Second Acts, Worn Well: The Women Who Walked Away and Won

Anyone who studies red carpets learns that the look people remember is rarely the first one. The Zoe Report has gathered a group of driven women who left the jobs they once wanted most and went on to lead in entirely different fields. The piece treats walking away as a first step rather than a loss. Readers in Palm Beach and Beverly Hills will know this story well: sometimes the change of course is the part worth remembering.

With reporting from The Zoe Report.