“So Cozy and Snuggly”: Rachel Zoe Reviews Michael Kors FW25

TUESDAY 11 AM FEB. 11, 2025 CHELSEA

After witnessing a cozy display of camel-toned knits and faux fur accessories at Michael Kors FW25, our fashion director Dara caught up with the queen of red carpet styling, Rachel Zoe, who had plenty to say about bling, beiges, and broadcasting your business.

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DARA: Hi Rachel, I’m Dara.

RACHEL ZOE: Nice to meet you.

MEL OTTENBERG: I need to rewatch The Rachel Zoe Project.

DARA: I do too. It’s my favorite fucking thing in the whole world. That’s why I’m here.

ZOE: For some reason, I think people are binging it right now. I think it’s on Peacock or Prime Video or something.

DARA: I need to find out where it is.

ZOE: Well, I’m alarmed because it was like on the homepage and I was watching TV with my son and all of a sudden he goes, “Mommy, can I watch it now?” and I go, “Nope.”

DARA: Boundaries.

OTTENBERG: I can’t imagine putting my shit on TV but you did that. Was it worth it?

ZOE: It was brutal while I was doing it because I was working twenty hour days and they would always want to shoot. I’m like, “Get out.” Like, guys, you can’t shoot while Cameron Diaz is in the studio or I’m on a shoot with Mario Testino. But it got a bit easier because people really wanted to be on it by like the third season. My thing was just trying to show people what goes on in the industry. The other stuff that went along with it was just following my life, which was not the intention. But at the end of the day, I love is how many people became stylists or went into fashion because of it. I love the impact it had.

DARA: And that’s still one of the only real documentations of that specific thing.

ZOE: Well, now every time you sneeze it’s documented, so there’s no mystery anymore.

DARA: What did you think of the show?

ZOE: I loved the show. Honestly, it made me so happy, because look, I’m wearing—

DARA: Oh my god, you’re actually fully in it.

ZOE: I’m so cozy and snuggly and I feel like that’s so the vibe of the show.

DARA: I like the pajama look.

ZOE: It was so rich.

DARA: Which one are you wearing?

ZOE: Oh, there’s so many. The sequin kaftans, of course, and the gloves and the faux fur. The faux fur hats were great.

DARA: With the big tee sort of vibe. I love the girl whose face was covered.

ZOE: I loved the jewel tones. And no one does camel like Michael Kors.

DARA: No one does.

ZOE: You know when you’re going to Michael’s show you’re going to get rich camel vibes head-to-toe. Also the chocolate mahogany bag. And the grays. The whole thing was so rich, I loved it.

DARA: Can you tell me what you’re wearing today?

ZOE: I’m wearing full-on Michael.

DARA: And the glasses are yours. I see the name.

ZOE: The glasses are mine.

DARA: Tell me about this nail. It’s really cute.

ZOE: You know, I’ve been doing this nail now for a year and I can’t switch out. These are my nails, they’re not fake.

DARA: All natural.

ZOE: It’s a nude chrome. I just cut them before I came, they were so long.

OTTENBERG: Does someone come to your house to cut them? That’s how you do it in L.A., right?

ZOE: We do house. I can’t sit that long. I gotta work.

DARA: Do you have Valentine’s Day plans?

ZOE: I’m going to be with my favorite valentines, my boys.

DARA: Oh my god, they’re gorgeous. The eyes. We’re looking at Rachel Zoe’s wallpaper.

ZOE: These are my forever valentines.