Kristin Prim
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Kristin Prim is an American fashion blogger, model
, and the ex-editor in chief
and founder of Prim Magazine. In June 2011 it was announced that Prim will be attending Parsons The New School for Design
, majoring in Design and Management.
She founded her eponymous fashion blog, "Kristin Prim" in 2009 at the age of 16. Prim Magazine was founded by Prim in April 2008 at the age of 14, with the financial backing of her parents. Although she once ruled as the youngest international print magazine editor worldwide, Prim has now put her publication on hold to pursue the "countless opportunities that have presented themselves to me at this time, all rooted within the fields of modeling, co-designing, television, and/or creative directing."
Prim is due to star in upcoming Nike
and Diesel campaigns with fellow "It Girl
" and friend, Sky Ferreira
, although her inclusion in other countless campaigns for the upcoming season has been forecasted. Prim has become the focus of photographs by fashion photographers among the likes of Yvan Rodic of Facehunter, Phil Oh of Street Peeper, Mark "The Cobra Snake" Hunter, and Patrick McMullan
, whom she regularly poses for. She has also posed for many fashion publications and is viewed as a source of style inspiration and a stylistic muse for many.
In April 2008, Prim was first featured by Teen Vogue
after being eyed by editor in chief Amy Astley
, and print appearances soon followed. In December 2009 she appeared in French Glamour
. Since then, she has been featured in Exit Magazine
, ELLE
Italia, ELLE
Korea, The Daily Mail, The Times
, The Guardian
, Refinery 29, Fashion TV
, The Huffington Post
, Time Out New York, Vogue Italia
, Guest of a Guest, Fashion Indie, Folha de S. Paulo, Dolly Magazine
, international Vogue
s and ELLE
s, etc. for her prominent personal style. She was recently named a "Vogueista" by Vogue Italia
along with close friend, Tavi Gevinson
. In May 2011, Prim modeled in Bulgari
's Save the Children
campaign alongside Rumi Neely
, which supported the fashion house's philanthropic efforts.
Due to her popularity, Prim has become a front row fixture at New York Fashion Week
, sitting front row at shows such as VPL, Nicole Miller
, Rad Hourani
, Cynthia Steffe, Charlotte Ronson
, Moncler, Ohne Titel, Custo Barcelona, Betsey Johnson
, Bill Blass
, The Blonds, and so on. She is close with designers Nicole Miller
, Victoria Bartlett, and Graeme Armour, wearing their garments to shows and various events on numerous occasions.
Prim Magazine has collaborated with designers among the likes of Jeremy Scott
, Vena Cava, A.F. Vandevorst, Rad Hourani
, and Ohne Titel. Its latest edition, N°11, stars top model Dioni Tabbers on the cover photographed by the London photographer, Masayuki Ichinose.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, and the ex-editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
and founder of Prim Magazine. In June 2011 it was announced that Prim will be attending Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
, majoring in Design and Management.
She founded her eponymous fashion blog, "Kristin Prim" in 2009 at the age of 16. Prim Magazine was founded by Prim in April 2008 at the age of 14, with the financial backing of her parents. Although she once ruled as the youngest international print magazine editor worldwide, Prim has now put her publication on hold to pursue the "countless opportunities that have presented themselves to me at this time, all rooted within the fields of modeling, co-designing, television, and/or creative directing."
Prim is due to star in upcoming Nike
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
and Diesel campaigns with fellow "It Girl
It girl
"It girl" is a term for a young woman who possess the quality "It", absolute attraction.The early usage of the concept "it" in this meaning may be seen in a story by Rudyard Kipling: "It isn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just 'It'."...
" and friend, Sky Ferreira
Sky Ferreira
Sky Ferreira , is an American model, singer, songwriter, and actress. On March 22, 2011, Ferreira released her first digital extended play, As If!.-Early life:...
, although her inclusion in other countless campaigns for the upcoming season has been forecasted. Prim has become the focus of photographs by fashion photographers among the likes of Yvan Rodic of Facehunter, Phil Oh of Street Peeper, Mark "The Cobra Snake" Hunter, and Patrick McMullan
Patrick McMullan
Patrick McMullan is an American photographer, columnist, television personality and socialite. His photo work focuses on people, particularly A-list celebrities, Superstar fashion designers, models, actors, politicians, cultural icons and the power elite....
