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Join our host, Who What Wear co-founder Hillary Kerr, as she chronicles the career changes that can come at any age in our podcast, Second Life.

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Since 2013, accessory designer and founder Janessa Leoné’s eponymous line of hats and accessories has been coveted by fashion editors and celebrities alike. Now entering her 10th year of business, Leoné is shifting her brand focus to something somewhat unexpected: ...

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03.29.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Janessa Leoné on Signature Hats and Regenerative Agriculture Since 2013, accessory designer and founder Janessa Leoné’s eponymous line of hats and accessories has been coveted by fashion editors and celebrities alike. Now entering her 10th year of business, Leoné is shifting her brand focus to something somewhat unexpected: ...
03.27.2023 Maggie Holladay: Founder of Claude Home Founder of Claude Home Maggie Holladay went from reselling vintage decorative objects back in 2018 to building an online gallery selling collectable pieces and contemporary artworks from artists all over the world. Currently for sale are items like a carved ...
03.22.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Daisy Jones & the Six Costume Designer Denise Wingate on Creating '70s-Era Magic Denise Wingate is the costume designer behind the new Amazon show Daisy Jones & the Six. The series is an adaptation of the beloved book of the same title about a ’70s Laurel Canyon band whose catchy tunes and behind-the-scenes ...
03.20.2023 Blair Eadie: Atlantic-Pacific Founder Blair Eadie founded Atlantic-Pacific 13 years ago and is a pioneer of the early fashion bloggers. Today, Atlantic-Pacific has become a multitiered digital fashion and style brand with a community of 1.9 million followers on Instagram alone. In addition to ...
03.15.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jenna Ortega’s Stylist, Enrique Melendez, Breaks Down Wednesday Press Tour and Award Season Whether you realize it or not, chances are celebrity stylist Enrique Melendez’s work has been on your radar for years. After getting his start with none other than The Black Eyed Peas, he went on to become Will.I.Am’s personal stylist ...
03.13.2023 Stephanie Summerson Hall: Estelle Colored Glass Founder and CEO Stephanie Summerson Hall is the founder and CEO of Estelle Colored Glass—an assortment of cake stands and stemware in jewel tones and soft pastels. Currently available everywhere from West Elm to Anthropologie to Nordstrom, the entire collection is handblown in ...
03.08.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Rachel Zegler on Spielberg, Stardom, and Her Upcoming Role as Snow White In this episode, we bring you behind the scenes of our March beauty cover with Who What Wear beauty editor Katie Berohn and actress Rachel Zegler. Zegler is best known for her part in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, but ...
03.06.2023 Amy Chang: Bond en Avant Beauty Content Creator Amy Chang—or Bond en Avant, as you may know her—has made a name for herself as a massive beauty content creator. She shares reviews of various products and services with over two million followers on TikTok and Instagram. Her audience ...
03.01.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Maggie Bullock Pulls Back the Curtain on America's Preppiest Brand in New Book Journalist Maggie Bullock began her career in the beauty department of Vogue before spending 13 years at Elle, where she oversaw the fashion and beauty pages and wrote her fair share of celebrity profiles. In her new book, The Kingdom ...
02.27.2023 Allison Conrad: Arey Co-Founder and CEO With the launch of Arey in 2020, Allison Conrad created an entirely new haircare category not meant to cover up gray hairs but prevent them from forming in the first place. Initially launched as a single supplement, the assortment has ...
02.22.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Storm Reid on The Last of Us, Euphoria, and What’s Next For Who What Wear’s February cover interview, editor Jasmine Fox-Suliaman sits down with the incredible actress Storm Reid. Best known for her standout performances in projects like 12 Years a Slave, A Wrinkle in Time, and Euphoria, at just 19 ...
