Trademark Taylor Encompasses All Seasons

“Rebecca Taylor, the hip New Zealand-born designer whose collections appeal to a young, fashion-forward customer, is among the designers who are turning upside down the notion of what to wear when”, Clifford Pugh writes for CultureMap Austin.

“Seasons may change, but, increasingly, shoppers are looking for clothes that transcend a particular time of year. Her fall collection includes modern yet feminine looks – a Taylor trademark – that, indeed, encompass all seasons.

“The refreshingly frank 44-year-old designer also touched on other subjects in her no-nonsense manner.”

“‘I love that I get to go shopping and call it research. And I like to tell my husband with a straight face that my clothing budget should be four times his. I grew up in the ‘80s. I was Cyndi Lauper. I was Madonna. I was at all the thrift stores. I had paint from the art room in my hair just making it all work. The funnest thing in the world is to dress up and become someone else.’”

“If you didn’t do this, what would you do?” Pugh asks.

“‘I used to say dolphin trainer, but that’s so un-PC now,’ Taylor says.”

Original article by Clifford Pugh, Culture Map Austin, March 23, 2014.

Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images North America.