Lauren is the covergirl for the April issue of Redbook Magazine!

Former reality star, Lauren Conrad, has become a serious designer with a knack for making women look cute, slim, and confident. She showed off her fashion skills on three deserving women who’ve been through a lot this year.

When Lauren Conrad blows in for our photo shoot one afternoon in late winter, it’s like she’s brought a slice of Los Angeles to frigid midtown Manhattan. Outside, the day turns unseasonably warm; inside, the walls are brightly papered with drawings of the spring collection the 27-year-old designed for LC Lauren Conrad, her crowd-pleasing Kohl’s line. It was Lauren’s idea to give the three women you see on these pages some much-needed fashion TLC, and she instantly goes about making them comfortable on set. “I’m going to touch you awkwardly–just smile,” she jokes with Lisa as she adjusts her scooped neckline. Then she teaches Diane how to execute a perfect Toddlers & Tiaras pageant turn. It’s clear why she won over millions of reality-TV addicts on MTV’s hits Laguna Beach and The Hills; she really is “the nice one.”

But it’s not just rabid 20-something fans snapping up Lauren’s Kohl’s line and her higher-end collection, Paper Crown. Her silky tops and bright dresses have become go-to’s for women with kids and busy lives and less-than-perfect bodies–evidence that she isn’t the typical reality star cashing in by becoming a “designer” (cough, Snooki, cough). “At first, I was just designing for myself,” she says with her typical honesty. “Then I started getting comments from women who didn’t have my body type, saying things like, ‘I have a larger chest and can’t wear this tent-shaped dress.’ So I’ve learned to make pieces that don’t necessarily flatter me but look great on someone else.”

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Lauren attened the Cotton’s 24 Hour Miami Runway Show again, on March 2.

Lauren attened the Cotton’s 24 Hour Miami Runway Show on March 1.

Lauren was spotted arriving at the airport in Miami on February 28.

Lauren covers the March issue of Cleo Australia! On newsstands now!

Lauren was spotted shopping Design Within Reach in L.A. on February 15.

Happy 27th Birthday, Lauren Conrad! May all your wishes come true!

TV star, clothing designer, mega-blogger and eco-entrepreneur Lauren Conrad answers Lucky readers’ questions about everything from her perfect hair to her new earth-friendly line to her stance on boyfriend makeovers.

Lauren Conrad’s office, tucked inside a Spanish-style bungalow, is fantastically homey. It’s painted mauve and filled with flickering scented candles; there is a tufted rose-colored velvet sofa; her desk is covered with pages ripped from fashion magazines. The 27-year-old Conrad is a certified Hollywood celebrity, but sitting at her desk, barefoot, she registers more as a laid-back, down-to-earth California girl.

But this girl, who tells me, in an OC-surfer-ish drawl, that she hasn’t checked her voice mail in five years, also designs two clothing lines (Paper Crown and LC Lauren Conrad for Kohl’s), has published seven books (all of them New York Times bestsellers), has nearly 3 million followers on Twitter and this past winter launched a collaboration with eco-friendly bag line Blue Avocado. “Inside every one, there is a tag that tells you how many plastic bottles were upcycled to make it,” says Conrad, who drew on her own experiences for elements of the 20-piece collection, such as the curling iron bag. “The inside is heat protected, for when you’re running to the airport and your curling iron is still hot—that happens to me a lot.” Conrad teamed up with Blue Avocado because she was impressed with their “nonjudgmental” green approach.

“The company encourages people to make little eco-friendly changes in their life to effect change, like simply flipping off the lights when you leave a room,” she says. “I grew up at the beach and I was always involved in beach clean-ups and caring for my environment. So, I think any opportunity you have to be green, whether it’s in business or in everyday life, you should take it.”

This conscientious yet totally unpretentious attitude has helped Conrad (who is working on integrating more eco-friendly fabrics into her clothing lines) win millions of fans, and we here at Lucky decided that nobody is better suited to run an interview with everyone’s favorite starlet-next-door than these devotees. Using questions submitted on luckymag​.com, Facebook and Twitter, we let them run the show.

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Lauren graces the cover of the March issue of Lucky Magazine. Grab yourself a copy!

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