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Alex McCord wears many hats – wife and mom of 2 endlessly energetic boys, author, model and television personality in addition to her retail design business. Well known for her four seasons and counting on Bravo’s hit docu-drama The Real Housewives of New York City, Alex co-authored the book Little Kids, Big City with husband Simon van Kempen, and also gives the insider’s perspective on other Housewives franchises for People magazine. Named “Best Dressed Housewife Overall” by Glamour Magazine, Alex is in the celebrity division of New York Model Management and serves with husband Simon as Ambassadors for Style Week Providence in Rhode Island. Alex appears often as a panelist on the Joy Behar show; additional appearances include The View, Today Show, Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, The Insider, Huckabee, Tyra Banks, LXTV, Access Hollywood, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, Better TV and local morning shows across the country, as author, working mom and fearless lover of fashion.

Blog Entries by Alex McCord

A Thousand Gowns -- What's a Girl to Wear?

Posted April 4, 2011 | 18:33:15 (EST)

Part of the hilarious and slightly surreal existence that goes along with being a reality TV personality in the 21st century is the constant wardrobe changes. This Saturday, we started the day taping a 20th anniversary tribute to the Wiggles, an Australian powerhouse children's band, switched it up by emptying...

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Fundraising via Facebook

Posted June 26, 2009 | 17:33:00 (EST)

Everyone buzzes about social networking, so much so that it's become the new buzzword that verges on the annoying. Remember synergy? Anyway, sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the rest have become the primary way some people communicate. That's a good thing. It's great to be able to trade a...

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Posted May 15, 2009 | 16:13:30 (EST)

The sun is shining, the birds are singing and things are looking up. As the Real Housewives madness shifts into book writing and work madness, I am taking a moment to be grateful.

When I was laid off at the end of February, it seemed like the sky was falling....

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Cats on Keyboards and Job Hunting Online

Posted April 30, 2009 | 14:55:07 (EST)

Thump! It's 6:56 in the morning and my husband Simon has been attacked by a hammerhead shark. Not to be outdone, the Madge cat grabs the shark by the head and attempts to chew its eyes out. Five minutes previously, François somnambulated his way into our bedroom with the shark...

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Negotiations, Utopia and Martians

Posted April 15, 2009 | 13:09:26 (EST)

Life is one big negotiation. Sometimes that involves compromise. Sometimes that involves spending time with people whom you don't like but for various reasons you're stuck with them.

What is it about negotiation that makes people so uncomfortable? Fear of the unknown, and anger that life isn't as comfortable and...

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Covering Rashes & Creating Your Brand

Posted April 6, 2009 | 14:22:29 (EST)

It's pouring rain and I've caught the plague from my son. A round of Fifth's disease (short definition: flu + rash) went through his school, and slowly but surely we all got it. Problem is that when an adult gets it you feel incredibly run-down along with that fabulous flu...

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Looking For Work with a Knot in Your Stomach

Posted April 2, 2009 | 13:22:00 (EST)

Emotional, irrational, angry, panicked, and that's just the stock market. At least the dollar is up on the yen and there's a cup of steaming hot peppermint tea waiting to be drunk.

It is so hard to know the right thing to do. This week I felt constantly yanked back...

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Laid off? Update Your Resume and Take Time to Admire the Gold Sparkly Drag Queen

Posted March 31, 2009 | 12:18:33 (EST)

I thought I'd gotten out. A little over two years ago, I was doing our tax prep. Although I'd had a great year creatively, with 3 films either in festivals or theatrical release, TV work and a challenging play, my reward for that was less than 1/16 of my husband's...

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