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"Have you all seen the Bravo show Nine by Design, which follows designers Cortney and Bob Novogratz (of Sixx Design) and their family? I had the chance to meet them yesterday at their Manhattan home, and they were even more amazing than I first thought! Cortney was nearly perfect, barefoot with no make-up, wearing a striped tee and skinny jeans (I thought I had a girl crush before...it&amp;amp;#8217;s now confirmed), let&amp;amp;#8217;s just say, her house, and incredibly cool closet, were nearly perfect too. Cortney&amp;amp;#8217;s closet is one that every woman dreams of having at some point in her life. It&amp;amp;#8217;s eclectic, full of bright colors and fun patterns and is topped off with an amazing black and crystal chandelier. And since she receives tons of letters about her personal style from women wanting to know where she shops, I had to ask where all of the amazingness comes from. Her closet is filled with pieces from Catherine Malandrino, Temperley London, Diane von Furstenberg, Anthropologie, What Goes Around Comes Around, Built By Wendy, a ton of vintage pieces, and the occasional flea market item--proving that you don&amp;#x27;t need to wear all designer to look chic. She stores an array of bangles and bracelets in mason jars and vases, which is not only a creative way to organize (I&amp;#x27;m doing this when I get home!) but a fantastic way to keep your closet looking cool. And although it seems like it would take years of collecting for the rest of us to have a closet filled with such remarkable personal style (not to mention a perfectly-decorated home), her new book Downtown Chic: Designing Your Dream Home: From Wreck to Ravishing is packed with tips for achieving your best look both on your bod and under your roof. Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! If that wasn&amp;#x27;t enough chicness for you, Cortney and Bob just decorated The Bungalow Hotel in Long Branch, New Jersey (believe me, you&amp;amp;#8217;ll actually want to go to the Jersey shore now). Check out the lobby: It&amp;#x27;s charming and chic filled with lots of neutrals, which not only are great in a room, but in your wardrobe--giving you the freedom to openly mix and match different pieces. Case in point? Lauren&amp;#x27;s outfit today: If I didn&amp;#x27;t know better, I would&amp;#x27;ve thought the lobby served as inspiration for her outfit, or, vice versa! With so many options of color, textures, and unique design in the hotel, any girl could find a little inspiration for her closet (not to mention, a fashionable weekend getaway)! Who or what inspires your personal style? What about your closet? How do you organize it? Got any closet keeping tips you&amp;#x27;re dying to share? More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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