Go pick up a copy!
---
Secretista
Showing posts with label Seventeen Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seventeen Magazine. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
17 Minutes of Fame
The May 2009 issue of Seventeen is out and I helped style the Fashion Van story.
Go pick up a copy!
---
Secretista
Go pick up a copy!
---
Secretista
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Intern and The City: The End (Summer 08)
Well. It's over. At 4:30 sharp I deleted all the files on my computer, cleared my desk area, handed in my access card and finished some last minute paperwork. I honestly don't think I could have had a BETTER first internship. It was like God heard me and knew that where I interned would be the perfect place for me to learn what I need to know and much more.
The day started off with me handing out thank you cards and gifts. Wondering what the gifts were? Just one word: elephant. Being that the elephant IS my favorite animal (no surprise there) and is a symbol of good luck (if the trunk is facing upward), I thought that it would be perfect! It was pure luck that I stumbled into a store at my local mall and noticed little elephant statues, for I was looking for them everywhere! Well after that, the day was as normal as it could be and at the end of the day I was surprised with a lovely goodie bag!!
Ugh. Today just reminded of the fact that I am moving back to school on Tuesday to start training as an RA (Resident Assistant). I want the school year to start, but at the same time I don't because I'm going to be in overdrive this fall; I've got so much going on. In between interning at Seventeen Magazine (Woops. I forgot to tell you all that this fall I'll be interning at Seventeen Magazine in the Fashion Closet! AH!) and school work and RA'n, I hope I don't... no, I know I won't burn out (trying to stay positive here).
More about how I got my internship at Seventeen Magazine; I stalked the Fashion Closet Facebook Group. I mean literally. I checked it every day (sometimes multiple times in one day) and when I saw they were accepting apps for the fall, I pounced on the opportunity! After my interview, I was kind of scared I didn't get it. I actually wore this outfit, but with a black jacket over it. I thought the smart idea would be to keep the outfit simple and "normal." No sense in going to an interview in an experimental outfit and end up looking like a buffoon, right? My interview was normal, but I'm usually good at reading interviewers and I know when I did well or not. However, the fab ladies were unreadable, so I was really scared and kept complaining to my mom for a whole week about how I hope I get it while she repeatedly reassured me, "you got it! Stop worrying," but I just brushed her off like another supposed-to-support mother. I start in September. The End.
Summer's coming to an end real soon. How does everyone feel about this?
---
Secretista
Sunday, January 20, 2008
My Fellow January Baby--Atoosa Rubenstein
Thirty-six y
ears ago, a wonderful and inspiring woman was born on this date (go Aquariuses!). We all know and love her and can't help but be uplifted by her words of wisdom. The woman I'm talking about is Atoosa Rubenstein. And if you haven't heard about her by now, then what rock have you been lying under?!
I usually don't like to write about other people unless I feel the need; and, with Atoosa, I do. She may not know it, but about 3 or 4 years ago I was a Sophomore in high school (and partially depressed I might say. I was obsessed with being perfect). Junior year was approaching and I realized that soon I would have to start thinking about college (plus, I like to think about everything in advance--not always a good thing my friends). By coincidence, around the same time this thought was racking my brain, I received the latest issue of Seventeen Magazine. In this issue was the first time I noticed an Editor's Letter. I mean sure, I read Seventeen like it was the Bible, but I never truly paid attention to the people behind this great magazine. However, the day I read the letter, something filled me inside that I can't truly describe. My inner-ambitious self was inspired and I became curious about the people who were behind Seventeen and any other magazine, but especially Seventeen. Atoosa's writing was so upbeat and interjected with a lot of parentheses and hyphens (similar to my writing style), I felt like I was reading a letter from an older version of me--quite possibly someone who could have very well been my older sister; she delivered words of encouragement and words that brought laughter.
Later on, I wrote her an e-mail (not expecting a response), and she responded in such a timely manner that I was shocked and excited! The e-mail--which was very personal with my name and about how I was a Sophomore in high school and how she was impressed by my early inquisition--talked about how her college life and where she began and all the good stuff; printed and tacked on my wall the e-mail would remain. It was visible to me everyday I woke and everyday I went to bed. I was so excited with this new found insider news, that I told my mom I too wanted to be an Editor. However, She basically told me that that idea was unrealistic (harsh, but I know she meant well). I was so upset by this that I ripped the printed e-mail and threw it away. I was so discouraged, and I figured my mother knew best so I discarded my new found dream of maybe becoming an Editor.
Fast forward to the next issue of Seventeen I received, there was another lovely Editor's letter, and once again I was inspired and she made me realize that if this is what I wanted, and I was pretty sure (even though I was only a Sophomore in high school), that I should not let anyone put me down and that I should go after my dream. So, I wrote her another e-mail. However, by this time she had become ridiculously famous and I could tell the e-mail was pre-written, but it was similar to what she had told me before, but it still wasn't the same.
All in all, Atoosa Rubenstein has inspired me like no other person on Earth (besides God and my parents). I don't know if anyone will ever truly understand how much respect and admiration I hold for this woman, for it's beyond the level of just being another fan.
