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"  Photo: BFAnyc.com Back in August, I had a major fan-girl moment when I attend a SoulCycle West Hollywood class and Dianna Agron, John Krasinski, and Colin Hanks were all in attendance (and it was just a regular Friday at 9:30 A.M.). Last night, I experienced NYC&amp;#039;s version of an A-list spinning event for a CFDA charity ride hosted by Jennifer Fisher, Kelly Ripa, and Carson Daly (who by the way, hasn&amp;#039;t aged a day since TRL). The group came together to raise almost $23,000, which will be donated to Fashion Targets Breast Cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When I arrived at the West Village outpost\u2014in a trendy SoulCycle tank with studs, braided straps, and a skull graphic paired with Sweaty Betty galaxy-print leggings (because that&amp;#039;s what you wear to SC)\u2014I spotted fashion favorites like Hilary Rhoda and Mara Hoffman. Once in the studio, I found my front-row seat, which reminded me of New York Fashion Week in that only the first-rowers were gifted swag bags. I looked to my right and realized I was perched next to Rebecca Minkoff. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve never done this before,&amp;quot; she admitted. So I showed her the ropes of adjusting the bike. &amp;quot;You can be my spirit animal tonight,&amp;quot; she told me.    Photo:BFAnyc.com  As instructor Laurie Cole led us through an emotional candlelit ride, which included a group clap-and-sing-along to Icona Pop&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;I Love It,&amp;quot; I let go of any insecurities I had about sweating in front of the paparazzi-ready group. After the invigorating ride, I grabbed Fisher to talk about her personal experiences with cancer, why she&amp;#039;s part of the SoulCycle cult, and what we can expect from her next jewelry collection. How did you come up with the idea for this charity ride? It actually was the CFDA&amp;#039;s idea. When Adam Roth took over [as director of strategic partnerships]\u2014he&amp;#039;s amazing\u2014we met at a cocktail party for the fashion fund&amp;#039;s 10 finalists. And he asked me, &amp;quot;What would be a really great thing?&amp;quot; I said, &amp;quot;SoulCycle!&amp;quot; Because it&amp;#039;s something that&amp;#039;s really empowering and positive. People take 45 minutes out of their day to do it, and it exponentially changes everything. How did you become part of the SoulCycle cult? People are obsessed with it\u2014including yours truly. It&amp;#039;s so funny when they first opened I was like &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m not going to do that&amp;#039; and I went to one class and it immediately changed my life. Because in 45 minutes, in the dark, you can work out everything that&amp;#039;s bothering you or troubling you and I always tell people I don&amp;#039;t go to therapy because I go to SoulCycle.  What is the most encouraging thing an instructor has said during class? Laurie always says to remove all of your obstacles\u2014you know, no one can see you in here. And, &amp;quot;Be yourself.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s an insecure world\u2014especially for those who work in fashion\u2014and SoulCycle is a place where you can completely be yourself and not worry about what anyone thinks. For 45 minutes, you really get to connect with people. Even if you&amp;#039;re not looking at them in the face or having a face-to-face conversation, it&amp;#039;s sort of like everyone is talking through the music.  Photo: BFAnyc.com Can you tell me about your experience with cancer? Well, my grandmother died from breast cancer. Obviously, anything to do with breast cancer or breast cancer awareness has really been [important to me]. I have a different type of cancer, it&amp;#039;s a desmoid tumor, and they thought it was breast cancer when they first found it. They biopsied it for breast cancer, and they realized it was a very, very rare sarcoma that comes from scar tissue. They couldn&amp;#039;t take it out, but I went to chemotherapy for it, and it worked. I am really lucky. Everyday, I knock my head, knock on wood that everything is okay, and I think positively. Any advice for women on how to be proactive about cancer checkup? Women are really, really aware of their bodies, and a woman&amp;#039;s intuition is really powerful. Chances are, you know when something is wrong. So check it out. I had a feeling I had a funny little bump on the side of my breast. I didn&amp;#039;t know what it was, but I knew it wasn&amp;#039;t supposed to be there. So, the minute you know something is not right, you need to go to a doctor and get it checked out. Awareness is really key, especially with breast cancer.  We still HAVE to talk jewelry. What collection are you currently working on? I&amp;#039;m working on fall right now, and it&amp;#039;s going to be very, very clean. There&amp;#039;s so much going on with the charms, spikes, and hard edges. I&amp;#039;m trying to add some softness and clean lines to the collection. The next collection of brass is going to be very streamlined for fall. Is SoulCycle influencing it? No, but I think that everything you do influences your design. I&amp;#039;m sure it has something to do with it in some way I don&amp;#039;t realize.  So what is influencing you creatively? Architecture, always. My work is always a mix of art and architecture, so I&amp;#039;m always drawn to photography. We know you&amp;#039;re headed off to a dinner. Any tips for going from a sweaty SoulCycle class to a party? I&amp;#039;ve pulled it off! I&amp;#039;m doing it right now. I have to go out after, so I need to go shower. The key is to try to stop sweating before you dry your hair. It&amp;#039;s impossible when you start drying your hair and start sweating again. The key is to just chill for five minutes before you take a shower, take a shower that&amp;#039;s not too hot, and before you start blow-drying your hair, make sure that you don&amp;#039;t feel fatigued or sort of sweaty. You know, the red face. Make sure you don&amp;#039;t feel that. If not, it&amp;#039;s all over!  Photo: BFAnyc.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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