Honesty Hour: Our Most Secret Fashion Confessions
Want to hear a secret? We’ve got eleven of them, straight from the mouths of Who What Wear editors. From dressing room disasters to a downright mortifying lingerie debut, click through for our deepest, darkest style-related matters that we just had to get off our chest.
"In my very first pitch meeting at Who What Wear, I pronounced Givenchy as Give-en-chee. I knew in my head I was pronouncing it wrong, but didn’t realise just how badly I butchered it until I did a quick google search at home, found the real pronunciation, and then quickly proceeded to bury my head in a pillow." -Who What Wear Editor
"I got this new bra to impress a guy I had been seeing. It was fairly complicated, with a lot of straps and had to be removed over the head. When the time came for its debut, I proudly smiled, thinking I looked jaw-droppingly gorgeous. He stared at me in utter confusion and frankly said, 'I just have no idea what to do with that.' It was the last time I saw him." -Who What Wear Editor
"I spent more money on clothing and accessories last year than I spent on rent. And rent in Los Angeles is NOT cheap!" -Who What Wear Editor
"The day I had my interview for Who What Wear it was like 95 degrees outside. I showed up early (as one does for an interview), and proceeded to overheat while waiting in my car. When I was shown inside I was seated atop a leather couch. The heat combined with the leather on top of the anxiety that comes with an interview all resulted in a sweat mark on their beautiful couch. To this day I don’t know if they noticed after I left, but I got the job, so I guess a little sweat never hurt nobody." -Who What Wear Editor
"I have multiple 'dresses' in my closet that are actually just slightly-longer-than-normal tops—but I wear them with flat shoes, so it’s ok, right?" -Who What Wear Editor
"The shoes I get the most compliments on at Who What Wear (or anywhere else) are actually a pair of $20 Old Navy shoes." -Who What Wear Editor
"I can’t wear light coloured silk shirts, because I get horrible pit stains!" -Who What Wear Editor
"Instead of a strapless or backless bra, I wear these boob lift stickers whenever I can't wear a normal bra. They keep your size the same, but give you a nice lift and some security that you'll stay in place." -Who What Wear Editor
"In high school, I found out that I was known in some circles as the girl who always wears pink. In retrospect, I guess did wear that pink polo shirt a little too frequently." -Who What Wear Editor
"I know I should care about VPL, but honestly, comfort is more important to me!" -Who What Wear Editor
"One time I got stuck in a dress in the Zara fitting room. I panicked quietly, and after a failed attempt at getting myself out of it, had to ask the attendant to come help me." -Who What Wear Editor
Kat Collings has over 15 years of experience in the editorial fashion space, largely in digital publishing. She currently leads the vision for editorial content at WhoWhatWear.com as the site's editor in chief, having risen through the editorial ranks after joining the company in 2012. Collings is a Digiday Future Leader Awards nominee, was named Buzzfeed's best fashion Instagram accounts of the year, and is a member of the CFDA Awards Fashion Guild. Prior to Who What Wear, Collings worked on styling projects for brands such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Lucky, and Oliver Peoples. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in communications and calls Los Angeles home.