The Business

7 Questions…

If you’ve passed by an arm party on the streets of New York City, chances are you have seen Leandra Medine or one of her Man Repelling protégés. We’ve asked The Man Repeller herself to answer this week’s 7 Questions. Watch out, Kate Middleton.

1. What is the first thing you do every morning?
Brush my teeth, make a coffee, drink it, blog, drink more. Tweet.

2. Every man repeller must have ______ in her wardrobe.
Something high waisted.

3. If you had to describe yourself(ves) in one word, what would it be?
Nutty.

4. What are the first 5 songs on your iTunes shuffle?
Otis by Kanye x Jay Z, Postcards from Italy by Florence + The Machine, Do It Again by Holy Ghost!, Kids by Vampire Weekend and that song Party Rockers…oh yeah, I went there.

5. What is your favorite thing about living in New York City?
Quicker turnover than the internet! Things become irrelevant fast, teaches us to stay on our toes.

6. If you could give one celebrity a Man r\Repeller makeover, who would it be and how would you dress them?
I would love to get my hands on Kate Middleton. She’s got such a beautiful figure, I’d love to hide it!

7. What is one of the biggest goals you have not accomplished yet?
Partnering with Opening Ceremony in a really unique, interesting and huge capacity. Come on, we go together like PB + J.

 

7 Questions With Erin Kleinberg & Stephanie Mark of The Coveteur!

Since their site launched in January, we’ve been obsessed with Stephanie Mark and Erin Kleinberg, Founders of The Coveteur. They bring a unique point of view to personal style and each feature is always highly anticipated (especially when they feature our own, twice!) This week, Erin and Stephanie answer our questions:

1. What is the first thing you do every morning?
Check our emails and obsessively brush our teeth. usually this happens at the same time.

2. Where is your favorite place in the city to drink/eat?
Wherever Sharon Ainsberg is or Gemma.

3.  If you had to describe yourself(ves) in one word, what would it be?
Synchronized.

4. What music are you listening to?
Our two idols, Neil Young and Jay-Z are on heavy rotation at Coveteur HQ.

5.  You are from Toronto, what is the best thing about your home city?
Well hands down our families are the best things about our home city and it is where we met! Other great things about Toronto include: Pizza Libretto, I Miss You Vintage, Cherry Beach and Bonjour Brioche! The upcoming Intermix opening is also pretty high on our list..

6. When creating your posts, what is the first part of the wardrobe you like to explore?
The accessories! We are full on accessories addicts. The shoes, the bags, the jewelry- we love it all. We are equal opportunists.

7.  What is one of the biggest goals you have not accomplished yet?
We have four words for you: Pharrell Williams, Fran Drescher.

 

7 Questions With Rosy Hodge

Meet Rosy Hodge.  Rosy is a professional surfer who also happens to be a ROXY team rider. She is a South Africa native who chases the  waves around the world. We have the pleasure of spending time with her quite a lot and it’s safe to say, she is probably the coolest chick we know, not to mention, BEAUTIFUL, inside and out. Learn more at Roxy.com!

1. What is the first thing you do every morning?
This is going to sound cheesey but I wake up and wonder what the waves are going to be like.

2. What is one of your favorite places to visit in the world?
I love Hawaii, Australia and France. I love it when you travel to a place that is foreign but still feel at home. That’s what those places are like for me.

3. Where is your favorite place in the city to drink/eat?
I’m not too city savvy but I really like the Chelsea Market.

4. What is your favorite thing about surfing?
My favourite thing about surfing is that it’s always different. No two waves are the same so it doesn’t matter how good or bad you are, it’s always a different experience.

5. Where in the world is the BEST surf?
That is a hard question because it depends on what you enjoy. I love home, South Africa, so I’m going to be biased and say we have the best waves :)

6. If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would it be?
Stubborn….HA!

7. What is one of the biggest goals you have not yet accomplished?
I want to get realllllllly barrelled at Backdoor or Pipeline in Hawaii but I still need to work up the courage to get a bomb at a place like that.

 

7 Questions With Steven Rojas

Steven Rojas
Director of Social Media
Grand Life NYC

1. What is the first thing you do every morning?
Pick up my iPhone, then pick up my Black Berry, then turn on CNN.

2. What is your favorite part of your job?
I love everything about my job, even the bad days. Working with the GrandLife team has truly been an experience I will never forget.

3. What is the one book or song/album that changed your life?
I wish I had more intellectual answers for this but it would have to be Dude Ranch from Blink 182 and as for books im still looking…

4. What is one of the biggest goals you have not accomplished yet?
Learn to play the guitar and Climb Mount Everest

5. What is your favorite thing about Soho/Tribeca?
Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand!

6. Where do you love to eat and drink in the city?
Eat:
Odeon – Great Hanger steak.
Frank – Always loved this place, great pasta, amaizing meatballs, and just a fantastic crowd.
Rubirosa – This place is so great my mom has me bring her pizza from here all the way to midtown!
Cafe Cluny – Sitting at the bar on Sunday alone for brunch with a good book is a must.
La Esquina – Greatest mexican food? No, but I still love it.
Drink:
Soho Grand / Tribeca Grand – Friends, music and good drinks flowing. You can probably find me at the bar at SGH on Friday night and TGH on Saturday.
Madam Wongs – Great hole in the wall with all my friends DJing, cant go wrong with that.
Lit – Dont care if it’s not “cool” right now. This has been a bar of many first including my first ever Vodka Tonic (Thank you Leigh Lezark)
RIff-Raffs- Very not the down town crowd and thats why I love it.

7. Where is your ideal vacation spot?
Right now? Chile in August to snowboard.