Breaking up is hard to do, especially when it’s with a character you’ve been playing for the better half of your career. But in Ashley Blaine Featherson’s case, the breakup with her beloved Dear White People counterpart Joelle was inevitable. She had spent five-plus years working on the indie film turned popular Netflix series about a group of Black college students at an Ivy League institution that touches on various topics of race relations and black identity, and it was time to graduate...

Nesta Cooper just wants to be funky. Chalk it up to the resurgence of wild early aughts trends or the post-apocalyptic nature of her show See, but sartorially speaking, the actress is in the mood for some fun. Aren’t we all? Cooper’s energy is infectious, even through a Zoom call, and it doesn’t take long for us to bond over our shared love of floppy bucket hats (she has a great collection), bold patterns, and statement jewelry. Take a quick scroll through her Instagram, and you’ll be tr...

The days get shorter, the nights get longer, and temperatures, hopefully, begin to drop as summer turns into autumn and we prepare for all things pumpkin spice to reign supreme. While fall fashion is a favorite among Who What Wear editors and readers alike, there’s one seasonal trend we tend to disagree on: the reemergence of all things spooky as we gear up for Halloween. Although some horror lovers are already planning their looks for October 31, I prefer to celebrate in a more subtle and s...

In the year 2021, “How are you?” is a loaded question. How are you? How are you? Does anyone really want to know the truth? And yet, this is, predictably, how my Zoom conversation begins with 24-year-old Grace Van Patten as we rush through introductions on-screen, maintaining a very safe social distance in our respective Brooklyn apartments. Wearing a white tank top and a mix of chunky and delicate gold jewelry (she describes her personal style as “Saturday Night Fever mixed with Urban Co...