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Archive for January 2011
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Fashion Careers
Fashion Careers
Fashionista Needs Interns!
It’s almost Fashion Month and we’re ramping up on interns. We’ve got two positions available:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday Intern
This spot, which is for a more experienced intern, requires that you are:
* A good writer.
* Proficient–if not a master–in Photoshop.
* A close follower of industry news.
* Well-versed in fashion history. This does not mean that you need to know every single name of every single type of blouse collar, but you should know several, as well as the exact number of times Kate Moss has appeared on the cover of British Vogue.
* A self-starter. This internship isn’t about photocopies, it’s about covering breaking news, covering events, and covering fashion shows. It sounds exciting, but it means that you’re doing real work all day long. There isn’t much trolling on the Internet here, unless of course you’re looking for this week’s Best Dressed.
Tuesday, Thursday Intern
For this spot, we’re looking for someone who may not have a ton of blogging/writing experience but is willing to learn. You’ll start off doing less writing and more research, admin work, and graphic design.
Our offices are based in SoHo. We can give you school credit if you need it. The hours are typically 10-5 for interns, but we’re flexible. If you’re interested, email workfashionista@gmail.com with a resume, cover letter, and an example of a graphic you think would work well on Fashionista. And don’t forget to specify which internship you’re after in the subject line. Bonne chance!
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While the biggest mainstream fashion news unearthed over the weekend seems to be the rumor of Anna Wintour receiving the Legion d’Honneur, the style blogosphere is rife with good bits.
This morning, Sea of Shoes’ Jane Aldridge revealed that she’s been hanging out in New York and was photographed by Garance Dore for an upcoming spread/campaign of some sort. Style Bubble’s Susie Lau was also in town, so we’re speculating that she too may be involved. We’re also going to assume that it’s for an advert, not an editorial, given the exposure these ladies have already received in the glossies. But we’re sure whatever it is, it’s bound to look lovely…
Over in TaviTulle‘s world, it’s all about ALT and Miu Miu.
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H&M will follow their wildly successful collaboration line with Lanvin with a line designed by a little known fashion blogger.
This marks the first time that the Swedish retail giant has released a line designed by a fashion blogger, the Telegraph is reporting. We’ve seen fashion bloggers inspire products (Bryanboy for Marc Jacobs), and land campaigns (Rumi Neely for Forever 21), but never before has a personal style blogger translated their success into designing for such a high profile brand (at least we can’t recall anything like it). It speaks volumes about the importance of fashion bloggers too, when a huge brand like H&M, who has previously focused on releasing diffusion lines designed by A-list designers like Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld and Matthew Williamson, decides to take a chance with a little known blogger.
So who is the lucky fashion blogger? Her name is Elin Kling, and according to Hilary Alexander at the Telegraph, she’s a big deal in Sweden, “regarded as Sweden’s leading fashionista.” Kling’s collection, which launches February 3 in ten select stores only in Sweden, is comprised of nine pieces and two accessories and reflects Kling’s personal style which is minimalist, a bit tough and a bit boho. 10% of sales from the collection will be donated to UNICEF.
Kling’s collection for H&M won’t likely cause the same frenzy that Lanvin for H&M did, but it’s sleek and elegant and we wish it would be made available stateside. Take a look. All photos: H&M/Peter Gehrke.
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Beauty
Beauty
Urban Decay Celebrates Its 15th Birthday With Eyeliner–and a Mascara That Will Actually Help Your Lashes Grow
Urban Decay, the beauty brand best known for bold pigment and color names like Gash and Oil Slick, turns 15 this year. To celebrate, the brand is launching four limited edition products. The first is a 15-piece “24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil” set.
Urban Decay teamed with–who else?–Sephora to launch the set with promotions in Boston and the NYC Times Square locations this past Thursday and Friday. On hand were Urban Decay makeup artists to shill the set and convince shoppers that glitter really is an essential part of any makeup routine.
Cole Martin, national Urban Decay makeup artist, guided me through the set. I can tell you two things. First, if you are a freak for multi-color Sharpie sets like I am, you will have an immediate visceral reaction to this collection. Second, if you haven’t tried the Glide-On eye pencils, they are unbelievable workhorses and deserve all the recognition they’ve received over the years. Cole told me that organic carnauba wax lends some of the smoothness, which is this pencil’s signature. You have 30-40 seconds to smudge, and then it sets and stays put.
