Chic Tales

Submitted by Stacie Gillian on Fri, 06/05/2009 - 09:50

Francoise Sagan said it best—A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to want to take it off you…

Placing beautiful jewels and clothing is a wonderful conundrum to have…which outfit is the best for each person and for each event. It’s as if I am lucky enough to have access to all of my client’s closets (by extension all of their fantastic resources as well)—RARE Vintage, Kwiat diamonds, Carelle fine jewelry, Verrier, Cynthia Steffe—and the opportunity to dress living Barbie dolls, some of the most stunning women in the world. My work affords me the opportunity to come in contact with some of the most interesting and stunning living dolls in the world. After all, half of this is making the correct choices for each personality and the other half is about making one moment into a memory. Each look should be inspirational. It should be as moving as the most beautiful painting that you have ever seen.

I was a romantic child, the little girl that always dreamed of the silver screen moment of being dressed in a cascading dress and massive necklace when the man of my dreams grabs me and kisses me. I found those moments in fashion catalogs and magazines. I remember receiving the Bergdorf Goodman catalog- I would wait until the mail man came and run out to steal it before my mother had a chance to take a look (she would be so angry) because I was so excited and inspired by the images in the Holiday book. Surrounded by all of my favorite books and magazines, I would read them from cover to cover—and then skim them again just to take in the breathtaking images of inspirational ladies like Sophia Loren and Jackie Kennedy.

Now, when the exciting and demanding emails come in from stylists to pull clothing and accessories, I wait anxiously to see which lovely lady (Kate Beckinsale, Angelina Jolie or Elisabeth Moss) and/or gentleman (Forest Whitaker) will be sauntering across the red carpet in one of our looks and how someone else interpreted our pieces. So here they are, some of my favorite moments. Some I have been a part of creating, and others were just too lovely to deny. I hope they inspire you.

Mahwah, Enjoy!