Jill Martin`s - Cristina Velocci

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Closet case Jill Martin
The TV personality keeps everything in her wardrobe on
view with help from her new organizational line for QVC.
By Cristina Velocci
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“Everything is color-coded by theme,” says
Martin, who uses flocked hangers from the
Martin Project in different hues to categorize
her closet: Teal is for Today-appropriate
daytime dresses, pink is for going-out apparel
and navy is for Knicks games outfits. “A lot of
people organize their closets by pants, skirts
and tops, but I think that’s sort of inefficient.”
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New York Knicks sportscaster and Today
show contributor Jill Martin (jillmartin.com)
became a minimalist two years ago while writing
her second book, I Have Nothing to Wear!, on how
to edit one’s wardrobe. “I realized that you only
wear 25 percent of what’s in your closet,” she
says. “If you don’t see it, you’re not going to
wear it.” A desire to live that motto spurred her
to create the Martin Project, a new line of closetorganization products for QVC (qvc.com). The
Emmy Award–winning television personality is
also constantly getting rid of unwanted items—
a practice she promotes in her latest tome, The
Weekend Makeover, which details how to form
healthy behaviors in 48 hours.
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Perhaps the only item in Martin’s closet
that she doesn’t actually wear, these
pants from Tory Burch (toryburch.com) still
serve a purpose. “Since I’ve gotten older,
I can easily fluctuate five or six pounds in
a week,” she admits. “I don’t weigh myself
because I think people go nuts over that, so
this is my scale. If they fit, I’m good, and if
they don’t, I know I gained weight.”
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When Martin moved into her rental four
years ago, she originally used these
built-in shelves for folded sweaters. “It was
a mess,” she concedes. She has since
repurposed them for housing her impressive
footwear collection. “I like to have my shoes
tell the story,” she says. “On any given day,
you’ll know my personality from my shoes.”
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Martin won these Alexander McQueen
peep-toes (417 W 14th St between
Ninth and Tenth Aves; 212-645-1797,
alexandermcqueen.com) in a bet with a
friend. “I forget what it was but I knew I
was winning,” she says. Had she lost,
Martin would have had to buy her pal a
pair of Christian Louboutin nude heels.
photographs: jill martin: caroline voagen nelson
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Edited by Rachel LeWinter • style.ny@timeout.com
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An acrylic storage unit from the Container
Store (containerstore.com) protects chain
necklaces, while chunkier pieces are strewn
around a Martin Project mannequin. “I’m in
my turquoise, happy spring mode but come
summer it will probably move to more delicate
things,” says Martin, who frequently rotates
what’s on display.
her NYC style resources
❥ Eddie’s Shoe
Repair 30 Rockefeller
Plaza between Fifth and
Sixth Aves (212-5813463) Before heading to
work, Martin drops off
shoes in need of mending
at this cobbler. “A lot of
people think you need to
[constantly] buy new shoes
but oftentimes you should
just get them fixed up,” she
says. “You’re just going to
step in the grass again—
don’t waste the money.”
a Jennifer
Miller Jewelry
diamond
nameplate
necklace,
$1,100
❥ Jennifer Miller Jewelry 972 Lexington
Ave between 70th and 71st Sts (212-7348199, jennifermillerjewelry.com) This
Hamptons jewelry designer is Martin’s go-to
resource for both real and faux baubles. “The
store is set up beautifully,” she says. “What’s
great about it is that in a cabinet, there will be
everything from a $4,000 necklace to a $90
bracelet and you can’t tell the difference
[between the two].”
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“People will ask me, ‘What are you
wearing?’ and I’ll have no idea what
brand I’m in,” admits Martin, who had
to check the label inside this bejeweled
clutch to discover that it’s from Talbots
(locations throughout the city; visit talbots
.com). “Some things I wear are $5 while
others are $5,000—it’s really all about
what I like.”
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“Morning TV is a lot of fun color,”
says Martin, who’d pair this Rachel
Roy shift (rachelroy.com) with an equally
vibrant necklace from BaubleBar
(baublebar.com) for the Today show. “With
the Knicks games, I try to err on the
conservative side, since they’re at night
and I’m reporting at a sporting event.”
shop the martin project
a Square faux-fur storage
pouf, $45, at qvc.com
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A trio of LBD-shaped jewelry organizers from
Martin’s line hang on a sculptural hat rack
from Target (locations throughout the city; visit
target.com). “I don’t lose [earring] partners,”
she boasts. “Everything is protected here.”
They dangle above a mirror from MacKenzieChilds (20 W 57th St between Fifth and Sixth
Aves; 212-570-6050, mackenzie-childs.com).
f Set of six printed drawstring
shoe bags, $33, at qvc.com
d Garment bag with
little-black-dress design,
$19, at qvc.com
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