Leandra Medine Quotes
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Being a man repeller becomes a process of elimination. If a guy is only really into your outfit and won't date you because of what you're wearing, they are too driven by the female exterior and don't care about your intellect.
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Most people assume that my style is so outlandish and out there, but the reality is I like very classic pieces just rendered unusually.
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I got a C in art when I was in 11th grade. That it is even possible to come out of a high school art class with a C is wondrous, especially considering the creative license we were encouraged to use to, for lack of a better axiom, color outside the lines.
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By the time I graduated college, I was sick of what was out there. I wanted to bring something new to the Internet.
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My eyes will never be blue; my bone structure will never allow for you to mistake me for a Scandinavian model.
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I always wanted to make sure that I was honest to myself and that people wanted to hear an opinion that was authentic... I wanted Man Repeller to be a voice for women who felt like they didn't have a voice or for women who didn't know how to express their voice.
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Sloane Crosley and David Sedaris are two of my favorite writers; they're the kind of writers who make you feel like, 'I can do this. I want to do this.'
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I think men like things tight and simple.
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I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated my blog like a business; hard work is important.
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Fashion is used as a tool to convey a point about who we are or potentially want to be. Whether or not a civilian curates his or her own aesthetic is up that person, but it is an integral part of one's public image.
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People always ask me how I muster the strength to be so open about things, and I explain to them that I took the Myers-Briggs test, like, four times, and every single time, I ranked an 87 percent extrovert, so it would probably take more strength for me to shut up.
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Most people don't know this, but I never wanted Man Repeller to be about me. It was titled that to identify a genre of women.
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I knew I wanted to be a fashion writer but didn't want to contribute to the over-saturated market unless I could contribute in a meaningful way.
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When push comes to shove, no one really cares what you're wearing except you.
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If I have to give up good fashion for a relationship, I don't want a relationship.
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Without getting too spiritual, God has done so much for me; the least I can do is drink Kiddush wine on a Friday night.
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I do know that I would never - though you should never say never - work with a decorator, because I don't want to see the touch of someone else in my own space.
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I always grew up with the idea that in order to be a successful writer, I should have a book published.
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People often ask me if my parents helped me. My mother did lend me $10 to register the domain name.
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I want Man Repeller to feel like you're waking up in the morning, you're calling your girlfriend, you don't know what she is going to say, you don't really care what she has to say, but you know you're going to like it, and you're going to laugh and hang up the phone and feel ready to take on the day with all this new knowledge.
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I have always, always loved words.
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I haven't worn make-up since my wedding, and my husband loves me a lot.
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The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and smack the passion out of yourself, then go for it, but if you can live a happy life working for someone else, do that.
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Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.