wagner, Sorokin said, was a family accountant, and presumably told Rachel Williams that money paying her back for the Morocco trip was on the way.

McCaw cited the fake identities in closing arguments for Sorokin's criminal trial, telling jurors that the fake identities proved Sorokin had criminal intent.

"We all know what a white lie is. A white lie is telling a girlfriend that her butt does not look big in those jeans," McCaw said at the trial . "Making up fake bank documents, making up fake accountants, making up fake identity documents — those are not white lies."

Yes, Sorokin really refused to show up in court without the right clothes.

The ever image-conscious Sorokin really did refuse to show up to her own trial because she didn't have the right outfit.

In fact, it happened several times. Sorokin hired Anastasia Nicole Walker , a celebrity stylist, to pick out clothes for her trial. But she didn't actually always get them, and was instructed to wear the white shirt and black pants that belonged to the court on several days.

Judge Diane Kiesel admonished Sorokin over her refusal to wear the outfits provided by the court.

"Your client seems a little too concerned about her clothing. This is a trial. She's a defendant," Kiesel told Spodek. "I'm sorry her clothing isn't up to her standards. Are you asking me to stop this trial because of the clothing? She's got to be here."

Sorokin told Insider in a recent interview that she was frustrated with the logistics of her situation. She was taken to and from Rikers Island to the court in lower Manhattan every day. The long travel time meant she returned to her cell as late as 10 p.m. and had to wake up as early as 4 a.m.

Because her time at Rikers was outside of visiting hours, and the court's rules didn't permit people to give her items, it was difficult for her to get the clothing she wanted to wear, she said. The New York Department of Corrections, she said, should have found a way to get them to her.

"You can't blame Rikers, but that doesn't solve my problem," Sorokin told Insider. "I'm still here without the clothes, just because Rikers told me no. I thought it's a reasonable demand."

On top of that, she said, she sometimes delayed entering the courtroom because she simply felt sick given the lack of sleep, bad food, and occasional bullying she endured in jail.

"It was a combination of, like, multiple events, and I just felt just awful — like just physically awful and nauseous," she said.

Outfits on the show are also true-to-life, like that snakeskin dress Sorokin wears.

Sorokin did indeed hire a celebrity personal trainer.

One of Sorokin's friends in "Inventing Anna" is Kacy Duke, played by Laverne Cox.

In the show and in real life, Duke really is a successful personal trainer , known for working with Dakota Johnson ahead of "50 Shades of Gray." Sorokin hired her for a number of group workouts and eventually did become something of a friend to her. Duke also consulted on "Inventing Anna."

Sorokin left Rachel Williams with the bill for that Morocco trip.

The famed trip to La Mamounia, a five-star luxury hotel in Marrakesh — and who would pay for it — became one of the most contentious episodes of Sorokin's saga.

In the fall of 2017, Sorokin organized the trip to Morocco. She took with her Rachel Williams, a Vanity Fair photo editor she befriended ; Kacy Duke, her personal trainer; and Jesse Hawk, a videographer she wanted to make a documentary about the genesis of the Anna Delvey Foundation.

It was a vacation. The group hung out at hotel's spa, dined at restaurants, took a private tour of Yves Saint Laurent's villa, and shopped at bazaars.

After a week, the management of La Mamounia told Sorokin that her credit cards weren't working and that she needed to pay up. It was a tense scene. Williams, believing Sorokin was wealthy and would pay her back, offered her own credit card and her Vanity Fair company card to settle some bills.

Williams has chronicled the episode, and what happened next, in court testimony , a Vanity Fair article of her own , and a book . When she returned to the United States, she asked Sorokin to pay her back. Sorokin blew her off, told her the money was on its way when it actually wasn't, and eventually gave her just $5,000 out of the $62,000 she said she'd pay back.

(Maybe Williams should have taken Sorokin up on her offer to get paid back in Bitcoin. The $62,000 in Bitcoin at the time would be worth about $352,000 today.)

After months of fruitless attempts to get repaid, and a dramatic intervention where Sorokin kept up her guards, Williams went to the police and helped set up a sting operation where Sorokin was arrested in Los Angeles.

Williams testified, and wrote in her book, that American Express ultimately gave her all her money back. Her book deal and HBO deal from her story also gave her the potential to earn up to $600,000 more , she testified.

At trial, the jury acquitted Sorokin of the prosecutors' charge alleging she stole from Williams.

But Williams and Davis didn't really run in the same circles.

"Inventing Anna" portrays Williams, Duke, Davis, and Sorokin as a crew of friends who did everything together. Davis even confronts Williams about not visiting Sorokin in jail in one scene.

They weren't quite as close-knit in real life. While Sorokin did invite Williams to her workout sessions with Duke , Davis wasn't really part of the same crew. Williams also didn't know Duke particularly well until after the Morocco trip, when she went to great lengths in order to get Sorokin to pay her back, she wrote in her book .

Yes, Pressler really went to Germany to meet Sorokin's parents.

Towards the end of "Inventing Anna," our main character is still hard to understand.

Why did Sorokin think scamming was the best way to pull off the Anna Delvey Foundation? What drove her?

Kent — Pressler's stand-in — goes to Germany to find out. She tracks down Sorokin's family in a small town. Her parents don't want to talk with her at first. Eventually, Kent finds out, this is a family with a sort of chip on their shoulder. They've been subject to discrimination in Germany because of their Russian background, and Sorokin had something to prove.

Pressler really did meet Sorokin's family, Sorokin told me. But in real life, Pressler's visit wasn't a surprise for them.

While Pressler wanted to make the trip for research purposes, Sorokin helped arrange meetings and pointed her to the places she spent time in when she was younger.

"She did not break into my house," Sorokin told Insider, laughing.

Sorokin found it difficult to describe her relationship with her real parents. After finishing up school, she "just couldn't wait to get out of there" — a common sentiment among 19-year-olds living with their parents — and after a while landed an internship at Purple magazine in Paris. Her parents weren't really plugged into the fashion world, she said.

"Generally, I would definitely agree that my parents did not really know what to do with me," Sorokin said.

"I talk to my parents couple times a week," she added. "I guess they are learning to deal with the whole situation."

Disclosure: Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Business Insider's parent company, Axel Springer, is a Netflix board member.

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How <i>Inventing Anna</i> Meticulously Recreated Scammer Anna Delvey’s Glamorous Wardrobe

How Inventing Anna Meticulously Recreated Scammer Anna Delvey’s Glamorous Wardrobe

L yn Paolo was hired as the costume designer on Netflix’s miniseries Inventing Anna , but she often felt more like a detective.

The Shonda Rhimes -produced project, out today, examines the internet’s favorite scammer: Anna Delvey (née Sorokin) . The show is based on a 2018 New York Magazine article that exposed how, between 2013 and 2017, Sorokin posed as a German heiress and stole more than $275,000 from banks, hotels, and her wealthy New York City acquaintances.

