He
He
was was
working
as a as young
designer
for for
Cerutti
in London
working
a young
designer
Cerutti
in London
and and
in Paris
and and
he would
come
and and
show
his his
collection
in Paris
he would
come
show
collection
to this
lady
I worked
with.
He He
would
walk
in there
as as
to this
lady
I worked
with.
would
walk
in there
a young
man,
Gianni
Versace
would
walk
in there,
this this
was was
a young
man,
Gianni
Versace
would
walk
in there,
before
Versace
had had
a name,
and and
he was
working
for for
a company
before
Versace
a name,
he was
working
a company
called
Callahan,
Karl
Lagerfeld
was was
working
for for
a company
called
Callahan,
Karl
Lagerfeld
working
a company
called
Chloe,
the the
Missoni’s
were
just just
starting
Sonia
called
Chloe,
Missoni’s
were
starting
Sonia
Rykiel,
and and
all all
these
people
would
come
into into
Browns.
Rykiel,
these
people
would
come
Browns.
Some
of the
most
incredible
customers
in the
world
Some
of the
most
incredible
customers
in the
world
would
come.
Frank
Sinatra,
when
he he
was was
in town
would
come.
Frank
Sinatra,
when
in town
he’d
come
to Browns.
It was
a ladies
and and
men’s
he’d
come
to Browns.
It was
a ladies
men’s
boutique.
Liza
Minnelli,
Judy
Garland,
everyone
boutique.
Liza
Minnelli,
Judy
Garland,
everyone
came
in there.
Every
big big
star star
came
in there
and and
came
in there.
Every
came
in there
every
famous
person
in in
fashion
and and
society
every
famous
person
fashion
society
came
in there.
It was
like like
being
in a in chocolate
came
in there.
It was
being
a chocolate
bar bar
full full
of candy.
It was
an incredible
experience.
of candy.
It was
an incredible
experience.
The The
woman
who
owned
it, her
name
was was
Joan
woman
who
owned
it, her
name
Joan
Bernstein,
and and
even
the the
Barney’s
of New
York
Bernstein,
even
Barney’s
of New
York
and and
other
stores
would
come
to Brown’s
to see
other
stores
would
come
to Brown’s
to see
what
was was
going
on on
at Brown’s.
It was
the the
“it “it
what
going
at Brown’s.
It was
place”
to be
and and
I happened
to be
there…and
place”
to be
I happened
to be
there…and
learned
the the
magic
world
of designers
and and
retail.
learned
magic
world
of designers
retail.
Styling
and and
what
I did
as editor
was was
not not
even
on on
Styling
what
I did
as editor
even
my my
mind.
I didn’t
even
know
what
that that
was was
to be
mind.
I didn’t
even
know
what
to be
quit quit
honest.
I would
look
at magazines…I
failed
honest.
I would
look
at magazines…I
failed
to say,
that that
one one
of of
the the
magazine’s
that that
intrigued
to say,
magazine’s
intrigued
me me
was was
when
Donna
Freeland
was was
editor-in-chief
when
Donna
Freeland
editor-in-chief
of Vogue
in the
60’s.
It was
the the
discovery
of Twiggy,
of Vogue
in the
60’s.
It was
discovery
of Twiggy,
Jean
Shrimpton,
Penelope
Treat,
and and
Veruschka
and and
Jean
Shrimpton,
Penelope
Treat,
Veruschka
all all
of of
these
marvelous,
marvelous
girls.
And
that that
these
marvelous,
marvelous
girls.
And
intrigued
me me
when
I saw
what
she she
was was
doing
in a in magazine
intrigued
when
I saw
what
doing
a magazine
and and
transforming
these
women
into into
these
wonderful
creatures.
transforming
these
women
these
wonderful
creatures.
So So
as far
as a as magazine,
that that
inspired
me me
big big
time.
as far
a magazine,
inspired
time.