Fashionista » Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Fashionista Turns Five! Fashionista’s First Editor, Faran Krentcil, Takes a Look Back http://fashionista.com/2012/01/fashionista-turns-five-fashionistas-first-editor-faran-krentcil-take-a-look-back/ http://fashionista.com/2012/01/fashionista-turns-five-fashionistas-first-editor-faran-krentcil-take-a-look-back/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:55 +0000 Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com/?p=206916

Believe it or not, Fashionista turns five years old this month. Which is, you know, pretty old in blog years. To celebrate our big bday, we’ve asked all of Fashionista’s former editors (in chronological order that’s Faran Krentcil, Natalie Hormilla, Abby Gardner, Britt Aboutaleb, and Lauren Sherman) to reflect back on their time at Fashionista from the highs (seeing a Chanel show) to the lows (being chewed out by Arianne Phillips for leaking her fashion week plans and costing her a client).

First up, the girl who started it all, the inimitable Faran Krentcil, who is now Nylon’s digital director.

To Begin With: Everything.

Some people think I started Fashionista from my bedroom with a pinch of magic, an overdose of ambition, and some Skittles. That’s not really what happened. Not even close.

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Dear Mayor Bloomberg, See this rather large rabbit. He’s actually a five foot tall trash receptacle designed by Paul Smith as part of London’s Super Contemporary Commissions Show. He, along with his bunny friends, will today become part of the Covent Garden and Holland Park neighborhoods. When you throw trash in him, his ears literally [...]

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“I’m the Carrie Bradshaw of pop music. I’m completely poor with a closet full of couture.” Lady Gaga to Yahoo’s The Thread while shopping at Opening Ceremony in Los Angeles

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]]> http://fashionista.com/2009/05/6441/feed/ 64 Changing Faces http://fashionista.com/2009/05/changing-faces/ http://fashionista.com/2009/05/changing-faces/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 20:39:25 +0000 Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com/2009/05/changing-faces/

Beauty brand BeneFit has long made its name creating cult classic, one-off products that are focused on problem-solving, are easy to use, and are perfectly packaged with a vintage flair. Think BeneTint or Erase Paste. Obviously the brand hasn’t lost its signature playfulness, but it’s interesting to see what happens as it turns (at least [...]

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]]> http://fashionista.com/2009/05/changing-faces/feed/ 6 Mid-Day Snack http://fashionista.com/2009/05/mid-day-snack-30/ http://fashionista.com/2009/05/mid-day-snack-30/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 18:29:07 +0000 Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com/2009/05/mid-day-snack-30/

Wu’s New Lady: Iris Apfel will serve as inspiration for the designer’s resort show next week at the Greenwich Hotel. Bring on the eyewear, please. {FWD} Scarlett’s Posing Again: Johansson is the new face of Mango in a campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti. She’s also recorded a Serge Gainsbourg/Brigitte Bardot-style album with Pete Yorn. Seriously. [...]

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We find ourselves sitting here pondering: what would Vivian do? Yes, that would be the Vivian played by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. You see, we’ve now actually been invited to the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic which we already imagined like a scene out of the the movie. You may also remember us swooning [...]

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Jury deliberations began Friday in the Trovata/Forever 21 court case over allegations that Forever 21 purposely copied specific elements from seven designs in Trovata’s collections. WWD reports this morning that the California jury has informed the judge that they are currently unable to reach a decision. They’ve asked for clarification on some legal points and [...]

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]]> http://fashionista.com/2009/05/6426/feed/ 4 Congrats Adriana! http://fashionista.com/2009/05/congrats-adriana/ http://fashionista.com/2009/05/congrats-adriana/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 22:15:04 +0000 Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com/2009/05/congrats-adriana/

It’s official! Victoria’s Secret and Givenchy model Adriana Lima is pregnant with her first child with new husband (and NBA player) Marko Jaric. Pregnancy rumors have been swirling as of late about Adriana and that other newlywed supermodel/superstar athlete couple. Adriana’s rep tells People that she’s due this winter and that, of course, the pair [...]

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“I get to be Joan Crawford all day long at Barneys, so it was fun to not be responsible for something in that way, to see what kind of mad, crazy, kooky extrapolation they would make from my memoir.” Simon Doonan to Entertainment Weekly on the television series inspired by his book, Beautiful People, which [...]

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Mark your calendars: the Soho Stroll, benefiting homeless men and women in New York City, will take place June 11-13. We love shopping for a good cause, especially when it gives us yet another chance to support the stores, restaurants and galleries in our very own neighborhood. When you purchase a $20 bracelet, you’ll get [...]

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We love the special subscriber’s cover of Elle UK that just arrived in our inbox (and hits newsstands tomorrow). It’s Winona at her absoute pixieish best, perhaps being plucked from what was really starting to look like fashion and film obscurity. And the coverline, one of the most written about tattoos of all time, is [...]

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Come September, Burberry will be showing its S/S ’10 Prorsum collection back in Blighty, instead of their usual showing in Milan. We couldn’t be more excited since we don’t usually make the trip to Italy and missing this show is one of the reasons that is a major bummer. The brand is coming home to [...]

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]]> http://fashionista.com/2009/05/6412/feed/ 85 WWWWD: The Body Issue http://fashionista.com/2009/05/wwwwd-the-body-issue/ http://fashionista.com/2009/05/wwwwd-the-body-issue/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:04:00 +0000 Faran Krentcil http://fashionista.com/2009/05/wwwwd-the-body-issue/

The latest edition of WWWWD has arrived, just in time for the weekend. We have yet to figure out who exactly is behind the pub, but that certainly does not lessen our enjoyment while reading. Here are just a few of our favorite mock moments from “The Body Issue” —Gisele’s transformation into supermodel. It involves [...]

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