Paolo was tasked with returning viewers to the scene of the “ Soho grifter’s” crimes one outfit at a time. “Shonda was very clear: she wanted to match the real Anna exactly whenever possible,” says Paolo, who’s Rhimes’ go-to costumer ( Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder ). “[It] was like doing a giant jigsaw puzzle and finding all these tiny bits.”

Paolo and her co-designer, Laura Frecon, spent hours studying Sorokin’s Instagram account for clues about what brands she wore during her scamming heyday. Sometimes, when they needed help fact-checking their findings, they enlisted members of the Inventing Anna production team. “We would give them pictures and say, ‘This is Anna’s foot or Anna’s arm,’” she says. “Then they would, with our help, look at what was on the runways and what was in stores at that time to make sure we had it right.”

Fashion was one of the ways Sorokin fooled people into believing she was a wealthy heiress launching a private social club and art foundation. She reportedly wore clothing by high-end designers such as Alaïa, Dior, Valentino, and Miu Miu. Throughout her trial, she donned a pair of black Céline eyeglasses that quickly became her signature accessory. (Propmaster Max E. Brehme was able to find the same style of frames that Sorokin wore.) In actuality, though, the Russian-born, German-raised daughter of a trucker wasn’t a trust-fund kid. She just dressed like one.

In 2019, Sorokin was convicted on eight counts, including grand larceny in the first, second, and third degrees, and sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. Following her early release in February 2021, she was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for overstaying her visa. She is currently in ICE detention waiting to learn whether the U.S. will deport her to Germany.

While Paolo’s not a fan of Sorokin’s style, which she described as “a little Soho downtown, a little clubwear,” she believes that she was a talented chameleon. “I think Anna was a good observer,” she says of Sorokin’s fashion evolution over the course of those four years. “I think she was smart enough to blend in.” Paolo played with that concept when dressing the fictional Anna ( Ozark ’s Julia Garner ), whose clothes get sleeker and more expensive as she becomes more ensconced in Manhattan’s upper echelon. She admits that not all of the show’s looks are true to Sorokin’s style: “Our Anna needed to look a little more elevated than the real Anna.”

Here, Paolo explains how she recreated Anna’s signature choker, perfectly pressed prison uniforms, and designer trial looks.

Inventing Anna. Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in episode 104 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Nicole Rivelli/Netflix © 2021

All Black Everything

Scroll through Sorokin’s Instagram, and you’ll notice she favored black. One dress in particular became a staple of Sorokin’s going-out wardrobe: a black Aläia knit dress. When Paolo and her team finally found the tight, long-sleeved mini dress after trolling vintage shops and online consignment stores, it was two sizes too big for Garner. “We had to cut it down, and we were praying it would work because it’s like a stretch knit, which is pretty hard to alter,” she says. Fortunately, the alteration worked and the garment became integral to Garner’s acting process. “I think she felt like she was inhabiting the real Anna when she wore that,” Paolo says. “That was a useful thing for Julia.”

Little White Details

Amid a sea of little black dresses, Paolo often added a pop of white to Anna’s wardrobe. In episode 4, Anna wears an Emily Wickstead one-shouldered black gown with a big white bow on the shoulder when she’s toasting to her future. At that moment she believes she’s going to get her loan and open her club. “Those are sort of pivotal moments for Anna,” Paolo says. Any time you see Anna in a black and white number, she says, “It’s a, ‘Is it going to happen or not going to happen?’ kind of vibe.”

Anna’s Hollywood Entrance

When Anna arrives in Ibiza with her boyfriend in episode 2, Paolo wanted to ensure her costume left viewers in awe. “I said to Shonda, ‘I want that To Catch a Thief moment,'” she recalls. Channeling Grace Kelly in that 1955 Alfred Hitchcock caper, Anna is wearing big Christian Dior sunglasses and a scarf wrapped around her blonde hair that was custom made to match her red “fun, not fussy” Alexander McQueen dress. If you look closely, you’ll notice the Dior bag Anna is holding on the yacht has the name “Delvey” embroidered on it. “We didn’t cheat with the bags, that’s a real Dior, but Dior couldn’t help us with the detailing,” Paolo says. So they show had a seamstress in Los Angeles create a nameplate applique that was stitched on for the shoot.

Anna’s Girlboss Attire

In episode 4, Anna is in full business mode as she gives investors a tour of the Park Avenue mansion she hopes to turn into a club. Paolo didn’t want the character to wear another coat. “It didn’t feel special enough,” she says. So she went with a black, white, and red plaid Valentino cape and a pair of black Sermoneta gloves to cover Garner’s arms.

The indoor scene was filmed months before the actress would have to shoot an exterior shot on the streets of New York City in the middle of winter. “I was really trying to protect Julia from the freezing cold,” she says. “But I’m a big fan of the glove.”

The Saddest Robe

Paolo’s favorite costume from Inventing Anna isn’t a designer frock. It’s a white robe used in a pivotal moment in episode 6, in which Anna, trapped in a luxury Moroccan resort because she can’t pay her five-figure bill, realizes the jig is up. Paolo loves how Anna “devolves” in the scene, facing the consequences of her scamming for the first time. She’s not a criminal mastermind, but a frightened young woman in a foreign country. Paolo pointed out that everything Anna is wearing at that moment is property of the resort: “The hotel owns her, and they’re not going to let her leave” until she pays them.

Paolo and her team had a lot of discussions about what kind of robe would make Anna look frail: something silk? Terrycloth? Velour? “We went with the big fluffy robe,” she says. “I did like that Julia felt diminished in it. It’s overwhelming her, and that moment is overwhelming for Anna. There’s just something about her being wrapped in that robe that feels iconic for the character.”

Inventing Anna. (L to R) Julia Garner as Anna Delvery, Arian Moayed as Todd Spodek in episode 109 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Nicole Rivelli/Netflix © 2021

Anna’s Courtroom Wardrobe

During her trial, Sorokin treated the courtroom as a runway. Her legal team hired celebrity stylist Anastasia Walker , who reportedly dressed Sorokin in designers such as Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent, and Victoria Beckham. “We were reaching out to a lot of brands because it was quoted that she wore certain designers [during the trial]. But, in fact, she may not have,” Paolo says. “I’m not sure whether Anna was fibbing or the designers are not fessing to it. I don’t know what the deal is, but we think we got the right designers.”

There was one detail, though, that Paolo knew she couldn’t get wrong: Anna’s black choker. In nearly every photo from the trial, Sorokin is wearing a black ribbon around her neck. “She always wore that little choker. If you see pictures of her at parties, she wears it too,” Paolo says. “People did it in the ‘80s and in the ‘60s, but it’s not such a thing anymore. Maybe to her that felt European in a way.”

Prison, But Make It Fashion

In the miniseries, Anna tells Vivian ( Veep ’s Anna Chlumsky ), a journalist interviewing her in prison, that she “accessorized and pressed” her khaki prison jumpsuit. While it’s unlilely Sorokin was able to do this, Paolo ensured Anna’s jail clothes were always wrinkle-free. “We had more than one pair for the day so that Julia could change into a fresh-pressed pair before or after lunch,” she says. The other inmates wore rumpled oversized jumpsuits, which helped Anna look more put together in her large but tailored clothes.

