Awkward?? Personally if my nephew emailed me in admiration and asked to see my LV collection, I'd be thrilled!! We don't need a detailed shot, just a pic of her amazing collection!
And I know what you mean, my mom's boyfriend's cousin, who I thought she wasn't really cool (I didn't get the chance to meet her that often, just a 'hi-bye') suddenly turned out to have worked at Wolford, Chanel and Zac Posen! She knows a lot of stuff and is kinda awesome!