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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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Alice Bell: Astrologer, Aut...

12.04.2023

After graduating with her master's degree in fashion journalism and racking up industry internships at publications like British Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily, Alice Bell set out to become a fashion editor. She landed a coveted role as a fashion ...

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12.04.2023 Alice Bell: Astrologer, Author, and British Vogue Contributor After graduating with her master's degree in fashion journalism and racking up industry internships at publications like British Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily, Alice Bell set out to become a fashion editor. She landed a coveted role as a fashion ...
11.29.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Beauty: The Holiday Party Makeup Guide This week, Who What Wear Beauty Director Erin Jahns is back just in time to prepare us for December’s many celebratory events. The holiday season is the perfect time to experiment with new beauty looks, and whether you’re a beauty ...
11.27.2023 Lindsay Holden: Co-Founder of Odele In 2020, Lindsay Holden, alongside her Co-Founders Britta Chatterjee and Shannon Kearney, set out to disrupt the haircare space with the launch of their clean, inclusive, and salon-grade haircare brand, Odele. Derived from the Norwegian phrase for “to share,” Odele ...
11.22.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Laura Brown on Inviting People In, Helping Out, and Collaborating With Sézane on the French Enough Collection Laura Brown is a journalist, a former editor in chief of InStyle, the founder of LB Media, and the BFF everyone wishes they had. After losing her EIC position due to InStyle’s print shutdown in 2022, Brown was suddenly free ...
11.20.2023 Gara Post: The Now Massage Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Back in 2015, Gara and her team at Post Investment Group recognized the lack of affordable yet elevated massage experiences—and The Now was born. With chic design and exceptional massages at the forefront of their business, they opened the first ...
11.15.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The 2023 Luxury Report: The Brands, It Items, and Trends This week, Hillary sat down with Kristen Nichols, Who What Wear's associate director of special projects. Kristen put together this year's Luxury Report, which details the brands and celebrities influencing designer shopping, the most coveted high-end items of 2023, and, ...
11.13.2023 Heidi Caillier: Interior Designer and Author Though Heidi is a highly sought-after interior designer now, she didn’t predict she’d end up in the design world. After graduating with a masters in international public health, she spent her early career working at a medical clinic in the ...
11.08.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Mara Hoffman on the Evolution of Her Brand and Using Discomfort as a Catalyst for Change Mara Hoffman began her eponymous brand in 2000 by designing and selling one-of-a-kind, handmade garments out of her New York apartment. Twenty-three years later, she's still known for making gorgeous statement pieces with bold colors and prints, but she continues ...
11.06.2023 Vicky Tsai: Tatcha Founder Vicky Tsai founded her skincare company, Tatcha, with the goal of helping heal people’s skin and soul. But while Vicky’s a major player in the beauty space now, it took years of trial and error to find work that matched ...
11.01.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Priscilla Costume Designer Stacey Battat on Re-Creating Iconic Looks and Channeling ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Fashion Stacey Battat is a costume designer and longtime collaborator of director Sofia Coppola, known for her work on films like The Bling Ring and The Beguiled. But most recently, Battat took on the huge undertaking of crafting the looks for ...
10.30.2023 Sohla El-Waylly: Chef, On-Camera Personality, and Cookbook Author Growing up, Sohla El-Waylly always had a passion for cooking, but it wasn’t until after she graduated college with an economics degree that she made the leap to attend culinary school. In the years following, she worked in fine-dining restaurants, ...
10.25.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Welcoming Marie Claire's New Editor in Chief, Nikki Ogunnaike! This week, Hillary hands the mic to Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings for a special episode welcoming Nikki Ogunnaike to her new position as editor in chief at Marie Claire, Who What Wear’s sister brand! Nikki has ...
10.23.2023 Emily Schuman: Founder of Cupcakes and Cashmere and Lavune Emily Schuman had the initial idea for a food and fashion blog called Cupcakes and Cashmere back in 2008, and today, the company has grown into a full-fledged media and e-commerce business. In addition to running the Cupcakes and Cashmere ...
10.18.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Comedian and Writer Ziwe on Her Insightful, Hilarious New Book, Black Friend: Essays Ziwe is a comedian and writer perhaps best known for her provocative Instagram Live and Youtube interview series, Baited, or her Showtime variety sketch show, Ziwe. Both shows highlighted her talent for getting to the heart of the most divisive ...
10.16.2023 Eliza Blank: The Sill Founder and CEO As CEO and founder of The Sill, Eliza Blank is the ultimate plant person. Inspired by her mother’s love of gardening and her own struggle to find plants for her tiny NYC apartment, she started The Sill as a direct-to-consumer ...
10.11.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Mario Dedivanovic Spent Two Decades Dreaming Up Makeup by Mario, and It Shows Mario Dedivanovic is a beauty tastemaker of the highest order. His makeup career began over 20 years ago when he first stepped foot into a Sephora. Since then, he’s created viral looks for celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and shared ...
