Audrey Kitching

Audrey Lynn Kitching
Audrey Kitching in 2016.
Born Audrey Lynn Kitching
(1985-07-26) July 26, 1985
Occupation Model, designer, stylist, blogger
Website http://www.crystalcactus.com/

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Hair color Pink[2]
Eye color Hazel

Audrey Lynn Kitching (born July 26, 1985) is an American fashion blogger, model, and fashion designer.[2][3] Known for her "pink hair and Lisa Frank vibe,"[4] Kitching has been declared simultaneously a "fashion forward female" and "fashion disaster" by Cosmopolitan,[5] an "It Kid" and "goddess" by Nylon,[6][7] a "weekend role model" by Glamour,[8] "one of the rising crop of Hollywood Internet stars taking the underground by storm" by the Los Angeles Times,[1] "this generation's new mogul prototype" by Karmaloop,[9] a "girl boss" and "American social media icon" by Indie Magazine,[10][11] and "one of the original Internet icons" by Bullett Magazine.[12] Kitching has been profiled by Women's Wear Daily and Nylon, along with a number of other high-profile fashion publications.[13] As of December 9, 2015, she has amassed nearly 550,000 followers on all of her social networks combined.[14]

Modeling

Kitching was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. She began her modeling career at the age of 14 after being discovered at a hair salon, initially appearing in newspaper ads. After attaining a high school GED, she frequently modeled for aspiring photographer friends, which jump-started her blogging career after she began posting the images online. Kitching often works as not only model, but also art director for her photo shoots.[15] In a Metromix profile of "Style Why-Cons," she is credited with influencing the fashion industry and altering standards of beauty; she has also been credited by the LA Times as influencing the zeitgeist of fashion.[1][16]

A spokesmodel for designer Jared Gold,[17] Kitching was featured in his Czarina runway event.[18] She was the face of British shoe company Irregular Choice for the fall 2012 season,[1][19] and has also modeled for Italian shoe brand Kerol D and Kohl's Vera Wang Princess collection.[1] She has been featured in editorials in countries ranging from Britain and Scandinavia to Japan; she shoots 4+ editorials per month.[1] Kitching (who is mostly vegan, though she still regularly consumes honey) has appeared in a national Peta2 "Fur Is Dead" campaign, as well as a Peta2 public service announcement against animal testing in the personal care products industry.[20][21] In 2013, she was selected to be Karmaloop's Miss KL of the Month, and in April 2014 she appeared in a campaign for Ray Ban's Ray-Ban Remix customizable collection, which was featured by Elle Magazine.[9][22] She has also appeared in Vogue Italia.[23]

Blogging

Kitching was a style editor for SpinMedia's now-defunct social media and pop culture website Buzznet,[21] working with the company for over 6 years since they first took notice of her LiveJournal blog in 2006.[15] As of December 2015, she has over 530,000 followers on all of her social networks combined.[14] Her Buzznet page received 3 million page views monthly, in addition to her Facebook which has garnered 170,000 likes, her Instagram which has 256,000 followers, and her Twitter which has 109,000.[24] Often collaborating with brands through her blog, she was chosen by JC Penney as one of five "haulers" to receive $1,000 of merchandise in exchange for blog promotion.[25] In October 2012, her Instagram page was named as a favorite of Milkstudios, who declared that "Some girls look good on the internet, and some girls make the internet look good - Audrey is the latter."[26] On February 22, 2013, she spoke for Buzzmedia at Social Media Week,[27] and in April 2014 she was featured on xoJane as a part of their xoJane Makeunder series.[28]

Design

Kitching has helmed and designed several clothing lines and collections, including her own organic, fair trade luxury fashion brand called LUNA, which was inspired by astrology, positive thinking, ancient ideologies, and magic.[29] Kitching collaborated with Milan-based footwear company Kerol D Milano in 2014, designing a 12-piece vegan capsule footwear collection which was featured in Elle Italia.[13][30][31]

In 2010, Kitching was one of the designers chosen to work with H&M for Designers Against AIDS.[32] Coco de Coeur, Kitching's former clothing line, was described by Nylon as "astonishing," earning comparisons to designs by Meadham Kirchoff and Jeremy Scott.[4]

Energy healing and crystal work

Kitching is a new age practitioner who does astrology reports, energy healing, crystal work, and readings for others. In early 2013, Kitching created Crystal Cactus, a line of new age crystal pendant jewelry, holistic spa treatments, and gifts sold in Urban Outfitters.[33]

Crystal Cactus and Crystal Cactus products have been spotlighted by Nylon.com,[3][34] Refinery29,[35] Cosmopolitan,[36] Urban Outfitters' Space 1520, who referred to Kitching as a "21st century artist, mystic and muse,"[37] and Ladygunn Magazine, which called her an "all-around creative and ethereal social media maven" who is spreading positive energy through her Crystal Cactus shop.[38] Nicola Formichetti's brand Nicopanda has also featured Kitching's crystals and energy healing.[39]

