Stacey Bendet is a fashion designer and CEO of “Alice + Olivia” out of New York and girlfriend of Eric Eisner, as in the Disney empire. You can read her biography and see her photos below.
Stacey Bendet
Eric’s dad may be a former Disney player, but his last name still afforded him a proposal to Bendet on Valentine’s Day at the Bel Air Hotel. The two were surrounded by champagne and roses and Bendet said yes to an antique ring from the 1920s.
“It was the best night of my life.”
The Eisner’s have an estate in Aspen, which will likely be the location for the wedding next summer.
Stacey “Staceypants” Bendet was born Stacey Wiener in Chappaqua, New York. She graduated from Horace Greeley High School and went on to the University of Penn where she was a member of the gymnastics team. Stacey turned to a life of fashion after an interview on Wall Street. She rollerbladed to the interview in “orange pants and a fur bomber jacket” only to leave immediately after seeing her competition.
“I don’t do knee-length,� she said.
Stacey then turned to the internet where she designed web sites for fashion houses. That designing led her and a friend to start “Alice + Olivia” with their first show involving models wearing “pants with Partridge Family–style vertical stripes and not much else besides some strategically placed bouquets.” The show was a success with requests from celebrities and stores like Fred Segal and Barneys, where she went on to be a pants designer, came pouring in.
As with all of New York’s elite, rumors fly, but Bendet herself is responsible for the one about attending her yoga classes drunk. Also, some say she is reaping the benefits of her parents money and her partner is actually the talented one, while Bendet yells, makes people cry, and takes laxatives all day.
Oh, the price one pays for being rich and famous. On the good side, Bendet reportedly does charity work for organizations like the New York Pubilc Library and Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Organization.
You can see more pictures of Stacey Bendet below.
Stacey Bendet Photos