Leandra Medine Explained

Leandra Medine
Birth Name:Leandra Medine
Birth Date:20 December 1988
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Education:The New School (BA)
Occupation:Fashion blogger[1]
Years Active:2010–present
Known For:Founder of Man Repeller
Notable Works:Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls.
Children:2
Website:Man Repeller

Leandra Medine Cohen (born December 20, 1988) is an American author, blogger, and humor writer best known for Man Repeller.

Early life and education

Medine was born on December 20, 1988[2] in Manhattan.[3] Her father, Mois Medine, is of Turkish-Jewish descent, and her mother, Lyora "Laura" Medine, is of Iranian-Jewish descent.[4] [5] She grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household.[6]

Medine attended the Ramaz School in Manhattan.[7] She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the New School's Eugene Lang College in May 2011.[8] [9]

Career

Early career

Medine began writing online in 2009 while a student at The New School. After studying abroad in Paris, she started a blog called Four Months in Paris, later renaming it Boogers + Bagels.[10]

Man Repeller

Medine started the Man Repeller blog in May 2010.[11] The idea for the blog came during a shopping trip with her friend where they discussed how everything was man-repelling.[12]

A few days after it launched, the blog was featured on the fashion website Refinery29.[13] Medine began collaborating with magazines like Lucky and Harper's Bazaar.

In 2012, Medine appeared in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[14] Man Repeller was included in TIME's "25 Best Blogs of 2012",[15] and received "Best Overall Blog" at the 2012 Bloglovin' Awards.[16]

Initially, the blog was written solely by Medine but later grew to include contributions from several writers and editors. In September 2013, Grand Central Publishing published the book Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls.

Medine announced in June 2020 that she would “step back” from her involvement in Man Repeller after allegations of racism.[17] In September 2020, the site was rebranded to Repeller. On October 22, 2020, it was confirmed that Repeller would shut down due to financial constraints.[18] [19]

Medine currently maintains a Substack newsletter about "how to get dressed (mostly)."

Brand Partnerships

Medine has collaborated with designers on limited collections of clothes and accessories, including Gryphon, shoe companies Del Toro and Superga, jewelry line Dannijo, and clothing line PJK.[20]

In 2012, Medine signed with the Creative Artists Agency, an entertainment talent agency headquartered in Los Angeles, California. In 2016, Medine collaborated with Net-a-Porter to launch the shoe line MR by Man Repeller. Later, Medine created her own shoe line Leandra Medine.[21]

On October 29, 2019, Medine launched a partnership collection with Mango.[22]

Publications

Medine Cohen released her first book, an essay collection, and a memoir titled Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls, in 2013.

Personal life

In December 2011, Medine announced her engagement to Abie J. Cohen, a financial advisor at UBS, whom she had met when she was 17 years old.[23] [24] [25]

Medine and Cohen married in June 2012.[26] They live in the East Village.[27] In a Man Repeller article published in December 2016, Medine revealed she had suffered a miscarriage.[28] On March 1, 2018, Medine gave birth to twin girls, Laura and Madeline.[29]

