Mel Ottenberg (born 1976) is an American
wardrobe stylist and is the editor-in-chief of
''Interview'' magazine. Since 2011, he has worked as
Rihanna's stylist as well as numerous other high profile musicians, actresses, and celebrities.
He lives and works in
New York, New York
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.
Early life and education
Ottenberg grew up in
Washington, D.C.
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His father is a fourth-generation
baker
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
. His mother and stepfather were in publishing and designed magazines.
Work
Ottenberg has worked on campaigns for
Dior
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,
Nike and
Tom Ford. He served as fashion director of ''
032c
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History
The magazine was founded in Berlin in 2001 by Joerg ...
''
and collaborated with numerous photographers including
Inez and Vinoodh
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,
Mario Sorrenti,
Steven Klein,
Terry Richardson
Terrence Richardson (born August 14, 1965) is an American fashion and portrait photographer. He has shot advertising campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Aldo, Supreme, Sisley, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent among others, and also done work for ma ...
,
Wong Kar-Wa and
Collier Schorr.
His work has appeared in publications like ''
Purple
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'', ''
Harper's Bazaar
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'',
''Dazed & Confused'' '. ''
GQ'', and
''T''.
In addition to fashion editorials, he has worked extensively with musicians for projects such as
Troye Sivan's "My My My!" music video,
Björk's ''
Vulnicura'' album cover, and
Alicia Keys’ 2019 Grammy Awards hosting duties.
Ottenberg has worked with celebrities including
Selena Gomez,
Lana Del Rey,
Justin Bieber
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,
Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Stevens Sevigny (, born November 18, 1974) is an American actress, model, filmmaker and fashion designer. Known for her work in independent films, often appearing in controversial or experimental features, Sevigny is the recipient of se ...
,
,
Cate Blanchett
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,
and
Jennifer Aniston
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.
''Interview'' Magazine
In 2018, Ottenberg became ''Interview'' magazine's creative director.
Ottenberg was named Editor-In-Chief of ''Interview'' in 2021.
References
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
American fashion designers
Creative directors
1976 births
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