VALERIE STEELE
Valerie Steele hardly needs introduction. The Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of technology (MFIT), I’d last interviewed the prolific, doyenne of fashion in 1999.
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TODD LYNN
It’s only rock & roll, but Todd Lynn likes it. He grew up on a diet of 1980s MTV and has styled artists including Mick Jagger, Bono, Mark Almond and Courtney Love.
MANOLO BLAHNIK
“Please sir. You can take my Fendi baguette, you can take my ring and my watch, but don’t take my Manolos Blahniks,” she pleaded. Pathos aside, the scene is testament to the gravitas attributed to Mr. Blahnik’s shoes.
DIANE PERNET
In the 1980s, Diane was a relatively successful fashion designer in New York before becoming a fashion journalist and relocating to Paris. A doyenne of fashion, she is best known for her popular fashion blog, A Shaded View on Fashion.
MAX KIBARDIN
Jacques Deray’s 1969 film La Piscine (The Swimming Pool) is probably on the favorite list of many passionate cinema, fashion and style fans. Starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, the film recounts the vicissitudes of Jean-Paul and Marianne, two lovers who spend their holidays in a villa with a swimming pool near Saint-Tropez.
ROBIN ASHFORD MACY
Robin Ashford Macy, CEO and creator of Vin-T Bikini (www.vintbikini.com), knows a woman’s body and understands what women want in swimwear – comfort and sex appeal with an edge.
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