Stephanie Lacava

Stephanie LaCava is a globally recognized fashion and lifestyle writer who splits her time between New York and Paris. Raised in France, LaCava attended Colgate University and entered the edit world with her in-depth pieces for publications like Vogue, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, The Daily Beast, Industrie, and Vanity Fair. She updates her website regularly with both striking photographs and words daily – which she deems ‘phantom cabinets of curiosities’. A few weeks ago, The Coveteur caught up with the whimsical LaCava inside her NYC apartment where we were pleasantly greeted with a full spread of curated candy upon walking through her door – a signature staple of the entertaining habits of Ms. LaCava. “I’m obsessed with colorful candy especially when I entertain,” she says. “And the more old school the better”. Wearing a top by one of our favorites Roksanda Ilincic, LaCava spoke about her admiration for American accessories designers like past subjects of The Coveteur such as Eddie Borgo and Pamela Love, her great respect for Joan Didion (whom she hosted a party for at her house a few weeks prior), and how she only likes to accessorize with vintage bags and purses – nothing current. But perhaps her most humbling story came in the form of a pair of shiny yellow Doc Martins – something she always had her eye on as a teenager but never actually followed through on the purchase.  “I got these yellow Doc Martens in a shop around Chatelet Les Halles in Paris,” she says. “It was a really special moment because growing up in France, I had always wanted a pair when I walked around this area, but could never afford them with my babysitting money”. Take a peek inside the colorful and beetle-filled world of the dashing Ms. Stephanie LaCava.

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