For this episode I chatted with fashion designer Vicky Tiel, who truly exemplifies an ardor for life. Vicky Tiel started designing clothes as a pre-teen before studying fashion at Parsons in New York. Alongside her college friend, Mia Fonssagrives, she moved to Paris at age 20 in 1964, where they quickly became the toast of the town. Snapped up to be costume designers on the film ‘What’s New Pussycat?’, they met Elizabeth Taylor at the studio—she became a client, friend and investor in their company. Tiel married Elizabeth Taylor’s makeup man and spent several years traveling the world with the Burtons. She went on help establish the couture salon at Bergdorf Goodman in 1981. For the last few years, Tiel has focused on her perfume lines, which she primarily sells on HSN. Full of enthusiasm, Vicky is a delight—she’s an intriguing mix of a keen businesswoman, a hopeless romantic and a great girlfriend that you want to dish all your troubles to.

For the second episode I sat down with Norma Kamali. A fashion designer with a career spanning fifty years, she is the perfect example of someone who has molded a life of intention and beauty.