02.20.2023 Laura Brown: Journalist, Former InStyle Editor in Chief, and Founder of LB Media Laura Brown, former editor in chief of InStyle, knew from a young age she was obsessed with magazines. She moved from Australia to London to New York to pursue her passion, eventually landing at Harper’s Bazaar, where she’d make a ...
02.15.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Live From FW23 New York Fashion Week: This Season's Biggest Trends, Shows, and Viral Moments Hillary passes the show over to Who What Wear fashion editors Anna LaPlaca and Eliza Huber, who are coming to us straight off the heels of New York Fashion Week. After seeing what this season’s showing designers have in store ...
02.13.2023 Megan Klein: Little Saints Founder and CEO Megan Klein is the founder and CEO of Little Saints, an assortment of “plant magic mocktails” boosted by premium-sourced functional ingredients like reishi mushroom, botanical terpenes, and CBD. Aimed at providing an elevated experience within the drinking culture, Little Saints’ ...
02.08.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Thomas Christos Kikis on Dressing Gabrielle Union and the Importance of Tailoring Celebrity stylist Thomas Christos Kikis is responsible for the incredible looks worn by women like Amelie Zilber, Zaya Wade, and the one and only Gabrielle Union. On this episode, Thomas talks about finding his way to the top of the ...
02.06.2023 Molly Baz: Recipe Developer, Chef, and Author of Cook This Book Recipe developer, cookbook author, and chef Molly Baz rose to culinary fame during her days as senior associate food editor at Bon Appétit magazine. Since departing the magazine in 2020, she’s not only taken full control of her personal brand, ...
02.01.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Danielle Sherman—Founder of Sherman Field and Co-Founder of The Row—on Designing Hit After Hit Danielle Sherman is the founder of the fine jewelry line Sherman Field, known for dreamy hand-linked chains, textured-gold photo lockets, and one-of-a-kind stone earrings and rings. But in addition to her reputation as one of the premier fine jewelers within ...
01.30.2023 Gaëlle Drevet: The Frankie Shop Founder & CEO Gaëlle Drevet is the founder behind the fashion-editor beloved retailer The Frankie Shop. With a booming e-commerce presence in addition to boutiques in NYC and Paris, Gaëlle has created an expertly curated, undeniably cool retailer that cuts through a noisy ...
01.25.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Stylist and Street Style Icon Tina Leung on Bling Empire, House of Slay, and Where to Eat During Fashion Week Tina Leung, stylist, street style icon, and new star of Bling Empire New York, has been a mainstay of the global fashion scene for years. She’s worked with major brands like Valentino and Loewe, and during the pandemic (alongside other ...
01.23.2023 Marguerite Zabar Mariscal: CEO of Momofuku Marguerite Zabar Mariscal is the woman leading all that is Momofuku: a pioneering restaurant group credited with starting the rise of contemporary Asian American cuisine in the United States, an assortment of restaurant-grade pantry staples like ramen noodles and addictive ...
01.18.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Ashley Benson’s Signature Style From Trench Coats to Fragrance Actress and entrepreneur Ashley Benson has gone on to do a number of interesting things since rising to fame in the hit TV series Pretty Little Liars. Last year alone, she starred in Private Property, Loneliest Boy in the World, ...
01.16.2023 Susan Korn: Susan Alexandra Creative Director, Designer, and Owner Jewelry and accessories designer Susan Korn has created viral products time and time again with her brand, Susan Alexandra. Worn by everyone from Gigi Hadid to Alison Roman to Pete Davidson, her bright, sparkling adornments—whether in the form of a ...
01.11.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Sza’s New Style Era With Stylist Alejandra Hernandez Alejandra Hernandez is both the head designer behind the women’s activewear brand Year of Ours and a prolific Hollywood stylist having worked with artists like Iggy Azalea, Eve, and most recently, the one and only Sza. Alejandra is here to ...
01.09.2023 Jamie Beck: Photographer and Author of An American in Provence By 28 years old, Jamie Beck opened her own commercial photography studio in Lower Manhattan where she worked with a multitude of commercial clients from fashion brands like Chanel and Oscar de la Renta to tech companies like Google and ...
