She picks up the kids from school clad in furs and sky high heels.īrooks is glamorous and style savvy, and there's no question that she's a muse down to her very core. However, she hasn't led motherhood cramp her style, and you'll never see her in a tragic L.L Bean get-up and clogs. She's a fixture on the NY social/style scene (30 pages on PMC!), and in addition to playing fashion's darling, she's also mother to two kids with her British painter husband Christopher Brooks. She's keen on accessories, keeping an ensemble interesting with an unexpected pop of color or texture. One minute it's netural sequins, and the next, a gem-toned gown. She's a style chameleon, indiscriminate to hems and color. She's one of those lucky few who can rock leather pants and J.Crew, with no semblance of trying too hard.īrooks knows how to play up the drama for splashy events, showing off her patrician blond looks and and seemingly endless gams. Her sartorial choices reflect her fusion of uptown class and urban edge, and has her looking impeccable 24-7. However, her career in fashion catapulted her into the arms of the fashion world, and today, she counts scores of designers and industry insiders as friends ( Anh Duong, Lauren Santo Domingo, even La Anna Wintour). A product of Horace Mann, Deerfield Academy and Brown, she spent most of her childhood clad in Ralph Lauren cable knits, brightly printed Lily dresses, and color coordinated ribbon belts.

Her background's an interesting mixture of uptown class and no-frills Connecticut tradition. She's sitting in the front row of fashion shows, hobnobbing with the industry's best, and in her downtime, making appearances in the NY social scene. Author of fashion tome I Love Your Style, consultant for Vogue and The New York Times, and former muse and creative director of brand Tuleh, Amanda Brooks knows style.

I Love Your Style by Amanda Brooks