All of the prison wear was stone washed, which is a laundering technique that uses large rocks to give a new garment a worn-in appearance. The process made the standardized clothing appear extra fashionable. “For me, it looks very Norma Kamali or ’80s Donna Karan,” Paolo says. “I feel like if I had added a black leather belt that I tied in a bow in the front, a pair of heels, and some cool earrings, she could have gone out in that.”

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Anna Sorokin has invented her next identity: Asylum seeker

Inside her strange life under house arrest in new york.

By Chloe Melas, CNN Photographs by Vincent Tullo for CNN Published June 23, 2023

Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, barefoot and clad in a bathrobe, walked quickly through the living room of her fifth-floor walkup apartment in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. Stacks of books and newspapers occupied the small space in lieu of furniture. There was a hot pink neon sign adorning one wall with the phrase, "Happy F---ing Birthday," while empty pizza boxes leaned next to her front door. A notice on the entryway of her building stated the site was partially condemned, which Sorokin said was due to a broken trash chute.

The high-society scammer and convicted felon, who was dramatized in the 2022 Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” seemed to be in a hurry on the morning CNN spent with her in early June. But Sorokin had nowhere to go.

Convicted in 2019 of stealing more than $200,000 from financial institutions after pretending to be a German heiress with a trust fund that paid for a life of luxury in New York City, Sorokin has been under house arrest for the last eight months for overstaying her visa. She's confined to her apartment except for weekly visits to her parole officer and is prohibited from using social media. A GPS ankle monitor is her constant accessory.

Sorokin said she believes she belongs in New York and will hold out under house arrest for “as long as it takes,” while she appeals a deportation order to Germany where she was raised. Sorokin, born in Russia, was later naturalized as a German citizen, according to her attorney John Sandweg.

“There is evidence that demonstrates she would be deported from Germany to Russia and be persecuted,” Sandweg told CNN.

“I feel like, New York, if you have to be in house arrest anywhere, I think New York is like one of the better places for that,” Sorokin said.

She records a weekly podcast, hosts frequent guests and is able to order takeout from any restaurant of her choosing, but Sorokin said her current lifestyle has her emotionally like “somebody on your deathbed who people feel sorry for.”

“It's pretty upsetting to have to be here all day and not having an option to leave,” she said. “I think just mentally having to be in the same space all day, every day is taxing.”

Sorokin's situation is of her own making.

She first entered the national spotlight in a 2018 New York Magazine article in which her former friends described how they were scammed by her false stories and promises of a wealthy father who would cover her many debts. Her 2019 trial drew widespread attention, partly due to her over-the-top fashion choices in court. Sorokin was ultimately convicted of attempted grand larceny, three grand larceny counts and four misdemeanor charges of theft of service.

Then District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in a statement at the time of her conviction, “As proven at trial, Anna Sorokin committed real white-collar felonies over the course of her lengthy masquerade.” He thanked the jury, prosecutors and investigators for their “resolve to ensure that Sorokin faces real justice for her many thefts and lies.”

CNN reached out to Vance for comment on Sorokin's immigration case, but he did not respond.

The exploits of a 20-something con artist who lived in luxury hotels, traveled on a private plane and ingratiated herself into New York society caught the attention of Hollywood super producer Shonda Rhimes, who created “Inventing Anna.” Despite her ample free time, Sorokin said she still hasn't seen much of the series. Sorokin’s publicist told CNN that Netflix paid $320,000 toward her restitution for her story.

“It’s a bit cringy to watch a parody of myself,” Sorokin said, adding that she feels she's been turned into a “caricature.”

Sorokin served nearly all of her four-year prison sentence and was released in February 2021, but was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement the following month. She spent 18 months at the Orange County Correctional Facility in upstate New York, fighting deportation before she was released on a $10,000 bond last October.

Sorokin’s immigration attorney told CNN in a written statement that Anna ”is subject to extremely unusual and restrictive release conditions that prevent her from leaving her apartment or using social media.”

“We are optimistic that the Board of Immigration Appeals will agree that this home confinement is unnecessary, and that the social media ban infringes on her right to free speech, but Anna is required to adhere to these conditions while the case remains on appeal,” Sandweg added.

When reached for comment by CNN, a spokesperson for ICE did not comment on Sorokin’s case and directed us to the Executive Office for Immigration [EOIR], who referred CNN to the Department of Homeland Security, who directed us back to EOIR.

“I go through phases where I think this is just unbearable. And why should I be the only person under such conditions?” Sorokin said.

ICE used GPS ankle monitors in around 41,000 immigration cases in 2022, according to research by Syracuse University.

When pushed to explain what she meant by being singled out, Sorokin responded that the general public “automatically associate(s)” someone on house arrest or wearing an ankle bracelet ”with some crimes.”

“I’m wearing an ankle bracelet purely for immigration purposes,” Sorokin added. “There is no real reason for me to be on house arrest because I'm not a threat to public safety.”

“I don’t understand how me being on house arrest would prevent me from defrauding people,” Sorokin said, adding she had no plans to do so. “A geek could defraud people from anywhere in the world. You don't have to be in any location, period.”

Michael Wildes, an immigration lawyer and former federal prosecutor who reviewed Sorokin’s deportation appeal, called her asylum claim “questionable.” He is not involved in her case.

“We cannot forget that persons convicted of serious crimes, like Anna, place the United States in jeopardy,” Wildes told CNN. “Our asylum laws were drafted to protect people from torture in their home countries, and not to create a safe haven for criminals. Our immigration system may be broken in many ways, but we won't fix it by keeping Anna here.”

When asked repeatedly if Sorokin had remorse for the crimes she committed, her responses were vague.

“I’m just trying to learn from my mistakes and move on. I obviously made a lot of bad choices,” she said. “I regret a lot of things I’ve done in the past.”

Yet after her conviction and the countless articles about her case, Sorokin denied that she ever described herself as an heiress and said her “intentions were never to deceive anybody.”

CNN reached out to Rachel Williams, a former friend who Sorokin left with a $62,000 credit card bill, but she did not respond. (Sorokin was found not guilty of a criminal count related to Williams, and a credit card company ultimately agreed to remove the charges after the verdict.) In the meantime, Williams said in legal filings she was “forced to borrow money to pay her rent and living expenses, and suffered great stress as a result of these debts and Sorokin’s repeated failures to keep her promises of reimbursement.”

In an interview with Vanity Fair last year, Williams described the experience with Sorokin as “the hardest thing I’ve gone through — the betrayal as much as the money.”

“Having been betrayed by someone I trusted — and to have been betrayed in a huge way. Her entire identity had been a complete sham. That really sends you into a ricochet of memories, looking back trying to look for all the signs you missed,” Williams said.

While Sorokin tries to distance herself from her past, she is planning for her future. She paints to pay her bills, claiming she does not receive outside help and that her artwork sells from $5,000 to $25,000.

