The Who What Wear Podcast: Lauren Conrad on the Laguna Beach Reunion, Millennial Nostalgia, and Her Favorite 2000s Fashion Trends

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this episode, Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen sits down with Laguna Beach star Lauren Conrad to talk all about the show’s 20-year reunion and her enduring influence on fashion. Conrad discusses her early fashion staples—from Rocket Dogs to C&C tank tops—and a fashion moment she still regrets from the show. Plus, she reveals an early 2000s trend she wears today. The Reunion: Laguna Beach Streams on Roku on April 10. Watch this episode ⁠⁠here on our new YouTube channel⁠⁠, and be sure to subscribe!

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Who What Wear podcast. I'm Hillary Kerr, and today I'm passing the mic to our executive, editorial and style director, Lauren Egerton, for a conversation with the one and only Lauren Conrad.
0:24.6	But her friends call her Elsie.
0:26.6	Lauren was the breakout star of MTV's Laguna Beach, who later went on to pursue her fashion career on the hills.
0:34.6	In honor of the 20th anniversary of Laguna Beach, we're time traveling to the early
0:40.0	2000s to talk about the cultural impact of the show, how Lauren knew it was time to leave
0:45.8	reality TV, and of course, the return of Y2K fashion. The reunion Laguna Beach streams on the Roku
0:53.8	channel on April 10th, so make sure to tune in.
0:57.6	It's all coming up on Who-What-Ware.
1:06.0	Lauren Conrad, welcome to the Who-Wat-Ware podcast.
1:09.2	Thank you.
1:09.7	We are so excited to have you.
1:11.6	Laguna Beach is such a memorable, important part of just like nostalgia for the early 2000s.
1:17.6	And I can speak for myself. I'm from Orange County, so it was a huge part of me growing up.
1:22.6	And our audience is so excited. Our whole team is so excited. We just have such a soft spot for you specifically.
1:28.5	So thank you for talking with us.
1:30.7	So Laguna Beach was only for three seasons, and you and the original cast were only in it for two.
1:36.1	But the show had such a lasting cultural impact.
1:39.9	I think a lot of that had to do with the way it captured a very specific moment in time, including the fashion, of course, which we're going to get to. But I'd love to hear your perspective. Why do you think the show has held our attention for 20 years? I think it's exactly what you said. I think it's the moment in life where everything's about to change. You're about to leave your hometown. And it's exciting and it's scary, and I think that
2:02.3	so many people could relate to that. Yeah, definitely. If Laguna Beach existed today as a show,
2:07.9	in what ways do you think it would be the most different, especially kind of considering
2:11.8	the inevitable involvement of social media, influencer marketing, stylists, all about jazz.
2:17.5	I don't think you could create the same show today. I don't know what it would look like.
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