This Is It!
As of Last Friday, High School Is OVER! The last two months of high school have been filled with drama up until the final bell, and with Closing Activities and Graduation looming there still could be more, but for right now, it's all over, and it's time to begin my Senior Project: Getting The Issue Out!
This is the Final Stretch, and for the next two weeks I will eat, breathe and sleep Vogue Magazine. To kick things off, here's the finalized Table of Contents!
7 Letter From The Editor
9 Lives
12 Up Front
16 Nostalgia
18 FLASH
26 VIew
35 Wear It Now
36 Beauty, Health & Fitness
42 People Are Talking About
47 Point of View
48 Fashion and Features
-Superhero/Comic Tale
-Graphic Patterns
-The Future
-SuperCity: DC
76 Politics Profiles
-Nancy Pelosi
-Rahm Emmanuel
-Kay Bailey Hutchinson
82 Entertainment Profiles
-Meryl Streep
-Sandra Bullock
-Scarlett Johanson
-Keira Knightly
-Leonardo DiCaprio
-Oprah
-Diane Sawyer & Katie Couric
-MTV
103 Music Profiles
-Lady GaGa
-Rihanna
-Christina Aguilera
116 Fashion Profiles
-Marc Jacobs
-Design of a Decade
-Long Live McQueen
-Kelly Cutrone
152 The Big Six
-Naomi Campbell
-Kate Moss
-Cindy Crawford
-Linda Evangelista
-Claudia Schiffer
-Christy Turlington
178 The New Supermodels
-Karlie Kloss
-Chanel Iman
-Jessica Stam
-Coco Rocha
-Agyness Dean
-Daria Werbowy
198 Tyra Banks
204 Everyday Heroes
212 Alter Egos
224 Index
-Team Spirit
-In This Issue
230 Last Look
In case you haven't noticed that 230 pages! For the next two weeks, Roderic has checked out, and Mr. Wintour (my alter-ego a la Sasha Fierce and Ziggy Stardust) has checked in, and he gets stuff done!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
This Is The Moment
April 1st. The bane over every (or at least this) seniors existence. I'm actually writing this post moments after midnight due to anxiety and jitters, and well, my normal insomnia.
But later today, shortly after 5 PM to be exact, I find out whether or not I've been accepted at my first choice college.
I'm freaking out!
I've already been accepted at five schools so far, one of which is literally walking distance from my first choice, so if I don't get in, I'll be okay. For the most part.
My ultimate goal was/is to end up in New York City so I can continue to pursue a career in Fashion Journalism. I can happily say that is it stands right now, that dream will become a reality, and no matter what happens later today, I will have the chance to live out my dreams.
Still, it's difficult having this outlook. My high school is the definition of competitive, and at least nine people have also applied to my first choice school, three have already gotten in, one of which is my arch nemisis, and has greatly contributed to my senior year being as awful as it is.
I can handle not getting in, but I can't handle not getting and having him get in instead of me.
Sure it's probably selfish and petty of myself to look at it that way. With the competitive nature of school, and the tension between us I can't help but feeling that if ithe latter scenario happens (which to be perfectly honest, it looks like it will despite all the wishful thinking in the world) it ultimately will be me losing. To him. Again.
There's something about putting everything on the line, taking a giant leap of faith and then loosing it all that makes you so much more determined and ballsy.
There are seven weeks of high school left. It's time to make the most of the time that's left. I know I've slacked off, and I haven't been as into the process of working on the issue (the process of blogging for that fact) but in these next seven weeks I plan on fully making this issue happen and making it super.
I feel in my heartbeat that my first choice school is the one for me and that's where I belong and have to end up, just as I feel in my heartbeat I'm destined to have a career in fashion and be the next great fashion editor. So what beats harder? What beats faster and with more urgency? The one I can control, and the one I make happen for myself, not a random committee.
Earlier today, or yesterday rather, I along with close friends celebrated our achievements before the drama goes down today. It's easy as life to get caught up in the other things and forget what we already have and what means most to us. My arch rival going to my first choice college while I go to the one down the street does not define who I am. My work, and the life I lead for myself defines who I am.
This is the moment. The moment where I embark on the next phase of my journey. This is the moment where I gain perspective on what and who's important to me. This is moment where I step outside my box and do the things I've always wanted. This is the moment where I live my life in Vogue.
So to the Admissions Committee, it has been my sincere pleasure to apply to your school. It is a wonderful institution that builds strong people both academically and personally. I understand the difficulty of the admissions process, and I understand there are other kids out there who want this as much as I do and are equally if not more qualified. I also understand that I am a wonderful person, and regardless of your decision I will continue to be, and I have much more to accomplish in life. I am one of a kind, and I am a treasure, and I will make it and I will make it my way. I will walk with my head held high, and with pride, and I will congratulate myself on all that I've done so far just as I will look with anticipation to the next challenge, and I know that I will win in the end. So I thank you so much for this wonderful experience. I will never forget it, I will always appreciate it, and it's made me who I am.
This is moment for your decision to arrive. Whether it's a yes or a no, this is the moment when the rest of my life begins, and no ones gonna stop me now.
But later today, shortly after 5 PM to be exact, I find out whether or not I've been accepted at my first choice college.
I'm freaking out!
I've already been accepted at five schools so far, one of which is literally walking distance from my first choice, so if I don't get in, I'll be okay. For the most part.
