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Monday May 2nd, 2011

Street Style: Ryan McGinley Muse Brandee Brown Lives By the Motto ‘Who Gives a F***? I’m young!’
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Street Style: Ryan McGinley Muse Brandee Brown Lives By the Motto ‘Who Gives a F***? I’m young!’

Name: Brandee Brown

Age: 20

Occupation: Filmmaker, actress and some of my friends say I’m a muse to photographers. I work with Ryan McGinley [Ed. note: She's the one with a kitten in her mouth]

What is something funny that you’ve learned or heard since working with Ryan? Well, he’s a vegetarian and I’m a meat lover so, we used to butt heads in that sense. I always get sad when I have to eat all the salads and tofu that he orders, but now he says ‘Let Brandee get whatever she wants.’ We also call each other Boo Boo. We’re each others’ Boo Boo’s. I love him, he’s such a great guy.

Whats your motto? ‘Who gives a fuck? I’m young!’ and ‘You only live once.’

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Saturday January 15th, 2011

What Should You Wear on a Fashion Industry Interview?
Fashion Careers

What Should You Wear on a Fashion Industry Interview?

A reader recently emailed us asking what she should wear to an upcoming interview with a prominent New York fashion designer. “Do you think you could help me with some suggestions?” she said.

Of course we could, but first, we wanted to ask a few of our industry favorites what they think one should wear to a fashion interview. Because it really is different than interviewing for a job at a law firm–or even an advertising agency.

Matthew Hunt, the publicity director at Exposure US (who’s worked everywhere from Gucci to Burberry to Ford Models), says it best:

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