Rachel Zoe Is Ready to Give Your Stroller a Glamorous Makeover

Plenty of fashion designers have lent their names to strollers before, but very few have the experience of actually trying to raise kids while remaining stylish behind their designs. Rachel Zoe did just that. The celebrity stylist, fashion designer, and former reality TV star may have just designed the most beautiful — and practical — car seat and stroller collection to hit the market. Using her understanding of the complexities of raising kids — Skyler Morrison, 5, and Kaius Jagger, 2 — but hoping to remain chic at the same time, Zoe teamed up with Maxi-Cosi and Quinny for the new collection.

"I live by and believe that every part of your life can and should be glamorous and stylish," Zoe explained at the launch event for the collection last week. "I don't think it means you have to spend more money necessarily. . . . That is just a mission that I wanted to accomplish."

It's a mission she accomplished with her signature clean style — think beautiful cognac leather, oversize gold detailing, tassels, and black and white fabric on the Quinny Mood stroller ($899), two Maxi-Cosi car seats ($399 each), and an oversize diaper bag ($229).

"There were more bells and whistles that [I wanted] on them, but for safety and certain comfort issues — practical reasons like we need our children to be able to sit in them and be able to poop on them — it couldn't have some of the things I dreamed," she shared.

As for what she looks for in a stroller, Zoe said it has evolved over the years. "I picked very often the prettiest, but not the most practical," she revealed. "I can't tell you how many of them my husband broke because he couldn't get them to open properly and he couldn't close them properly to get them in the trunk, so he left them on the side of the road. You have no idea. So then I went practical and then you realize how much easier your life is when they are practical."

The conversation quickly turned to one of Zoe's greatest accomplishments — also inspired by her boys — the nursery she opened in her office last year. "It's definitely the best thing I've ever done in my company," she told us. It's so popular, in fact, that it's about to undergo its first makeover before two more babies arrive this year. Upon its opening, Zoe said that the working parents in the company said the nursery helps them work better, but now the benefit appears to be extending to everyone. "Selfishly, we get to have babies around all the time," Zoe explained. "It's funny, because even the people in our office who don't have kids or don't necessarily want kids take a break to play with the babies."

We asked Zoe to answer our mommy lightning round. The one parenting skill she wishes she'd had? We think you'll be surprised!

The Rachel Zoe x Quinny and Rachel Zoe x Maxi-Cosi collection will be available exclusively at Nordstrom, beginning June 15.