Kathy Hilton on the Heels Paris Would Never Wear, the Bag Nicky Hilton Steals and More From Her Closet Tour

Paris and Nicky Hilton have long been style icons of the pop culture lexicon, ever since David LaChappelle captured their Barbie party girl aesthetic of pink, glitter, crystals, daring frills and over-the-top heels that would come to define the fashion of the early aughts. But a look inside Kathy Hilton’s Bel Air closet for FN’s August cover story and photo shoot reveals that the sisters’ style rules, fashion influence — and evolution since that heady era — has come through the guidance of their mother. While other Hollywood closets are organized to a clinical degree, meticulously color-coordinated and set designed with photo shoots and reality TV moments in mind, Hilton’s closet is refreshingly lived in. Among the various stands of costume jewelry draped across the countertops and crystal-studded Judith Leiber bags in all manner of objet (including a comical ‘90s-era cordless phone, which Paris gamely held during the photo shoot), there is a collection of lanyards from various concerts, conferences and events that the matriarch has attended over the years. Sitting on the carpeted floor is an Elizabeth Taylor-themed doll carrier, which the actress once signed for Hilton. And resting against the closet’s center island is one of her older daughter’s famous

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