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Secrets From a Stylist Premiere: Emily Takes Us Behind the Scenes

by Emily Henderson February 27, 2011 20 Comments

Alright. Lets go behind the scenes. Here’s how it all went down: Monday: we have a production meeting where I, little old Emily, tell everybody whats about to happen for the next 6 days (yes we shoot 6 days a week, nutso i know).

Look 1 or Look 2?

Hi From Secrets From a Stylist

by Emily Henderson February 25, 2011 33 Comments

Ah. The first episode of my brand spankin new show, Secrets From a Stylist. (The launch is saturday at 9pm. 1 day and counting, geez. And the official title of my first episode?… Hollywood Regency Meets Country Club). It’s like the first day of high school. I remember it like it was yesterday, but I feel like I’ve grown up a lot already by the second semester, er 10th episode. The first week EVERYBODY was trying to figure out their roles; what were our strengths, weaknesses, and the general crazy timing of it all. And don’t forget while i’m styling and hosting each episode, i’m still working on the next four to six designs, so i was having a blast, but was kinda also doing the first week of training for the mental olympics, well my version of it anyway. But the first week, like freshman year, was full of excitement, anxiety and total madness. And it all begins with the style diagnostic…..

Me, Hillary and Bobby

So Here’s a Secret

Emily Henderson: Bad-Boy Brit

by Emily Henderson January 8, 2011 6 Comments

(British Accent) Hello. My name be James. I live in me flat with me blokes, in knotting hill, and i eat a lot of jacket potatoes. I fancy myself a bit of a urban sophisticate, cosmopolitan, mysterious and masculine. I like classic shapes and lines but with a bad-boy bent. I drink pimms, listen to vintage punk rock and fundraise for the labor party, when i feel like it. I like my patterns to be simple but my textures to be masculine. And yes, I even have me knickers tailored to fit me perfect little bum.

1. Droog Chandelier, Unica Home, 2. London Bus Sign, Jayson Home & Garden, 3. Marquetry Rug by Kelly Wearstler, The Rug Company, 4. Chelsey Black Leather 3-Seat Sofa, Fashion4Home, 5. Faulkner Table Trunk, Jayson Home & Garden, 6. Greenwich Chair, Jayson Home & Garden

Inspiration from: Burberry Prorsom, Spring 2011

Emily Henderson: Rebel-Prep Style

by Emily Henderson December 4, 2010 8 Comments

Well aren’t I a little rebel. Just because I’m a little preppy doesn’t mean that I’m a prude. And yes, I do have a membership at a country club….a country club for filthy rich, rebellious and extremely fashion-forward intellectuals, not accepting applications right now. Or ever. All full. Sorry.

I drink Old Fashioneds while sitting in my perfectly worn Chesterfield, smoking Virginia Slims, ironically of course. I read Sartre and Nietzsche, and prefer European men and purebred dogs (Weimaraners, yes). I need modern twists on traditional forms — dark and sinewy shapes, and patterns that are unexpected and contrast perfectly against each other. I’m not playful but I am sardonic. I’m not girly, but I am sexy. I’m cosmopolitan, but I wouldn’t be caught drinking one….please, 2002 called and they want their fruity chick drink back.

(Thanks to Christopher Kane’s spring 2011 line for the inspiration.)

Emily Henderson: Runway to Home

by Emily Henderson November 6, 2010 14 Comments

Oh. Bonjour. Let me tell you a little about myself. I take my modeling very seriously. I like restaurants where dirty martinis are $18. I like movies where the vixen wins the lover. And I like my men to be tall, rich and childless.

When it comes to my fashion and home, I like sexy, soft, yet architectural pieces that are simple and distinctively feminine. I prefer metallic over jewels and satin over linen. I like everything to be streamlined, but not completely stiff; I enjoy a curve here and there. I like things formal and tight. Kill me if I bring home a doily or a ruffle. But I do like a little glam, a little silk and a lot of gold.

And I’m a firm believer that a cocktail table can just be as sexy as the cocktail that is sitting on it, and a perfectly adorned lamp is all the moonlighting you need for my intimate gatherings. Where mainly men are invited.