"I love to dress up," Reynolds told me. "I think people should have more events so we can get dressed up. I think people want a reason to get dressed up."
Reynolds, a mother of three and the president of Skai Blue Media, never needs a reason. On any given day, you're liable to spot the 2001 Temple grad dressed in an eclectic mix of vintage finds (Decades Vintage, 739 S. 4th St., is one of her favorite haunts) and modern pieces that she stashes in closets all over her house.
Her fashion style is beyond categorization. Whether she's wearing an evening dress over a turtleneck, as she did at a Macy's reception this winter, or showing up in a pair of blue shorts with white polka dots and a candy-striped, red-and-white blouse, she somehow always manages to be the best-dressed woman in the room.
She's gutsy, all right.
Not many female business owners would pose for a newspaper photograph with their hair in pigtails - in Reynolds' case two fluffy Afro puffs. Earlier this year, Reynolds donned a black-and-white fascinator - an English-style hat typically seen at royal weddings and the Ascot Racecourse - and an electric blue dress.
Reynolds draws her inspiration from stories, movies and pop culture. For the upcoming 2011 Philadelphia Collection (Sept. 14-24), our town's interpretation of New York Fashion Week, she's planning to dress like a fashion icon - Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Dandridge, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, the Snow Queen from Narnia - every day of the 10-day event. Reynolds is the associate director of the event.
