Keeping Tabs: Whitney Port

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As someone who grew up during what I would describe as the golden age of reality TV, where shows like Laguna Beach, The Hills, and The City were the first of their form and would continue to influence pop culture years later, and who dreamed of working in fashion, I consider Whitney Port reality TV royalty. Beyond that, Port capitalized on the exposure that those MTV shows provided her with and used her platform to catapult what she had always wanted all along: a career in fashion and a life as entrepreneur.

One of her latest fashion endeavors, a collaboration with tennis lifestyle collection Courting, came about in a rather natural, serendipitous way: the brand's founder, Courtney Kelly, grew up with Port's husband. "We had always known each other and just naturally hit it off. Then one day, I saw her on the tennis court—we actually had the same coach—and we started talking more about what she was building with Courting. As she was telling me about it, I was like, wait… I want in," Port says. "It felt really aligned with what I love, and I genuinely wanted to help her build it and be part of it in a meaningful way."

The Courting x Whitney Port Capsule consists of pieces that can be thrown on without thought: mini tennis dresses, long sleeve graphic tees that Port loves pairing with sweatpants, bike shorts, and the occasional silk skirt, and more. "It’s very rooted in that 90s tennis energy I’ve always loved, but not in a costume-y way. It’s clean, slightly sporty, a little bit sexy, and really wearable," Port says. "There’s a mix of structure and softness, and we paid a lot of attention to fit so it actually works on real bodies."

As for the future of Port's collaborations with the brand, Port prefers that things don't feel overly rushed or pushed just for the sake of keeping up with the trend cycle—but, how she and Kelly can expand on what they've already created together has been considered. "There are a few categories we didn’t fully explore the first time around that I’d love to expand into," Port says. "And also refining some of the core pieces based on what people are actually wearing and loving."

As we patiently await the next drop, we'll be perusing the vintage stores that Port often awaits drops from and consuming the reality TV that allows her to unwind after a long day.