Jessica De Lotz

“Sometimes, every different item on my body is a different pattern.” Jessica de Lotz

occupation: jewelry designer

We were all acknowledging in this office the other day, how there was a time we wouldn’t miss a Barney’s co-op sale, in the hopes of finding that one rare piece, but how slowly and completely it’s fallen off of our desire radar, in exchange for the places that we really can find something truly unique and original. Jessica is a very dedicated “vintage” shopper (with “sources” and all), but as much for the experiences and stories behind her purchases as for the purchases themselves. When Jessica bought a ’50′s bag that was filled with a lifetime’s identity of the previous owner, she became inspired to research and bring in the narratives and identities of the old pieces she buys for her own jewelry designs. She herself is a tribute to…

Shelly Bromfield

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“I would never go to an event without a necklace. I would walk in the room and feel physically sick. The room would spin. I keep it next to my bed at night.” Shelly Bromfield

occupation: fashion designer and consultant

Shelly loves her jewelry and accessories, with a PASSION, and she comes to the (taste) table with creds. She was the Design/Inspiration Director for Donna Karan for twenty-one years, and began her career working for one of the original department stores, John Wanamaker, in the ’60′s, where she was considered the “crazy assistant buyer running around half naked… in very minis.” At that time, she and Betsy Johnson fell mutually fell in love with one another’s style. Shelly has one of the most drop dead, enviable jewelry collections of some of the most epic designers…

Diane Naegel

“I wanted to be anything but what I was. I think that over the years being exposed to blogs, to different people and seeing different types of beauty has really helped me own [my own beauty].” Diane Naegel

occupation: jewelry designer

What has happened, that even in New York City, when Diane wears a black ’30′s cocktail dress with a cocktail hat, people are yelling at her, “it isn’t Halloween?” It does makes you question why we are so dulled out as a society from caring about our appearance and expressing our uniqueness. And why do we need Halloween to let loose or to care about how we leave the house? “It was really strange to me that the place that is supposed to be the pinnacle of style, glamour and indivduality, that someone in 2010 would find it really weird to see someone dressed in evening attire with…

Sorcha O’Raghallaigh

“My mom always said, ‘if you’re feeling down, get dressed up!’” Sorcha O’Raghallaigh

occupation: fashion designer and illustrator

The entire time Lily and I were interviewing Sorcha I kept asking myself, how would someone this creative get a job these days that would satisfying to her, short of being a designer of haute couture? Sorcha says that during her childhood in rural Ireland she “never really wanted to be in the real world. I always wanted to be in dresses. We had a trunk at the edge of our beds, and I would always look through it for dresses and prance around in them all day.” Sorcha’s mom’s motto, “if you are feeling down, get dressed up,” is something she has taken to heart, as everything she wears and designs is rich with memories and meaning. “Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind,” for its exploration…

Byrdie Bell, Closet Flashback

“I’m not bound to any conventional sense of what’s ugly and what’s not ugly.” Byrdie Bell

occupation: actor

When I showed up to film Bryrdie, it was also the first time I had met her. She answered the door in a terry bath robe, wet-haired and makeup-free, exuding right away her open and willing-to-share all spirit. While she was lacing up her plastic platform stripper boots, it was easy to get drawn into her stories of being an outsider in Greenwich, CT, where the dress code was topsiders only. The key to Byrdie’s impeccable style is how she pairs these clear massive platforms with the sweetest of floral vintage dresses and her hair swept up. When worn this way, the boots go from trash to class, the latter being what Byrdie is all about. She’s currently obsessed with finishing everything off with her new boxy secondhand jean jacket, and…