FASHION Magazine

If Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson could have predicted the future, maybe they wouldn’t have become immortalized as Bella and Edward in Twilight. With a little less fame (and drama and scandals), Patti Smith may have cast the couple in her film adaption of her best selling book, Just Kids.

The book, which became a New York Times bestseller after its release in 2010, documents Smith and photographer, Robert Mapplethorpe’s, relationship and struggles as artists in New York. Their relationship ended after seven years of living together, without a scandal—which is more than we can say for Kristen and Robert. Had Mapplethorpe and Smith reached the same levels of fame as the Twilight couple, remaining close friends would have been impossible.

Well, aren’t you in for a treat! Today, we’re exploring the Pierre Hardy bag belonging to bow-tied boy about town and The Room’s creative director, Nicholas Mellamphy. A long-time purveyor of chicness, Mellamphy was the genius behind Yorkville boutique Hazel, and more recently has become one of the key members of the Bay’s new transformation team. You can thank him later for putting the likes of Proenza Schouler, Thakoon, Erdem, Christopher Kane, and Carven together in one room, but in the meantime, let’s snoop!

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