Gotta Prioritize

Location : 660 Madison Ave. Store: Barney's. Dying over : leather open toe ankle strap pump in black. Designer : Gianvito Rossi. Supporting Reason : huge event to cover next weekend while simultaneously impressing emerging IT girls with said shoe. Location : 1003 Madison Ave. Store: Intermix. Need : L'Agence  mesh romper in white. Valid Excuse : Lanvin Boy asked me to join him on a mini beach vacation and a simple cover up simply wont do. Location : 611 5th Ave. Store : Saks Fifth. Must have : OAK high low draped sweatshirt in white. Logic : higher self esteem via higher end item owning. Location : my studio apartment.  Fridge contents : empty. Hunger : all time high. Satisfaction : major.

fashion illustrations by kornelia dębosz

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(P)ursuing (R)adically

They call us PR Girls. I had no idea it was a thing until it was a thing. Everyone in the industry deems public relation interns and coordinators as 'media goddesses'  You know, the stilettoed model-thin babe drenched in all black, banging into you on the crowded street because she's too busy casually name dropping on twitter. Hashtag PFW. Each season requires some serious researching, but with us we make it a bit easier for you. Like online classes and Google. It's not all martini sips at masquerade fashion bashes or stepping into traffic to graciously hail a yellow cab, though. Publicity is free so that means we have to become bee eff effs with the press. Obsess and chicly stalk the editors, writers and journalists so that they will feature the product, cyber promote like no tomorrow and manage guest lists that you may or may not be on (not) Someone has to do the ass kissing. And although those asses may be covered in triple-layered wool scattered with waterproof nylon, they are still asses.

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You Oughta Know : MFW

image by Sabine Pieper

As your fashion intern / internet best friend I have a moral obligation to give you my much missed thoughts on Milan Fashion Week. I will explain slowly as well as give fair justification to why I have been MIA (missing in Armani) Instead of being wrapped in a satin gown, i've been entangled in satin sheets. Although blissful, my mind and heart has been otherwise occupied by a certain bright eyed hunk. Anyway, Emilio Pucci : sex appeal exists even in oversized ponchos. Navajo has never looked so chic paired with earth tones, leather and fringe. Imagine Velvet Suits via Liberace. Perf, right? Ferragamo stole my heart in ninth grade when a gorgeous pair of black bow flats were gifted to me for my fourteenth birthday. Its a pivotal age, really. Brushed plaid, various leather trimmed capes, sophisticated pleats dripping in rich color. Add some riding boots and i'm trembling in elegance. Alas, Marco de Vincenzo. Black knits shimmered with bits of color AND Swarovski crystals lined simple tunics, adding a particularly intergalactic aspect to otherwise simple pieces. I advise you to get used to patterns and to possibly find a second job. Hope you're feeling fulfilled.

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Don't Mess With The Mule

image by  Leigh Viner

Ariana made a surprise visit to the city. She 
claimed sweet words like 'miss', 'best friend' and
 even the dreaded, 'need'. I invited her to sip bitter coffee as i'm not eating this month due to the desire to fit appropriately into a lace sample size Stella dress without bits and bobs peeking out. Once at the cafe table, Ariana tucked platinum blonde waves behind pointed elf ears and batted her lashes across to me. We caught up on one another's lives ; Lanvin Boy, work, internships, Caras coming out and other important worldly news. It seemed as though her anger had subsided, until I crossed my left leg over my right, revealing the latest white calfskin spiked heel mules picked up earlier that day. Icy eyes widened but instead of sinking into my seat, I  scowled right back and uttered two words that 
would ultimately change our ex-bee-eff-eff ship 
for good. "They're Fendi."


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About Face

Sketch by Ronelle Van Wyk

Bring up the Spring season and visions of pastels, floral prints, baby pink gloss and rosy cheeks probably come to mind. But before you run out and purchase yet another tube of 363 Dormeuse, consider the bolder and sexier trends emerging. Give your pout a tropical twist with creamsicle oranges (majorly obsessed with Mac Meltdown & Saigon Summer) Walking up to the Bloomies counter on my lunch break to ask if they were carrying  'something to give me a dewy Alexander Wang or Chloe glow', made me realize that I was hardly the first fashion girl rushing to the counter. The sales woman begrudgingly pointed me in the direction of Water Moisture Gel. Although heavy smudged liner is also a must-smear, going out with a fresh natural face is in too. Marant and Mara featured bare skin and flushed cheeks while Cavalli channeled their inner Taylor Momsen. I have yet to master the penciled eyeliner shapes of Vaccarello but I have been successfully accused of impersonating Marilyn Manson.

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Getting It Straight

sketch by Ancoula

I had sworn off guys and stuck with it for a whole hour when this hot little number breezed past me at a company party yesterday evening. (I say breezed by but I actually pounced like a leopard) I could see it now. 'Well dressed male spotted at fashion party wearing questionably straight Lanvin cap toe sneakers.' I was surprised he had made it past the union of  older gentlemen hoping to reenact The Dickson Experimental Sound Film as inspiration for next seasons collections. Seemingly unruffled by the amount of ruffles in the room, Lanvin Boy asked me for my number. About a week later, we met outside Per Se ; me dressed in a casually sexy BLK DNM leather top and him just sexy in general. We sat close to the windows overlooking Central Park, sipped the best wine we could afford on our intern budgets, whispered about Kim Kardashian, mutually hated trends and how the explicit hip hop music blaring on the speakers didn't fit the French design of the dining area. Yelling over the lack of filtered profanity, we agreed to go out again. // follow Lavinia on twitter @herpaintedpout

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