The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 74

...so ...so …so I came back. That’s how how I ended up up back in in …so I came back. That’s I ended back New York. I came back to New York, but but my my life life New York. I came back to New York, was was in London. I lived with my my mother for for a a in London. I lived with mother few few months, and and I managed to get a job, something mediocre months, I managed to get a job, something mediocre just just to keep me me going. While I lived in London I met a few to keep going. While I lived in London I met a few people who who gave me me people to look up in York, and and people gave people to look up New in New York, one one of them was was the the art art direct for for Andy Warhol. His His of them direct Andy Warhol. name was was Mark Balet. He He was was a student then, going to to name Mark Balet. a student then, going school in in Rome, but but he he would come to to England school Rome, would come England because everyone came to London to see what was was because everyone came to London to see what going on. on. In New York, I saw him. He He had had moved going In New York, I saw him. moved to an to back to America, he was American. He He was was now now back to America, he was American. the the im the the art art director for for Andy Warhol, and and he he said, director Andy Warhol, said, course cou “come and and help help me me do this.” I don’t know if you “come do this.” I don’t know if you 80’s 80’s now know the the Interview magazine, owned by Andy know Interview magazine, owned by Andy got got a grea a g Warhol. So, So, next next thing I know, he he asks asks me me to to Warhol. thing I know, ma on the said, “Style?” “Style?” on the come and and style. I said, “Style?” What do do you you “I “I said, come style. I said, “Style?” What necessaril necess mean by by styling? I didn’t know what styling mean styling? I didn’t know what styling What What do do you you mean mean New New York Y was. He He says, “you have to dress them.” I said, was. says, “you have to dress them.” I said, by by styling? styling? I didn’t I didn’t were reall were r “people dress themselves,” “why do do I have to to “people dress themselves,” “why I have An stylist. know what what styling styling stylist. dress these people?” Well, you you know beggars dress these people?” Well, know beggars know had had told to can’t be choosers, and and I had to do job, job, but but was. can’t be choosers, I had to some do some was. He He says, says, “you “you chosen chose 6 I thought it was the the most stupid thing I could I thought it was most stupid thing I could have to dress them.” have to dress them.” were alr were ever ever do…to dress someone. So, So, here here I am… The The do…to dress someone. I am… w ther “people dress I said, “people dress there first first shoot that that I had to do was was a princess. It was shoot I had to do a princess. It was I said, we a Catherine Oxenberg. She She came from royalty, but but themselves,” Catherine Oxenberg. came from royalty, themselves,” “why “why were she, sh A you you know in those days it was about the the social girls know in those days it was about social girls do do I have I have to to dress dress sam s or the movie stars that that would be in magazine, or or or the movie stars would be the in the magazine, people?”” these people?”” tha whoever was was relevant at that time. That was was my my first first these whoever relevant at that time. That h picture with her, her, and and it turned out out to be a successful picture with it turned to be a successful picture. I think her her mother was was involved with Richard picture. I think mother involved with Richard Burton at at one one time…but anyway…that was was my my first first Burton time…but anyway…that attempt to do And And the the next next thing I know, the the second attempt to styling. do styling. thing I know, second shoot that that I had was was with Jodie Foster. Now she she was was 15. 15. shoot I had with Jodie Foster. Now