References

  1. News: Fashion Triumph: Deflecting the Male Gaze. The New York Times. 16 December 2010. Aleksander. Irina.
  2. News: Fashion Crush Friday: Leandra Medine. Oberlin. Allison. October 9, 2015. Ink Magazine. March 2, 2017.
  3. News: Where Leandra Medine Hangs Out in NYC. Power. Faye. September 2, 2014. Gotham. March 2, 2017.
  4. Web site: On My Face. Medine. Leandra. June 4, 2012. Man Repeller. March 2, 2017.
  5. Web site: Get to Know Laura Medine of Laura Medine Co.. Heebner. Jennifer. November 29, 2013. JCK. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424102924/http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/style-360/2016/01/20/get-know-laura-medine-laura-medine-co. 2016-04-24. dead. March 2, 2017.
  6. News: What's So Alluring About a Woman Known As Man Repeller?. Wallace. Benjamin. February 8, 2014. New York. March 3, 2017. en.
  7. Web site: What To Expect From The Man Repeller's Very First Book . Syrett . Alison . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20130807201300/http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/luckyrightnow/2013/08/leandra-medine-seeking-love-finding-overalls . August 7, 2013 . dead . March 3, 2017 .
  8. News: THE MAN REPELLER: How A 22-Year-Old Blogger Wound Up On The Runway At New York Fashion Week. Galante. Meredith. September 26, 2011. Business Insider. March 3, 2017.
  9. Web site: New Schoolers Make Forbes' "30 Under 30". January 14, 2014. The New School News. March 3, 2017.
  10. Book: Medine, Leandra. Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls. Grand Central Publishing. 2013. 9781455521388. New York.
  11. News: It's a Look: A Heart-to-Heart With Man Repeller, Fashion's New Ick Girl. Battan. Carrie. February 9, 2011. New York Observer. March 2, 2017.
  12. News: Fashion Triumph: Deflecting the Male Gaze. Aleksander. Irina. December 15, 2010. December 29, 2012. The New York Times.
  13. Web site: Man Repeller's Leandra Medine Is Literally Turning Down Money Left and Right. Manning. Charles. June 8, 2015. Cosmopolitan. March 14, 2017.
  14. Web site: Leandra Medine, Fashion Blogger, 24 - undefined - 30 Under 30: Art & Style . 2024-01-26 . Forbes . en.
  15. 22 October 2012 . 25 Best Blogs 2012 . dead . Time . https://web.archive.org/web/20121226055750/http://techland.time.com/2012/10/22/25-best-blogs-2012/slide/the-man-repeller/ . 26 December 2012.
  16. Web site: Bloglovin' Awards: ManRepeller scoops blogger of the year. February 13, 2012. sg.style.yahoo.com.
  17. Web site: Garza . Frida . 13 June 2020 . With its founder gone, can Man Repeller ever be relevant again ? . The Guardian.
  18. News: Colón . Ana . Man Repeller Is Now Repeller — Just Repeller . 2020-09-14 . Fashionista . en.
  19. Web site: Petrarca . Emilia . 2020-10-22 . Man Repeller Is Shutting Down . 2020-10-22 . The Cut . en-us.
  20. http://www.businessoffashion.com/2012/07/the-business-of-blogging-the-man-repeller.html Business of Fashion: The Business of Blogging | The Man Repeller
  21. News: "Shoes That Do the Work for You"—Leandra Medine's Rebranded Line Is in Expansion Mode. Vogue. 2018-10-30. en.
  22. Web site: 2019-10-25 . Man Repeller's Leandra Medine x Mango: Our favorite pieces . 2022-10-10 . Vogue France . fr-FR.
  23. Web site: Nisita. Lexi. Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller Wedding. Refinery29. 29 December 2012.
  24. News: The 15 Most Cringe-Worthy Bits from Man Repeller: Seeking Love Finding Overalls. The Daily Beast. 10 September 2013. Petrarca. Emilia.
  25. Medine, Leandra. "The Peplum." Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls. New York: Grand Central, 2013. 189-192. Print.
  26. Web site: Wicks. Amy. The Man Repeller's Leandra Medine Talks Weddings, Cake. 15 June 2012. Women's Wear Daily. 29 December 2012.
  27. News: In the Style of Transitional Me: Leandra Medine, Man Repeller. Kaufman. Joanne. August 22, 2014. The New York Times. March 14, 2017.
  28. Web site: The Baby I Lost, the Person I'm Finding. Leandra Medine. 2016-12-06. Man Repeller. en-US. 2019-09-23.
  29. Web site: Chandra . Jessica . Every Sweet Picture Of Leandra Medine's Twins . 2022-08-14 . ELLE . 5 April 2018 . en.

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