Eloise at the Plaza

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When Stacey Bendet showed her fall collection for Alice & Olivia at the Plaza Hotel on Monday, she brought along her two-year-old daughter, Eloise. In an interview with them both, our sister site learned that Eloise is indeed named after the hotel's most famous fictional inhabitant. Also, she's clearly a precocious kid: When asked "Is this your first presentation here at the Plaza?," Bendet said "Yes" but Eloise said "No." We're just sad we weren't invited to whatever runway shows she's been organizing behind her mother's back. [Racked National]