Fake heiress and alleged socialite scammer Anna Delvey hired a stylist to dress her for her trial

September 19, 2024

Walker's employment was first reported by GQ . She's worked with Travis Scott, Courtney Love, Madonna, Kanye West, G Eazy, T-Pain, and other celebrities, according to her website . Walker's website also says she's worked for GQ, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and W.

Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, showed up to court on Wednesday wearing a sleek black sleeveless dress with a black choker, tights, and flats. She carried a beige sweater in her handcuffed hands while entering the courtroom and wore it after she was seated before the bench. On Thursday, she wore "a see-through Yves Saint Laurent blouse and pleated slacks by Victoria Beckham," according to the New York Post .

"I will say obviously there are challenges to styling someone whos currently incarcerated theres a lot imitations to what you can and cannot wear in court," Walker told BuzzFeed News . "People are people. I have a good reputation. That doesnt bother me."

Prosecutors say Delvey stole around $275,000 from financial institutions, hotels, and various other companies and individuals by posing as a German heiress and falsifying financial documents. She's become something of a folk legend in the New York city social scene, being called the "Soho grifter," "fake heiress," and "socialite scammer."

Todd Spodek, Delvey's attorney, told GQ that he hired Walker to help demonstrate her image. In court Wednesday, Spodek argued that Delvey's business plans to create an arts and restaurant center called the Anna Delvey Foundation were perfectly legitimate, and that the financial institutions that dealt with her were at fault.

"It is imperative that Anna dress appropriately for the trial. Anna's style was a driving force in her business, and life, and it is a part of who she is," Spodek told GQ . "I want the jury to see that side of her and enlisted a stylist to assist in [selecting] the appropriate outfits for trial."

Delvey had a fashion snafu during the jury selection process. According to the New York Post , Spodek dispatched an associate to buy her some clothes from H&M after the trial judge ordered her to change out of her Riker's Island prison outfit. The judge said she didn't want the khaki uniform to prejudice the jurors who will decide Delvey's fate. She eventually changed into a double-breasted black blazer over a beige blouse, bright white sneakers, and the same large black glasses she's been wearing during the trial.

Delvey is charged with 10 counts of theft, larceny, or attempting to commit theft or larceny. Neither Walker nor Spodek immediately responded to INSIDER's requests for comment about her style.

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