01.04.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Madelyn Cline on Breakout Roles, Imposter Syndrome, and Fashion Favorites Associate fashion editor Yusra Siddiqui sits down with our January cover star, Madelyn Cline. Widely known for her breakout role in the Netflix series Outer Banks and the star-studded film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Madelyn tells Yusra about ...
01.02.2023 Allyson Felix: The Most-Decorated Track & Field Olympian of All-Time and Co-Founder of Saysh Allyson Felix is the most-decorated track and field Olympian of all time. At the age of just 18, she won her first Olympic medal and broke world records during the Tokyo 2020 games. But off the track, she’s also covered ...
12.14.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Lily Collins Gives Us a Peek Inside Seasons 3—and 4!—of Emily in Paris Who What Wear editor Anna LaPlaca sits down with our December cover star, Lily Collins, to talk about the star’s massive past few years. They discuss her hit show Emily in Paris, her Netflix feature and first producer credit in ...
12.12.2022 Pia Baroncini: LPA Creative Director and Baroncini Import & Co. Co-Founder Pia Baroncini is the creative director behind her namesake clothing line for Revolve (LPA), host of the podcast Everything Is the Best, and co-founder of Baroncini Import & Co.—her very own line of Italian olive oil. Alongside her husband Davide, ...
12.07.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: How to Source Fashion Must-Haves From eBay Like a Professional Hillary Kerr is joined by three members of the WWW team—Editor in Chief Kat Collings, VP of Influencer Marketing Rachel Zeilic, and fashion editor Eliza Huber—who are here to give us their expert tips on how to snag the most ...
12.05.2022 Daria Burke: Business Leader, Board Director, and Writer Daria Burke spent the majority of her career building iconic beauty and fashion brands, working at L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, and Rent the Runway in its early days. She even led fashion and beauty partnerships at Facebook. Then, she landed her ...
11.30.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Plastic Surgeon Sarmela Sunder Reveals Hollywood’s Most-Requested Facial Procedures Sarmela Sunder, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained plastic surgeon who specializes in all things face and neck. On this episode, she’s breaking down the results, recovery processes, and risks of surgical and nonsurgical procedures, including face-lifts, neck-lifts, nose jobs, ...
11.28.2022 Alex Snodgrass: Founder of The Defined Dish and SideDish Alex Snodgrass, the brilliant recipe developer behind The Defined Dish, has built an impressive multi–revenue-stream culinary business from the ground up. In addition to her 700,000 followers on Instagram, she’s published two New York Times best-selling cookbooks—The Defined Dish, and ...
11.23.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Inventor of the Nap Dress, Nell Diamond, Talks About Creating a Viral Sensation Nell Diamond is the founder and CEO of Hill House, a digital-first lifestyle brand offering fashion, home goods, and accessories that bring beauty and joy to everyday rituals. Or as you likely know the brand, the creators of the Nap ...
11.21.2022 Emily Hikade: Petite Plume CEO and Founder Emily Hikade is the founder and CEO of Petite Plume Luxury Sleepwear. Made with chemical-free cotton and impeccable attention to detail and comfort, the European-inspired pajamas are carried in over 500 boutiques as well as major retailers such as Neiman ...
11.16.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth Carter on Creating the Visual World of Wakanda Academy Award–winning costume designer Ruth Carter has spent over three decades in film, television, and theater, where she’s collaborated with prolific directors such as Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, and Ava DuVernay and run costume departments for films such as Do ...
11.14.2022 Mary Lawless Lee: Happily Grey and Nemah Founder, and Author Mary Lawless Lee became widely known by the moniker Happily Grey when she began her fashion and lifestyle blog as a creative outlet back in 2012. Today, her well-respected brand has an audience of over 2.6 million, plus a brick-and-mortar ...
11.09.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Holiday Gift Guides From Who What Wear's Shopping Experts Market Director Bobby Schuessler, market editor Indya Brown, and assistant market editor Yusra Siddiqui join Hillary to talk about holiday gift giving. Bobby has a million ideas for what to give the men in our lives, Yusra brings her Gen ...
