Does this technically make me a "womanizer"?

I wonder what it’s like, to be relatively anonymous, and yet have so many people obsessed with you? Like, you’re famous, but the average Joanna Shmoanna on the street couldn’t identify you if she fell over you, and was head-to-toe wearing your creations?

It’s hard to imagine the thoughts that must go through my #1 gal’s mind. She can walk down her NYC streets, eat in the hot restaurants, go through an airport- and those pesky US weekly photogs and paparazzis leave her alone. She sees everyone wearing her clothes, and yet the paps don't see her.

Unfortunately- for me at least- I have yet to see her in the pages of US Weekly… (Maybe if she didn’t wear underwear, was in a tumultuous relationship with Lindsey Lohan, or hung out with Brit Brit we’d be more likely to see her?) And, as much as I personally would love more glimpses into her daily life, (even if it was only to see what she was wearing day-to-day, but god, does this make me a stalker?!) if she was always hanging out at Tao with Paris and K-Fed, and ergo plastered all over the daily mags, she just wouldn’t really be HER, would she?

Maybe she can go the route of Michael Kors, and star in an awesome Bravo reality show that would air in between seasons of "Rachel Zoe" and "Millionaire Matchmaker"? (Hey, a girl can dream, right?)

When I reveal her name though, it might be an anticlimactic moment for you.

“Who?” you may say. (Unless you’re in the fashion industry, in which case you probably have heard of her, as due to the millions of interviews and features written on her, it seems her notoriety and reputation precede her.)

My sister’s been bugging me for days, and at the climax of this, she too will be like, “ummm, from everything you say, she sounds like she's pretty cool… but who the h. is she?!”

Despite her relative anonymity, it’s highly likely that you all have at least one piece of her handiwork in your home at this very moment. Maybe even on your body? (I know I do!) Her genius has spread out, to encompass the perfect something for everyone in your social spectrum- from your favorite male, your nieces and nephews, your spoiled pooch, all the way back to yourself.

Drum roll please…. I am proud to at last annouce, that:

Kelly Green ♥’s Jenna Lyons! (aka, the Creative Director of J.Crew)
Admit it- J.Crew has done a massive 180, and now it is not only expanding- but getting better and better at every point along it's rise. (My nerdy love of word play and punnery is driving me to point out that the fancy dud's that Jenna creates and we all don, are the opposite of "duds". Ha ha?)

In list form, here are but a few of Jenna's most notable, recent contributions to J.Crew:

1. Wedding gowns and CUTE bridesmaid dresses. With my sister’s impending wedding on the horizon, um, I’m actually looking forward to bridesmaid dress shopping? (Never thought I’d be able to say that…) And, although I’m far away from wedding gown shopping myself, I will certainly keep in the back of my mind that J.Crew’s wedding dresses are made out of the same Italian Clerici duchesse satins that Vera Wang and Chanel use for their $$$ dresses.


2. Adorable childrens’ clothing that makes me either a.) wish I was still 12 years old and 4’2” so I could wear the line myslef, or b.) start popping out some babies of my own, immediately, just to play dress-up with.


3. Decadent, vintage inspired jewels and baubles. J.Crew’s jewelry line has proven to be extremely well-received by the it's adoring public, and profitable to it's nurturing parent company. By all means, check out their "jewelry" section on the website, and tell me that with their current creations you can really say you’re surprised?


4. Beautiful, “designer” quality, jeweled and embellished shoes. J.Crew makes their shoes in the same exact factories as does Gucci and Prada. Because J.Crew acts as both the designer, and the retailer, they have effectively cut out the “middle man,” and the consumer is able to reap the benefit of uber-quality shoes in significantly lower-than-Prada prices.

Really, I could go on and on, but as I’m trying to down-play my stalking here,(and reduce the risk of future restraining orders) I’ll leave you with just that short (and yet highly impressive) list of Jenna Lyons accomplishments.

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And, with that long lead-in, my next entry will feature my spin on where me and the environment come in.