American author, television personality, and fashion designer Lauren Conrad. Alongside her real-life friends Heidi Montag, Whitney Port, and Audrina Patridge, she starred in the reality series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” which helped her gain notoriety. Conrad, who was born and reared in Laguna Beach, California, had a lifelong fascination in fashion. She attended Academy of Art University after graduating from Laguna Beach High School and majored in fashion design there. Later, she continued her education at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. The American beauty has now established herself as a prominent fashion designer, with her own labels, Paper Crown and LC Lauren Conrad. Conrad not only works in the fashion industry but also frequently makes appearances on TV shows and programs. She also runs a website with editorial content on fitness, leisure, and the arts and crafts. Conrad has also collaborated with the esteemed publication “Teen Vogue.” The multifaceted woman is happily married, has a young child, and loves to spend time with her loved ones. The diva is currently active on a number of social networking sites.
Early Childhood & Life
Jim, an architect, and Kathy had Lauren Conrad on February 1, 1986 in Laguna Beach, California. She has two younger siblings: the TV personality Breanna and the brother Brandon. She is Irish, German, and English-born.
She attended Laguna Beach High School with future cast members Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, and Lo Bosworth.
Lauren Conrad enrolled to the Academy of Art University after graduating from high school in 2004, where she met Heidi Montag. The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising was her next stop.
Career of Lauren Conrad
In 2004, Lauren Conrad co-starred in the reality TV show “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” on MTV with her high school classmates Stephen Colletti, Lo Bosworth, and Kristin Cavallari.
Conrad appeared in an episode of ‘Cribs’ after the first season of the show came to an end. After the second season of “Laguna Beach,” she departed from the show. She did, however, make a cameo in the third season in 2006.
Later, Conrad relocated to Los Angeles, where the ‘The Hills’ spin-off of Laguna Beach was developed to depict the lives of Conrad, Heidi Montag, and their friends Whitney Port and Audrina Patridge. Conrad worked as an intern for “Teen Vogue” while the first season of the program was being produced.
She was named the “mark.” line spokesperson for the beauty company Avon in 2007. She continued acting in the comedy film “Epic Movie” that same year. The Lauren Conrad Collection, her debut clothing line, was introduced in March of the year after that but failed to take off and was discontinued the following year.
The ambitious young woman then started working for Kelly Cutrone’s PR agency, “People’s Revolution.” Then, in 2008, she made an appearance in an episode of both “Privileged” and “Greek.”
She provided a cartoon character’s voice in a 2009 episode of the animated program “Family Guy.” The same year, Lauren Conrad also published her debut book, “L.A. Candy,” which went on to rank among the best-sellers in the New York Times.
In 2009, she also appeared on episodes of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” In the same year, the diva worked with Kohl’s to create her second brand of clothing, LC Lauren Conrad.
In 2010, she appeared as a special guest on the reality series “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.” She published two follow-up books to her first book in the same year under the titles “Sweet Little Lies” and “Sugar and Spice.” She also published her fashion manual, Lauren Conrad Style, around this time.
The Beauty Department was established in April 2011 by makeup artist Amy Nadine, hairstylist Kristin Ess, and Lauren Conrad. She unveiled her third clothing line, dubbed “Paper Crown,” in August of that year.
In April 2012, Conrad published her fourth book, The Fame Game. She debuted the XO(eco) collection of bags, a line of eco-friendly totes, in July in partnership with BlueAvocado.
She published “Starstruck,” a sequel to “The Fame Game,” in October 2012. The trilogy’s concluding book, “Infamous,” was published the following year.
Together with her friend Hannah Skvarla, Conrad launched the online store “The Little Market” in 2013. 2015 saw the addition of the limited-edition Cinderella-themed line to LC Lauren Conrad. Then came collections with Bambi and Minnie Mouse themes. Conrad began selling swimwear at Kohl’s in 2017 in an effort to grow her company.
Bigger Works of Lauren Conrad
Having a successful modeling career is Lauren Conrad. She has appeared on the covers of many publications, including “Cosmopolitan” and “StyleWatch.” She appeared on the cover of the upscale publication “Glamour” in May 2012. This issue became the magazine’s best-selling one of the year after selling over 500,000 copies. She was on the covers of “Marie Claire” and “Lucky” the year after.
Individual Life of Lauren Conrad
Brody Jenner and Jason Wahler, who were also in the same cast, were Lauren Conrad’s first brief relationships. Conrad and Wahler were allegedly involved in some contentious sex tape rumors.
She was involved with actor Kyle Howard in 2008. Three years of dating later, the pair split up in 2011.
Soon after, in February 2012, she started dating former guitarist William Tell. In September 2013, they moved in together, and they later got married.
Lauren Conrad and her husband Tell revealed their first pregnancy on social media on January 1st, 2017. William James Tell, the couple’s son, was born in July of that year.
Chloe and Fitz are Conrad’s two pet dogs.
Lauren Conrad Net Worth
Trivia
For her then-boyfriend Jason Wahler, this American fashion designer had the letter “J” permanently inked on her buttock. She later changed the J to a L following the breakup.