I'm not sure if I still want to be an Editor, but I do know that I too can achieve success like Atoosa. And although she has left Seventeen, I do not feel betrayed nor rejected, for this woman is more than the pages of Seventeen. She has began her own production company Big Momma's Productions and has started the Alpha Kitty movement that I love and identify with. I am anxiously waiting the opening of the official site, because I can't wait to see what else Ms. Atoosa Rubenstein has to offer the world.
†Secretista
ears ago, a wonderful and inspiring woman was born on this date (go Aquariuses!). We all know and love her and can't help but be uplifted by her words of wisdom. The woman I'm talking about is Atoosa Rubenstein. And if you haven't heard about her by now, then what rock have you been lying under?!I usually don't like to write about other people unless I feel the need; and, with Atoosa, I do. She may not know it, but about 3 or 4 years ago I was a Sophomore in high school (and partially depressed I might say. I was obsessed with being perfect). Junior year was approaching and I realized that soon I would have to start thinking about college (plus, I like to think about everything in advance--not always a good thing my friends). By coincidence, around the same time this thought was racking my brain, I received the latest issue of Seventeen Magazine. In this issue was the first time I noticed an Editor's Letter. I mean sure, I read Seventeen like it was the Bible, but I never truly paid attention to the people behind this great magazine. However, the day I read the letter, something filled me inside that I can't truly describe. My inner-ambitious self was inspired and I became curious about the people who were behind Seventeen and any other magazine, but especially Seventeen. Atoosa's writing was so upbeat and interjected with a lot of parentheses and hyphens (similar to my writing style), I felt like I was reading a letter from an older version of me--quite possibly someone who could have very well been my older sister; she delivered words of encouragement and words that brought laughter.
Later on, I wrote her an e-mail (not expecting a response), and she responded in such a timely manner that I was shocked and excited! The e-mail--which was very personal with my name and about how I was a Sophomore in high school and how she was impressed by my early inquisition--talked about how her college life and where she began and all the good stuff; printed and tacked on my wall the e-mail would remain. It was visible to me everyday I woke and everyday I went to bed. I was so excited with this new found insider news, that I told my mom I too wanted to be an Editor. However, She basically told me that that idea was unrealistic (harsh, but I know she meant well). I was so upset by this that I ripped the printed e-mail and threw it away. I was so discouraged, and I figured my mother knew best so I discarded my new found dream of maybe becoming an Editor.
Fast forward to the next issue of Seventeen I received, there was another lovely Editor's letter, and once again I was inspired and she made me realize that if this is what I wanted, and I was pretty sure (even though I was only a Sophomore in high school), that I should not let anyone put me down and that I should go after my dream. So, I wrote her another e-mail. However, by this time she had become ridiculously famous and I could tell the e-mail was pre-written, but it was similar to what she had told me before, but it still wasn't the same.
All in all, Atoosa Rubenstein has inspired me like no other person on Earth (besides God and my parents). I don't know if anyone will ever truly understand how much respect and admiration I hold for this woman, for it's beyond the level of just being another fan.
I'm not sure if I still want to be an Editor, but I do know that I too can achieve success like Atoosa. And although she has left Seventeen, I do not feel betrayed nor rejected, for this woman is more than the pages of Seventeen. She has began her own production company Big Momma's Productions and has started the Alpha Kitty movement that I love and identify with. I am anxiously waiting the opening of the official site, because I can't wait to see what else Ms. Atoosa Rubenstein has to offer the world.
†Secretista
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Dress Me Up With Love
Top: Bitten by SJP
Pants: Mandee
Boots: Guess?
Scarf: My Momma's<33
What up with this weather? It is beginning to be reminiscent of last year when it was strangely warm mid-Winter, and the flowers were beginning to blossom because they thought it was Spring time. Today I walked around campus without my Winter coat. Crazy bananas isn't it? Today I had lunch with my friend Joseph; he always manages to bring me back to Earth and make my day bright. He's so country and down-to-earth that I wish he wasn't engaged, haha! We've only been friends since the beginning of this semester, and even though I never mentioned my love for Fashion, he can tell I love Fashion and assumed that that was my major (even though our school doesn't offer that option? haha). Why did I mention that? Yea, I don't know. Well, no, isn't it amazing how people can see into our being without being told? I mean I almost never tell anyone that I love Fashion. I think I went through a phase (in high school) where I would tell people, but now I don't feel like I need to, because for me, Fashion is my personal love. It's like my boyfriend. It's my lover; it knows me better than anyone (besides God), and knows how to make me feel better when I am down. As weird as it sounds, a good outfit fulfills my voids. I'm not into the trends, nor do I care about what's in, but what makes me look in the mirror and feel good about myself. Fashion is truly a wonderful thing; it's the ultimate love.
Also, today I went to the mall to look for a leather coat and left with a leather coat and new heels. Seriously, why do I do this? I have one agenda when I go to the mall but leave with more than I intended! What is funny about the heels I bought is that I just read an article in Seventeen Magazine (love this magazine!) that mentioned a shoe with a thick heel and strap won't kill your feet. I think I'll test them out tomorrow at work!
†Secertista
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
