NAME: HEIDI ROSENAU

Age: over 35

Astrological Sign: Pisces

Profession: EUS Museum administrator by day; vintage swing dancer by night

Residence: New York City

Favorite color: Blue, green

Favorite Fashion Designer: the past: Lucien Lelong; contemporary: Carolina Herrera

Favorite Shoe/Accessories Designer: Remix Vintage Shoes, Los Angeles)

Favorite Parfum: Pure Turquoise, Ralph Lauren; Eau d’Hadrian, Annick Goutal

Favorite Stylish Film: The Philadelphia story, Roberta, Follow the Fleet

Favorite Hangout: Flea market

Favorite Place/s: Louis Armstrong House Museum, NYC; The Dennis Severs House, London; anywhere within ocean-sniffing range up in Rockport/Gloucester, MA; Haight Street, San Francisco; Governors Island during the annual Jazz Age Lawn Parties each summer….

Favorite Cocktail: Pims Cup

Who is your style icon? Katherine Hepburn

What item of clothing would you rather starve for? A well-shaped, genuine, hand-knit 1930s cardigan

What is your overall impression of how people dress in general? Without a sense of personal expression…and a poor sense of proportion.

And what do you recommend that they do otherwise? Be yourself—say something with how you dress.  And, if you can’t do that, don’t let your clothes wear you…be aware of your own shape and how to carry something off, original or not.