Hi Rachael! What’s your typical day like as a Project Manager–Creative Services for ShoeDazzle?
Rachael: The greatest thing about my job is that I actually never have a typical day. It’s pretty awesome. Day to day I’m like the octopus that reaches out to link the copywriters and graphic designers to other departments in ShoeDazzle to ensure that all our incredible projects get done on time.
How many shoes have you acquired working here?
R: Oh jeez. A girl should never tell her age, so she certainly shouldn’t tell anyone how many shoes she has. How about we focus on my more recent purchases? I’m obsessed with my Aine heels, Diane sandals and Ronnie booties and those were all in the last few weeks!
All right. We’ll let you have that mystery. We work with tons of great celebrities and celebrity stylists what have been some of your favorite projects?
R: Obvi it has to be Rachel Zoe! We share the same name (minus the A) and when she comes into the office I’m always having a moment.
Are you trying any new trends that you normally wouldn’t right now?
R: I actually just purchased a pair of ombre burgundy to black skinnies. I’ve never done ombre before and now I’m hooked. Generally, I shop for more timeless pieces that can flow from season to season effortlessly but every now and again I love to take some risks.
Ombre is everywhere and we can’t get enough of it. Do you have any Valentine’s Day plans? Outfits?
R: Actually, my boyfriend and I are pretty romantically challenged so we’re not too into Valentine’s Day. Thankfully my BFF/roommate’s birthday IS Valentine’s Day so a big group of us are going out to dinner in Venice to celebrate.
The more the merrier! Your skin is always perfect. What are some of your favorite beauty products?
R: Can’t live without Kiehl’s! I slather on their Midnight Recovery Concentrate so I wake up looking like I’ve slept for twelve hours on a bed of roses. It tends to prevent people from asking me if I’ve had another late night!
Oh, those serums are magical! Tell us a few things about you that we would never guess by your (fun, fun, fun) pictures.
1. I don’t pick sides in the cat vs. dog feud. I love both. Equally.
2. I’m a needlepoint fanatic. I’m working on my biggest project yet: a big flower with an intricate border. I’m going to make it into a pillow!
3. I love Italian food. It’s perfectly acceptable to put cheese on every dish and that’s why I love it. Studying abroad in Italy didn’t help…
4. I can easily replicate people’s accents. I get a lot of weird looks at restaurants when I try them out on unsuspecting waiters.
Working in California is something we will never complain about. Fill in the blank. The best part about living in California is ___.
R: The diverse landscape. You could be at the beach one day, the desert the next, and the mountains the day after. More climates = more outfits!
Sounds like you’re a bit of a travel bug! What are some other fun things our readers should know about working here.
R: We are just as impatient to get our shoes as our clients are! When they arrive I can’t resist trying them on and taking a spin around the office to show them off when they arrive!
The thrill never ends. What are the Top 10 Songs on your playlist right now?
Elephant by Tame Impala, Money Grabber by Fitz & The Tantrums, Ho Hey by the Lumineers, Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Little By Little by Radiohead, Who by David Bryne & St. Vincent, Dance, Dance, Dance by Lykke Li, Hot Knife by Fiona Apple, Black Tin Box by Miike Snow ft. Lykee Li, Icarus by White Hinterland
Next on your travels?
R: I’m heading to Vail for a gals ski trip in February, NYC for my little sister’s graduation in May and Hawaii for my cousin’s wedding in August!
Sounds like you have a great year ahead of you! Last thing. Your AMAZING hair. We love it.
R: My hair is less predictable than the weather. It’s often like living with a moody adolescent on top of my head…it changes its mind daily on who it wants to be.
Hair with a mind of it’s own! Lastly, if you weren’t living in LA where would you live?
R: That’s a toughie but I would have to say San Francisco. I go wild for their local food and handcrafted beers.
On Rachael: Aine
