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NOW THAT YOUR KIDS ARE
SCHOOL-AGE, WHAT DO YOU HOPE
THEY’LL LEARN, BOTH ACADEMI-
CALLY AND SOCIALLY? My kids are
really bright, and they have a lot of
street savvy; we’ve exposed them
to a lot since they were born, and
they’re good with any age and type
of people. They’re very social kids,
very adaptable. As a parent, your
kids come out a certain way, and the
rest is up to you. I think they’ll do
well in school. I’m not concerned
about grades; I care more that they’re
empathetic, sympathetic, and under-
stand that there are many kids who
don’t have what they have. I just
want them to come out of school the
way they went in — as kind, wonder-
ful kids with huge hearts.
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WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE STARTING OUT IN
THEIR CAREERS? Know that you need
to pay your dues. This generation
makes a mistake in thinking that they
can jump to the top while skipping a
lot of the stuff in between. You need
to do the work to get where you need
to be, and to be grateful for mistakes
made and learning from people above
you.
YOUR REALITY SHOW, THE RACHEL
ZOE PROJECT, RAN FOR FIVE YEARS
ON BRAVO. IS ANOTHER TV SHOW
IN YOUR FUTURE? People really iden-
tified with it — I hear about it every
day. Doing the show was really good
because it gave people an inside look
as to what the fashion industry is like
on the inside, and what being a styl-
ist means. It’s still the best form of
marketing for a business to be on TV.
But after I had kids, I didn’t want the
camera all over them, and it’s a ton
of work. I’ll do TV again, but it has
to be the right opportunity, done in
the right way.
WHAT ARE YOUR IMMEDIATE
PLANS? I’ll be showing my spring
2019 collection in Los Angeles on
Sept. 4, and the line will be available
for purchase in February. That’s the
crazy fashion industry timeline. ■
FALL FLAIR Rachel Zoe’s lineup of fall fashions
is available at Macy’s.
LAST YEAR, YOU COLLABORATED
ON A KIDS’ CLOTHING LINE CALLED
PAUL FRANK X RACHEL ZOE. DO
YOU THINK YOU MIGHT CREATE
MORE STYLES FOR CHILDREN IN
THE FUTURE? I definitely plan to get
into kids’ fashion going forward. I’ve
been interested ever since I was preg-
nant with my first son, and it’s the
question that I get asked the most.
People need to put more love into
boys’ lines — 90 percent is for girls!
There needs to be more options and
diversity.