HAIR AND MAKEUP TEST

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Hair and makeup just arrived! We’ve just started the “look” meeting. We’re doing a dry run of what the hair and makeup will look like for the runway. Polly Osmond of MAC is doing the makeup—she’s incredible. Jimmy Paul of Bumble and Bumble is doing hair. If only you could see what he’s doing! I kind of have Jerry Hall on the brain as the hair and makeup muse. Read more »

NAILS SNEAK PEEK


Ah—I almost forgot about nails! Our PR contact rounded up a great crew of manicurists for the show. Check out the color we are using—it’s gorgeous. Beauty is in the details… Read more »

MODEL FITTINGS: COMPLETING THE LOOK


It’s 11:30 a.m. and the first model fittings were supposed to start an hour ago, but the fourth appointment in a row is a no-show. Leah (Levin, my show stylist) has been on the phone with booking agents all morning trying to track down the girls. Read more »

THE SHOES HAVE LANDED!


Finally, the shoes arrived from Italy today. I’m launching my first shoe line on the runway this season—huge news. I’m a shoe maniac, and now any shoe I’ve ever wanted, I can design! I’m especially excited to wear the metallic suede high-heel wedge boots. (Which do I want more, the black velvet or the gunmetal gray?) But I digress. Read more »

Top $’s flowers – Purple Passion


EXCLUSIVE! Expert floral designer Jane Carroll satisfies their purple desires with her astonishing creation of 15 purple calla lilies in a fresh wheatgrass bed, arranged inside a handled bamboo root basket that’s lined with two-toned silk. For even more beauty and originality, they’ll receive a Valentine’s bracelet designed exclusively for Jane by Mexican jewelry artist Sylvia Davila. Read more »