Leandra Medine Quotes
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Sometimes I wear red lipstick - it makes me feel sophisticated.
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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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When push comes to shove, no one really cares what you're wearing except you.
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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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My goal is never to push anyone to do anything other than think.
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I'm not dressing with men in mind at all. I'm just going to wear what I want to wear. It makes things easier, too.
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No matter the candidate, every detail in a campaign is carefully and strategically framed for our consumption. The devil is in them.
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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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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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Next time you look in the mirror, close your eyes and ask yourself when you feel like the best version of you. When you open them, act on that.
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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 think men like things tight and simple.
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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 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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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 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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Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.
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I didn't launch the website with any goals in mind, to be honest. I didn't know that it would have been anything other than a digital portfolio once I graduated college.
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I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be a part of it, and if it works for them, they take it with them.
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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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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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I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me.
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I'm really happy that people understand that man-repelling is a good thing. I was afraid people would think I was mocking fashion, and it's like, 'No, I swear, I'm wearing feathered sleeves as I write this!'
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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.