”I’m paying for everything myself and it's mostly coming from my art,” she said.

If she's allowed to stay in the US, Sorokin said she already knows what she'd like to do next.

“I’d love to move away from entertainment because that was never really my ambition to be famous,” she said. “I’d love to do something like an intersection between law and finance ... I am actually planning on doing an apprenticeship, maybe at a law firm.”

When asked what type of law interests her, she replied without irony, ”cross border risks.”

For now, Sorokin is staying put and waiting out her appeal.

“I’m definitely sad but I'm a hopeful person,” she said. “I have faith that I'll figure something out.”

Inventing Anna's Chase Is Fictional (But Could Be Based On A Real Ex)

If you were wondering if Netflix's "Inventing Anna" series is totally accurate , it begins with the disclaimer: "This whole story is completely true. Except for all the parts that are totally made up." While we know specifically which characters are based on real people, there are just as many that are made up — or composites of different people. The identity of Anna Sorokin-Anna Delvey's boyfriend, Chase Sikorski (Saamer Usmani), is one such character that has had fans scratching their heads.

Only referred to as the "Futurist" in Jessica Pressler's article in New York Magazine , fans began to come up with ideas of who the Futurist's identity was based on Pressler describing him as a regular on the TED Talk circuit and the subject of a past profile by The New Yorker. One suggestion was AOL marketing executive David Shing, who had been profiled by The New Yorker in 2014 and talked about the digital landscape in his TED Talk.

Another option floated by viewers was Hunter Lee Soik, who was the subject of a profile in The New Yorker and presented a TED Talk. Like Sikorski, he did actually invent an app to help create a community of dreamers, called Shadow. But more importantly, Page Six reported that they had sources who established that she used to date Soik, with one source saying the tech entrepreneur had introduced Sorokin to the New York social scene.

Clues may suggest Chase is based on Soik

Anna and Chase smiling champagne glasses

Shortly after the Netflix series "Inventing Anna" was released, fans' interest in the person who Chase was based on had gotten so loud that Page Six reported that Sorokin posted on her Instagram stories, "Want to know who the real 'Chase' is? The media outlet with the highest bid gets the exclusive. Bid starts at 10K. DM to bid." While Sorokin has never confirmed whether Chase is based on Hunter Lee Soik, Sorokin's former best friend, Rachel DeLoache Williams, wrote in her book, "My Friend Anna," that Sorokin had dated Soik, who was often called a "futurist."

Soik is also mentioned in one of Sorokin's own Instagram posts from 2014, which shows a yacht on the ocean in Ibiza. Viewers will recall that in Episode 2 ("The Devil Wore Anna"), Anna and Chase spontaneously fly to Ibiza and stay on Henrick Knight's (Josh Malina) yacht after getting an invite from his friend and Anna's (Julie Garner) acquaintance, Talia Mallay (Marika Dominczyk), to try to get Knight to invest in Chase's app.

While the facts seem to suggest that Chase could be based on Soik, Sorokin has still never confirmed or denied it. Based on the fact that Soik is not even referred to by name in Pressler's article, audiences may never know for sure if there is a true connection between Chase and Soik.

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Auf den spuren von anna delvey: die glamourösesten drehorte aus “inventing anna”, von new york city bis marrakesch – hochstaplerin anna delvey hat auf kosten anderer die welt bereist. das sind die glamourösesten drehorte der biographischen netflix-serie inventing anna., von philipp josef rossmann, 31. märz 2022.

2019 sorgte Anna Sorokin, besser bekannt unter ihrem Alias Anna Delvey, weltweit für Schlagzeilen: die vermeintliche deutsche Erbin, die jahrelang auf Kosten anderer in Saus und Braus lebte, war in der Tat weder Deutsche, noch eine reiche Erbin. Geschickt schwindelte sich die redegewandte junge Frau, die als Teenager aus Russland nach Deutschland kam, in die High Society von New York und führte ein glamouröses Jetset-Leben, von dem die meisten nur träumen können. Doch ihr Traum von tatsächlichem Ruhm und Reichtum platzte prompt, als sich die Hotelschulden ansammelten und Leute ihr auf die Schliche kamen. Sorokin wurde verhaftet und zu vier bis zwölf Jahren hinter Gittern verurteilt – und kam Anfang 2021 aufgrund guter Führung wieder frei.

Ihre unglaubliche Geschichte faszinierte auch TV-Mogul Shonda Rhimes, Macherin von Serienhits wie Grey's Anatomy und Bridgerton , die sich die Rechte für Sorokins Story sicherte und sie in eine schillernde Netflix-Serie verwandelte. Im Februar 2022 feierte Inventing Anna Premiere und wurde wie erwartet zu einem globalen Hit. Nicht nur die packenden Performances der talentierten Besetzung, angeführt von Julia Garner als Sorokin, faszinierten die Zuschauer – auch die noblen Drehorte fesselten das Publikum an den Screen. Anna Delvey mag eine Hochstaplerin sein, ihre Reisen waren jedoch beneidenswert.

Manhattan, New York City

New York ist lange Zeit Annas persönlicher Spielplatz. Hier schwindelt sie sich in die oberen Echelon der Gesellschaft, indem sie ihnen glaubhaft macht, eine reiche deutsche Erbin zu sein. In Wahrheit verbraucht sie jedoch das Geld ihrer wohlhabenden Freunde und überzeugt eine Bank, ihr einen Überziehungsrahmen von $100.000 zu gewähren. Im Big Apple haust Anna unter anderem im W Hotel Times Square und im Beekman und isst regelmäßig bei Le Coucou zu Abend.

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Hudson Valley, New York

Kurzzeitig nimmt die wohlhabende Nora Radford (gespielt von Kate Burton) Anna unter ihre Fittiche und führt sie weiter in die High Society ein. Die junge Hochstaplerin darf sie auch nach Hudson Valley in Upstate New York zu einem Event im Storm King Art Center , dem berühmten Open-Air-Museum und größten Skulpturenpark der USA begleiten. Hier hofft Anna, Investoren für ihren Members Club "The Anna Delvey Foundation" zu finden.

Paris, Frankreich

Als Anna Delvey hat Sorokin es auch geschafft, die Modeszene zu infiltrieren und ist so sogar auf der Gästeliste der Pariser Fashion Week gelandet. Mit teuren Kleidern und ihrer hochnäsigen Art gelingt es ihr, die Leute um sich herum zu überzeugen, dass sie tatsächlich eine wohlhabende Erbin sei, und es verdient hätte, bei Modenschauen in der ersten Reihe zu sitzen.

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Ibiza, Spanien

In der Hoffnung einen Investor an Land zu ziehen, plottet Annas Freund Chase einen Trip nach Ibiza, wo sie mehrere Tage auf der Yacht eines reichen Unternehmers verbringen – und unerlaubterweise noch lange bleiben, als alle anderen bereits abgereist sind. Wer erst mal auf den Geschmack des guten Lebens gekommen ist, will eben nicht so bald wieder los lassen.

