Christine Paul of Christine Paul Events, a Manhattan based event planner and businesswoman extraordinaire, helped me through so many challenging situations when I hired her to plan my 2009 wedding. Three years and one divorce later, when she asked me to style her for the photo shoot for her new website I was flattered…and totally happy to help. I obviously have better taste in fashion than I do in husbands, but I digress…
The challenge: the photographer that she really wanted to book was only available in two days and we only had one day to shop in mid June – which meant racks and racks of markdowns and broken size runs – and no time for alterations.. I figured that the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store was the ideal meeting place since they ship pre-fall sooner than some of the other major department stores and would at least have some fresh product.
Christine brought her computer to show me some inspiration images and the direction of the new website…I brought her to the Oscar De La Renta in-store boutique…and then to Alexander McQueen…and up to the contemporary floor. We saved the shoe department for last and Christine walked away with classic black Louboutins, pretty nude patent peep toe Fendis and an edgy Jimmy Choo patent and mesh sky high option (these boots were definitely not made for walking). I decided to use the jewelry in my personal accessories arsenal and told her I would be at her apartment the next morning to explain my vision for her hair and make-up to the team from Gloss and Glam.
The result: an on trend top-knot, subtle smoky eyes in brown and taupe and three lip options (fuschia, coral-red, nude). four looks (two polished, one sexy and one edgy) and 50 gorgeous images. I’d say it was hard to choose my favorites since all of the pictures were stunning but it only took me a minute. I
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