About this episode

Hillary Kerr interviews celebrity stylist Micaela Erlanger about her work dressing Lupita Nyong'o for The Odyssey press tour.

This week, Hillary Kerr chats with celebrity stylist Micaela Erlanger about crafting Lupita Nyong'o's looks for The Odyssey press tour. Erlanger shares how she drew inspiration from Greek mythology and Nyong'o's two characters in the film (Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra) to determine the perfect silhouettes and color palette for her looks. Plus, she chats all about her Emmy nomination for The Kelly Clarkson Show and everything that goes into styling for live TV. Listen to Erlanger’s Second Life episode!  Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠, and be sure to subscribe!

People in this episode

Host: Hillary Kerr

Guest: Micaela Erlanger

Topics covered

• celebrity styling
• fashion inspiration
• Greek mythology
• live TV styling
• Emmy nomination

Keywords

• Micaela Erlanger
• Lupita Nyong'o
• The Odyssey
• styling
• Greek mythology
• Emmy nomination
• live TV

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Odyssey, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra

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