Victoria James joins Shelf

Meet Victoria James—model, nightlife whisperer, and low-key the most stylish person on my Instagram feed. Fluent in three languages and equally fluent in the art of a perfect guest list, Victoria is part of the Dionysus Group, the NYC-based, luxury event production company with taste levels that rarely dip below "impeccable." She moves effortlessly between New York and Paris (just like your favorite bag), blending fashion-world poise with the insider energy of the city’s most magnetic parties. Whether she’s on the catwalk or behind the velvet rope, Victoria is always crafting a scene worth remembering. Follow along to learn about some of the different media that’s shaped her into one of our favorite NYC It Girls.

ShelfMAG: What’s your NYFW anthem and why?

@victoriapjames: My favorite NYFW anthem is “New Bottega” by Azelia Banks. I love house music—it gets me really excited and hyped up. It's also a great song to speed walk to going from casting to casting. 

ShelfMAG: What’s a line from a song, book, or movie that lives in your head rent-free?

@victoriapjames: A line that lives rent free in my mind is by Fyodor Dostoevsky in White Nights: "But how could you live and have no story to tell?"

ShelfMAG: Any closet favorites we should be adding to our Shelves for the summer? 

@victoriapjames: I would love to get a vintage Fendi baguette or anything Pucci in my wardrobe right now. (My birthday's coming up in June 😉)

ShelfMAG: What would you consider a red flag if you saw it on someone’s Shelf? 

@victoriapjames: I think “Norman Fucking Rockwell" at the top of someone's most played any week might be slightly concerning

ShelfMAG: The item on your shelf most likely to stay there forever?

@victoriapjames: Anything by Romeo Santos and or Aventura will probably always be pretty high up there. 

Curious about what else Victoria is into? Get real-time updates at shelf.im/victoriapjames