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Marrakesch, Marokko

Um ihre neuen Freundinnen weiterhin zu beeindrucken (und von dem Stress der sich stapelnden Schulden zu fliehen), lädt Anna die gesamte Truppe nach Marrakesch ein, wo sie im Luxuspalast La Mamounia unterkommen.

Während ihrem Trip nach Marrakesch besuchen sie auch den Jardin Majorelle , den berühmten Garten, der einst Yves Saint Laurent und seinem Partner Pierre Bergé gehörte. Als sie jedoch die Rechnung für die private Tour präsentiert bekommen, müssen sie feststellen, dass Anna sie nicht bezahlen kann.

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Los Angeles, Kalifornien

Als Annas Kartenhaus nach dem Marrakesch-Fiasko weiter zusammenzufallen droht, fliegt sie als letzte Instanz nach Los Angeles und checkt im legendären Chateau Marmont ein.

Das Chateau entpuppt sich als Annas letzter glamouröser Aufenthalt. Kurze Zeit später wird sie von der Polizei festgenommen und zurück nach New York gebracht, wo sie die Zeit bis zu ihrer Gerichtsverhandlung im Gefängnis auf Rikers Island verbringt – eine weit weniger luxuriöse Erfahrung, als sie es zu dem Zeitpunkt gewohnt war.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2022 Netflix Miniseries

The Inventing Anna soundtrack includes music by Megan Thee Stallion, Missy Elliott and Saweetie. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Shonda Rhimes’ 2022 Netflix miniseries . Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more Vague Visages music guides.

Inventing Anna stars Anna Chlumsky as Vivian Kent, a fictional New York City journalist who investigates a real-life con artist. Julia Garner co-stars as Anna Delvey, a Russian-born socialite who tries to sustain a glamorous lifestyle without making her own money. Composers Kris Bowers ( King Richard ) and Pierre Charles ( Musicology with Tim Kash ) scored the Netflix miniseries, which includes a steady dose of hip-hop and pop electro music from episode to episode. Here’s every song in Inventing Anna .

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 1 “Life of a VIP”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 1

“Rich” by Megan Thee Stallion (00:00): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song opens the series. A printing press pumps out newspapers. Anna Sorokin narrates about her story and speaks to the audience.
“Own It” by Rico Nasty (00:12): Anna leaves a voicemail for Vivian. The music scores a Rikers Island montage sequence. Vivian prepares to meet Anna.
“Franchise” by Travis Scott, Young Thug, M.I.A. (00:34): Vivian investigates Anna at her office. She sits alone in the dark and scrolls through a social media feed. Vivian makes a phone call to Nora (Kate Burton).
“New York New York” by Daemon, Zech Biship, Amorie (00:59): Anna speaks with her lawyer, Todd Spodek (Arian Moayed). She doesn’t want to be portrayed as a socialite. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays as Anna rejects a plea offer.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 2 “The Devil Wore Anna”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 2

“More Life” by Torren Foot (00:02): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song accompanies a photoshoot sequence. Anna speaks with a man about his artistic craft. She inquires about Anna being “the real deal.”
“Frida Kahlo” by LION BABE (00:03): Anna attends a fashion show. An acquaintance remembers that she looked “flawless.” Anna wines and dines with friends.
“Shook” by Tkay Maidza (00:08): Anna hooks up with Chase Sikorski (Saamer Usmani). Vivian and her colleagues look at social media profiles in the present timeline. The journalists realize that Chase and Anna’s social media feeds were almost “perfectly synced.”
“Love Em Leave Em” by Amindi Feat. Kari Faux (00:17): Todd chastises a colleague. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song kicks in during a transition sequence. Vivian road trips with her husband, Jack (Anders Holm).
“Up to No Good” by BENNETT (00:18): Vivian meets Talia Mallay (Marika Dominczyk). Jack watches from his vehicle. Talia informs Vivian about a social gathering.
“We On” by Dumi Maraire & Raphael Lake (00:21): Talia recalls Anna’s “great taste in art.” The music scores a museum sequence. Anna admires a Cindy Sherman film still.
“Me Gusta” by Anitta, Myke Towers, Cardi B (00:26): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays during an Ibiza sequence. Anna hangs out with Chase. She boards the Caprilla.
“Party for Me” by Jhené Aiko Feat. Ty Dolla $ign (00:31): Anna and Chase kiss in Ibiza. The music scores a boat montage. Anna hangs out with Talia and drinks wine.
“You Are Going to Make It” by Dope Saint Jude (00:55): Anna stands on a sidewalk near Grand Street in Manhattan. The music continues during a cityscape sequence. Neff Davis (Alexis Floyd) boards a bus.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 3 “Two Birds, One Throne”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 3

“Google Me” by CLiQ Feat. Alika & Ms Banks (00:09): Anna meets with Chase. She prepares for a meeting by reading executive bio excerpts. Anna tells Chase that she has an eidetic memory.
“Ballgame” by Daisha McBride (00:16): Anna visits Bergdorf Goodman with Nora. They speak with Donna Zaveri (Donna Murphy) during an interior scene. Anna recognizes a business opportunity.
“Do It on the Tip” by Megan Thee Stallion feat. City Girls and Hot Girl Meg (00:24): Anna looks at Chase’s Instagram feed. She starts a video call and then cancels it. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song continues as Garner’s character calls Chase.
“Faster Please” by seeyousoon (00:52): Nora receives a phone call about “strange charge.” Anna watches from a staircase and flees. Nora learns about $400,000 worth of credit card charges.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 4 “A Wolf in Chic Clothing”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 4

“Talk About It” by Jungle (00:00): Anna informs a group of male realtors about Church Missions House. They enter the building. Anna discusses her foundation.
“Milk It” by Rony Rex & Carla Monroe (00:20): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song scores a sequence at Micheline’s Restaurant. Alan (Anthony Edwards) arrives and seems nervous. Anna discusses her ADF event.
“100 Miles and Running” by Logic feat. Wale & John Lindahl (00:32): Alan looks at a painting with Anna. He kisses his wife during a transition sequence. Alan receives a phone call from Peter Hennecke, who is later revealed to be a fake person.
“Ghost (Kamen x Ritmo Raid)” by Naomi August (00:35): Alan and his wife enjoy a night on the town. They meet with their daughter at a restaurant.
“Unstatus Quo” by Duckwrth (00:40): Anna prepares for a Berkshire Hathaway event. She meets a private jet CEO named Ron Wheaton (Usama Siddiquee). The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays as Garner’s character arranges for a trip to Omaha, Nebraska.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 5 “Check Out Time”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 5

