Rebecca Minkoff is getting real as a friend of the cast in this season of "Real Housewives of New York."
Designer Rebecca Minkoff helped define the downtown New York “it” girl aesthetic of the early aughts. Now she’s making reality TV her runway.
The 42-year-old fashion designer has a recurring role on the new season of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” which premiered Oct. 1 on Bravo.
She appears as a close friend of the cast, which includes fashion designer and businesswoman Jenna Lyons, 56; brash real estate agent/developer Erin Lichy, 37; moody model-turned-hot sauce entrepreneur Ubah Hassan, 41; no-nonsense influencer Sai De Silva, 43; comms girl-about-town Brynn Whitfield, 37; unfiltered fashion publicist Jessel Taank, 44; and art curator Racquel Chevremont, 53.
Minkoff (second from right) appears as a close friend of the cast on the “Real Housewives of New York”s 15th season, which includes model and businesswoman Ubah Hassan (far left); fashion influencer Sai De Silva, 43 (far right); and art curator Racquel Chevremont, 53 (third from right).
“It’s fun, funny with a little bit of a drama – I said, ‘Okay, I can sign up for that,’” Minkoff told The Post of joining “RHONY” after a mutual friend connected her with Lichy, who talked up the gig.
It’s the 15th season for the show and the second since a dramatic, controversial reboot saw beloved, longtime cast members, including Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan and Dorinda Medley, kicked to Andy Cohen’s curb.
“It’s fun, funny with a little bit of a drama – I said, ‘Okay, I can sign up for that,’” Minkoff told The Post of joining the show after a mutual friend connected her with Lichy, who talked up the gig.
Minkoff launched her eponymous line of boho clothes and oversized hobo bags in 2005 with her brother Uri Minkoff as CEO. It quickly took off, and stars such as Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Alba were regularly photographed with her iconic Morning After Bag — a $525 tote that carried many stylish 20- and 30-something women into adulthood.
In recent years, Minkoff has had a resurgence, with Gen Z A-listers such as Jenna Ortega and Kaia Gerber wearing items such as her black lace cami and strappy, heeled black Nadine sandals.
For her label-conscious “RHONY” castmates, Minkoff needed no introduction.
Minkoff came up in the Y2K era of fashion launching her eponymous line of boho clothes and oversized handbags in 2005, with her brother Uri Minkoff as CEO.
The 42-year-old designer and mom of four (middle) has a recurring role on the new season of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” which premiered Oct. 1 on Bravo. Here, she shares a laugh with co-stars De Silva (left) and Chevremont.
The 42-year-old designer and mom of four (middle) has a recurring role on the new season of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” which premiered Oct. 1 on Bravo. Here, she shares a laugh with co-stars De Silva (left) and Chevremont.
Kaia Gerber, 23, steps out in Minkoff’s strappy black heeled Nadine sandals.
Actress Jenna Ortega, 22, dons Minkoff’s black lace cami during an appearance on “Today.”
In recent years, Minkoff’s brand has had a resurgence with Gen Z women and A-listers, here at Rebecca Minkoff’s NYFW Party held at Silver Lining Lounge at the Moxy in Manhattan in September.
“If you’re at Nordstrom Rack, you probably saw her stuff,” Whitfield jeers, before it cuts to Minkoff scoffing, “Whatever, I built a $100 million dollar company.”
Whitfield also teased that Minkoff’s religion — she was raised both in the Jewish faith and as a Scientologist — will be a hot topic on the new season.
Her doctor father, David Minkoff, and designer mother, Sue Minkoff, are high-ranking members in the Church of Scientology, and they moved the family to Clearwater, Fla., in 1989 to be near the church’s headquarters.
The designer has seldom discussed her religious background, but her ties to it — and the fact that her father has been a big donor to the church — resurfaced with news of her joining “RHONY.”
That same year, she launched her own podcast, “Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff,” where she shares secrets of “some of the most successful women in the world,” including her new co-stars Lyons and Lichy.
Despite some of the rumors and allegations that have swirled around her over the years, Minkoff insisted she’s no drama queen — and said her “RHONY” gal pals would say the same.
“I’m boring and I’m nice — according to Sai,” she said.
But, she said, viewers will see some new sides of her.
“I have very funny experiences that you’re never going to get from an Instagram post,” Minkoff said. “I realized the depths of some of the stories that I told and I’m like, ‘Wow this is going to be on TV.’ “
