That public interest can take its toll, and the two women have come to rely on each other. “I think of so many of the quiet moments that no one sees,” says Gigi. “And so much that isn’t shared online. People don’t know a lot of the ways that we’re similar and the ways we find peace in each other.” For Gigi, Guest in Residence has created another artistic outlet: “I’m sure you feel this when you’re in that creative director space,” she says to Kendall, whose 818 Tequila company works with family-owned farms in Jalisco, Mexico. “You have those moments in the office when you can sit with swatch colors and it’s not about your face on camera.”
Indeed, the seventh season of Hulu reality show The Kardashians is now being filmed—but this is a project Kendall has expressed some ambivalence about. (“It’s not my biggest cup of tea,” she’s said.) What feeds Kendall creatively? “She’s one of the only people that I would let design a house for me,” Gigi offers.
“I swear to God, I’m going to stop everything and just design homes,” says Kendall. “I’m not kidding.” She’s currently building a house out West. “I love my space in LA, but I also really love the simple life. I like getting up every morning and throwing on a bathing suit or sweatpants and no makeup and just being free with my day.”
Both are wary of mapping out the road ahead. “I can get very tunnel vision if I make just one goal,” says Gigi. “And I’ve taught myself more to just be open to whatever comes.” Kendall agrees: “I think about the future a lot, but I try not to overplan because you know I’m a planner.”
“I used to think I was a planner,” Gigi says. “I was like, I’m going to be married at 29 and have a kid at 30. But life kind of happens, and you’re just like, Oh, we don’t have control. Trust the ride.”