11.07.2022 Jeanine Lobell: Founder of Neen and Stila Cosmetics Jeanine Lobell is a legend within the beauty industry, and her career has evolved a number of times. She made a name for herself as a makeup artist working on covers of Vogue, W, and Vanity Fair with stars like ...
11.02.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Colorist Matt Rez Shares His Must-Know Tips Celebrity hair colorist Matt Rez is known for his transformational work, including making Hailey Bieber a brunette and Kendall Jenner a redhead—two moments that kicked off arguably the biggest hair trends in recent history. On this episode, Matt brings us ...
10.31.2022 Aishwarya Iyer: Brightland Founder and CEO By now, you may have seen Brightland’s gorgeous bottles adorn the aisles of your local grocery store. The brand offers high-quality olive oils, honeys, and vinegars that stand apart from their mass-produced shelf mates with a focus on integrity and ...
10.26.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Olympia Gayot, Head of Women’s and Kids Design at J.Crew, on Her TikTok-Famous Personal Style Head of women’s and kids design at J.Crew, Olympia Gayot, is known for her impeccable use of color, spot-on tailoring, and highly functional designs. Her personal style is nothing short of fantastic too, as thousands on TikTok have noticed, praising ...
10.24.2022 Amira Rasool: Founder and CEO of The Folklore At just 22 years old, Amira Rasool launched The Folklore as an e-commerce website featuring African-based fashion and homeware brands. The goal was to bring diversity to the fashion landscape here in the United States and to create sustainable revenue ...
10.19.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Spring Trend Report With Eliza Huber and Kristen Nichols Fresh off the heels of fashion month, fashion editor Eliza Huber and senior editor Kristen Nichols take us inside their spring/summer 2023 trend report. The ladies break down the new trends we’re seeing emerge for spring and the designers who ...
10.17.2022 Audie Cornish: CNN Anchor, Correspondent, and Award-Winning Journalist Audie Cornish is an award-winning journalist and reporter who is best known for delivering us news as a co-host of NPR’s flagship news program All Things Considered for 10 years. Over the course of her career, she’s interviewed a range ...
10.12.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings on European Fashion of the Moment Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings is fresh off a plane from Paris and here to talk about her last seven weeks abroad. From her wedding in the South of France to a honeymoon across Italy to fashion ...
10.10.2022 Jessica Knoll: Screenwriter and New York Times Best-Selling Author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister Jessica Knoll is the New York Times best-selling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister, and her work has been published in over 40 languages. Her books are so gripping, in fact, that they’ve both been adapted for ...
10.05.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Interior Designer Adair Curtis on Home Trends Worth Investing In Adair Curtis is an acclaimed interior designer and co-founder of JSN Studio—a multidisciplinary design and styling firm he runs with his husband, celebrated stylist Jason Bolden. His clean and elegant aesthetic has landed him countless celebrity clients, features in Architectural ...
10.03.2022 Yasmin Sewell: Founder of Vyrao Yasmin Sewell is the founder of Vyrao, the world’s first well-being brand to fuse energetic healing with master perfumery. With scents like I Am Verdant and Witchy Woo, the brand has designed six personal scents to evoke specific emotional reactions. ...
09.28.2022 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jewelry Mogul Kendra Scott Talks New Book, Born to Shine This week, Hillary speaks with Kendra Scott, designer, philanthropist, and founder of her namesake jewelry brand. Since 2002, Scott’s jewelry has been worn by women all over the country, including major celebs such as Mindy Kaling, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zendaya, and ...
09.26.2022 Lisa "Lele" Sadoughi: Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Lele Sadoughi Lele Sadoughi is a designer and the owner of Lele Sadoughi. She is best known for her iconic knotted, jeweled headbands seen on women such as Kate Middleton, Lady Gaga, Nicole Kidman, Mindy Kaling, and Naomi Campbell. Before striking out ...

