Coffee with Laura

So the morning after the party, we called Laura up and headed over there for some much-needed coffee and of course, picture-taking. We weren't getting out of there without at least a couple pictures to show you. We do it all for you, darlings.

This visit was much quieter and even more laid back than the night before. We just chatted like old friends and took random pictures of the place so you could get a better feel for it.


Look, our heads match! Bitch is something like eleven months pregnant and she looks better than we do first thing in the morning.


What's the latin version of Blue Steel? Laura wanted to make sure that we got her maternity form in the pic.


Being the great big mo's that we are, we insisted "We HAVE to take a picture of you with your shoes!" God bless her, our girl was game for everything.

And of course, we had to take pictures of her workspace.

Workaholic that she is, we doubt those dressforms are ever without a work in progress on them.

This made us squeal like little girls:

Her freaking sketches for her collection! Check out Camilla in the upper right corner! Hey girl! It's interesting to look at these and see how she edited herself.

We asked her about the chartreuse coat that Tim didn't like. We loved it and told her so. She brought it out and put it on a form for us but admitted it wasn't photo-ready, so we didn't take a pic. It was gorgeous, though. We totally disagreed with Tim on that one.

We did take a picture of what Laura called her "Uli dress," the dress underneath the coat.

The fabric is gorgeous. And it was a treat to see Laura's finishing up close. She seemed unimpressed with it but we thought it was beautiful.

We also asked if we could see some of her jewelry. Now, we realize it's a little tacky to say "OMG, LOOK AT HER DIAMONDS!!!" but we really wanted to take some pics because she made these pieces. They are absolutely gorgeous in person and we're stunned at the craftmanship.

This is her Harry Winston knockoff. She wore this set for her runway show. She. Made. That.


She also made this breathtaking bracelet. It's a reproduction of a vintage piece she has from the 1920s.

Okay, we lied. We have to gush over her diamonds a little bit. Just LOOK at this:

Sharp-eyed viewers will recognize this as the "buckle" she wore on several of her outfits during the season. It's vintage, French (Boucheron), from the 1920s. Trust us, neither television nor our little digital camera did this piece justice.

And of course, we had to ask about Frank. Not missing a beat, dressed in heels and that gorgeous velvet coat, she dropped on all fours and fished him out from under the stove, where he apparently spends most of his time.

Tom lost the quick game of rock-paper-scissors we did behind Laura's back and he was the one forced to handle the filthy creatu--adorable family pet.



Look, I'm tired, I haven't had enough coffee, my hair looks like shit and I'm gay. I just don't do the whole turtle thing.