Friday 1 June 2012

Girl crush #2 Caroline Issa

 Text from http://www.thecorner.com/gb/fashion/angle-by-caroline-issa

ABOUT CAROLINE ISSA

Caroline Issa is the Fashion Director of Tank Magazine and Editor of www.becauselondon.com. Armed with a business degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, she spent the beginning of her career as a management consultant, working with brands such as Nordstrom and Dr. Pepper/7UP. She moved to London and joined Tank to help establish the magazine into its 4th year and develop its creative agency arm, Tank Form.


10 years later, in between publishing independent magazines, she can also be found working as a creative consultant for several luxury and retail fashion brands. She has been on the juries of the Hyères and Les Rencontres d'Arles photography festivals, as well as the Swiss Textile Awards and is a champion of young talent.
10 QUESTIONS

3 WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR CAREER SO FAR:

Challenging, exciting, inspiring.

YOUR TOP 3 DESIGNERS TO WATCH:

Gabriele Colangelo, Uma Wang and Monique Péan.

YOUR ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FASHION MOMENT:

Christian Lacroix's final couture show - devastating and emotional.


YOUR MOTTO:

Live life with passion.

YOUR SIGNATURE SCENT:

Frédéric Malle Lipstick Rose.

YOUR FAVOURITE MOMENT OF THE DAY:


First cup of tea in the morning.

THE SONG OR ALBUM THAT COULD BE THE SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFE:

Sade's "No Ordinary Love".

YOUR FAVOURITE CORNER OF THE WORLD

In my bed, in my flat.

A DREAM THAT HASN'T YET COME TRUE:

Most of them have! There are still some that I know will come true soon...

YOUR NEXT PROJECT:

www.becauselondon.com's new visitor app.

My words:

I find this woman to be totally inspirational, my background is in finance and its amazing how she has created a creative career for herself and is living her dreams, proof that it is possible, you can create the life and career you want. Thanks Caroline Issa for your inspiration.
PLUS I looooovvvve Tank Magazine, the Summer 2012 edition is out in Mid June :)

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