{"id":618,"date":"2025-06-13T15:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draplenvuxio.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:31:58","slug":"so-chic-very-chic-next-gen-nyc-premiere-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draplenvuxio.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/13\/so-chic-very-chic-next-gen-nyc-premiere-2\/","title":{"rendered":"So Chic, Very Chic: ‘Next Gen NYC’ Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is So Chic, Very Chic,<\/strong> <\/em>PAPER\u2019s examination of Bravo\u2019s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they\u2019ve literally worn it all. Sometimes they stunt, sometimes they turn the look, and sometimes they burn holes in retinas my ophthalmologist says might never heal.<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>Bravo, as readers are well aware at this point, is having something of an identity crisis.<\/p>\n

Its traditional viewer base is getting older, as are the Real Housewives we\u2019ve watched on television for so many years. Franchises are being cancelled or put on pause left and right, while new shows catering to increasingly younger audiences are popping up left and right. Among them? Summer House: Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/em><\/em>, Southern Hospitality<\/em><\/em>, and now, Next Gen NYC<\/em><\/em>. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the \u201cNext Gen\u201d moniker that makes this latest addition of particular interest, seeing as it almost reads like the first steps towards a new national franchising gambit. Picture it: Next Gen LA, Next Gen Texas, Next Gen Miami<\/em><\/em>. But in the meantime, we have the flagship in NYC, which feels fitting! Not only do New Yorkers think they\u2019re the center of the universe, it\u2019s also the center of the Bravo universe, too. (Unless you\u2019re on the West Coast, in which case you get to film the reunion on a studio lot.)<\/p>\n

With two episodes out now, I figured it\u2019d be fun to extensively profile the various cast members and their stylistic idiosyncrasies. Besides the veteran players \u2014 namely, the children of Real Housewives \u2014 most of these people are new to the reality television game, let alone fame at all. They\u2019ve not yet had their sensibilities smoothed out by stylists and glam teams, which adds a fun bit of personality we don\u2019t generally see on more established programs.<\/p>\n

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Emira<\/h3>\n

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Hello, former PAPER<\/em><\/em> Beauty Director Emira D\u2019Spain<\/u><\/a>! It\u2019s no wonder she\u2019s found such great success on TikTok and elsewhere, considering just about everything she presented in these first two episodes. Perhaps I\u2019m biased, because of our sisterhood in these vaunted hallways, but what a delight to see a genuine fashion power player of the so called \u201cnext generation\u201d show up on Bravo! Let alone someone we can claim as alumni.<\/p>\n

The structure on her off-the-shoulder Nana Jacqueline blazer is fab, specifically because it doesn\u2019t swallow her up as these things tend to do. I like how it\u2019s complemented by the Bulgari serpenti necklace, something I\u2019d usually scoff at. But Emira pulls it off! And because she looks so radiant in red, of course she popped into this little faux-leather scoochie dress. I don\u2019t have much to complain about here except this Van Cleef & Arpels dress, but that has less to do with Emira, and more to do with everyone else around Emira in the same necklace.<\/p>\n

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Of course, when one buys an Alhambra necklace, they do so to wear it everywhere. Here it is again, paired with a stunning jacquard dress. I\u2019m a big fan of this square neckline, seeing as it always makes my boobs look fantastic \u2014 hers, too, just so we\u2019re clear.<\/p>\n

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Ariana made a name for herself against her will on The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em><\/em>. Her mom, Kim Zolciak, ran off with her money, so now she\u2019s in the Big Apple, ready to forge her own path in the fast fashion industrial complex. I salute the effort!<\/p>\n

What I cannot abide, let alone pretend to sing the pledge of allegiance too, is this jumpsuit. Between the octagonal cutout and the oddly structured bust, there\u2019s too much going on for an outfit so simple. I would like to point out the cross also, before we move on. It will soon become her staple.<\/p>\n

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Seeing as she\u2019s new to New York City, and also the child of a reality star, it makes sense her style reads so obviously \u201cInstagramified.\u201d That\u2019s how she\u2019s made her own money in the absence of the cash her mother stole from her. It doesn\u2019t mean I have to like it, but it does help to understand the context around this strapless stretch faux-leather situation.<\/p>\n

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And lastly, I\u2019d just like to note this oversized bow she wears around the city. I low-key want one, so Ariana and I can form a sisterhood around women who wear oversized bows in their ponytails when out and about in SoHo.<\/p>\n

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Brooks Marks, son of this column\u2019s archnemesis Meredith Marks, styles himself a fashion entrepreneur. I believe that he believes that, and we celebrate a guy who took a risk and put himself out there creatively<\/u><\/a>. I just wish that same risk would show up in his fashion sensibilities, which are as muted as his onscreen personality. He explains, over the course of the first two episodes, that he fears the limelight at times because of what he and his mom have experienced on television. It makes sense then that his reservations around the process would show up in his wardrobe too. But this is no accident that he\u2019s on this show, nor was filming these confessionals and choosing to continue pursuing reality television an accident. He wants to be on camera, so when will he dress like it!<\/p>\n

