Words of Wisdom

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Simply Stylist founder Sarah Pollack Boyd recently chatted with LA-based freelance stylist Elizabeth Stewart—a go-to for A-listers like Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain. In addition to learning about her prized wardrobe item ("an amazingly vibrant vintage YSL necklace for Decades") and whose closet she'd like to raid ("Salma Hayek's!"), we learned how the former New York Times magazine style advisor and Paris W editor recovers from a panic moment: "By solving the problem and then having a nice glass of wine!" We'll drink to that. [SS]