, whom she regularly poses for. She has also posed for many fashion publications and is viewed as a source of style inspiration and a stylistic muse for many.
In April 2008, Prim was first featured by Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
after being eyed by editor in chief Amy Astley
Amy Astley
Amy Astley is the editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, which launched in January 2003. She was named to edit the new magazine in June 2002 by Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue and editorial director of Teen Vogue.-Career:...
, and print appearances soon followed. In December 2009 she appeared in French Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
. Since then, she has been featured in Exit Magazine
Exit Magazine
Exit is a magazine that was co-founded in 2000 by editor/photographer Stephen Toner and art director Mark Jubber.The premier issue of Exit, featuring more than 100 pages of art, fashion and landscape photography, went on to receive industry acclaim....
, ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
Italia, ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
Korea, The Daily Mail, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, Refinery 29, Fashion TV
Fashion TV
Fashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become...
, The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
, Time Out New York, Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
, Guest of a Guest, Fashion Indie, Folha de S. Paulo, Dolly Magazine
Dolly Magazine
Dolly is a monthly teen magazine started in 1970 by Fairfax Ltd. in Australia, and purchased by ACP in 1988. The current editor is Gemma Crisp, former features editor at Cleo, who was made editor of Dolly magazine in September 2007...
, international Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
s and ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
s, etc. for her prominent personal style. She was recently named a "Vogueista" by Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
along with close friend, Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson is an American fashion blogger. She began her blog, "Style Rookie" on March 31, 2008 at age 11. Initially, her parents did not completely know what Tavi was doing until she asked for their permission to appear in a New York Times magazine story...
. In May 2011, Prim modeled in Bulgari
Bulgari
Bulgari is an Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer which has been owned by the French firm LVMH since October 2011. The trademark is usually written "BVLGARI" in the classical Latin alphabet , and is derived from the surname of the company's Greek founder, Sotirio Voulgaris...
's Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
campaign alongside Rumi Neely
Rumi Neely
Rumi Neely is a fashion blogger popular for her style and photography and is of Japanese, Dutch, and Scottish descent. Neely began her site Fashiontoast.com in 2008 and combined it with an eBay vintage store called "Treasure Chest Vintage". By 2009, it was receiving over 35,000 hits per day...
, which supported the fashion house's philanthropic efforts.
Due to her popularity, Prim has become a front row fixture at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
, sitting front row at shows such as VPL, Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, mother and wife who was born in Texas and raised in Lenox, Massachusetts.Miller attended the Rhode Island School of Design where she earned a BFA in Apparel Design...
, Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani is a fashion designer born in 1982 in Jordan from a Jordanian father and a Syrian mother. When he was 16 years old, he moved with his family to Montreal where he completed his high school studies. Shortly after his graduation, he started scouting for a modelling agency and eventually...
, Cynthia Steffe, Charlotte Ronson
Charlotte Ronson
Charlotte Julia Ronson is an English fashion designer who currently resides in New York, NY.-C. Ronson:Ronson always had an interest in fashion, however, she began designing after friends asked her to create pieces for them...
, Moncler, Ohne Titel, Custo Barcelona, Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson
Betsey Johnson is an American fashion designer best known for her feminine and whimsical designs. Many of her designs are considered "over the top" and embellished...
, Bill Blass
Bill Blass
William Ralph "Bill" Blass was an American fashion designer, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is known for his tailoring and his innovative combinations of textures and patterns...
, The Blonds, and so on. She is close with designers Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, mother and wife who was born in Texas and raised in Lenox, Massachusetts.Miller attended the Rhode Island School of Design where she earned a BFA in Apparel Design...
, Victoria Bartlett, and Graeme Armour, wearing their garments to shows and various events on numerous occasions.
Prim Magazine has collaborated with designers among the likes of Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott
Jeremy Scott is an American fashion designer born in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, for fashion design...
, Vena Cava, A.F. Vandevorst, Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani
Rad Hourani is a fashion designer born in 1982 in Jordan from a Jordanian father and a Syrian mother. When he was 16 years old, he moved with his family to Montreal where he completed his high school studies. Shortly after his graduation, he started scouting for a modelling agency and eventually...
, and Ohne Titel. Its latest edition, N°11, stars top model Dioni Tabbers on the cover photographed by the London photographer, Masayuki Ichinose.