15 episodes

Getting dressed is emotional. Grazia Fashion News and Features Director Laura Antonia Jordan understands this better than anyone. In Why I Wear It, she tracks down stylish people and delves into the whys, whos and wheres of their wardrobe. What do they wear when they are not OK? Who do they really dress for? Why do clothes matter – or not? This is fashion, with feelings.

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Getting dressed is emotional. Grazia Fashion News and Features Director Laura Antonia Jordan understands this better than anyone. In Why I Wear It, she tracks down stylish people and delves into the whys, whos and wheres of their wardrobe. What do they wear when they are not OK? Who do they really dress for? Why do clothes matter – or not? This is fashion, with feelings.

    Laura Jackson

    Laura Jackson

    “It’s dressing so people know I mean business, I’ve arrived!”

    Laura Jackson is a presenter, a design collaborator, author and supper club hostess. Last year, she added to her already packed resume when she launched Glassette, an online homewares platform, curating Laura’s magpie eye for excellent interiors finds from independent brands and designers.

    She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about the lengths she’ll go to for a great buy, why everyone should be welcome to enjoy good design and dressing for the job you want

    • 38 min
    Osman Yousefzada

    Osman Yousefzada

    “You have something instantaneous in your hands, you put it on and it automatically transforms you and makes you feel better”

    Osman is an artist, writer and designer, whose designs have been worn by the likes of Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Lupita Nyongo. Now Osman has written his first memoir, released this month – “The Go Between: A portrait of growing up between different”.

    He talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about the emotional rollercoaster of writing his book, fashion as a tool for transformation and the power of ritualising dress.

    • 28 min
    Katherine Ormerod

    Katherine Ormerod

    “I’m just not really a tracksuit kinda gal”

    Katherine Ormerod is a journalist, influencer, former Grazia girl and author of ‘Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life’.

    She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about the realities of influencing, the liberation of making an effort and not being afraid of a little va va voom.

    • 45 min
    Anna Shaffer

    Anna Shaffer

    “Clothes for me are a language in a way”

    Anna Shaffer is an actress who made her screen debut in Harry Potter and is currently starring in ‘The Witcher’ – currently number one on Netflix. She runs the wine bar ‘Hectors’ in London with her husband Jimmy.

    She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about how fashion is a powerful tool of communication, how she accidently had a white wedding and how overdressing is only ever a good thing.

    • 31 min
    Batsheva Hay

    Batsheva Hay

    “I don’t feel the pressure of rejection at all. The only thing I feel bad about is if I didn’t wear something fun".

    Batsheva Hay is a New York based designer, who founded her brand Batsheva in 2016, known for its subversive and unexpected spin on traditional dresses.

    She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about her former life as a lawyer, the joy of compliments from other women, her love of all things Laura Ashley and how sexy doesn’t necessarily look how you think it might.

    • 35 min
    Clara Francis

    Clara Francis

    "If I didn't discipline myself to get up, have a shower, put on something nice, it was a spiral of despair". Clara Francis is an actor, co-founder of the dress company O Pioneers and a jewellery designer. She talks to host Laura Antonia Jordan about how getting dressed helped her through the darkest hours of grief when her daughter died, how she navigates dressing for the red carpet and confesses to her obsessive online shopping habits.

    • 21 min

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