Photo: Patrick McMullan
Name: Catherine Malandrino
Age: No comment
Job: Designer. Her fall collection debuts today at the Chelsea Art Museum.
Neighborhood: Riverside Drive
Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
Andy Warhol.
What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in New York?
Steak from Peter Luger.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
Designing, drafting, fitting, cutting, draping, looking.
Where do you get your coffee?
Personal Nespresso machine.
What’s the last thing you saw on Broadway?
Chicago with Usher.
Do you give money to panhandlers?
Yes.
What’s your drink?
San Pellegrino, Pino Grigio, Veuve Clicquot!
How often do you prepare your own meals?
Rarely.
What’s your favorite medication?
Tylenol.
What’s hanging above your sofa
A New York–by–night photograph.
How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
No limit.
When’s bedtime?
Irregular.
Brunch: pro or con?
Pro.
What’s your thread count?
10,000,000,000!
What do you hate most about living in New York?
Noise!
What’s your brand of jeans?
Enough jeans!
When’s the last time you drove a car?
This morning, my convertible Aston Martin ‘79.
Who should be the next president?
Hillary Clinton.
Times, Post, or Daily News?
Times.
Yankees or Mets?
I’m for basketball!
What makes someone a New Yorker?
The rhythm.
