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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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Kavi Ahuja Moltz: D.S. & Du...

09.25.2023

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 ...

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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 ...
06.12.2023 Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald: Levain Bakery Co-Founders Levain Bakery founders Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald met at a Manhattan swimming pool while training for a triathlon. Not long after, they set out to create a bakery together. What started as an artisan bread shop quickly gained traction ...
06.07.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Halle Bailey on Starring in The Little Mermaid In this episode, we bring you behind the scenes of our June cover with Who What Wear’s vice president of social media, MacKenzie Green, and actress and singer Halle Bailey. You may know Bailey as one half of the Grammy-nominated ...
06.05.2023 Aubrey Gordon: New York Times Best-Selling Author, Activist, and Co-Host of Maintenance Phase As a writer and podcaster, Aubrey Gordon is working to debunk common wellness fads, educate people about anti-fat bias, and ultimately inspire action for fat justice. After years of blogging under the pseudonym Your Fat Friend, Gordon now has two ...
05.31.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Red Carpet Recap: The It Celebs, Trends, and Designers Everyone Is Talking About Senior fashion editor Allyson Payer brings us inside her brand-new story "Red Carpet Recap: The It Celebs, Trends, and Designers Everyone Is Talking About." For this story, Allyson tapped experts—including celebrity stylist Tara Swennen; Catherine Kallon, the founder and editor ...
05.29.2023 Heather Vandenberghe: Flexpower Co-Founder and CEO Whether it’s in wellness, fashion, public safety, or beyond, there’s no question that Heather Vandenberghe is an absolute force. As the CEO of the wellness company Flexpower, she’s working to reposition pain relief as a core component of people’s routines. ...
05.24.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Jonas Brothers on Teen Stardom, New Music, and Fatherhood In today’s episode, associate fashion editor Yusra Siddiqui sits down with Who What Wear May cover stars the Jonas Brothers. Four years after the release of Happiness Begins, Nick, Kevin, and Joe are back with The Album, and they’re here ...
05.22.2023 Zarna Garg: Stand-Up Comedian and Screenwriter After just a few short years within the industry, Zarna Garg has comedic achievements most could only dream of. When Garg isn’t touring the world with her show, she’s performing 15 times a week at New York City’s Comedy Cellar, ...
05.17.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Summer Wedding Dressing Decoded—What to Wear Where This week, Hillary is joined by shopping editor Indya Brown and Associate Director of Special Projects Kristen Nichols, who are here to tell us everything we need to know to be the best dressed wedding guests at any and all ...
05.15.2023 Jessamyn Stanley: Yoga Instructor, Author, and Co-Founder of The Underbelly Jessamyn Stanley is an award-winning yoga instructor, internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, and so much more. While Stanley was working to get her MA in performing arts management, a friend introduced her to Bikram yoga. As she began to share ...
05.10.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The State of Style With Fashion Editor Anna LaPlaca Today, fashion editor Anna LaPlaca is back on the show to discuss her brand-new story State of Style. In this deep-dive piece, Anna brings us inside what’s hot in the style zeitgeist right now. She’s tapped industry experts to explain ...
05.08.2023 Melissa Ben-Ishay: Baked by Melissa CEO and Founder Melissa Ben-Ishay is the founder and CEO of the bite-sized-cupcake empire Baked by Melissa. Since Ben-Ishay and her partners founded the company in 2008, Baked by Melissa has sold over 250 million cupcakes, opened 14 brick-and-mortar stores, and created a ...
05.03.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Aurora James on Her Brilliant (and Heartbreaking) New Memoir, Wildflower Thought leader, founder, designer, activist, and author Aurora James may be best known as the founder of the accessories and footwear brand Brother Vellies, which has supported artisan communities across Africa and beyond. In 2020, she launched the Fifteen Percent ...
05.01.2023 Madison Utendahl: Founder and CCO of Utendahl Creative Madison Utendahl is the founder behind the all-female, Black-owned, anti-trend branding and design agency, Utendahl Creative, behind brands like Simon Huck’s Judy, Halsey’s About-Face, and Chris Paul’s Good Eatn. But back before she went out on her own, she was ...
04.28.2023 Second Life LIVE! Beating Burnout with Dr. Deepika Chopra Live from Los Angeles, Hillary is joined by Dr. Deepika Chopra—aka the "optimism doctor"—for a conversation around beating burnout. Dr. Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology with a special interest in mind-body connection, sensory-based visual imagery, color therapy, ...
04.26.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: With Jéan: Creating a Cult-Followed Fashion Label By Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas Independent fashion label With Jéan’s viral designs (such as its cult-favorite Andy dress, signature corsets, and best-selling ribbon-trimmed silhouettes) have been spotted on everyone from Rosalía to Bella Hadid. On this episode, founders Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas join Hillary ...
04.24.2023 Alexandra Gater: Home Décor Expert, Stylist, and Author Home décor expert and YouTube content creator Alexandra Gater connects with millions through her home makeover videos on YouTube, where she makes design accessible for renters and homeowners alike, no matter their budget. Today, Alexandra has over 500,000 subscribers on ...
04.19.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: How to Optimize Your Closet and Define Your Style With Wardrobe Specialist Allison Bornstein Allison Bornstein is a stylist, wardrobe specialist, and content creator popular for her signature systems outlining how to optimize your style and closet. On this episode, she walks Hillary through her signature closet editing system, the three-word method for defining ...
04.17.2023 Bobbi Brown: Jones Road Founder, Makeup Artist, and Serial Entrepreneur Makeup artist, beauty titan, and entrepreneur Bobbi Brown is a multihyphenate of the highest order. After beginning her career as a makeup artist who became known for a natural aesthetic that stood out against the highly graphic makeup of the ...
04.12.2023 Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: WWW 100: Your Definitive (and Exhaustive) Guide to Spring Shopping Hillary talks to Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen about our brand-new seasonal series, Who What Wear 100. For this story, Lauren created the ultimate spring shopping guide featuring 100 editor-approved products across every major category, including season-defining It buys and must-have ...
04.10.2023 Lindsey Carter: Set Active CEO and Founder Founder and CEO of Set Active Lindsey Carter has built a multimillion dollar activewear business. The brand’s made-to-match monochrome activewear sets have made their way to seemingly every influencer and fitness class alike, totalling a quarter million customers since 2018. ...