10.09.2023 Ría Safford: CEO and Founder of RíOrganize Ría Safford, the founder and CEO of RíOrganize, is a home-organization expert. RíOrganize was founded in 2016 as a luxury home-organization solution to help make homes more functional. But after a few years spent building her clientele, Safford got a ...
10.04.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Glossy Author Marisa Meltzer Talks Lifting the Veil on Beauty Giant Glossier Marisa Meltzer has been a journalistic staple in fashion and beauty for over a decade, writing for publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. She’s also written four books—This Is Big, How ...
10.02.2023 Geri Halliwell-Horner: Author, Singer-Songwriter, and Former Spice Girl At just 22 years old, Geri Halliwell-Horner shot to fame as Ginger Spice in the iconic and record-breaking girl group the Spice Girls. They went on to sell over 85 million records worldwide, cementing their status as one of the ...
09.27.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jenna Lyons on LoveSeen, Interior Design, and the New Era of The Real Housewives Jenna Lyons has been a household name in fashion since her 27-year tenure at J.Crew, and while she’s still as busy as ever, she’s found new freedom since stepping out on her own. She’s here to talk about what’s new ...
09.25.2023 Kavi Ahuja Moltz: D.S. & Durga Creative Director and CEO In 2007, Kavi Ahuja Moltz and her now husband David launched D.S. & Durga out of their apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Today, the brand’s beautiful perfumes, candles, and bodycare products can be found in their three (soon to be ...
09.20.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: New York Fashion Week S/S 24 Recap: The Runway Trends, Street Style, and Biggest Moments This week, Hillary passes the mic to Who What Wear Editor in Chief Kat Collings and fashion editor Eliza Huber for a special New York Fashion Week recap. They’re breaking down everything they witnessed, from what’s happening in street style ...
09.18.2023 Amina Porter: CEO of PS Amina Porter is the CEO of PS, a private, luxury airport terminal for commercial flights. The service offers commercial passengers an elevated travel experience that allows them to bypass the stress of the normal airport terminal. But before Amina was ...
09.13.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: BTS of Our Kaia Gerber Cover Shoot With Stylist and Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen This week, Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen is taking us behind the scenes of how she styled our September cover shoot with Kaia Gerber. She’s walking us through the months-long process of putting together a shoot and sharing ...
09.11.2023 Babba C Rivera: Ceremonia Founder and CEO Babba C Rivera is the founder and CEO of Ceremonia, a line of clean haircare products rooted in Latinx heritage. In 2020, she launched the brand with a single product—a scalp oil inspired by personal childhood rituals and her father’s ...
09.06.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrating 15 Years of Clare V. With Clare Vivier Now known for her identifiable aesthetic—a colorful blend of French and L.A. influence—Clare Vivier began her handbag and accessories brand, Clare V., by hand-sewing laptop bags out of her home in 2008. Today, we’re reflecting on 15 years of the ...
09.04.2023 Kaelen Haworth: Fashion Designer and Creator of Absolutely Fabrics Kaelen Haworth has carved a unique path for herself in the fashion world, gaining institutional knowledge and refining her point of view every step of the way. After graduating from Parsons, Haworth set out to create her eponymous fashion line ...
08.30.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Wardrobe Stylist Allison Bornstein Returns to Discuss Her New Book on Personal Style, Wear It Well She’s back! Earlier this year, wardrobe stylist Allison Bornstein joined us to chat through her internet-famous styling and closet organization tips. Now she’s here to share how she transformed those viral hacks (and much more) into her thoughtful, optimistic, confidence-boosting ...
08.28.2023 Allison Statter and Sherry Jhawar: Co-Founders of Blended Strategy Group and Nez Allison Statter and Sherry Jhawar founded Blended Strategy Group in 2015 as a celebrity and influencer marketing agency, and since then, the company has evolved to include services in integrated marketing, PR, social media, and more. They continue to build ...
08.23.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Shopping, Styling, and Investing in Denim With Net-a-Porter Market Director Libby Page If you're a fan of Net-a-Porter's carefully curated collections, you can thank the trend research, buying expertise, and great taste of Market Director Libby Page. In this episode, Libby joins Hillary to talk about all things denim. She's sharing the ...
08.21.2023 Padma Lakshmi: Television Host, Author, Food Expert, and Producer There’s no question that Padma Lakshmi has had a multifaceted career. After working as a model in Europe—walking in runways for designers like Gianni Versace and shooting with photographers like Helmut Newton—she went on to rack up a multitude of ...
08.16.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Interior Designer Jake Arnold on Centering Comfort and Democratizing Design Jake Arnold is a celebrated AD100 interior designer known for his work with clients such as John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Katy Perry, and Zendaya. His design philosophy—centering livability and comfort rather than striving for a specific aesthetic—is the throughline ...
