Exclusive Personal Style Interview: Los Angeles Fashion Publicist and Blogger Roberta Oglakhchya

Pssst...
I'm going to let you in on a little secret but you have to promise you won't tell. Pinky promise? K?

I nabbed an exclusive interview with one of LA's most sought-after fashion PR publicists and acclaimed style bloggers. Best part? She gives us an exclusive one-on-one revealing her most-frequented LA spots, her personal style influence and what's in her bag at this very moment.

Remember, you pinky promised...

Meet Roberta What do you get when you mix young Hollywood with a chic touch of Paris? Well, I flipped through the dictionary and found this supercharged leader of the pack defining the category.

While most of us come home after a long day of work and tune into their favorite reality show or peruse the internet (hey, I totally encourage you to do so!) Roberta O., is working on her famed fashion blog, The Ray and The Ro after leaving The Ro PR showroom housed on prime Melrose real estate. In fact I had the privilege of toasting to Miss Roberta O. over champagne, while we decked our nails in NCLA nail wraps (obsessed) and I fell deeply in love with her assortment of client confections hanging on racks.

Side tangent - next addition to her mod-NYC-slash-charming-Parisienne-flat? Chandeliers and Missoni pillows - delish.

So how does this Los Angeles fashion staple balance running a thriving fashion PR firm on top of a hot-to-trot style blog? All while living the California Dream? And, of course, while always looking her best?

Find out right here...

RSP: Who influences your style?
Roberta: Anna Dello Russo 


RSP: If you could collaborate with one designer who would it be?
Roberta: Missoni


RSP: Your style?
Roberta: Sassy, bohemian and rock & roll


RSP: If you could have anyone's closet, who's would it be?
Roberta: Mary Kate Olsen...She has more Birkins and more Balanciaga than I could ever dream of.


RSP: What is in your handbag right now?
Roberta: i-Phone, YSL lipstick, "The Pore-fessional" concealer by Benefit, Marc Jacobs metallic wallet and my Dior sunnies.

RSP: Favorite trend right now?
Roberta: Nail art: nail polish, airbrushing, wraps and foils.

Our pick? NCLA nail wraps. 

RSP: Where can we find you in LA?
Roberta: 
Drinking? DarkRoom on Melrose. 
Late lunch? All About Bread on the Westside. 
Dinner? Son of a Gun. 
Shopping? Timeless Los Angeles.

Styling Tip
You could finish her look with:

Birthday celebrations at Chateau Marmount? I'll toast to that!

Bisous ♥

     

Summer Edit: Exclusive Personal Style Interview with CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year, Billy Reid's Womenswear Merchandising Manager

This week's muse...

Find out what this girl-on-the-go wears for executive meetings, showroom visits, fashion show invites and what ultimately defines her signature all-day style in the city that never sleeps.


Meet Karly Grawin.

Why do you need to know who RSP is featuring this week? Maybe because this week's style-influential just so happens to be the Womenswear Merchandise Manager for the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year, Billy Reid. What makes her resume even more impressive? Prior, this fashion heavyweight worked for Ralph Lauren in design and merchandising.


When it comes to personal style, who else is there better to ask than the women making this industry tick? With that said, this week find out where she's shopping, what's in her closet and why Bianca Jagger circa the "Mick era" influences what she's wearing now...

Living and working in NYC, she has revived her signature look by masterfully mixing and juxtaposing textures, neutrals and unexpected proportions. She has procured an essential selection of basics and more importantly, she knows exactly how to team them together...

RSP breaks down her style for a summer in the city...

Take a cue from Grawin - slip on '60s-esque round-framed sunnies, a minimalist day dress and leather-flat sandals for savvy street style.

RSP: What is your position in the fashion industry?
Karly: Currently, I’m working with CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year, Billy Reid. I believe my actual title is Womenswear Merchandise Manager, which means seasonally, in some capacity, I’m involved with everything from conceptualization to styling to selling. For example, last week I worked on Holiday 12 Line Additions and Spring 13 design; this week I’m styling the Fall 12 Lookbook and next week I’m flying out of town to work on the product images for the web.
Prior to, I was working with Ralph Lauren for a couple years in design and merchandising.

RSP: Style influence? Runway? Celebrity? Icons in the industry? Muses? Models? In other words, what inspires your style:
Karly: Right now it’s Menswear, COMMES des GARCON, Supermodels circa 1992-1997, Diane Keaton in Manhattan, Eames: The Architect and the Painter, Abbey Lee, Bianca Jager in the Mick era, structured collars, plackets and shoulders, white tees, GUARDS music, my friends, bed head, taking photos, the French countryside and the freedom to run around barefoot.

RSP: Describe your look in three words:
Karly: I'll wear anything.

RSP: What is your most prized fashion possession?
Karly: My boyfriend’s closet.

RSP: What makes you tick?
Karly: Juxtapositions.

RSP: Favorite places to shop?
Karly: American Two Shot. They have it all from great coffee to hip people and a creative “City of Friends” curation of designer clothing from vintage to Timo Weiland. Additionally, Assembly New York is always a hit for minimal structured pieces, Love Adorned for home textiles and GreyEra Vintage for resold 90s gems and good conversations. Online stores like LaGarconne and SENSE and the Brooklyn Flea’s men’s vintage booths.

RSP: Finish this sentence:
Karly: "I wish… I was a little bit taller…”

RSP: Lip balm flavor?
Karly: Whatever is in the desk or the bottom of my purse or behind the deli counter.

Brands from head-to-toe?
Karly: That I would consider wearable…? ACNE, Assembly New York, Bodkin, Boy. Band of Outsiders, Jill Sander, The Row, ....Celine, naturally.

RSP: What's in your evening clutch?
Karly: Metro card, debit card, passport, sometimes keys; sometimes not; traces from the last time it was used.

RSP: Where can we find you in NYC?
Karly: The Smile. Or, my apartment as of late.

RSP: Drink of choice?
Karly: Fresh pressed, cold juice.

Bisous ♥