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Talk about an awesome shopping date! Thursday morning, I got to hang with the fabulous Miss Nicole Richie at Holt Renfrew! I’d only interviewed her once before, way back in 2006, for a father-daughter piece with her uber-famous dad Lionel. Back then, the petite and super polite (hanging with your dad for interviews tends to have that effect!) star was still only known 50% of the ditsy Simple Life Paris-Nicole duo, and was the last person I’d have expected to be considered one of the decade’s rising style icons (hello pink hair extensions and Juicy Couture sweats!) .
Only 4 years later though, Nicole is turning into a mini style-mogul, with a successful accessory line, House of Harlow, which now includes shoes and eyewear on top of great jewelry, a maternity collection for Pea in a Pod, and the brand new clothing line Winter Kate (which is daughter Harlow’s middle name). What makes her so successful? The line IS Nicole Richie. Unlike many other celebrity designers, Nic’s signature style is reflected in every piece; the boho-chic looks from her Spring 2010 collection clearly mimic her personal style, and have an dreamy comfy everyday vibe.
So….fast forward from 2006 to this week for meeting numéro deux with Nicole. Picking an outfit was BEYOND stressful! Five outfit changes later, I settled on a sequined Diesel top, my fave Mavi jeggings, a Montreal made jacket and my killer Ted Baker booties, to chat with the star about her new line, drawing inspiration from the music of Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin and just a (tiny,tiny ) bit about the new bling she’s sporting on her finger (yep! she and Josh Madden got engaged this week! The video of her announcing it is at the bottom of the post)….And the coolest part of our interview? Learning about Winter Kate’s Montreal connection! See, Nicole readily admits she needed some partners in crime to produce an amazing line, and she told me all about her decision to team up with Montrealers Rick and Bryan Cytrynbaum, the brothers behind Modern Vintage shoes. Through multiple visits to their offices here in the 514 as well as some inspired brainstorming in her L.A. home, the trio worked on turning Nicole’s personal style into chic, and pretty affordable creations (ranging between 100$ to 225$, the clothes are some of the least expensive at Holt’s!). You can read my interview with the celebrity designer in the June issue of Loulou. Till then, lots of pics of Nicole’s Montreal visit after the jump!
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TAGS anne-marie withenshaw , autograph , boho-chic , cebrity designer , daughter , david letterman , engagement , fans , holt renfrew , hosue of harlow , interview , jewelry , joel madden , nicole richie , photos , pics , shoes , signing , video , winer kate
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