(This post is a continuation from a post yesterday.)
After 3 years at Harper’s Bazaar, I accepted a job at (the now defunct) Conde Nast magazine Mademoiselle as a fashion market editor. While there, I was promoted to a senior editor position, and was there for 5 years.
I covered the American designers, which meant going to the fashion shows in New York and traveling to Los Angeles once a year to meet up with the designers on the west coast. A typical day included going to see new lines at designers’ showrooms, pulling clothes for shoots, and attending meetings in the office. I worked with a great team and we had a lot of fun. Some of the most memorable moments included: going to a party at Betsey Johnson‘s penthouse apartment (pizza and cases of champagne were served) and her giving me a personal tour of her home (including her closet). Attending the CFDA awards. Moving into the new Conde Nast building, into an open-plan office with a window overlooking Times Square. Going out to dinner with designers like Anna Sui and Vivienne Tam. Sample sales (Manolo Blahnik’s were the best- any pair of shoes for $100), beauty giveaways (all of the beauty products you could want- free!), being able to buy the chicest clothing at wholesale, being gifted free clothes, and Christmastime was the most ridiculous.
I really loved what I did, and I don’t regret a single moment of my career in NYC, but I felt like I needed a new challenge after 8 years in the fashion editorial world and made the move to California. One year later I started our PR agency Ruby Press and have been running it since 2001.
Sounds fabulous! I loved Mademoiselle and was sad to see it go.