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Rafe Loves…Sarah Cristobal

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Raison d’Etre: To have an amazing tan. (Kidding!) To love and be loved. (Only child syndrome.)

Job: Senior Fashion Editor at StyleList.com, freelance writer; charitable do-gooder, extreme motocross, mime, professional juggler, globe-trotter (most of these are true)

Live: The Village, NYC

Happiness: Sitting with a glass of rose on a beach in VilleFranche. Oh, and my family and friends being healthy and happy of course. (Wine first though.)

Brunch: Pastis in NYC, Sylvester’s in Northampton, MA

Drink:  Elderflower Martini at Hotel du Cap, Penny Drop at Standard Grill

Eat: The Standard Grill in NYC, La Fontaine Gaillon and Brasserie Lipp in Paris, Miramar in Barcelona

Escape: Anywhere with a beach! South of France, Tulum in Mexico, anywhere in Spain

Read: Cat Fancy, New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia, Vanity Fair, Coastal Living

Listen: Hard to pick a favorite. Currently really liking the Karen Elson album and Whitest Boy Alive. Also have a penchant for Yanni.

Watch:  Saved by the Bell reruns, Welcome Back Cotter, Dora the Explorer, you know, the usual.

Indulge: Designer shoes and dinners with friends. Also tanning and Saved by the Bell reruns.

Shop:  Colette, Barneys, Zero Maria Cornejo

Fashion: Peter Som, Costello Tagliapietra, Dries van Noten, Isabel Marant, Alabama Chanin

Aspire: It varies from 1960s era Jane Birkin to Susan Boyle pre-makeover which makes it very hard to get dressed in the morning.

Charity: Free Arts, NYC Ballet, Edible Schoolyard

Dream: To one day get the call that I am indeed a distant relative to Cristobal Balenciaga and therefore will have full access to his archives. Also to star in an off-Broadway production of “Cats” and be a world renowned Scrabble player.

Accessories: I love Rafe accessories because they are organically cool, accessible and lovely, just like dear Rafe.

Rafe Loves…Katie Karole

Saturday, October 10th, 2009


Raison d’Etre: Still trying to figure that one out.

Job: Shopper extraordinaire (I wish)

Live: Soho

Happiness: A really high stiletto, La Mer moisturizing lotion, and my new Rafe Sasha Crystal Minaudiere

Brunch: Can’t go wrong with Pastis

Drink: I hate anything sweet. Depending on where I go out, I always order something refreshing. It’s definitely better for socializing.

Eat: Bar Pitti or Indochine

Escape: I turn off my blackberry.or fly to Miami. The sun is re-energizing and the perfect winter get-away from NYC.

Read: Zink, V, Spur

Listen: No favorites, but I grew up listening to my parent’s music like Led Zeppelin. I guess I never grew out of it, only more into it. Sometimes I wish I grew up in the 70′s.

Movie: Amelie

Indulge: Celeb gossip

Shop: I don’t think I could list them all! Obviously shopping in Soho.I just went on a mini spree at Curve on Mercer this weekend.

Splurge: Balenciaga, Balmain, YSL, Chanel

Aspire: Kate Moss. I envy the way she manages to make everything she wears look effortlessly put together and never like she’s trying too hard.

Charity: Barney’s, Bergdorf’s & Bendel’s

Dream: Be 10 pounds lighter

Accessory: I love my Rafe bags because their versatility. Rafe bags are so chic!