Lauren Conrad New York Fashion Week Interview for Kohl's

By A Mystery Man Writer

Turning 30 is a milestone that can either intimidate you, or inspire you. Lauren Conrad, who hits the big 3-0 in February, is opting for the latter. And like so many outspoken starlets of today, she's rewriting the rules of getting older, from stepping up her career goals to dressing for herself (and not her age). "I was trying [on a tulle skirt] and was like, 'I gotta hurry up and wear this before I turn 30!'" Lauren tells Glamour in an exclusive interview, only two days before showing her first-ever collection at New York Fashion Week. "I probably won't actually follow that rule though." For anyone who wants to question the realness behind Conrad, the head of a growing lifestyle empire who happened to get her start on reality TV, let's talk. Five years after her run on Laguna Beach and The Hills, she's remained one of America's sweethearts, become a style darling, and successfully segued from a reality TV career into a bona fide fashion designer, partnering with Kohl's, one of the country's biggest retailers. Tonight, she's about to take her next big step: She'll join the ranks of Tory Burch, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera by showing
Turning 30 is a milestone that can either intimidate you, or inspire you. Lauren Conrad, who hits the big 3-0 in February, is opting for the latter. And like so many outspoken starlets of today, she's rewriting the rules of getting older, from stepping up her career goals to dressing for herself (and not her age). I was trying [on a tulle skirt] and was like, 'I gotta hurry up and wear this before I turn 30!' Lauren tells Glamour in an exclusive interview, only two days before showing her first-ever collection at New York Fashion Week. I probably won't actually follow that rule though. For anyone who wants to question the realness behind Conrad, the head of a growing lifestyle empire who happened to get her start on reality TV, let's talk. Five years after her run on Laguna Beach and The Hills, she's remained one of America's sweethearts, become a style darling, and successfully segued from a reality TV career into a bona fide fashion designer, partnering with Kohl's, one of the country's biggest retailers. Tonight, she's about to take her next big step: She'll join the ranks of Tory Burch, Diane von Furstenberg, Carolina Herrera by showing