As we continue our journey into the mind of celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe [1], here she is at a Lanvin party during Couture Week [2], with actresses Chelsea Tallarico and Liv Tyler, Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz, and Eva Mendes. Yes, we know she has friends in high places; I just like this photo. Speaking of celebrities, in this installment, Zoe talks about how her famous clients handled being filmed for her upcoming show, The Rachel Zoe Project [3]. She also talks vintage and low fashion — Fab stuff.

Smile for the cameras:

"Most of my clients didn’t even know I was filming the show while I was shooting it. I kept it very, very under the radar because my clients always take precedence over anything that I do. And so I didn’t really ask many of them to participate. And the ones that did were just incredible support. It wasn’t a secret. It was just more that I was very focused on them and I don’t ever want any client to think that there’s anything distracting, which it didn’t. Joy Bryant has been a friend and a client for over six years. And Molly and Deborah, I think that I’m very, very fortunate because the women that I work with are just unbelievable women. They’re just incredible spirits."

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Zoe's biggest challenge:

"The biggest challenge of my life is trying to have a personal life and trying to build my brand."

Zoe does low fashion:

"I’m sort of obsessed with Topshop. I love Topshop. I think Topshop is amazing and I think H&M is great. I love what Target is doing with all the young designers. I think it’s fantastic. And I love the Gap. I think the Gap is amazing."

An eye for vintage:

"There’s always a top 10; Pierre Cardin, Courreges, Lanvin, Ossie Clark, Yves St. Laurent, of course, Chanel always. I mean, it just goes on and on. I could go on for days . . . "

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