08.14.2023 Natasha Case: Lunch Bunch and Coolhaus Founder In 2018, Natasha Case joined us on Second Life to talk about her pivot from architecture to ice cream, and now, the serial food entrepreneur is back to discuss her latest venture, Lunch Bunch. After stepping down from her day-to-day ...
08.09.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Beauty: Summertime Self-Care This week, Who What Wear Beauty Director Erin Jahns is teaching us how to protect and nourish ourselves during the sun-filled summer months. Should you switch out your moisturizer for the season? Is it safe to keep using retinol? What ...
08.07.2023 Violette Serrat: Makeup Artist and Founder and CEO of Violette_FR At just 19 years old, Violette Serrat shifted her career ambitions from fashion design and painting to makeup artistry. She began reaching out to photographers and models and producing shoots for free so she could practice her art and build ...
08.02.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Barbie Lead Hair and Makeup Artist Ivana Primorac Brings Us Behind the Scenes This week, Barbie's lead hair and makeup artist, Ivana Primorac, is taking us through her process for developing the many looks in Greta Gerwig's film. She's speaking about everything from landing on the perfect shades of blonde for Margot Robbie ...
07.31.2023 Amanda E/J Morrison: Co-Founder and President of Julie As co-founder and president of the FDA-approved emergency-contraception brand Julie, Amanda E/J Morrison is working to improve the women’s health landscape. The company’s friendly and relatable social media–forward approach brings scientifically backed education and products to the next generation. Prior ...
07.26.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Daphne Guinness on her Music-Making Process and the Joy of Lifelong Learning Daphne Guinness is many things—a fashion icon, a model, a muse, an heiress, a designer—but today, she’s here to discuss a lifelong passion that she began to seriously pursue a decade ago after an already remarkable career: music. Over the ...
07.24.2023 Camille Charrière: Influencer, Content Creator, and Writer Camille Charrière is widely known as one of the original fashion influencers. Today, in addition to sharing her life and style with her 1.4 million Instagram followers, she’s a contributing editor for Elle UK and has written for publications such ...
07.19.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Weddings This week, Associate Director of Special Projects Kristen Nichols and editor Eliza Huber are walking us through the ultimate wedding mood board: Who What Wear Weddings. They've spoken to experts across the wedding, travel, food, and fashion spaces to find ...
07.17.2023 Morgan DeBaun: Blavity CEO and Founder There’s no question that Morgan DeBaun is an absolute force in the business world. Frustrated by the lack of media geared toward Black millennials, DeBaun, who was just 24 years old at the time, left her job at Intuit and ...
07.12.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Candice Swanepoel: From Supermodel to Founder of Tropic of C Candice Swanepoel has worked in the fashion world for 20 years, but she recently made the leap from supermodel to business owner with the launch of her sustainable swim brand, Tropic of C. She’s here to give us the details ...
07.10.2023 Sheena Zadeh-Daly: Founder of Kosas Cosmetics Sheena Zadeh-Daly’s buzzy clean makeup brand, Kosas Cosmetics, has gone viral time and again, and if you’re one of the millions of people who have purchased the brand’s best seller—the Revealer Concealer—or any of its other innovative products, you know ...
07.05.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Gabrielle Union on Sharing Knowledge and Gaining the World Gabrielle Union has been a beloved actress since the '90s, but she's also a social justice activist, a co-founder, a best-selling author, and now an executive producer on projects such as her new BET docuseries My Journey to 50 and ...
07.03.2023 Vivian Tu: Founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF Media Vivian Tu aka Your Rich BFF is on a mission to help people better understand personal finance. She educates her over 6 million social media followers on important topics like investing, navigating loans, and negotiating higher salaries. With her new ...
06.28.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Travels: The Aeolian Islands This week, fashion editor Anna LaPlaca is bringing us inside Who What Wear's summer travel guide to the Aeolian Islands. She's tapped a variety of experts to find the best hotels, the can't-miss restaurants, and the beaches with the most ...
06.26.2023 Courtney Storer: Chef and The Bear Culinary Producer The Bear is often praised for how accurately it portrays restaurant culture, and for that, you have Courtney Storer to thank. Storer spent years working in the kitchens of famed spots like Verjus and Animal and eventually became the culinary ...
06.21.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Liat Baruch Talks Styling Tips, Working With Sofia Richie, and the Investment Pieces That Are Actually Worth It Liat Baruch is a celebrity stylist and personal shopper. Widely known for her work with the Richie family, Baruch was one of the genius minds behind the viral looks for Sofia Richie's recent France wedding that set the internet ablaze. ...
06.19.2023 Emira D'Spain: Content Creator and Model Perhaps best known for her makeup-focused “get ready with me” TikTok videos, which have received over 85 million views from her 1.2 million followers, Emira D’Spain creates viral content about beauty trends and tips as well as her life in ...
06.14.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Charlotte Palermino on Creating Dieux Skin and How to Layer Products Like a Pro Charlotte Palermino is the CEO and co-founder of the skincare company Dieux Skin. If you’ve been on Instagram in the past few years, chances are you’ve seen Dieux Skin’s Forever Eye Masks or best-selling Deliverance serum grace your timeline. With ...

