Growing up living in New York City’s Waldorf Astoria, Nicky Hilton’s day-to-day was like a real-life version of the beloved children’s book series, Eloise. “The people-watching there was next level,” Hilton tells Observer. “You’d be going up in the elevator with a pop star, a president or an Academy Award actor—there was just always someone or something interesting going on there. Paris and I used to love to slip into the ballroom and see what events were going on,” she says of the holiday season, which has maintained its magic for the hotel heiress, who herself is now married and raising three children in New York City.
“The holidays are my favorite time of year to dress up because you can be festive and have fun with sparkles,” says Hilton, who collaborated with Australian designer Rebecca Vallance on a capsule collection of embellished dresses (and one jumpsuit) that pull double duty as accessories. “Some of the pieces are like jewelry because of the sequins, and crystals, and bows,” she continues, adding with a laugh, “I have not had to purchase one holiday dress this entire season.
While she’ll be packing up a few of her favorite designs as she heads to Los Angeles to join the rest of her family for Christmas (including the diamanté bow-adorned Leyla minidress),........