Mandy and her now-husband Eric got engaged in the summer of 2022, but stalled on planning.

I was like,What the hell is this doing here?she says.

Lee knew it was unlikely that Dover Street would let her buy it.

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They were so sweet, they actually checked for me.

Lee was also introduced to her publicists.

Mandy Lee and Simone Rocha.

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She did say yes.

I was able to pick it up the next week, Mandy says.

It was pretty magical, she adds.

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She paired it with green metallic flats by the designer.

Looking back on it all now, Lee is still awestruck by the way the stars aligned.

Im not very spiritual, but there wassomething, she says.

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It was meant to be, basically.

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Mandy Lee and Simone Rocha.

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