the world according to . . .
JANIE BRYANT
Q&A
AVENUE’s back-page column asks New York notables our version of the questionnaire made famous by Marcel Proust “Mad Men” costume designer Janie Bryant and author of The Fashion File
WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO NEW YORK?
The dream of becoming a fashion designer and working on Seventh Avenue. WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL LIKE A NEW YORKER?
I was returning to the city and as the plane landed at JFK, I took this big sigh of relief and said to myself, “Ahhh, I’m home!”
the world. Least favorite: New Yorkers are mean. WHAT PART OF THE NEW YORK LIFESTYLE CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SOUND?
The clip clop of horse hooves on the pavement.
Dark restaurants with only one candle lighting the table.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRANSPORTATION MOMENT IN THE CITY?
WHAT IS THE HARDEST PART ABOUT LIVING IN NEW YORK?
Driving over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan.
AT WHAT ADDRESS WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?
Relaxing and decompressing!
Gramercy Park with a view and a key.
WHO DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO GET AROUND NEW YORK AND WHY?
Mary Gleason, president of Adrienne Vittadini. She’s an amazing business woman who builds great brands and, in doing so, is incredibly generous and gracious.
Walking because you can look up and see all the buildings, car service because I love the black leather seats and it’s always nice to get in the car and have a bottle of water waiting for you.
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER PARTNER?
WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT?
My boyfriend because we have very similar tastes in food and we like to share—and it’s romantic, too!
Accepting the Edith Head Award from Fashion Group International and, when leaving the event, meeting Pierre Cardin.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK LOGO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
WHAT NEWSPAPER COLUMN DO YOU READ FIRST IN THE MORNING?
The Style Section in The New York Times. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLE FOR LUNCH? FOR DINNER?
Lunch: Balthazar. Dinner: Gemma at the Bowery Hotel. And my fave brunch cocktail is Belcourt’s Tomatillo Bloody Mary! WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK CLICHÉ? LEAST FAVORITE?
Favorite: Once you live and work here, you can live and work anywhere else in 100 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · MARCH 2011
I “heart” NY.
Patient. !