Rise and Shine

What does it take to get dressed in the morning? Three style mavens reveal their daily routines and fashion fetishes.

By Camilla Morton and Kate Novack Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004

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    They're probably the most difficult thing to select. One day I might want to be whimsical; one day I might want to be practical; one day I might want to be a homegirl.

    Where do you keep them all?

    I actually had a shoe closet built in my apartment in Manhattan. The whole bedroom was designed around [it]. It's backlighted so they're presented almost like art; they're color coordinated; and they're behind smoke-glass doors.

    What time do you wake up?

    I wake up naturally--not by alarm--between 6:20 and 6:30. In my bedroom there are four televisions that face the bed, and I put on all the morning shows. I have breakfast in bed almost every morning while I read the newspapers.

    How is the wardrobe for The View selected?

    One of us sets the color palette for the day. If Joy [Behar] is going to wear a fuchsia top, then we're color coordinated around her. And we have never once in seven years had a disagreement--"Oh, I want to wear red today. Oh, I was planning to do that." Not one time.

    What are your morning rituals?

    I read my morning Scripture, and every morning while I'm in the car, I call my mom. She goes over what happened on The View, like today she told me she hated my hair yesterday.

    So you do have bad-hair days?

    Yesterday was the worst ever! So I just curled it up tight at the top, made it into a cute little do and went on. You can't sweat the small stuff.

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