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Byrdie Bells, West Village

Derek Blasberg You loved this hat, didn't you?
Byrdie Bell Hats are a forgotten accessory in America - almost antiquated. It makes me appreciate the English, who still take pride in hats, gloves and handbags. That said, one thing Americans haven't forgotten are shoes. You'd be hard pressed to find a woman here who doesn't look after the Louboutins she's coughed up a small fortune for.
DB You were excited to reenact some 1970s glamour: Is there anything about that era that like?
BB The fashion! I was just watching Chinatown and found myself bewitched by the immaculate polish of Faye Dunaway. To me that character defines socialite style. 
DB What's your favorite film from that era?
BB Where do I begin? American Graffiti, the Last Picture Show, Amarcord... I would have loved to make movies in the Seventies!
DB Which 70s icon would you most likely identify with?
BB Jerry Hall! She is so awkwardly chic... equal parts patriciate and iconoclast.
DB I've always thought I would have loved Studio54. Would you have been down with that vibe?
BB Absolutely. My mother saved some press clippings from when she was a girl about town in the Seventies and I make her tell me stories about what it was like. My favorites are the ones about Studio 54. It sounds so guiltless and joyful.
DB Your mom lives in Greenwich now. Do they were hats there?
BB Unfortunately, they do not. I keep hoping to catch a commuter train out to Greenwich and see men in real fedoras carrying leather briefcases like out of an old Frankheimer film - but it never happens. There are plenty of baseball caps though.