Celebrity stylist Gretta Monahan attended Nigel Barker’s A Sealed Fate event on Thursday, where she caught up with us on her passion for animals and the secret behind fur vs. faux.

The brunette beauty is frequently featured as Rachael Ray’s fashion and beauty guru, and is also set to appear later this year as Tim Gunn’s “fashion accomplice” on Season 2 of Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.

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