Jenna Lyons is a fashion force, but we saw her personality shine on the reboot of “Real Housewives of New York” as she opened up about her life and showed a more vulnerable side. Her closet made quite an impression on the show, and her unique style is one to emulate. She famously wore (and rocked) jeans to the “RHONY” reunion, and her current favorite styles are really oversized slouchy jeans, a timeless straight leg, and cropped high-waisted jeans. However, she’s not a fan of stretchy jeans. “I really like rigid jeans, and I like them where they’re worn in,” she says.
With her trend-setting style, we had to ask her for some fashion tips we could implement, and one of her top tricks is complementing opposites. “If I’m wearing jeans, I’ll probably be wearing something more dressy on top. If I’m wearing a fancy skirt, I’ll probably wear something more pared down. It’s like mixing patterns and materials,” she says. Lyons gives us more examples, like pairing something soft with something crisp, a shiny item with something flat, fluffy, or matte, or pairing tweed with something satin or shiny, so that there’s a contrast that plays off each other.
She also points out that fit and style can be two different things. “Something could fit but it may not necessarily have any style, I often times will buy a shirt or a sweater in a size extra small or an oversized one because the proportions and the way that you can push them are really different. I don’t like to wear all slouchy, all head to toe, and all skinny, all head to toe.”
No one embodies effortlessly chic like Lyons, and she let us in on how to build an archival collection like hers. “I used to just buy things all the time, and I think what I’ve gotten used to now is finding the things that I love and then going and trying to find them,” she says. Whether it’s older pieces from Marc Jacobs or a specific Valentino collection, she believes in investing in items you actually like, and if you’re vying for something vintage, you can keep track of them on sites like eBay and buy second-hand.
Lyons partnered with eBay to sell a few items from her archival collection and unveil its Luxe Line. “While I know that they’re authentic, I need somebody who’s on the other end to feel confident and be authentic. eBay sets it up so that they properly authenticate everything, and there is a trusted seller behind it. They’re taking care of all the communication with the seller and with the customer and vice versa for the customer to feel confidence that the piece and the item that they’ve selected has actually gone through the proper vetting,” she says.
Beyond her eye for chic fashion and timeless styling tips, we had to know what products she has vetted and loves to use often. Ahead, we asked Lyons about her current must-have products, including Tata Harper skin care, her go-to toothbrush, and more.
