The Who What Wear Podcast: Miss Claire Sullivan on Modern Couture, the Glory of a One-of-a-Kind Piece, and Designing for Sarah Jessica Parker and Addison Rae

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🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Claire Sullivan is a designer, creative consultant, and founder of the design label Miss Claire Sullivan. She grew up loving fashion and has a penchant for dramatic, voluminous designs. It’s no surprise, then, that after working as the co-creative director of the streetwear label Vaquera, she founded her own atelier, where she creates dynamic, one-of-a-kind designs. In the past year, she’s generated several iconic red carpet moments, such as Addison Rae’s padded bustier with a big tulle skirt. Her pieces have also been worn by the likes of Chappell Roan, Kylie Jenner, and Camila Cabello. This week, Sullivan joins Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen to discuss her earliest style influences, what it's like to design custom pieces for her clients, and how she created an Anna Wintour–approved dress made out of maps for Hailey Bieber.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Who What Wear Podcast, your direct line to the designers,
0:14.7	stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world
0:20.2	of fashion. I'm Who What Wares
0:22.3	editorial director Lauren Egerton, and today I'm chatting with Claire Sullivan, the founder and
0:27.7	designer of the brand Miss Claire Sullivan. Claire got her start as the co-founder and co-creative director
0:33.4	of the fashion label Vakera. In 2021, she struck out on her own with the goal of creating
0:39.2	clothes that are more than just an outfit. They're an experience. Claire's designs have been
0:44.1	some of the most interesting pieces on the red carpet recently. I'm sure you remember, Addison
0:48.6	raised viral look from the 2004 VMAs, a white satin bra and panty set with a dramatic tool of vessel.
0:55.8	I love that Claire's work is encouraging celebrities to experiment and bring joy to the
0:59.8	carpets again. Today, I'm talking to Claire about her early influences, her creative process,
1:05.4	and recreating the iconic Sex in the City, Dior newspaper print dress for Sarah Jessica
1:10.2	Parker. It's all coming up
1:12.3	on Who, What, Where?
1:17.0	Hi, Claire. How are you? Are you in your studio right now? Hi. Yeah, I'm good. I just moved into my
1:26.3	news studio. I'm over the moon, excited. Oh my gosh, amazing. Well, I'm good. I just moved into my new studio. I'm over the moon excited. Oh my gosh.
1:29.3	Amazing. Well, I'm Lauren. I'm our editorial director at Who Aware and we are huge fans of you and your
1:35.4	work. So it's really exciting to have you here with us today. Oh, amazing. Thank you. I'm so happy to be here.
1:40.8	So I want to introduce you to our audience properly. For those of you who might not
1:44.9	have heard of Claire Sullivan until now, which should be a crime, I can guarantee you that you
1:49.2	are familiar with at least some of her work. Claire is a New York-based designer who first started
1:54.1	out working for the beloved and very wild brand Vakara and has since ventured off on her own
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