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Alice Bell: Astrologer, Author, and British Vogue Contributor

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Beauty: The Holiday Party Makeup Guide

Lindsay Holden: Co-Founder of Odele

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Laura Brown on Inviting People In, Helping Out, and Collaborating With Sézane on the French Enough Collection

Gara Post: The Now Massage Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The 2023 Luxury Report: The Brands, It Items, and Trends

Heidi Caillier: Interior Designer and Author

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Mara Hoffman on the Evolution of Her Brand and Using Discomfort as a Catalyst for Change

Vicky Tsai: Tatcha Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Priscilla Costume Designer Stacey Battat on Re-Creating Iconic Looks and Channeling ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s Fashion

Sohla El-Waylly: Chef, On-Camera Personality, and Cookbook Author

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Welcoming Marie Claire's New Editor in Chief, Nikki Ogunnaike!

Emily Schuman: Founder of Cupcakes and Cashmere and Lavune

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Comedian and Writer Ziwe on Her Insightful, Hilarious New Book, Black Friend: Essays

Eliza Blank: The Sill Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Mario Dedivanovic Spent Two Decades Dreaming Up Makeup by Mario, and It Shows

Ría Safford: CEO and Founder of RíOrganize

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Glossy Author Marisa Meltzer Talks Lifting the Veil on Beauty Giant Glossier

Geri Halliwell-Horner: Author, Singer-Songwriter, and Former Spice Girl

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Jenna Lyons on LoveSeen, Interior Design, and the New Era of The Real Housewives

Kavi Ahuja Moltz: D.S. & Durga Creative Director and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: New York Fashion Week S/S 24 Recap: The Runway Trends, Street Style, and Biggest Moments

Amina Porter: CEO of PS

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: BTS of Our Kaia Gerber Cover Shoot With Stylist and Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen

Babba C Rivera: Ceremonia Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrating 15 Years of Clare V. With Clare Vivier

Kaelen Haworth: Fashion Designer and Creator of Absolutely Fabrics

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Wardrobe Stylist Allison Bornstein Returns to Discuss Her New Book on Personal Style, Wear It Well

Allison Statter and Sherry Jhawar: Co-Founders of Blended Strategy Group and Nez

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Shopping, Styling, and Investing in Denim With Net-a-Porter Market Director Libby Page

Padma Lakshmi: Television Host, Author, Food Expert, and Producer

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Celebrity Interior Designer Jake Arnold on Centering Comfort and Democratizing Design

Natasha Case: Lunch Bunch and Coolhaus Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Beauty: Summertime Self-Care

Violette Serrat: Makeup Artist and Founder and CEO of Violette_FR

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Barbie Lead Hair and Makeup Artist Ivana Primorac Brings Us Behind the Scenes

Amanda E/J Morrison: Co-Founder and President of Julie

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Daphne Guinness on her Music-Making Process and the Joy of Lifelong Learning

Camille Charrière: Influencer, Content Creator, and Writer

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Weddings

Morgan DeBaun: Blavity CEO and Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Candice Swanepoel: From Supermodel to Founder of Tropic of C

Sheena Zadeh-Daly: Founder of Kosas Cosmetics

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Gabrielle Union on Sharing Knowledge and Gaining the World

Vivian Tu: Founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF Media

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Who What Wear Travels: The Aeolian Islands

Courtney Storer: Chef and The Bear Culinary Producer

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Liat Baruch Talks Styling Tips, Working With Sofia Richie, and the Investment Pieces That Are Actually Worth It

Emira D'Spain: Content Creator and Model

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Charlotte Palermino on Creating Dieux Skin and How to Layer Products Like a Pro

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