Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Zac Posen on Designing Costumes for the Epic Black and White Ball Scene in Ryan Murphy's Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Zac Posen is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer whose designs have been worn by Natalie Portman, Oprah Winfrey, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Rihanna, among many others. Posen is known for his fine craftsmanship and glamorous gowns, and powerful women have historically sought him out to dress them for significant moments in their lives. Because of this, it only made sense that Ryan Murphy and Gus Van Sant called upon Posen while developing FX's Feud: Capote vs. the Swans to craft costumes for the reimagining of a real-life event: Truman Capote's 1966 Black and White Ball. He's giving us all the details about how he walked the line between historical accuracy and his signature stylistic flair to create showstopping looks for all of Feud's leading ladies. This episode was brought to you by eBay.

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1:06.8	visit eBay.com for terms. Welcome to Who up where with Hillary Kerr, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion. I'm Hillary Kerr and today
1:35.4	who what wears editor-in-chief Kat Collins is sitting down with the one and only
1:40.6	Zach Pozen.
1:47.2	Zach is a luxury women's wear designer whose gowns have been red carpet stables for everyone from Natalie Portman to Rihanna to Oprah.
1:58.0	He also served as a judge for six seasons on Project Runway and he's the newly announced Executive Vice President Creative Director at Gap and Chief Creative Officer for Old Navy.
2:04.8	As an aside, we recorded this episode ahead of that announcement, but we are so excited
2:09.8	for him and ourselves that we just had to mention it here. You might not know this, but
2:14.9	Zach is also passionate about filmmaking and storytelling and TV and has been designing
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