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P H OTO BY H E L E N E S A N D B E R G ne vie élégante has long been a Saltzman legacy. Stylist and fashion editor Elizabeth Saltzman grew up in Manhattan, where her father, Renny B. Saltzman, was a prominent interior designer and her mother, Ellin, worked as fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. "My dad always said, When you go out, you represent me," says the peripatetic Saltzman, who had just landed home after five nonstop months of travel. "If I was a mess, that showed that he was a mess, too." That sense of presentation, and an innate sense of style—"I used to love to flit around wearing my favorite fringed poncho as a skirt"—provided fertile ground for the career that followed. Her first big job, in 1984, was working as a stock girl at Giorgio Armani, which had just opened in New York. Soon, Saltzman's innately sharp eye landed her high-profile editorial roles, such as senior fashion editor at Vogue and then as longtime fashion director at Vanity Fair, where she remains a contributing editor. In 2000, she jumped the pond to London, home base for her international styling business and where she's also a contributing editor at British Vogue. She does come back to the States often, especially to spend summers at the East Hampton home built by Richard Meier for her father nearly 60 years ago. Saltzman's storied career also includes consulting with luxury brands and fashioning red-carpet looks for the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Eiza González, Elizabeth Debicki, and Julia Garner. This fall, she takes on a new role: a guest residency at Bal Harbour Shops' personal shopping and styling program. how to wear it Elizabeth Saltzman shares her pro packing tips and what's perennially in her suitcase for a summer joie de vivre. BY INGRID SCHMIDT wardrobe "Sometimes it's about need, sometimes it's about want, but the bottom line is it's really about what's going to make your life easier." — ELIZABETH SALTZM A N U Elizabeth Saltzman swears by Rimowa luggage, and for her clients, personalizes them with their initials. BALHAR B O U RSH O P S .CO M