Get Creative” by lau.ra & Nova (00:00): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song scores the beginning of the episode. Neff arrives at 12 George. She prepares for work in a locker room.
“Harley Quinn” by Princess Nokia (00:17): Neff helps Anna make ferry and lunch arrangements. Garner’s character conducts a meeting. She discusses the face of New York Social Club.
“She a Bad One” by Robyn the Bank (00:19): Neff tells Vivian about being “the power behind the throne.” Anna continues giving big tips at 12 George. Neff makes special arrangements for an important guest.
“Attitude” by Lewis OfMan (00:27): Neff recalls attending a “magical” party with Anna. She describes it as “next-level balling.” The Inventing Anna soundtrack song continues as Anna introduces Neff to her business colleagues.
“Woo” by Wande (00:35): Kacy Duke (Laverne Cox) leads a workout session. Neff struggles while Anna looks at her phone. Kacy urges her clients to experience the beauty of the moment.
“WTF (Where They From)” by Missy Elliott Feat. Pharrell Williams (00:37): Neff speaks with Vivian about Anna’s business hustle. The music scores a flashback sequence. Anna looks at her phone while friends drink booze at a bar.
“Leon On” by Major Lazer feat. MØ & DJ Snake (00:39): Anna pulls out a bottle of champagne in a sauna. She looks at her phone in a transition sequence. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays as Neff and her new friends take a group selfie.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 6 “Friends in Low Places”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 6

“Dark Side (Jon Pegnato Remix)” by Wake the Wild feat. Naiim (00:04): Kacy wakes up in her bedroom. She arrives at work and trains clients. The music drops as Kacy meets with Anna and Rachel.
“Look Whachu Done 2 Me” by Mint Condition (00:06): Kacy plans for a Morocco trip. She speaks with her boyfriend Martin. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song continues as Kacy says that she needs to sleep.
“170 Kg” by Don Bigg (00:09): Anna and company arrive in Morocco. The music fades as they receive a property tour.
“East West” by Omer Agca (00:11): Kacy tours a property. She is greeted with a tray of champagne. Rachel takes in the moment.
“Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels” by Todrick Hall (00:17): Kacy spends six days in bed. An instrumental version of the Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays. Anna posts several pictures on Instagram.
“Can’t Break My Vibe” by Hot Kick (00:55): Vivian works on her Anna obsession wall. She calls Rachel and asks to speak about her Morocco trip. The music continues during a montage sequence.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 7 “Cash on Delivery”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 7

“Shimmy” by Lil Wayne feat. Doja Cat (00:00): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Vivian speaks with her colleagues. She doesn’t understand why Rachel won’t talk about her experiences with Anna.
“No Sweat” by Jessie Reyez (00:03): Vivian begins writing a feature about Anna. She puts on her headphones and focuses. Vivian writes about how Anna’s story started with money.
“2X2” by Kiki Riggs (00:05): The music scores a social media montage. Various people comment on Rachel’s Morocco photos on Instagram.
“First Class Bitch” by Confidence Man (00:10): Rachel stresses out at work. Clara inquires about her demeanor. Rachel texts with Anna as the Inventing Anna soundtrack song continues.
“Queen” by Stella Mwangi (00:27): Kacy trains a client named Nicole. Rachel arrives in tears. Kacy knows that something happened with Anna.
“Drinks” by Cyn (00:38): Rachel cries while speaking with her Vanity Fair bosses. Anna stands outside the restaurant Nello. She makes a phone call and tries to reach Alan.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 8 “Too Rich for Her Blood”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 8

“WOW (Look At Me)” by CHAII (00:00): Vivian thinks about her Anna feature. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays during a social media montage.
“What D’You Know About Me?” by Jungle (00:06): A prison guard congratulates Vivian for having a baby. Anna walks away and grins. The music scores a flashback airport sequence.
“The Pines” by 070 Shake (00:14): Anna drinks wine in a hotel room. She pops some pills and consumes more alcohol. Anna takes a selfie and receives a text from Rachel.
“Lightswitch” by CHAII (00:32): Young Anna roams a lunchroom during a flashback sequence. She stares at classmates and looks for a place to sit. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song plays as Anna gets teased; the music can be heard again at 00:38.
“Passcode” by Jannine Weigel (00:46): Anna finishes a conversation with Andrew. She thinks about checking into a rehab facility. The song scores a Malibu montage as Anna arrives at Passages.
“I’m Good” by Dizzy Fae (01:00:00): Anna sits in handcuffs on an airplane. Catherine announces indictment charges. Anna spots her lawyer Todd and takes mugshot photos.

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Inventing Anna Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 9 “Dangerously Close”

Inventing Anna Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Episode 9

“Best Friend” by Saweetie feat. Doja Cat (00:13): The Inventing Anna soundtrack song scores a slo-mo sequence. The title character arrives for a court appearance in style. Anna poses for photographers.
“Fight Like a Man” by Angie Rose (00:19): Neff promotes Anna’s courtroom style on Instagram. The account “annadelveycourtfashion” gains followers. Alan testifies against Anna.
“YES!” by KYLE feat. K CAMP & Rich The Kid (01:17:00): Anna says goodbye to Vivian. She says that she looks good and lost some weight. The Inventing Anna soundtrack song scores a series-ending epilogue sequence.

Q.V. Hough ( @QVHough ) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.

Categories: 2020s , Drama , Netflix Originals , Soundtracks of Television , Streaming Originals

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Is Inventing Anna’s Talia Mallay Based on a Real Person?

Netflix’s ‘ Inventing Anna ‘ follows the remarkable story of Anna Sorokin, aka Ana Delvey, a high society grifter who rubs shoulders with some of New York City’s wealthiest. The miniseries blazes through Anna’s dramatic rise as she befriends increasingly wealthy and well-positioned individuals, building her own perceived legitimacy.

One of the first to introduce Anna to an opulent lifestyle is the art collector and brand owner Talia Mallay. However, our confident grifter impresses Talia first with her interpretation of a Cindy Sherman photograph. Seeing as much of the show is a version of real events , we decided to see whether Talia Mallay from ‘Inventing Anna’ was based on a real person. Here’s what we found.

Is Talia Mallay Based on a Real Person?

In the Netflix miniseries, Talia Mallay (Marika Dominczyk) is one of the many wealthy, well-connected individuals who take a shine to Anna and introduce her to some of her own wealthy friends. The two first meet at an art exhibition, where Anna, in her signature disdainful tone , impresses Talia with a powerful interpretation of a Cindy Sherman photograph. The connection is instant, and the art icon buys the photograph despite initially scoffing at it. Funnily enough, a few years later, while investigating Anna for her story, Vivian finds herself in Talia’s luxurious home, staring at the very same photograph.

Before getting to the character of Talia Mallay, it’s worth noting that the striking photograph in question is genuine. Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled Film Still #17” (1978) is part of a collection of black and white photographs in which the artist posed as various generic female film characters. The photograph is a well-known masterpiece and was incidentally being auctioned in 2014.

However, the character of Talia Mallay is not as straightforward to find real-world connections to. The Netflix miniseries draws heavily from Jessica Pressler’s 2018 New York Magazine article , which describes a few real-life individuals (like Neff , Rachel , and “ the trainer “). However, Talia seems to be an addition to the show that is inspired from elsewhere. It is possible that the wealthy lifestyle brand owner represents a real individual who interacted with Anna but would like to keep their identity undisclosed.

