Inside This Real Housewife’s Closet, You’ll Find Bedazzled Timberlands and Lots of Lil’ Kim References

"Growing up in Chelsea, I was very inspired by my neighborhood. I was inspired by the music I listened to at that time, reading Vogue and Seventeen magazines. I think fashion used to be even more important to me than it is now. I'm just so much busier now than I was obviously as a teenager so I have to think about other things. Back then, all I was thinking about was, What the fuck am I going to wear? I want this. I want that. Let me go to Antique Boutique. Let me go to Canal jeans. It was just so meaningful where now it's more fun."

(Top: Miaou; Pants: Adidas; Shoes: Porte and Paire)

"One of my most treasured pieces of clothing is a vintage CHANEL suit. I've only worn it once or twice. I don't really go to tea parties or ladies-who-lunch kind of luncheons. I feel like this helped me manifest part of me that I wanted to get in touch with or something like that. I bought it from A Second Chance, which is a consignment store on the Upper East Side and we all know that consignment stores on the Upper East Side have the best shit. Let's be real."

(Suit: CHANEL)

"Lil' Kim is my idol, my icon. So when I saw a dress made of an all-over print of her mugshot—with all due respect Kimberly Jones—I needed it at once. It's by an amazing designer, RXCH. She's incredible."

(Dress: RXCH)

"I would say one of my top three most coveted items of clothing is a J'Adore Dior tank top. I bought this in 2000. That was 21 years ago. I got my first credit card, I went to Barney's, and I bought this. I cherish this. It looks like it's been through hell, but you know what, that's because it has."

(Top: Christian Dior)

"I think I do try to send messages with what I wear, but sometimes I just want to be comfortable. And sometimes, I want to just look good; I don't care if I'm not comfortable at all. Like I said, it really just depends on the day and where I'm going and who I'm with. Today, I'm going to Azaelia Banks. I don't know what I'm going to wear. I think we're supposed to wear all pink and purple. I'm not sure."

(Left: Atousa G.; Right: Versace)

On her fashion bucket list:

"Do I say a Birkin? I think having a Birkin is more about [the idea that] you've made it to the point where you can spend this disgusting amount of money on a bag. If I was ever going to buy one, it would be the most insane color. There's no way I would be getting black. I'd be getting neon green or something. I'm not so tied to that bag even though it's kind of a classic and it looks good with everything. You know what, I don't really have a bucket list with fashion, but maybe if I get to wear couture CHANEL one day or Giambatista Valli. A Giambatista Valli dress that they gift me obviously because I'm not paying for it."

(Left: BVLGARI; Middle: CHANEL; Right: Prada)

Her style icons:

"Obviously, I love Lil' Kim. Mary J. Blige, oh my god. Misa Hylton doesn't get enough credit. Mixing a pair of Air Force Ones with a chinchilla fur coat;I grew up being like, I need to be that girl one day. It was so ironic back then. It was so new. Kate Moss. Irina Shayk. She just looks stunning. Obviously, she can wear anything and she'd look great in it, but she really does have a specific style and it looks amazing. And Aaliyah, of course, always."

(Shoes: Hermès)

"There was this shirt I used to have that I bought at Pat Field's that was a picture of Hello Kitty but she looked all deranged and it said, Hello Pussy. That was my favorite thing to wear as a thirteen year old torturing people on the street, I guess. I had purple shiny AirWalks that I thought were so cool back in the day like in eighth grade. Also, oh my god, I was a raver so I wore those giant jeans. There were these jeans called 'Mom and Me' jeans that were sold at Satellite Records, which I ended up working at as a young adult. It was like the rave Mecca record store. They were huge and had these crazy pockets with fabric on them, so it was like Star Wars or an American flag or whatever. Anyway, those were epic. I wish I still had them."

(Dress: RXCH)

Favorite designers:

"CHANEL. I love Phoebe Philo. Stella McCartney. Ralph Lauren. I always say that if I had to just wear one designer for the rest of my life, it would be Ralph Lauren. He has all different types of shit. I can look outdoorsy. I can look gala-y. You can do anything. I also like smaller designers. I love LaQuan Smith. Love."
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"If you watched season 12 of RHONY, you will remember that I was wearing this for Halloween when I grabbed the seafood tower and screamed, 'Shots fired!'"

"I work with Alejandra Hernandez. She helps me shop. She styles me for my confessionals for RHONY and stuff like that. Honestly, I have such little patience. Shopping takes a lot of patience and it takes a lot of time. Some people just aren't good at it and some people are gifted at it; Alejandra is fucking gifted at it. She'll send me things. Things I like, I keep and buy. Things I don't, I send back. I really miss Opening Ceremony. That was like my go-to when I had anything. Then I like FWRD, Net-a-Porter, and vintage stores."