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Second Life episodes:

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Janessa Leoné on Signature Hats and Regenerative Agriculture

Maggie Holladay: Founder of Claude Home

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Daisy Jones & the Six Costume Designer Denise Wingate on Creating '70s-Era Magic

Blair Eadie: Atlantic-Pacific Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jenna Ortega’s Stylist, Enrique Melendez, Breaks Down Wednesday Press Tour and Award Season

Stephanie Summerson Hall: Estelle Colored Glass Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Rachel Zegler on Spielberg, Stardom, and Her Upcoming Role as Snow White

Amy Chang: Bond en Avant Beauty Content Creator

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Maggie Bullock Pulls Back the Curtain on America's Preppiest Brand in New Book

Allison Conrad: Arey Co-Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Storm Reid on The Last of Us, Euphoria, and What’s Next

Laura Brown: Journalist, Former InStyle Editor in Chief, and Founder of LB Media

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Live From FW23 New York Fashion Week: This Season's Biggest Trends, Shows, and Viral Moments

Megan Klein: Little Saints Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Thomas Christos Kikis on Dressing Gabrielle Union and the Importance of Tailoring

Molly Baz: Recipe Developer, Chef, and Author of Cook This Book

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Danielle Sherman—Founder of Sherman Field and Co-Founder of The Row—on Designing Hit After Hit

Gaëlle Drevet: The Frankie Shop Founder & CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Stylist and Street Style Icon Tina Leung on Bling Empire, House of Slay, and Where to Eat During Fashion Week

Marguerite Zabar Mariscal: CEO of Momofuku

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Ashley Benson’s Signature Style From Trench Coats to Fragrance

Susan Korn: Susan Alexandra Creative Director, Designer, and Owner

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Sza’s New Style Era With Stylist Alejandra Hernandez

Jamie Beck: Photographer and Author of An American in Provence

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Madelyn Cline on Breakout Roles, Imposter Syndrome, and Fashion Favorites

Allyson Felix: The Most-Decorated Track & Field Olympian of All-Time and Co-Founder of Saysh

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Lily Collins Gives Us a Peek Inside Seasons 3—and 4!—of Emily in Paris

Pia Baroncini: LPA Creative Director and Baroncini Import & Co. Co-Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: How to Source Fashion Must-Haves From eBay Like a Professional

Daria Burke: Business Leader, Board Director, and Writer

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Plastic Surgeon Sarmela Sunder Reveals Hollywood’s Most-Requested Facial Procedures

Alex Snodgrass: Founder of The Defined Dish and SideDish

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Inventor of the Nap Dress, Nell Diamond, Talks About Creating a Viral Sensation

Emily Hikade: Petite Plume CEO and Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth Carter on Creating the Visual World of Wakanda

Mary Lawless Lee: Happily Grey and Nemah Founder, and Author

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Holiday Gift Guides From Who What Wear's Shopping Experts

Jeanine Lobell: Founder of Neen and Stila Cosmetics

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Colorist Matt Rez Shares His Must-Know Tips

Aishwarya Iyer: Brightland Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Olympia Gayot, Head of Women’s and Kids Design at J.Crew, on Her TikTok-Famous Personal Style

Amira Rasool: Founder and CEO of The Folklore

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Spring Trend Report With Eliza Huber and Kristen Nichols

Audie Cornish: CNN Anchor, Correspondent, and Award-Winning Journalist

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings on European Fashion of the Moment

Jessica Knoll: Screenwriter and New York Times Best-Selling Author of Luckiest Girl Alive and The Favorite Sister

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Interior Designer Adair Curtis on Home Trends Worth Investing In

Yasmin Sewell: Founder of Vyrao

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jewelry Mogul Kendra Scott Talks New Book, Born to Shine

Lisa "Lele" Sadoughi: Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Lele Sadoughi

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