The Haim sisters are central figures in Mrs. Grice’s world. They introduced her to Ms. Bayer, whom they befriended when they were the musical guests on “SNL,” and Ms. Bayer in turn introduced Ms. Grice to Ms. Bryant.
Mrs. Rudolph met Mrs. Grice in 2017, while her partner, Paul Thomas Anderson, was directing a short film for Haim; he wrote the lead role in his most recent film, ‘Licorice Pizza’, for Alana. Maya Erskine, from the painfully realistic middle school comedy “PEN15”, also interacted with Ms. Grice through the Haim sisters. They went to the same high school in Los Angeles.
Haim’s looks tend to have a loose ease that feels both very Californian – they grew up in the San Fernando Valley – and very rock ‘n’ roll. They also show a great appreciation for fashion: For their performance at the 2021 Grammys, Ms. Grice donned vintage Prada and Helmut Lang looks. Danielle Haim, in particular, is a walking encyclopedia of fashion references and directs many of the band’s creative decisions, Ms. Grice noted. “In another life, she’d be — or might still be — a great art director or creative director,” she said.
In public appearances, the sisters express their individuality while dressing cohesively, often in the same brand or with rhyming textures and color palettes. “She has an incredible eye for knowing what fits into our world,” they wrote in a joint email about Ms Grice. “We’re a band of three people with three different styles and she somehow fits us three puzzle pieces together to make something amazing.”
When Alana Haim embarked on her press tour for “Licorice Pizza,” her debut film, Ms. Grice avoided the looks that seemed typical of a bright-eyed genius. “Wearing dresses and dresses is new to me, but we both wanted to make sure I was still me, just with a dress,” Ms Haim wrote in an email.
They went for a pair of Louis Vuitton pants under a sheer skirt; draped, long sleeves Loewe; a cut lime green and gray ensemble from Nina Ricci; and, for “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon,” a loose-fitting camel suit from the Row with a turtleneck underneath. That last look, which Ms. Grice says reminded her of Katharine Hepburn, seemed mostly symbolic of the stylist’s approach: comfortable, cool, and above all designed for the woman who wears it.
“I don’t know if everyone understood,” said Mrs. Grice. “But I loved it.”