Category: Monthly Muse
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Monthly Muse: Emmaline Kuo Ranzman of Handbag Brand Emm Kuo
I’m a longtime enthusiast of the brand Emm Kuo, you can actually see me wearing some of the stunning pieces from the line here, here, and here. (Okay I might actually be a little obsessed.) It wasn’t until this past year, however, that I had the privilege to meet the brains behind the brand Emmaline…
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Monthly Muse: Maureen Dunn of Mata Traders
One of the best parts of my job working as a fashion editor in NYC is meeting with amazing brands and designers both big and small. I love hearing all the inspiring stories of people starting something from nothing and creating products that affect people’s day-to-day lives. About a year ago I had the opportunity to meet…
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Monthly Muse: Cynthia Rybakoff
I first became familiar with Cynthia Rybakoff’s jewelry perusing the different vendors at Chelsea Market on rainy Saturday afternoon about 5 years ago. Having just wrapped up a shoot at a studio above the market and with the sky’s opening up and pouring down, I had decided to explore the Artists & Flea portion of the building…
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Monthly Muse: Photographer Della Bass
I first had the pleasure of working with Della on a Cosmopolitan International shoot. Having long been an admirer of her work, but having never been able to arrange for us to work together prior, I was excited for the opportunity. Upon actually meeting Della it became clear that this would be the perfect mashup of…
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Monthly Muse: Sage Machado From The Sage Lifestyle
I first learned about The Sage Lifestyle from a beauty editor friend of mine. Out for brunch one day, we inevitably ended up discussing some of our new favorite products and brands that we had discovered. She told me about a woman that was making the most wonderful smelling scented candles and perfumes, all named after…
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Monthly Muse: Amy Mazius From Eleanor Kalle Jewelry
I first met Amy, one half of the indomitable force of Eleanore Kalle, through a mutual friend of ours. We had gone for drinks one night and she had mentioned that she had recently met two designers that had contemporary jewelry company that I would love. Always on a quest to discover cool new brands, I immediately set up…
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Monthly Muse: Ivie Joy Flowers
I first had the privilege of meeting Ivie while on a photoshoot. Our location for the day was a farm in upstate New York, about a 2 hour drive from the city. When we arrived, she had buckets upon buckets of gorgeous flowers in every shape and color. What struck me about her was not only her talent, but…