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Wednesday February 6th, 2013

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
The Business

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now

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To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.

So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.

Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.

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Published at 12:40 PM

Tuesday February 7th, 2012

How Fashion Week Gets Made With Gayle Dizon
Fashion Week

How Fashion Week Gets Made With Gayle Dizon

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A lot goes into making fashion week happen. And despite the proliferation of fashion reality television shows, there is still a lot that you might not know about. So, we decided to ask some of our friends in the industry what their day to day life is like leading up to, during and following fashion week. From the perspective of a designer, a publicist, a show producer, a pit photographer, a makeup artist and more, keep reading to learn how fashion week gets made.

For this installment of “How Fashion Week Gets Made,” we interviewed Gayle Dizon, head of Dizon Inc, an event production company that produces some of the biggest and best shows at fashion week. We know Gayle from our How I’m Making It panel discussion last year and she is one smart, successful and powerful lady. Here, she tells us about the amazing clients she works with, her year-round prep work, balancing work and family life and more.

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Published at 6:10 PM

Tuesday May 10th, 2011

Nine Lessons Learned at Last Night’s “How I’m Making It” Panel
Events

Nine Lessons Learned at Last Night’s “How I’m Making It” Panel

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Last night, a panel of fashion industry insiders gathered for the second installment of our “How I’m Making It” series at NYU’s Cantor Film Center. The panelists, from all corners of the fashion world, included fashion designer Chris Benz, runway producer Gayle Dizon, PR powerhouse Cindy Krupp, and Katherine Krause and Skye Parrott, editor and creative directer of Dossier Magazine.

Whether you’re an intern just entering the fashion industry or an entrepreneur building a company, here’s what you need to know in case you missed it.

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Published at 6:16 PM

Monday May 9th, 2011

Want to Know What it Takes to Succeed in Fashion? Don’t Miss Tonight’s Panel!
Events

Want to Know What it Takes to Succeed in Fashion? Don’t Miss Tonight’s Panel!

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Fashion isn’t exactly the easiest industry to break into. For those that do, success is the product of a lot of hard work, dedication, and pure passion.

It’s important for anyone who aspires to make fashion their career to know what it takes to make it in, and then make it to the top.

That’s why we’ve gathered a panel of up-and-coming fashion pioneers from every corner of the industry who are all ready to dish out the hard-earned lessons they’ve learned to become successful in fashion.

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Published at 12:50 PM

Tuesday May 3rd, 2011

Thursday April 28th, 2011

Events

Want To Learn How a Proenza Schouler Runway Is Produced? Or How To Start Your Own Mag? Or Line? Come To Our Panel!

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Our series “How I’m Making It,” which profiles up-and-coming fashion pioneers as they climb the industry ranks, has inspired and informed you. Especially those of you looking to break into fashion. In December, we hosted our first How I’m Making It panel discussion, which was such a success we’re bringing it back. The latest installment Read more →

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Published at 3:00 PM

Friday April 22nd, 2011

Don’t Miss Our Next Panel Discussion Featuring Chris Benz, the Ladies of Dossier, and More!
Events

Don’t Miss Our Next Panel Discussion Featuring Chris Benz, the Ladies of Dossier, and More!

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Our series “How I’m Making It,” which profiles up-and-coming fashion pioneers as they climb the industry ranks, has inspired and informed you. Especially those of you looking to break into fashion.

And from now until Sunday, you can purchase tickets for basically the cost of a movie. Except promise this panel discussion will be far more helpful and useful than Water for Elephants or Scream 4 (though probably not as funny as Bridesmaids). Tickets to this one-time-only event are $19.95. But we’re offering $5 off to those who sign up by Sunday, using promotional code 76LYFY. Sign up here now, as quantity is limited.

In December, we hosted our first How I’m Making It panel discussion, which was such a success we’re bringing it back. The latest installment of “How I’m Making It: What It Takes To Succeed In Fashion” will take place on May 9, 2011 from 7pm-8.30pm in the Cantor Film Center at NYU. This session’s panelists are:

  • Chris Benz (Fashion designer and Fashionista columnist!)

  • Gayle Dizon (Dizon Inc., runway producer for Proenza Schouler, Thakoon, and Isaac Mizrahi)
  • Cindy Krupp (Krupp Group, public relations for brands like Rachel Comey, Chris Benz, Lover)
  • Katherine Krause (Editor of Dossier Magazine)
  • Skye Parrott (Photographer and Creative Director of Dossier Magazine)

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Published at 3:00 PM

Tuesday February 8th, 2011

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion

Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion

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How do you measure influence?

Is it through website hits? Or sales? Through ad dollars? Or the number of mass retailers who’ve knocked off your work?

The answer is all of the above and none of the above. Influence is an intangible thing that just happens when you know your craft and you work hard at it.

To determine who belongs in the Fashionista 50–our list of the most influential people working in New York fashion–we used our own knowledge of the industry, combined with advice from industry sources. We also considered each candidate’s consumer reach–through sales, media, etc.

To be considered, candidates had to live and work in New York for most of the year.

What’s Fashionista’s definition of influential? It describes people who are shaping the direction of the New York fashion industry, both aesthetically and in terms of how the business works.

You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list after the jump. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.

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Published at 12:01 AM

Wednesday September 8th, 2010

How’d You Get So Far? Gayle Dizon’s Honest Answer to Succeeding in Fashion
Fashion Careers

How’d You Get So Far? Gayle Dizon’s Honest Answer to Succeeding in Fashion

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If you’ve been to a big show at New York Fashion Week, you know Gayle Dizon’s work. She’s the powerhouse behind Dizon, Inc., a 10-year-old event production company that organizes shows for the likes of Proenza Schouler, ADAM, and Thakoon. She also happens to be one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in the industry. People that work with her/have worked with her have nothing but good things to say–and that’s a true test of success.

Gayle was gracious enough to answer our standard questions on how to succeed in fashion. We hope you learn something–we sure did!

How did you get started?

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Published at 4:30 PM