PRETTY CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Design Iconic Looks For RuPaul? with ZALDY

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Did you know that the looks for Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour, Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Tour, Katy Perry’s Vegas Residency, and Cirque du Soleil were all created by ONE design genius? It’s true! ZALDY is the artist behind this incredible oeuvre…and our guest on Pretty Curious. ZALDY tells Jonathan all about his journey from model to designer, meeting Ru Paul in their Club Kid days, and how the industry has evolved since then. Plus, the two geek out over all things Olympics! ZALDY is a fashion designer based in New York City. Since launching his own namesake clothing line in 2002, ZALDY has designed both stagewear and one-of-a-kind looks for Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Cirque du Soleil, and others. He served as the head designer for Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. collection and won an Emmy in Costume Design in 2019 for his work on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Follow ZALDY on Instagram @zaldynyc. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to learn more about the products from this episode, or head to JonathanVanNess.com for the transcript. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Find books from Getting Curious and Pretty Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our senior producers are Chris McClure and Julia Melfi. Our editor & engineer is Nathanael McClure. Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Darling, I was on a vacation recently and stayed at an Airbnb, and then I realized that while I was away, my empty house, could be making money, honey.
0:12.0	If you're someone like me that is busy and not home all the time, your home
0:16.6	could be an Air B&B and it's actually pretty simple to get started. Even if you don't have
0:21.9	a hall house, you could start with just a spare room.
0:25.2	Personally, I really enjoy staying at Airbnb's. I really do I love a good Airbnb. Who is that? Come back, British you.
0:31.2	And it really is a great way to like support local
0:33.5	economy and support local people so Airbnb is fabulous and I know I was doing my
0:37.4	British voice earlier but we love Airbnb so think about what you could do with
0:41.3	some extra cash whether you're looking to treat yourself to something nice,
0:44.8	like a shopping spree or a spa day,
0:46.5	or start a whole side hustle,
0:48.1	Airbnb can help you be that person.
0:51.6	Your home might be worth more than you think.
0:54.7	Find out how much at Airbnb.com.
0:57.7	Host.
0:58.7	Hey, it's Jonathan Van Ness.
1:00.7	Americans United for separation of church and state defends your freedom to live as yourself and believe as you choose
1:07.8	so long as you don't harm others
1:10.4	core freedoms like abortion rights, marriage equality, public education, and even
1:15.2	American democracy itself rest upon the wall of separation between church and state.
1:21.1	Christian nationalists are attacking these freedoms seeking to
1:24.8	force us all to live by their narrow beliefs. Americans United is fighting back.
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