The designer shares the story behind her $60 boots and her Ganni Collab.
My Gianni Binni silver strappy kitten heels are from a closet sale. My studio mate and I organized a closet sale over the summer in our studio. She loves thrift shopping and finding treasures, and she had these heels that were a size too small for her, but they were a beautiful shoe. They’re really comfortable shoes and really easy to get on Poshmark. I made a resolution this year to not wear sneakers. I wanted to dress more ladylike, and these are a good alternative to ballet flats or sneakers.
The gown is kind of long, so I’ve worn it with my Marc Jacobs platform boots. That was another splurge. I interned for Marc Jacobs and eventually worked for the shoe design department for two years after college. They would do internal sample sales, and they were selling a bunch of these shoes from the spring/summer 2017 collection for $60. At that point, I couldn’t even afford it because I was still in school and dead broke, so I asked my boss to buy them for me until I could pay her back.