The character of Talia Mallay could also be an amalgamation of multiple real-life people that Anna met at one point or another. From what we know of the “SoHo grifter’s” lifestyle, she was often jet-setting around the world (usually on someone else’s dime). Thus, the part of the show when Anna is invited to a luxurious yacht in Ibiza by Talia could actually have happened. It is just that the identity of the potential real person is hidden behind the fictional character of Talia.

Thus, it is unclear whether Talia Mallay is based on a particular person or not. However, chances are that the character is inspired by reality (seeing as how most other characters in ‘Inventing Anna’ have a real-life counterpart). Anna Sorokin thrived on expanding her social circles, and the real-life counterpart of Talia Mallay could be one of many individuals that the opportunistic socialite befriended.

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„Inventing Anna“: Modeschau im Gerichtssaal

Anna im Businesskostüm, dabei ein Privatjet zu stehlen.

Céline, Dior, Chanel. Unter anderem mit ihrer Garderobe überzeugt die Hochstaplerin Anna Delvey aus „Inventing Anna“ die New Yorker Society davon, eine vermögende deutsche Erbin zu sein.

„Es ist immer wichtig, sich gut anzuziehen“, erklärt die 28-jährige Anna Sorokin (Julia Garner) der Journalistin Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), als diese sie im Gefängnis besucht. Ihrem Gegenüber empfiehlt sie dann, sie möge sich doch lieber in Valentino und Dior kleiden und zu Schuhen von Chanel greifen. Anna muss es wissen, denn mit einer entsprechenden Garderobe, hat sie sich als vermeintliche deutsche Erbin in New Yorks Inner Circle eingeschlichen und Hotels, Banken und Bekannte um Hunderttausende Dollar gebracht. 2017 wurde sie schließlich festgenommen.

Nach „Emily in Paris“ und „And just like that...“ ist „Inventing Anna“ die nächste Serie, in der Ausstattung und Kostüm auch inhaltlich eine tragende Rolle zukommt. Die Handlung von „Inventing Anna“ basiert auf einer wahren Geschichte. Sorokin hat, noch während Ihrer Haft einen Deal mit Netflix abgeschlossen, um ihre Schulden zu begleichen.

Hochstaplerin in Designerschuhen

Wie in der seit 12. Februar auf Netflix verfügbaren Serie von Shonda Rhimes deutlich wird, gelingen die zahlreichen Täuschungsmanöver nicht nur durch enormes Selbstbewusstsein und die richtigen Verbindungen, sondern vor allem auch durch eine sorgfältig kuratierte Garderobe, die nicht nur von Geld, sondern vor allem von gutem Geschmack zeugte. Unter anderem gehörten Alaïa, Dior, Valentino, und Miu Miu zu Sorokins bevorzugten Designern, eine Brille von Céline wurde zu ihrem Markenzeichen. Zu ihrem Ruf als Modeliebhaberin trug nicht zuletzt ein Instagram-Account bei, der - bereits lange nach ihrer Verhaftung - Sorokins Outfits während ihres Gerichtsprozesses ausführlich dokumentierte.

Für Sorokins Auftreten vor Gericht wurde von ihrem Anwaltsteam damals die Celebrity-Stylistin Anastasia Walker engagiert, die diese angeblich mit Kleidung von Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent oder Victoria Beckham ausstattete. Gerade hier arbeitet die Serie außerordentlich originalgetreu.

Auf der Suche nach den Labels

Lyn Paolo, die Kostümdesignerin der Serie, erzählt gegenüber dem Magazin „Time", wie sehr auch die Ausstattungsarbeit für die Miniserie einer Investigativrecherche glich: „Shonda hat sehr deutlich gemacht, dass die Kostüme Annas echter Garderobe entsprechen sollten.“ Mithilfe Sorokins Instagram-Account wurden also damalige Produktlisten und Modeschauen abgeglichen, um herauszufinden, welche Marken und Labels die Hochstaplerin tatsächlich trug.

Im floralen Print überzeugt Julia Gardner als Anna die New Yorker Kunstszene

Freilich wurde - wo angemessen - auch den Kostümen die Freiheit der Fiktion zugestanden. So taucht Anna, dargestellt von Julia Garner, mit einem an Grace Kelly angelehnten Outfit und einer individualisierten Dior-Tasche mit Namensprägung in Ibiza auf, um sich auf die Yacht von Bekannten einzuladen. „Unsere Anna musste schon etwas stilvoller sein als die echte Anna.“

Stilvolle Entwicklung

Innerhalb der Serie entwickelt sich die Figur Anna unter anderem durch ihre Garderobe. Anfangs noch oft in bunten, großen Prints zu sehen, kleidet sie sich später professioneller, um in der Businesswelt Fuß zu fassen. Große Namen lässt sie dabei keine aus: Sie trägt Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Givenchy, Prada, Gucci, Valentino und natürlich Céline.

Mit kariertem Cape gibt sich Anna als Kunstkennerin.

Noch vor Serienstart wurde die echte Anna Sorokin übrigens aus dem Gefängnis entlassen, zurzeit befindet sie sich wegen ihres überzogenen Visas wieder in Haft und kämpft gegen ihre Abschiebung. In einem Gespräch mit der New York Times kündigt sie neue Medienproduktionen an. Die Netflix-Serie werde sie nicht anschauen, ließ sie über Medien ausrichten.

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La vicenda realmente accaduta della protagonista della serie netflix «inventing anna», artista della truffa e «falsa ereditiera tedesca», mette in luce le ipocrisie del capitalismo: chi sono i veri profittatori.

Nella serie Netflix Inventing Anna , dopo che una rivista ha pubblicato la drammatica storia dell’impressionante frode messa in atto da Anna Sorokin, una donna esce da un negozio indossando una maglietta con la scritta «Falsa ereditiera tedesca». Chi non vorrebbe essere una falsa ereditiera tedesca?

La scena coglie il divertimento e l’ammirazione che si trova dietro la risposta del pubblico a questa storia di vita reale. Inventing Anna , una serie televisiva leggermente romanzata basata sulla lunga storia di copertina su una rivista newyorkese firmata da Jessica Pressler, racconta l’ascesa e la caduta di Anna Delvey, al secolo Anna Sorokin, una giovane donna di classe media di origine russa che, fingendo di essere un’ereditiera tedesca, ha vissuto alla grande per circa quattro anni, frequentando la gente ricca e famosa di Manhattan. L’hanno presa sul serio come cliente persino le principali banche e hedge fund, incluso un fondo chiamato Fortress.

In Inventing Anna ci sono i vestiti più belli mai visti in una serie, più belli anche di quelli di Sex and the City . La fonte di piacere ancora più grande, tuttavia, è la faccia tosta di Anna Delvey. Ruba un jet privato. Usa lo yacht di una vera ereditiera senza permesso. Soggiorna in alcuni degli hotel più eleganti di New York senza pagare.