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We knew that Kelly Cutrone, who has become the beloved Dr. Phil-esque lifestyle guru of the fashion world (as well as an actual correspondent for Dr. Phil), was working a new show but didn’t know much about it.
A casting notice reveals that Cutrone’s new show for MTV will be more like an extension of her role on Dr. Phil than a Kell on Earth redux. Cutrone’s new show will see the PR legend and best-selling author help folks reach their dreams. “Kelly Cutrone…is here to push you to achieve your goals,” reads the casting notice, “She’s been there, and has the know-how to kick your dreams into gear.”
And she’s looking for some dreamers to kick into gear, Cutrone-style, which will probably mean lots of blunt, no-nonsense but loving advice. If you’re 18-23 here’s here’s what you need to know (non-fashion dreamers are welcome to apply, too):
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Entertainment
Entertainment
Watch The Trailer For Whitney Port’s New Show “Genuine Ken: The Search for the Great American Boyfriend” (But Where Does That Leave Whitney Eve?)
By Leah Chernikoff
Olivia Palermo‘s not the only City alum to get her own reality series. Whitney Port‘s got her own series too, only it won’t follow her clothing line, Whitney Eve.
No, for her latest TV endeavor Port will host “Genuine Ken: The Search for The Great American Boyfriend,” a web-only reality competition in which eight “Ken-testants” will compete in various challenges that will test them on their “Great American Boyfriend” capabilities. From the trailer, it looks like challenges include cooking, home decorating, surfing, styling, and picking out flowers. All the qualities you might look for in THE GREAT AMERICAN BOYFRIEND. What a heady responsibility! The best part? When a “Ken-testant” is selected to move on to the next round Whitney puts a Ken doll plastic bracelet on the dude’s wrist. That’s got to feel better than getting a lame rose, right?
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Magazines
Magazines
Brandon Holley Is Putting Her Money Where Her Mouth Is And Bringing Bloggers Into Lucky
When Brandon Holley took over as EIC at Lucky, everyone assumed that she would infuse some of her recent online publishing experience at Yahoo! Shine into the ten-year-old magazine. She told us at the Lucky Shops event back in November that she would be incorporating bloggers into the publication, and it appears Lucky has taken the first steps towards this.
In the Editor’s Letter in the February issue, Holley recounts how she had a big staff meeting where everyone from interns to editors were required to bring a list of their favorite fashion blogs. She ruminates about how democratic bloggers’ voices are, how the consumers are becoming the experts. And now, Lucky is launching something called the “Lucky Style Collective–a fashion-and-beauty blog network devoted to those voices.”
It’s unclear exactly what this will look like, but the mag is kicking it off with a semi-annual Lucky Fashion and Beauty Blog Conference in NYC to correspond with NYFW this February. Blog experts, photographers, and Lucky’s editors and staff will be on hand to offer words of wisdom and practical advice. Holley also wrote: “And we’ll have a slew of cool kids on hand to teach you how to neglect the rules of proper punctuation so you sound like a real blogger.” (Um, we won’t comment on that one.)
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Though only 23 years old, an age when many of her contemporaries are probably still babysitting or finishing up college credits, Meredith Fisher can wax rhapsodic about the heady days of retail in 2006 when store buyers were more exuberant and consumers less savvy.
That’s because Meredith launched her first contemporary women’s clothing line, WAYF, when she was just 17 and interning for Jennifer Nicholson in LA. After her clothes got noticed–and purchased–by Rachel Zoe and an Olsen sister, she was on her way.
But rather than rest on her laurels and enjoy watching Nicole Richie and Mischa Barton strut around in her designs, Meredith went to school and majored in entrepreneurship.
After graduation, she shuttered WAYF and launched Charles Henry by Meredith Fisher, just in time for A/W 2010. The line is young and fashion-forward, but not trendy, with perfect party dresses, rompers, and sun dresses with sweet prints abound. Originally from Kentucky, Meredith admits that an LA sensibility has crept into her work.
The line is currently sold at Intermix, Madison, Louis Boston and Confederacy. Prices range from $200- $800.
So how did she do it, and how is she doing?
Fashionista: When did you first start designing? You were so young when your first line launched.
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Grading the Spring 2011 Campaigns, Part 1
It’s that time of year again when spring campaign images start popping up online and in magazines, making everyone feel a bit more miserable about the frigid and slushy weather outside.
Some ads were successful at conveying the label’s message, and others struggled to get a point across. Click though to see whose ads made the grade and whose fell short.
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