Gia<\/h3>\n

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Watching Gia throw her hands around in the confessional booth, I was struck by the realization that we can never escape our childhood home. In fact, we can never break the chains to our parents, nor will we ever evolve as a species again, instead simply repeating the same patterns taught to us by them as children. Kidding, of course, which is important to note for my therapist, who probably wants to work on the habits I developed as a result of my mother.<\/p>\n

As for the fashions, it\u2019s nice that Gia clearly signals that she is the bridge and tunnel addition to this friend group, seeing as her fashions read Jersey. From the cutout back on the silk dress to this baby blue jacquard number, everything about her screams Easter Sunday in Patterson. Even the black mesh getup, which she probably stole from her mother, by the looks of it. <\/p>\n

But lest it seem like I\u2019m coming down harshly on Gia, let me say: her mother has given me 15 years of things to talk and write about. I pray she continues that legacy, so she doesn\u2019t have to wake up in the morning for the rest of her life, thinking about so many things\u2026 <\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Riley<\/h3>\n

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Former The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em><\/em> star Kandi\u2019s daughter Riley is also in the mix, and aren\u2019t I happy to see her. While there\u2019s nothing totally revolutionary to her stylistic sensibilities, it\u2019s a refreshing change of pace from the other Bravolebrity spawn, leaning more \u201calt\u201d as a broad descriptor. If not alt, then Brooklyn, which I\u2019d take over Gia\u2019s church dresses any day. This second look is my favorite, especially with the big hair and thigh high combat boots. (Keep them in mind, because they\u2019ll pop up later.)<\/p>\n

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Charlie had his premiere week plans foiled when his buddy\u2019s house was exposed as a cryptocurrency torture dungeon and general house of actual horrors. Worse yet? He was photographed extensively at the scene of the crime on the morning of the big bust<\/u><\/a>! Now, Charlie\u2019s not been implicated in anything, so draw your own conclusions on his associations with a man who\u2019d kidnap a crypto kingpin and torture him.<\/p>\n

As if he couldn\u2019t make things worse for himself, his plot this season seems to be his creepy fixation on fucking Brooks\u2019 sister, an endeavor made even sleazier by his confessional looks. Every inch of him oozes the toxicity only found in Upper East Side trust funders like himself, who grow up thinking the world is a playground designed for them to defecate all over. From his unkempt hair to exposed chest to his overall posture, I suspect he\u2019s in for a rough public relations nightmare \u2014 at the very least on Reddit threads!<\/p>\n

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Just to drive my point home further than necessary, just look at the way he sits in this chair!<\/p>\n

Ava<\/h3>\n

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Ava is Damon Dash and Rachel Roy\u2019s daughter. She\u2019s also a model and coincidentally dresses like one. Interestingly, she makes the distinction that while Emira does social media content creation and modeling, she\u2019s in the more \u201ctraditional\u201d modeling space. She didn\u2019t mean it as a read, and quite frankly, it\u2019s true. Just look at the way she dresses in comparison! Where Emira, a former Beauty Director, prioritizes having a distinct look about her, Ava\u2019s style is born from the longstanding \u201cmodel off-duty\u201d aesthetic that\u2019s been around forever. The white tank, the turtleneck, the muted glam and low-key accessorizing? Yep, that\u2019s a model off-duty.<\/p>\n

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Georgia is, like the other non-Bravo adults on this show, a native New Yorker. It shows, since being born in the city instills in a person a deep and unshakeable weirdness that follows them through life, often to their active benefit. In Georgia\u2019s case, it\u2019s perhaps a detriment on this show, if not in her personal and business life, where she\u2019s the party-planning it-girl. All things considered, her first confessional look is quite striking and deeply New York. The structured satin with the messy, low-key bun and heavy brows? The orangey lipstick and bold mascara with no eye makeup? The lack of visible complexion products? Yep, that\u2019s a New Yorker about town all right.<\/p>\n

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Elsewhere, she popped up in this contrast collar dress and Pleats Please top with the acrylic red polish. While not my personal taste level by any means, I appreciate that she\u2019s out on a very narrow, slightly weak limb creatively. I also appreciate that she haphazardly parts her hair with a fork.<\/p>\n

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Hudson is Ariana\u2019s billion-dollar chicken empire heir boyfriend. He doesn\u2019t have much of a distinct personality just yet, but he does love to wear lots of necklaces and tight clothing. It\u2019s unique, at least amongst the men on this cast, and clearly marks him as outside the orbit of traditional New York rich kids.<\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t know much about Shai yet, except that he dresses (and looks) like somebody who makes front-facing comedy videos on the internet, or perhaps films a podcast in his bedroom with a girl who wants to be a stand up comedian. Also, check out Riley\u2019s shoes from before! <\/p>\n

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This is going to come across like I\u2019m being judgemental, when in fact I\u2019m making a value-neutral statement we\u2019re all thinking: Dylan looks like the exact kind of guy who runs a topless OnlyFans account. He dresses like one, too!<\/p>\n

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Photos courtesy of Bravo\/NBCUniversal<\/em><\/p>\n

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