Sorokin sapeva come comportarsi da ricca. Ne aveva il senso senza possederne il titolo. Come ha notato Pressler nel suo articolo sul New York magazine, Anna Sorokin non era particolarmente carina, affascinante e nemmeno simpatica. Eppure le persone erano attratte da lei. Ai ricchi piaceva perché sembrava avere un capitale sociale. I capitalisti della finanza pensavano che avrebbero fatto soldi con lei (e alcuni pensavano che sarebbero diventati ancora più ricchi sposandola). Anna Delvey ha creato con successo intorno a sé un’atmosfera da ricca. Ha distribuito generose mance in contanti. I suoi vestiti erano perfetti. Soprattutto è arrivata vicina a convincere i principali hedge fund a investire milioni di dollari nella sua start-up, uno spazio artistico internazionale esclusivo (pensate a una cosa tipo la Soho House più arte e cultura, o a Fotografiska senza i professionisti). Ha usato un’app di distorsione vocale e un telefono cellulare per impersonare il suo «banchiere di famiglia», un tedesco inventato.

Sebbene la serie sia leggermente romanzata – alcuni personaggi sono composti mescolando più identità, alcuni incidenti inventati – tutte le parti migliori e meno credibili sono vere. Si è davvero avvicinata a ottenere prestiti bancari enormi. Ha fatto festa con Martin Shkreli , il depravato pharma bro . Il truffatore del Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, è stato davvero per un po’ il suo compagno di stanza.

Sfortunatamente, Inventing Anna si concentra troppo sulle battaglie di una noiosa giornalista di New York City (scusate, la mia gente non fa parte di una fascia demografica avvincente o sottoesposta). I normali professionisti con problemi normali in appartamenti normali non possono competere con le avventure di Delvey e la tentata frode finanziaria a Balenciaga, Marocco, o Ibiza. La serie invece sviluppa molteplici intuizioni noiose: è difficile per le giovani donne entrare nella finanza; tutti mentono un po’; tutti si agitano (molto noiose le discussioni morali su come l’avvocato e la giornalista stiano usando Anna per portare avanti le proprie carriere, e troppi i cliché su come tutti a New York siano alla moda). E non dimentichiamo l’altra falsa riflessione: «chi può dirsi autentico in questa era dei social media»?

Queste narrazioni inventate non hanno senso. A un certo punto il personaggio della giornalista – Vivian Kent, basata su Jessica Pressler – dice che la storia di Anna parla di «identità sotto il capitalismo o qualcosa del genere», ed è l’unico momento divertente in cui la serie prende in giro lodevolmente il proprio stesso tentativo di apparire impegnata. Ma concentrandosi su lezioni convenzionali e drammi individuali, Inventing Anna smorza la dimensione più irresistibile della storia di Delvey, vale a dire l’ambiguità morale che incorpora. Chi merita la ricchezza? Nessuno eppure tutti, ed è per questo che amiamo Anna Delvey.

Le persone cercano gli abiti dell’aula di tribunale di Delvey su Instagram e indossano magliette con la scritta «Falsa ereditiera tedesca» perché Delvey ha svelato le vuote mitologie sulla ricchezza del sistema capitalista. L’industria della cultura normalmente veicola racconti sul duro lavoro di enorme successo portato avanti da piccole persone che vengono dal nulla. Questo è proprio ciò che Anna Sorokin sperava di essere. Nel mondo moderno, la nascita non dovrebbe determinare il nostro accesso alle opportunità e al denaro, ma è proprio quello che accade. La sua storia è illuminante anche a proposito dell’atteggiamento della nostra società nei confronti della ricchezza ereditata: glorifichiamo chi si è fatto da sé e prendiamo in giro coloro che hanno «fondi fiduciari», ma Sorokin avrebbe avuto molte opportunità in più se fosse davvero nata con milioni e milioni di dollari. Ciò rivela che la narrazione del farsi da soli è una fatua melassa sentimentale.

Sotto il capitalismo contemporaneo, il denaro dovrebbe essere una questione di merito: dovrebbe essere uno dei grandi progressi del capitalismo rispetto al feudalesimo. Ma ciò non è mai accaduto, perché, ovviamente, è il denaro che produce denaro. Sarebbe difficile sostenere che i meriti di Delvey – creatività, ambizione, conoscenza dell’arte, buon gusto – fossero inferiori a quelli delle persone con cui ha socializzato o dei banchieri da cui ha cercato di ottenere finanziamenti. Anna Sorokin meritava meno di un vero ricco di salire su un jet privato o andare in vacanza su uno yacht?

I veri profittatori degli hedge fund che è arrivata vicino a defraudare – come Fortress – meritano i loro soldi più di questa ragazza immigrata, creativa e intelligente con un grande sogno? Ovviamente no. In questo paese è legale e socialmente accettabile trarre profitto distruggendo la qualità dell’assistenza sanitaria, depredando il pianeta, privatizzando i servizi pubblici o sfruttando i lavoratori e le lavoratrici. Il fatto che una giovane donna sia in prigione per aver detto alcune falsità a uomini la cui ricchezza dipende da tali crimini dice molto di più sulla vacuità morale del capitalismo che sulle carenze morali di Anna Delvey.

E che dire delle donne ereditiere truffate attraverso le loro carte di credito da Delvey? Si può empatizzare con il sentimento di tradimento da parte di un amico di qualsiasi essere umano, ma le vere ereditiere non meritano quei vestiti e quegli yacht più di quanto lo meriti Delvey.

La maggior parte di noi sente istintivamente che Delvey aveva ragione a non lasciarsi intimidire dai ricchi, a dire a un’ereditiera quale dipinto comprare, a entrare in un hotel di lusso e pensare mi merito tutto questo e altro .

La storia di Anna Delvey è inebriante, ma ha un finale oscuro che continua ancora oggi. Nella vita reale e nello show, Anna è andata in prigione per molteplici condanne per frode. Poco dopo aver scontato la pena, è stata arrestata dall’Immigration and customs enforcement per un visto scaduto e mentre scrivo è ancora in stato di detenzione. Questa violenza di stato viene perpetrata contro Sorokin solo per una ragione: non è stata abbastanza fortunata. Se fosse riuscita a ingannare le banche e gli hedge fund, se avesse finanziato la sua attività e ne avesse avuto successo, a nessuno sarebbe importato del fatto che non era una vera ereditiera tedesca. Gli investitori sarebbero diventati ancora più ricchi. Ora sarebbe «legittimamente» ricca, le voci e le domande sulle sue vere origini rimarrebbero ma si aggiungerebbero solo alla sua mistica. Riceverebbe comunque inviti a tutte le feste.

Sorokin si trova in prigione mentre i finanzieri che ha defraudato rimangono impuniti. Molti di loro sono senza dubbio implicati in crimini peggiori, ma finora hanno avuto più fortuna.

* Liza Featherstone è editorialista di Jacobin , giornalista freelance e autrice di Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers ’Rights at Wal-Mart . Questo articolo è uscito su JacobinMag . La traduzione è a cura della redazione .

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