Where do you look for new ideas or voices in fashion?
My colleagues. What I love about the people I work with, especially the Vogue Runway team, is that they each have different interests and deep pools of knowledge across the spectrum of fashion, from Laird’s [Borelli-Persson] encyclopedic recall of a 1970s Yves Saint Laurent collection to Nicole's passion for Jun Takahashi's Undercover.
What is something that you believe will change over the course of the year?
Everything! Has there ever been this much change and tumult in fashion?
What do you enjoy most about Paris Fashion Week®?
Wearing comfortable shoes and walking from appointment to appointment through the most beautiful city!
How would you define chic in a contemporary context?
I keep thinking about Nicole’s [Phelps] Undercover review where she referenced Jun Takahashi's show notes talking about striving for your personal best. In an age where we are constantly comparing ourselves to others on social media, I think people who dress for the best versions of themselves are chic.
What is your favourite way/word to compliment someone’s style?
Fab!
Tell us something surprising about how you got to where you are today?
My first job was writing about real estate for the New York Observer, scanning New York City public records every morning for recent apartment sales feels far away from Valentino.
This interview has been lightly edited.
