ST-EYE-LISTA;
The Editor’s Edition
Prelude: Welcome
back to our bi-monthly column: The “St-EYE-lista”! This column features an
individual whose personal style captured our EYE and whose fashion sense can be
reinterpreted for the modest dresser. From talk-show hosts to socialites and
from Creative Directors to bloggers, Wear
Your Invisible Crown prides itself on revealing the kaleidoscopic gamut of
fashion ingénues and icons. From January until March we will specifically focus
on style icons who are (or once were) Editors of prominent fashion
publications. We look forward to presenting our audience with an array of style
and information regarding our featured “Editors.” Without further ado, here is our very first "Editor's Edition" post.
Although the rest of the cyber universe is re-visiting
last night’s Golden Globes, I’m fixating on the genuine source of creative
fashion: STREET STYLE.
Red Carpet occasions typically offer a bounty of
jaw-dropping gowns, exquisite heels, and Neil Lane jewels. They are indeed eye candy, but they’re barely
relevant to my own life. Perhaps one day I’ll marry the religious equivalent of
Harvey Weinstein and transform into a film mogul’s wife. I’ll sport a phony
tan, have a million followers on Twitter, and playfully swish my Dior gown. But until that day arrives
folks, attending Boro Park weddings in TJ MAXX dresses will be the epitome of glamour for
me, thank you very much.
It is in
this vein that I would like to introduce January’s first ST-EYE-LISTA; The Editor's Edition: CAROLINE ISSA. As you will soon realize, Caroline’s personal style IS highly relatable. It
is eclectic and contemporary, but also extremely refined.
Who exactly is Caroline Issa? She is a former
business woman turned fashion industry maven. She holds a business degree from
Wharton and previously worked at a consultancy firm agency in San Francisco.
She received her initial introduction to the fashion industry when her agency sent her to consult with the
company Tank, a quarterly fashion
magazine in London. When she met with Tank she became quickly mesmerized with the company's creative energy. Tank offered Caroline a position at the company and she slowly yet steadily ascended to the high ranks
Caroline Issa is currently the executive fashion director of Tank,
editor-in-chief of Because magazine (a
digital fashion start-up) and fashion director of the Tank Form consulting agency. She is also the darling of renowned
street-style photographers (such as The Sartorialist, Tommy Ton, and Phil Oh).
Caroline’s mother is Chinese while her father is half Lebanese and half Iranian. These
multi-cultural genes lend her an exotic appearance and a truly striking smile.
Let us
meet the superwoman who tackles a myriad of professional responsibilities with enviable
poise and style.
