Wear This Not That

The details behind our visit to About Time at The Met Museum is the dish for the week. IT IS THE fashion exhibit that you DON'T want to miss-it sells out as soon as the museum opens which um, unfortunately, we learned the hard way.  It explores the symbiotic relationship between fashion and time. As you step into the time warp of the first room you are schooled on the relationship between the evol...

Jennifer Hazzard; now a professional life coach and strategist has had a loooong fashion history.  Nolan met Jennifer during Fashion Week '18 and little did she know, he was out to make her his new fashion bestie. We find out how her stellar connections from the hospitality industry led her to a career in fashion public relations. Jennifer reveals her stories on people, places and things that she...

Soneca Guadara is the creator of Style by Soneca, Lifestyle Blogger, Fashion Stylist, proud Latina and mom to four kids. Soneca speaks about how crazy her life is right now.  Soneca is currently working with her personal clients about what to wear during the holidays. The most significant request Soneca gets is for people who want to get glam for their local dinners and zoom parties.  For holiday...

The holidays are here and boy are we are good at telling you what to buy!! In this episode, we talk about how to avoid those awful presents from your family who keeps guessing what to buy for you and missing the mark. Do them a solid and tell your family to please stop buying clothes for you. Instead, give them a list of things that you love on a silver platter so they make no mistakes.  Everyone...

Powered by artificial intelligence, Entrupy is the only technology-based, authentication solution on the market to provide trust to buyers and sellers of luxury handbags. Devin Battersby joins the show to talk about how it works and why it's so crucial for the fashion industry.  Using Entrupy's technology, you can get a result within sixty seconds about whether or not the product is authentic. As...

It was the best week ever.com! On our way to Buffalo Exchange, we saw a vintage/second hand store that wasn't on our speed dial.  Whhaatt??? We had to conquer immediately. Needless to say, we declared Second Street one of the greatest resale stores. (Locations in New York and Japan!) Racks so packed you can't even move the hangers. In the designer section, Holly found a sheer MSGM top (who doesn't...

We are totally blessed and SO grateful to have Shahad AlQaysi here! She opens the show describing her two recent weddings and what inspired her to ditch the world of dentistry for fashion. I mean wwhhhhaat?  Shahad's style evolves every day; there are no rules in fashion. When you feel what you are wearing, people can understand your personality easier. Plus, people will pick up when you feel unco...

In this episode ,  we talk about   Nolan's  best day ever without Holly (she was 80% happy for him). When shopping for his clients he f ound  a unique, chic  Rick Owens leather jacket for $400 – which is absolutely nothing for a Rick Owens jacket so obvi, score for Nolan. Plus, he found a client's dream handbag – Chanel 19 bag .  The bag  kind of looks like a pancake when it's flat, but it's so co...

Today, we are lucky to be joined by the queen herself, Greivy. We reminisce about our favorite memories together before COVID, mostly food-related.    Plus, Greivy reveals the journey she took to become an ultra-influencer. Becoming an influencer was a complete mistake. One of her photos was reposted by Lancôme, and it catapulted her into the public eye. Now, Greivy loves to share moments of her c...

I mean who doesn't need stretch leopard velvet pants? Nolan (of course) found the perfect pair for Holly; it's like they were made for her. Holly & Nolan visit Nordstrom Rack in Manhattan, which is a whole different level than a Midwestern or Southern Nordstrom Rack. FULL of designer pieces and deals o' plenty, they acted like it was the last sale on earth. Holly talks about the most beautiful Val...

This week we dive straight into pulling off the perfect five-minute face for Zoom meetings with our favorite makeup artist, Allyson Wisel! As a full-time makeup artist, Allyson does makeup in TV, corporate and commercial clients, private clients, with NYC photographers & modeling agencies. During COVID, Allyson does makeup outside with a face shield, mask, safety goggles, a lab coat, and gloves. I...

Join us this week as we share what we have our eyes on, a Brie Larson dress from a few seasons back and a Burberry trench coat (missing!!). We discuss how Tory Burch has become a voice for the fashion industry in Washington DC, fighting on behalf of brands to receive assistance. What are your predictions for the holidays this year? This year, the holidays will be different, so we consider which cl...

Join Holly & Nolan as they host David Yontef, Bravolebrity! David is the "it guy" when it comes to the Real Housewives. Listen in as we grill him on his top interviews, funniest stories and most hilarious moments in his career.    He guides us through his record breaking podcast, Behind the Velvet Rope and his exciting new book on how he turned his passion into a lucrative career. We leave no ston...

It's our favorite time of the year, New York Fashion Week! Although we are extremely upset it is virtual.   Nolan describes what it was like attending Rebecca Minkoff's physical presentation during the pandemic. Minkoff was one of four designers doing physical presentations. It was safe & everyone was wearing a mask.     We go into an extremely honest review of some of the Vogue runway shows that...

Join Holly & Nolan on the #hotmessexpress as they attack the Woodbury Commons with no goal in mind but to shop and conquer. Enjoy the #bitchgetamirror moments as we dissect what Nolan couldn't unsee last week walking down Madison.  Also? You can judge Nolan while he has a few martinis in bed while Holly gets "white girl wasted".  We just don't know how your day can get any better.       

Listen closely as we grill Julie about her history as of New York City's top jewelry designers. We follow her career from Avon jewelry to Nine West jewelry to the evolution of her own line; quickly turning it into a national brand. Julie helps us investigate the most heinous fashion crimes when it comes to jewelry and accessories. She is a strong, independent, entrepreneur badass who will have no...

Listen in as Holly and Nolan are back in NYC together ranking the "coronavirus" sales. Find out how the stores on Madison avenue and beyond are handling the pandemic. Who's here today and gone tomorrow? We evaluate how small designers and major retail corporations are carrying on. Also, we touch on some designers and resellers that are really doin' it for us right now.  The Sample Sale messiah Nol...

How lucky are we that one of NYC's best-kept secrets, Makeup Artist Allyson Wisel dishes out the tea on make-up artistry! She has worked with the likes CBS and Fox Networks, published work in numerous publications, and remains a go-to for New York's elite. Allyson discusses everything from her editorial work, her dos, and don'ts of beauty, and the products that she would bring on a deserted island...

(Please) Don't invite Nolan to your Zoom wedding! Holly and Nolan unpack the latest in wedding fashion trends, discussing how dress codes have changed with the rise of the Zoom wedding and of course the weddings themselves! We yell at you and each other about some of the following subjects below as we get in a deep discussion about what to do, not to do and why you should probably wear pants. What...

Join Holly and Nolan as they sit down with Fashion Stylist, lifestyle influencer, and international fashion writer, Soneca Guadara. Soneca boards the #hotmessexpress to discuss her fashion do's and don'ts, her favorite pieces in her wardrobe, and the most heinous fashion crimes she's witnessed! She's bilingual, fluent in Spanish, a frequent contributor on Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast, and a tota...

Join Holly and Nolan as they share their favorite fashion stories... from how they met and became fashion's odd couple, to fashion week memories, their craziest antics and why one should never drink and shop.  We unpack the fashion crimes we see can't unsee and how to avoid them. The designers we love and some of our favorite shows that we have seen through the years! Once you're done with us you...

Welcome to Fashion Crimes! Here's the truth about how you look...we're not here to lie to you. Our goal:  Leaving you a little more stylish each week. It's everyone's right to look fabulous! You're great at a lot of things, but fashion just isn't one of them. Your image is important whether you like it or not, or whether you believe it or not. Fashion can be very confusing. However, style can be t...