Interview with Hera

Hi! You can call me Hera. I don’t have a regular job and am just working on a few personal projects. I mostly live on the East Coast but I travel a lot, most of the time to Hong Kong and Europe.

You have a lovely accessories collection. Can you share some of your favorite brands?

Sure! I love, love, love Van Cleef & Arples the most. I have other pieces from Cartier, Chopard and Tiffany but honestly, Van Cleef is my all time favorite. No one can work diamonds as well as they do.

What is your current favorite item? What about your most worn items?

I wear hoodies and tees a lot when I am by myself, and I always have my Hermes Kelly Long Wallet, a pair of Chanel slippers and a few pieces from VCA. I try to trick myself into thinking that I am actually very casual and down to earth…ha!

What is a holy grail item that you are saving up for one day?

I am not saving up for anything right now. But if there is something that I would break an arm and leg for, it would be these Van Cleef butterfly earrings! Aren’t they just divine? 

Can you tell me what the best deal you’ve gotten on a designer item is? 

I got a few Valentino dresses for $120 each, that look drop dead gorgeous. There was a Pucci skirt that I got for $5, it was unreal. I got this beautiful corset from Dior for $100, some Louboutisn for $200 and Rene Caovilla for $250. I can go on and on about it. 

What about the best jewelry deal that you’ve ever scored?

Van Cleef. I was taking a plane to Asia and I was just walking around in the airport before boarding. I first spotted an Alhambra watch… I thought the black satin strap was quite cute. But then my dear husband said I that should go with the Socrate ring instead, if they were around the same price. It so happens that they put the wrong price tag on for the Socrate ring and it came out to be around $2500 or so. So no brainer – I got the Socrate ring.

It was a while ago and I can’t remember everything that was there, but they had everything 40% off, and I saw some Alhambra pieces. I even got some diamond Alhambra earrings. I’m not too into anything other than diamonds, I didn’t really get mother of pearl or turquoise… which I also remember seeing.

That was seriously the craziest jewelry batch that I’ve seen, and it didn’t last long. I went back again and bought a few more pieces when I was travelling again, and there was nothing left. I should have bought literally all the pieces (they had about 20+ pieces), but who knew?

What about something that you really wanted for a long time – and now that you have it, you wish you hadn’t bought it?

I have to say a Chanel suit. These suits are just so gorgeous, especially the ones from cruise collection. I have some seriously thought about the pink ones especially, though I feel like I am a little too young for a Chanel suit. I should stick to their tops/dresses.

Oh yes – be true to yourself. If something doesn’t feel right/good on your skin, don’t get it. You need to love and enjoy what you are wearing. Women look their best when they are confident, and buying the best fitting and most comfortable clothing. It shows when I wear something that I am not comfortable in – like I keep fixing the shoulder strap, or fixing the skirt, whatever. Don’t get anything that is not comfortable or something that you think is weird on.