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Lauren Conrad on debut at New York fashion week: 'We nailed it!'

By Alisandra Puliti


UPDATED FEBRUARY 11, 2019 4:39 AM EST

Lauren Conrad has been designing her LC Lauren Conradcollection for Kohl’s since 2009, but on Wednesday night, the blonde beauty’sdream of showing at New York fashion week came true. “I hope it went well,” TheHills’ star told HELLO! after the debut of her new collection LC Lauren Conrad Runway Collection. “I didn’t watch it yet because I was backstage working.”

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We can attest that it did! Every bit from the inviteswith floral accents to the runway décor with the chandeliers coming down andairy feel to the 37 looks were true to the California native’s aesthetic. Oh,and the sparkly rose champagne didn’t hurt either! Each article of clothingdefinitely could be envisioned on Lauren. “We nailed it then!” she joked. “I’veworn the bluish gray lace jumper to a rehearsal dinner. I really love the jackets.Some of the stuff is fun to mix in with every day wear. I have been wearing it,very secretly because I wasn’t supposed to.”

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While the 29-year-old was busy backstage making sure themodels’ were runway ready, William Tell was beaming from the front row. “Wemanaged to get him a front row seat,” she said of her husband of a year (theiranniversary is September 13). As for if she looks to him for advice on the clothes, she added: “If I need an opinion, I definitely ask him, but for the mostpart, he’s a dude.”

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Lauren, who opted for the high-waisted white pants and lacecrop for her big night, didn’t have to look very far to know that her guestsincluding her Hills’ co-star Lo Bosworth, Chrissy Teigen, Olivia Culpo, AshleyTisdale and Dylan Penn approved of the new line. Dylan, who will be in townhitting several shows, mentioned to HELLO! of her jumpsuit that she paired withConverse: “This was the most comfortable, and it’s really light for thisweather and to bounce around.”

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Lauren, who recently told Cosmopolitan that she alwayswanted to be doing something in fashion, is a born designer and findsinspiration in the little things. “I sometimes travel with a notebook,” shesaid. “Inspiration comes from everywhere in photos, pages out of a magazine orfrom a book or watching a movie. It’s the little things that catch your eye.”

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