PEARLS OF WISDOM: THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM MOM
Mother’s Day is certainly unique this year, and whether her special day will be celebrated with Facetime and flowers or breakfast in bed, it is a day to honor that special woman who teaches, inspires, protects and, most of all, loves.
She may be the kind of mom who
offers sound career advice or bakes the best cookies or is the person with whom
you share all of your secrets; and maybe she’s all three. One thing we know to
be true is that mothers do know
best. Mother’s Day is certainly unique this year, and whether her special
day will be celebrated with Facetime and flowers or breakfast in bed, it is a
day to honor that special woman who teaches, inspires, protects and, most of
all, loves.
This year
we asked some of our most stylish friends to share advice they gathered from
their own stylish moms. From fashion philosophies to the meaning of success,
empathy, kindness and so much more, here are a few of the lessons they learned
–– proof that Mom’s musings make lasting impressions.
“My mother was and still is
glamorous by day or night. I don’t have a single memory of my mother in a
sweatsuit, sneakers or without makeup. It was never a formal thing that she
said to me or tried to teach me but the idea of being effortlessly dressed and
put together every day just really resonated with me. Getting put together
slightly dressed up in 5 minutes for me is easier than trying to dress down.”
–
RACHEL ZOE
Fashion Designer
“My mother had a great figure and
a small waist (which I inherited until I became a breeder), so she always
recommended dresses with nipped-in waists. She is very pro-belt to this day. My mom always told me to wear lipstick, advice I
basically rejected. (Colorless gloss doesn’t count.) My mother was of the school of taking off one
piece of jewelry or accessory — too much was too much. My mother believed that diamonds — other than an
engagement ring and/or a wedding band — were for evening (or daytime weddings).
And my father was in the diamond business.”
–
LISA BIRNBACH
Award-winning
journalist, cultural commentator
and best-selling author of The Preppy Handbook and True Prep
“My fondest memory with my mom,
Susan, is when I would go visit her when she worked on Wall Street as an
M&A lawyer. I would walk from our loft in SoHo to her office in lower
Manhattan. This was my first time experiencing business firsthand. One weekend
my mom helped me start a lemonade stand in front of our loft building on Spring
Street (great foot traffic!). It was very successful, and I learned all about
“cost of goods sold.” My mom sat next to my lemonade stand the whole time
because she was afraid I would get kidnapped! From that experience my
entrepreneurial spirit was born on the streets of SoHo.”
– ZAC POSEN
Brooks Brothers Women’s Creative Director
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