PS: What is one thing you learned during your time at J.Crew that's helped you approach the show — maybe even a mantra that you still repeat to yourself to this day?
JL: Your team can be your biggest inspiration.
"I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine."
PS: The world has changed so much in a matter of months, and fashion itself is fundamentally different. What's your take on trends in this moment and going forward? Are they as relevant? If not, what is shaping style right now?
JL: Trends are such a funny thing. The things I loved 10 years ago I still love and go back to regularly. My perfect worn-in jeans, my favorite blazer, my simple white shirts. Don't get me wrong, I've dabbled in every trend possible, made some terrible mistakes, and at the end, I feel like we all get whipped around by them. I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine.
PS: What is your favorite outfit of all time?
JL: One of my favorite outfits is one that I have the most fond and powerful memories of. It's an outfit I wore to the White House the first time I met the president [Barack Obama] and the first lady, Michelle Obama. It was a simple white shirt with a high-waisted feather skirt, and it's not so much the outfit, but I remember every second of the preparation and lead-up — the handshaking, the picture-taking; the night itself is ingrained in my memory forever.
PS: What's your favorite piece of clothing (or collection) you ever worked on while at J.Crew?
JL: We made an incredible sequin blazer. I think we probably made 25 of them. It never fails me. I've worn it to speaking engagements. It always makes me feel like the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. It gets lots of love and has good juju.
PS: What's the oldest J.Crew item you still keep in your wardrobe, and do you still wear it?
JL: I still have a J.Crew anorak I bought when I was in high school. It's somewhere deep in storage. I've never been able to get rid of it. It's still one of my all-time favorites.
![PS: What is one thing you learned during your time at J.Crew that's helped you approach the show — maybe even a mantra that you still repeat to yourself to this day?
JL: Your team can be your biggest inspiration.
"I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine."
PS: The world has changed so much in a matter of months, and fashion itself is fundamentally different. What's your take on trends in this moment and going forward? Are they as relevant? If not, what is shaping style right now?
JL: Trends are such a funny thing. The things I loved 10 years ago I still love and go back to regularly. My perfect worn-in jeans, my favorite blazer, my simple white shirts. Don't get me wrong, I've dabbled in every trend possible, made some terrible mistakes, and at the end, I feel like we all get whipped around by them. I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine.
PS: What is your favorite outfit of all time?
JL: One of my favorite outfits is one that I have the most fond and powerful memories of. It's an outfit I wore to the White House the first time I met the president [Barack Obama] and the first lady, Michelle Obama. It was a simple white shirt with a high-waisted feather skirt, and it's not so much the outfit, but I remember every second of the preparation and lead-up — the handshaking, the picture-taking; the night itself is ingrained in my memory forever.
PS: What's your favorite piece of clothing (or collection) you ever worked on while at J.Crew?
JL: We made an incredible sequin blazer. I think we probably made 25 of them. It never fails me. I've worn it to speaking engagements. It always makes me feel like the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. It gets lots of love and has good juju.
PS: What's the oldest J.Crew item you still keep in your wardrobe, and do you still wear it?
JL: I still have a J.Crew anorak I bought when I was in high school. It's somewhere deep in storage. I've never been able to get rid of it. It's still one of my all-time favorites.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/2KmIsfs8KB5ZbRRrLDPLrmyFSgE/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2020/11/30/823/n/1922564/89026fa5823b2260_stylish-with-jenna-lyons_6/i/PS-What-is-one-thing-you-learned-during-your-time-at-JCrew-that.jpg "PS: What is one thing you learned during your time at J.Crew that's helped you approach the show — maybe even a mantra that you still repeat to yourself to this day?
JL: Your team can be your biggest inspiration.
\"I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine.\"
PS: The world has changed so much in a matter of months, and fashion itself is fundamentally different. What's your take on trends in this moment and going forward? Are they as relevant? If not, what is shaping style right now?
JL: Trends are such a funny thing. The things I loved 10 years ago I still love and go back to regularly. My perfect worn-in jeans, my favorite blazer, my simple white shirts. Don't get me wrong, I've dabbled in every trend possible, made some terrible mistakes, and at the end, I feel like we all get whipped around by them. I think what I love about fashion today is that with the world of Instagram and social media, there is license to do your own thing. Everyone has an opportunity to shine.
PS: What is your favorite outfit of all time?
JL: One of my favorite outfits is one that I have the most fond and powerful memories of. It's an outfit I wore to the White House the first time I met the president [Barack Obama] and the first lady, Michelle Obama. It was a simple white shirt with a high-waisted feather skirt, and it's not so much the outfit, but I remember every second of the preparation and lead-up — the handshaking, the picture-taking; the night itself is ingrained in my memory forever.
PS: What's your favorite piece of clothing (or collection) you ever worked on while at J.Crew?
JL: We made an incredible sequin blazer. I think we probably made 25 of them. It never fails me. I've worn it to speaking engagements. It always makes me feel like the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. It gets lots of love and has good juju.
PS: What's the oldest J.Crew item you still keep in your wardrobe, and do you still wear it?
JL: I still have a J.Crew anorak I bought when I was in high school. It's somewhere deep in storage. I've never been able to get rid of it. It's still one of my all-time favorites.")