Miscellaneous

Kitching was featured in a Diesel Twitter campaign in 2015 and spotlighted by MTV Canada in 2014.[40][41] She appeared as herself in 2008's movie version of Forever Plaid,[42][43] and from May through August 2008, Kitching was featured in artist Glenn Kaino's Uberstars exhibit at The Andy Warhol Museum, a 21st-century take on Andy Warhol's Superstars, alongside designer Rami Kashou, photographer Dirk Mai, journalist Rose Apodaca, writer/actor and socialite Clint Catalyst, and internet celebrity Cory Kennedy.[44][45] In March, 2009, Kitching appeared on the reality television series Germany's Next Topmodel in an episode featuring designer Jared Gold along with Clint Catalyst & artist Jessicka.[46][47] Kitching is also an Aveda-trained hair stylist.[2][48]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ryder, Caroline. "For Audrey Kitching, Success is So Weird". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "How Audrey Kitching in the Pink". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  3. 1 2 "Audrey Kitching Behind the Scenes". Disfunkshion Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  4. 1 2 http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8206
  5. ↑ "Audrey Kitching - Fashion Disaster". Cosmopolitan Magazine. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Click List", Nylon, December 2010, p. 100
  7. ↑ Herstik, Gabriela. "5 Ways to Celebrate the Equinox". Nylon.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  8. ↑ Kallor, Amber. "A New Audrey For A New Era: Girls in the Beauty Department: Beauty". glamour.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  9. 1 2 "Win $250 with MissKL x Audrey Kitching". Karmaloop.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  10. ↑ "Indie Mag issue 44". Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  11. ↑ "MEETING ONLINE MUSE AUDREY KITCHING IN NEW YORK". Indie Magazine blog. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  12. ↑ Moran, Justin (2016-04-04). "Dreaming with the Ultimate Dreamer, Audrey Kitching". Bullett Magazine. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  13. 1 2 Lewis, Jacquelyn. "Inside Blogger Audrey Kitching's Closet". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  14. 1 2 "Audrey Kitching". Ladygunn Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  15. 1 2 Tomaszewski, Alexa. "Audrey Kitching". Glassbook Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  16. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 2008-08-04. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  17. ↑ "Ringmaster Jared Gold Debuts His Traveling Circus - Trade Talk". Apparelnews.net. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  18. ↑ "Audrey Kitching - Jared Gold's Spring 2008 Collection 'Czarina' - Runway Event - Photo". LIFE. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  19. ↑ "Irregular Choice Goes For Growth". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  20. ↑ jlh. "Audrey Kitching – Fur Is Dead! | peta2 Blog". Blog.peta2.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  21. 1 2 "Audrey Kitching: Cruelty-Free Beauty". Peta2. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  22. ↑ Studeman, Kristin Tice. "Now You Can Design Your Own Ray Bans". Elle.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  23. ↑ http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/e282db57-700e-4732-80fc-ee2a4fa3ae8b/Image
  24. ↑ "Instagram: @akitching".
  25. ↑ "Teen 'haulers' become a fashion force". Los Angeles Times. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010.
  26. ↑ Lazarte, Kalvin. "Our Favorite Instagrams in the Entire Universe". MilkMade.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  27. ↑ "Digital Quicksilver: A BUZZMEDIA Study on Pop Culture and Social Influence".
  28. ↑ "The xoJane Makeunder: Audrey Kitching, Pink-Haired Fashion Blogger and Style Star". xoJane. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  29. ↑ Darwin, Liza. "Freebie Friday: Luna". Nylon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  30. ↑ "Kerol D Apparel".
  31. ↑ Donaldson, Alexandra (2014-08-06). "Spotlight: Model and entrepreneur Audrey Kitching". Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  32. ↑ Soccer, Marseille. "Audrey Kitching". Designers Against Aids. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  33. ↑ "Urban Outfitters - Search: Crystal Cactus". UrbanOutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  34. ↑ Griffin, Allison (2015-10-14). "a moment with social media star and style icon audrey kitching". Nylon.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  35. ↑ "11 Magic Kits For Lazy Witches". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  36. ↑ "10 Stress-Relieving Beauty Products to Keep at Your Desk". Cosmopolitan.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  37. ↑ "Audrey Kitching - 21st Century Artist, Muse, Mystic". UO Spaces - Space 1520. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  38. ↑ "EARTH ANGEL: AUDREY KITCHING ON SELF-LOVE, LIGHT & SOCIAL MEDIA". Ladygunn Magazine. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  39. ↑ "Audrey Kitching's Crystals". Nicopanda.com. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  40. ↑ "Diesel Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  41. ↑ "#WCW: Phoebe Dykstra and Audrey Kitching". MTV Fora. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  42. ↑ "Photo Flash: 'Forever Plaid' Taped Live For Movie Release". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  43. ↑ "Forever Plaid Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  44. ↑ Ignacio Villarreal. "The Andy Warhol Museum Presents Transformer: The Art of Glenn Kaino". Artdaily.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  45. ↑ "Art News | The Andy Warhol Museum Presents ~ The Art of Glenn Kaino". Art Knowledge News. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  46. ↑ Spencer, Amy (2009-02-26). "No more swinging from the Black Chandelier". IN Utah.
  47. ↑ "Germany's Next TopModel: Season 4, Episode 4". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  48. ↑ Romashevskaya, Irina, "Audrey Here & There", Nu-Mode', no. "The New York Issue" 8, pp. 209–214
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