My ultimate goal was/is to end up in New York City so I can continue to pursue a career in Fashion Journalism. I can happily say that is it stands right now, that dream will become a reality, and no matter what happens later today, I will have the chance to live out my dreams.
Still, it's difficult having this outlook. My high school is the definition of competitive, and at least nine people have also applied to my first choice school, three have already gotten in, one of which is my arch nemisis, and has greatly contributed to my senior year being as awful as it is.
I can handle not getting in, but I can't handle not getting and having him get in instead of me.
Sure it's probably selfish and petty of myself to look at it that way. With the competitive nature of school, and the tension between us I can't help but feeling that if ithe latter scenario happens (which to be perfectly honest, it looks like it will despite all the wishful thinking in the world) it ultimately will be me losing. To him. Again.
There's something about putting everything on the line, taking a giant leap of faith and then loosing it all that makes you so much more determined and ballsy.
There are seven weeks of high school left. It's time to make the most of the time that's left. I know I've slacked off, and I haven't been as into the process of working on the issue (the process of blogging for that fact) but in these next seven weeks I plan on fully making this issue happen and making it super.
I feel in my heartbeat that my first choice school is the one for me and that's where I belong and have to end up, just as I feel in my heartbeat I'm destined to have a career in fashion and be the next great fashion editor. So what beats harder? What beats faster and with more urgency? The one I can control, and the one I make happen for myself, not a random committee.
Earlier today, or yesterday rather, I along with close friends celebrated our achievements before the drama goes down today. It's easy as life to get caught up in the other things and forget what we already have and what means most to us. My arch rival going to my first choice college while I go to the one down the street does not define who I am. My work, and the life I lead for myself defines who I am.
This is the moment. The moment where I embark on the next phase of my journey. This is the moment where I gain perspective on what and who's important to me. This is moment where I step outside my box and do the things I've always wanted. This is the moment where I live my life in Vogue.
So to the Admissions Committee, it has been my sincere pleasure to apply to your school. It is a wonderful institution that builds strong people both academically and personally. I understand the difficulty of the admissions process, and I understand there are other kids out there who want this as much as I do and are equally if not more qualified. I also understand that I am a wonderful person, and regardless of your decision I will continue to be, and I have much more to accomplish in life. I am one of a kind, and I am a treasure, and I will make it and I will make it my way. I will walk with my head held high, and with pride, and I will congratulate myself on all that I've done so far just as I will look with anticipation to the next challenge, and I know that I will win in the end. So I thank you so much for this wonderful experience. I will never forget it, I will always appreciate it, and it's made me who I am.
This is moment for your decision to arrive. Whether it's a yes or a no, this is the moment when the rest of my life begins, and no ones gonna stop me now.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Grace Coddington is Life and Other Lessons Learned from The September Issue
I know I'm eight years late, but I finally got around to watching The September Issue, and I must say it is Amazing! Watching it in the midst of creating my own September-caliber issue was so hopeful, informative and inspiring. It opened up the creative process of the magazine and caused critique within my own work and progress so far.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was Grace Coddington. I LOVE GRACE CODDINGTON. Grace's persona is much smaller than that of larger than life Andre Leon Talley, and some of the other more notable editors, so it's easy to not realize what a great contribution she is to the magazine. Grace has a natural ability and eye for fashion and styling and it really is her life. Watching her passionately fight for her spreads to be inclcuded, slightly breakdown when they get overlooked, and her not too in your face but still beaming smirk of happiness once she realizes that the Septmeber Issue was essentially her issue, helped make the movie so much of what it is.
Watching the September Issue has totally rejuvianted me, and I feel extremely inspired and motivated to produce an amazing, stellar issue of Vogue, that more than anything shares the Super Power of Fashion.
And For the Record, the film just reconfirmed my belief all things Anna Wintour.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Fashion Week Day Five - The Big Six - Linda Evangelista: Supermodel Chameleon
"We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day."
Linda Evangelista was the bold supermodel who took a risk that paid off. A native Canadian, Linda was discovered in 1978 at a Miss Teen Niagara pageant, and quickly made it to the New York and Paris scene. In the late 1980s she chopped off her hair and sported a shorter boy-style do. The move had her dropped from that season's biggest runways shows, but it eventually brought her to the cover of multiple magazines, and inspired women across the nation to change their hair too. Over time there were more dramatic hairstyle changes as well as more runway, magazine and ad appearances leading her to utter that now infamous quote. Still modeling, Evangelista returned the model to its rightful place - the cover of Vogue - in 2006, the first non-singer or actress to appear in a year, and in 2007 signed multiple year exclusive contract with L'Oreal and was featured in Prada's Fall 2008 campaigns.
Tomorrow the German bombshell, Claudia Schiffer
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Fashion Week Day Four - The Big Six - Cindy Crawford: The All American Supermodel
"Cindy Changed the perception of the 'sexy American girl' from classic blue eyed blonde to a more sultry brunette with brains, charm and professionalism to spare."
To this day Cindy Crawford amazes me. From shucking corn in her home of DeKalb to hosting MTV's House of Style to marrying Richard Gere, Cindy has redefined American Beauty and sex appeal. Cindy has had over 400 magazine appearances, campaigns with Pepsi and Revlon, film appearances and of course that signature mole above her lip which is just a small mark of her beauty. Now a celebrity spokesperson, and the designer of her own home collection, her beauty is here to stay. Take a look at that beauty in these pictures with the full spread to follow after Fashion Week.
Tomorrow fashion's chameleon, Linda Evangelista
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