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Second Life episodes:

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

Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald: Levain Bakery Co-Founders

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Halle Bailey on Starring in The Little Mermaid

Aubrey Gordon: New York Times Best-Selling Author, Activist, and Co-Host of Maintenance Phase

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Red Carpet Recap: The It Celebs, Trends, and Designers Everyone Is Talking About

Heather Vandenberghe: Flexpower Co-Founder and CEO

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The Jonas Brothers on Teen Stardom, New Music, and Fatherhood

Zarna Garg: Stand-Up Comedian and Screenwriter

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Summer Wedding Dressing Decoded—What to Wear Where

Jessamyn Stanley: Yoga Instructor, Author, and Co-Founder of The Underbelly

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: The State of Style With Fashion Editor Anna LaPlaca

Melissa Ben-Ishay: Baked by Melissa CEO and Founder

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Aurora James on Her Brilliant (and Heartbreaking) New Memoir, Wildflower

Madison Utendahl: Founder and CCO of Utendahl Creative

Second Life LIVE! Beating Burnout with Dr. Deepika Chopra

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: With Jéan: Creating a Cult-Followed Fashion Label By Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas

Alexandra Gater: Home Décor Expert, Stylist, and Author

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: How to Optimize Your Closet and Define Your Style With Wardrobe Specialist Allison Bornstein

Bobbi Brown: Jones Road Founder, Makeup Artist, and Serial Entrepreneur

Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: WWW 100: Your Definitive (and Exhaustive) Guide to Spring Shopping

Lindsey Carter: Set Active CEO and Founder

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