Atiya Walcott On How to Be Intentional, Cool, and Incredibly Fashionable
Naked Beauty
The Naked Beauty Podcast
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🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Atiya Walcott is one of the most distinctive voices in fashion content, known for the cinematic quality of her videos, her mastery of silhouette and layering, and an approach to getting dressed that is equal parts intention and joy. In this episode, we get into all of it: her film school background, her relationship to beauty, what quiet luxury really signals, and why the way you dress is one of the most consequential creative decisions you make every single day.
Our conversation begins with Atiya's early relationship with fashion. We talk about what it was like to grow up as a dark-skinned Black girl at predominantly white institutions, and the journey toward finally seeing herself as beautiful. Atiya shares how she builds a look from feeling first, why tailoring is the single biggest unlock for anyone who wants to dress better, and what her favorite fashion films reveal about the kind of creative she is. She also gives us her full skincare routine, her favorite lip combo, and the one piece of advice she'd give anyone who wants to develop personal style.
Products Mentioned:
Skincare: Sofie Pavitt Face (Mandelic Serum, SPF, face mist), Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser, Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Serum
Makeup: Haus Labs (foundation, foundation brush, contour stick), Nars (lip gloss)
Fashion Films Mentioned
- Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — French musical with the most beautiful color palette you've ever seen
- Daughters of the Dust (1991) — Julie Dash's landmark film; required viewing for Black beauty and style
- How to Steal a Million (1966) — Audrey Hepburn at her most impeccably dressed
- Do the Right Thing (1989) — Spike Lee's visual masterpiece
- Atonement (2007) — that green dress
Book Recommendation: How to Dress for Success by Edith Head
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, this is Brooke DeVard, and you're listening to The Naked Beauty Podcast, |
| 0:10.6 | and today I am joined by a true style icon, someone who I have admired for a very long time. |
| 0:15.9 | From the moment I saw a video come across my feed back in pandemic times, |
| 0:20.1 | and I've just followed all of the |
| 0:21.5 | incredible outfits since. Atia Walcott is a fashion content creator, stylist, and creative |
| 0:26.3 | whose work sits at the intersection of fashion, art, and personal identity. She built her |
| 0:31.3 | platform without a traditional roadmap, no fashion school pedigree, no PR firm, no industry |
| 0:36.8 | co-signed at the start, just a point of view, |
| 0:39.6 | a camera and a desire to be, as she put it, extremely fashionable. What sets Atea apart isn't just |
| 0:45.3 | that she can put together a look, it's the intention and creativity that she puts into every |
| 0:49.7 | single one of her videos. Her OOTDs feel like watching a short film and she uses music and movement to |
| 0:55.6 | tell a story about her outfits. Atea's content doesn't just show you what to wear. It shows you why |
| 1:00.8 | getting dressed is one of the most consequential creative decisions you make every single day. |
| 1:06.1 | And I'm here interviewing you in a Lulu Lemon workout outfit. So excuse me for not, for not, you know, |
| 1:13.2 | answering the call to be extremely fashionable every single day. But I'm so excited It's here to |
| 1:17.9 | welcome you to naked beauty. Thank you so much for having me. And thank you for that glowing |
| 1:22.5 | introduction. It's always so fascinating to hear about yourself through the lens of another person. |
| 1:29.1 | Well, I mean, you really do inspire us. And I remember your early videos. Please say the intro that you use for all of your videos today, but also share with the listeners what your intro used to be. |
| 1:41.4 | All right. My intro today is, my name is Atia Walcott. I'm incredibly fashionable and |
| 1:45.8 | let's get dressed together. My old intro was, my name's Atia Walcott. I'm not that fashionable, |
| 1:51.1 | but I want to be in fashion. So I've decided to style an outfit every single day. And eventually, one of my |
| 1:57.3 | videos went viral. And people started accusing me of rage baiting because at that point |
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