This week’s style diary guest is Billboard recording artist Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin. The singer, who is releasing a jewelry line via the Home Shopping Network, is no stranger to being stylish. Ms. Vanderbilt Costin, seventh generation descendant of shipping and railroad tycoon, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and great-great-great niece of Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, has carved her own path through her ventures in music and business.
Sibylle Eschapasse: Describe your style?
Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin: I would have to describe my style as a “work-in-progress.” I’m still trying to nail down a look that works for my career as a singer-songwriter as well as my entrepreneurial endeavors. Depending on what I’m doing in a given day, it ranges from conservative and feminine to outrageous and glamorous.
Ms. Eschapasse: If a close friend were to describe your personality in three words, what would they be?
Ms. Vanderbilt Costin: Self-deprecating, quirky, and warmhearted.
Ms. Eschapasse: How did your style evolve since you were a teenager?
Ms. Vanderbilt Costin: I’ve come a long way from my teenage years in Mickey Mouse hoodies. I became much more fashion conscious when my music career began, and started dressing with much more of an edge to fit my music ... a whole lot of tight jeans and spiked heels. The evolution continues, as lately I find myself leaning toward the elegant and sophisticated—but I haven’t lost my edge!
