Celebrity Fashion Designer Judy Aldridge Interview

StyleCaster interviews fashion designer and ex model Judy Aldridge about how she became a jewelry designer, her daughter who follows in her footsteps and what her favorite vlog is.

Atlantis Home started I kind of spend off James’ bag and sea of shoes. But I got my start originally in the fashion business as a model and decided that was not going nowhere fast. So, I actually opened a boutique and it was so marginally successful and decided quickly that I wanted to design and manufacture. So, I started designing and manufacturing my own line. I had about a thousand boutiques across the country and eventually started doing a lot of private label and then decided to retire to take care of my girls. My favorite blogs that I like to check regularly are the very favorite is Luxirare which is G and I think she is just incredible. I love to see what she's going to do versus both food and fashion and Jenny’s blog which is Maison des Reveries. She was here in New York and I love her blog. Of course, I love James’ blog and Garance Doré. She has amazing photography. I love to look at her blogs and that’s really about it. I think the next two years are going to be really fascinating to see what happens in terms of print media versus what's going on online. I think there's a big storm brewing right now and it will be interesting to see how it all pans out in the next couple of years, but I’m glad I’m on the internet, definitely. James’ blog has taken off. It has become so popular and as her mother it's sometimes it's a little bit scary. She's recognized where we will go. So, they're obviously when anyone becomes popular there's the certain amount of backlash and as her mother, I hate to see that, it hurts me. It hurts me a lot more than it hurts her, but at the same time it's exciting. She's really in the process of building her own career and I’m so proud of her and she's doing a great job. My style icons, I looked to a lot of old images like Charlotte Rampling or Tim Burton. I love Sylvia Swanson. I think she really is probably my favorite contemporary style icons. First thing that I like to see what she's going to wear. She really pushes it. My personal style, I think is sometimes just all over the place. I have a huge log of Vintage and I wear a lot of Vintage. And right now, I end to hate this jacket with the gigantic sleeves. I’d rather wear an older piece than a newer piece. It's very casual, but I like to mix it with some over the top features. It's not a classic. I wouldn’t call that at all. Maybe sometimes even a little bit tough. It's just me. It’s just that he does things that I like.