NYLON - February 2009 - (Page 36) contributors holly siegel “When I was little, I wrote in a fake language called Scribble Scrabble,” says NYLON’s new beauty director, Holly Siegel, “and I’d get in trouble for writing it—in marker, chalk, whatever I could find—everywhere.” Siegel has since worked for JANE, The New York Times Magazine, and Teen Vogue (“I was always interviewing my friends’ teenage sisters about sex and drugs. I know some things I wish I didn’t!” she says). For this issue, Siegel interviewed Karen O’s makeup artist, Mike Potter, about his new line (“Mama Said Knock You Out,” page 96). “His excitement about beauty is contagious.” And so is Siegel’s, especially when it comes to nails: “I absolutely love, love, love crazy nails. Maybe it’s the Brooklyn in me—I had airbrushed nails at prom,” she admits. But Siegel takes her job very seriously. “Beauty is a real intersection between art, fashion, and science—I smelled a fragrance today inspired by the Marquis de Sade!” marisa meltzer Marisa Meltzer managed to chalk up 13 jobs in four years before settling on writing. “I either got sick of them and quit, or was incompetent and was fired.” They were blessings in disguise, though, as she began writing for magazines like Elle, Slate, and Bust. In 2007, she penned her first book, How Sassy Change My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time (Faber & Faber), with former NYLON beauty editor Kara Jesella. “Researching the Sassy book was my teenage dream come true,” she says. For her first NYLON assignment, Meltzer—an avid yogite—traveled to India to take a class (“Nirvana Unplugged,” page 94). “I feel like there’s a big production to yoga [in the U.S.]—everyone has their mat and outfit and Sigg bottle of water…. I mean, I do, too! But in India, it felt really removed from fashion or competition,” she says. Meltzer’s new book, due out this fall, is entitled Girl Power, and she says, “it’s about feminism, music, and the ’90s.” dan martensen When Dan Martensen isn’t taking photographs for i-D, Interview, Flair, and of course, NYLON, he escapes with his girlfriend and dog to upstate New York. “We just bought a place and have been spending a lot of time swimming, hiking, snowboarding It’s a good refuge for when I’m not shooting,” he says. Which, as it happens, is hardly ever. Growing up in Pleasantville, N.Y., Martensen “messed around with” his dad’s cameras, and when it came time to pick a major at R.I.S.D., a coin toss sealed the deal: photography. A recent shoot with supermodel Frankie Rayder proved a nice career choice confirmation. “She’s a good friend of mine, and we had the best crew ever, so it wasn’t work at all. It was like we all decided to hang out at an amazing beach, and I just happened to be taking pictures. There’s really no job like this one.” This month, Martensen shot an East-meets-West-inspired fashion spread (“Tokyo Rose,” page 132). “It was nice to be in studio and play music and not battle New York weather issues.” esra røise It sounds corny, but I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember,” says Scandinavian artist Esra Røise, “but I guess the first memory I have of being intrigued by illustration was as a little kid reading Phillipe Fix’s children’s book Le Merveilleux Chef-D’uvre De Seraphin It was just a couple of years ago, though, that I realized that I could actually make it my job!” These days, Røise contributes to a variety of publications, from Paper to The Rainforest Foundation’s pamphlets, but is going back to the Academy of the Arts in Oslo anyway. She illustrated a portrait of German director Tom Tykwer for this issue (“Film Strips,” page 107), drawing inspiration—no pun intended—from his film repertoire. “I really admire his work. One of my absolute favorite movies when I was younger was Run Lola Run,” says Røise. “The quirky story and the amazing pictures still blow my mind today, so I was super-stoked to pay homage to the man behind the movie.” robyn victoria fernandes Stylist Robyn Victoria Fernandes knew she wanted to work in fashion ever since she saw the film Frida. “I was totally moved by Frida Kahlo’s fiery spirit, passion, and her eyebrows—we both don’t wax. So I did a shoot inspired by her eclectic style, pulling clothing that captured every color in the rainbow, and had fun mixing and matching,” she says. Fernandes did a lot of mixing and matching in this issue as well, styling a handful of fashion stories, her favorite being the Jeremy Scott for adidas collaboration (“Out of Bounds,” page 72). “I admire that he can take athletic wear and reinvent it with his avant-garde edge,” says Fernandes. “I love the gold, winged sneakers—I would rock those everyday!” Fernandes also styles for Trace and J Records, but likes that “NYLON lets me stretch my creative mind.” When she’s not working, Fernandes is “a sucker for Jane Austen movies and anything with a happy ending.” 036
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