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Saturday, April 9, 2011
My New York Office Style
I couldn't tell you the difference between two types of fabric, or if the girl across the street is wearing last year's Louis or a fake Gucci bought on 42nd street. And yes, my company does have the word style in it, and the JBCStyle teams working out of our New York, L.A. San Francisco and Orange County office are invested in finding the right talent to fill positions in the Fashion and Retail world, but I like it that way. I'm not looking at whether a company has "cool shoes" according to a fashion magazine, or whether a certain designer is hipper than another. I hear bits and pieces at home and from the girls in the office, but largely I'm looking at the numbers. I follow the fashion and retail sector more closely, I think, than almost anyone in this country. That's what makes JBCStyle work. That's what has also left us growing in numbers and business, but not necessarily office style.
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| More about the numbers than the wallpaper. . . |
This is New York City, though, and a loft like space above Bryant Park with large windows overlooking the city's fashion district almost doesn't need any, um, cushions and all of that wonderful stuff decorators and stylists rock, but I don't quite understand.
My style? I think the spirit and vibe of a space can also be about the people (and pets) - we may not have matching rugs and pinstriped walls, but we do have a lot of fun, and there is a lot of puppy love to be found at work.
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| Pax is a top recruiter in the luxury sector |
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| My new pup, Rylee |
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| When make-up artist Susan Gerdeman came to visit, she chose Miss Pac Man instead of the waiting room. . . |
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| Dot busy recruiting in the luxury fashion sector |
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| My assistant Ashley Kahn gets a kiss from Oliver |
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| Publicity Director Anisha Lakhani takes Rylee for a "spin" |
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| In New York City, windows are the ultimate canvas. . . |
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| Although a few girls from the office did get a little creative. . . |
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| A fun floor lamp from Modani, a skin (easily cleaned!) from ABC Carpet & Home, a Fornasetti pillow from Barney's. . . |
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While showcasing designer Kristin Klonoski's Astrophel and Stella line in our office, the designer made sketches for our reception area. Personal touches - in a home and an office - I believe, make a place special. It's nice when art has a story. |
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| We bought this great "Laugh" pillow from CB2 to inspire Harold. An exercise in futility. |
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| Fashion District perks? Nicole Miller is a neighbor and kindly designed the label for our holiday wine |
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| The Fox Building is just up the street, and what better treat than having Anchor Ainsley Earhardt drop by with her cuties Sassie and Saks (short for Saks Fifth Avenue - doesn't get any more fashionable than that!) |
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| We featured Nicole Romano a few months back, and she was just nominated for the Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award and named a standout by Linda Fargo. Maybe our eye is not so bad! |
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| Even the most glamorous models let their hair down and play when they visit. . .here she is with the resident baby, Luigi |
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| We're big Maggie Rizer (Mehran now!) fans and dig her blog www.BeaMakesThree.com |
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| It's nice to work with friends; my COO Keith Geller and I have known each other since we were thirteen years old! |
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| My wife Lori visits often; she is the founder of Project Soulmate, which Perez Hilton knows a thing or two about. . . here she is with the very talented designer Miguelina Gambaccini |
And there you have it. . . my JBCStyle New York City. . . not necessarily as stylish as some of our clients, but my own, small slice of personal style.
When work is sweet, life is sweet. We hope you come and visit.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
High Gloss Magazine Feature
Cool to be featured in High Gloss Magazine - thank you, Paloma!
Subscribe to High Gloss Magazine and to JBCStyle's blog, InsiderStyle. Have a great weekend, everyone. . . I'm in Miami about to set sail for the 2011 Summit Series! Stay tuned for my post-cruise notes next week. Bon voyage moi style, as my company blog would say. . .
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Galliano Forges His Own Gallo
The toast of discerning sites like Style.com and all things Vogue and WWD just went from being dubbed "provocative and brilliant" to. . . plain burnt toast in my eyes. The stench nauseates.
As the Founder and CEO of JBCStyle, the leading fashion and retail recruitment agency with offices flanking both coasts, there is virtually no aspect of fashion I do not touch. I love what I do. I respect the people who work with me. And above all, I pride myself in being fair-minded and open to the opinions of others. I was shocked by John Galliano's display of anti-semitism, but I make a practice - not only in the JBCStyle office, but also at home with my family - of being level-headed and not jumping to conclusions. I could sympathize briefly as industry heavy hitters fumbled and tried to make excuses for such behavior. I waited for a retraction, or an admission, or even the slightest display of remorse on the designer's part for a gross misunderstanding. And waited.
Galliano's recent overtures are too late.
If he was joking, or being merely "provocative" in The Sun's exclusive video, it's a humor and a provocation I neither care to understand, nor have patience to decipher. By comparison, Natalie Portman's immediate and public reaction was a beacon. Grey is lovely on a cashmere sweater, or a pair of slacks; not on morality.
I find fence-sitters unstylish.
The silence that has followed the initial bigotry, in my mind, is far more disgusting. If it were a gross joke, or a terrible misunderstanding, retraction is inexcusably overdue. The lawyers, the pleas, the general gravitas that now follow on the heels of a firing ring insincere. JBCStyle applauds the House of Dior, and at the end of the day we at JBCStyle believe the fashion community is only strengthened when a man so admired is so quickly dethroned as a result of bigotry; it's a testament to the times and to our increasing intolerance of hate, no matter what shape or form it manifests. Galliano's legacy is stained; the blame rests solely with him. We have come too far to permit the lauding of one of the darkest chapters in history. My faith continues to burn bright and I look forward with unmitigated optimism.
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