Mel Ottenberg (born 1976) is an American wardrobe stylist and is the editor-in-chief of Interview magazine.[1] Since 2011, he has worked as Rihanna's stylist as well as numerous other high profile musicians, actresses, and celebrities.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He lives and works in New York, New York.[8]
Early life and education
Ottenberg grew up in Washington, D.C., the child of a baker and a magazine designer/publisher.[8]
Work
Ottenberg has worked on campaigns for Dior, Nike and Tom Ford. He served as fashion director of 032c [9][10] and collaborated with numerous photographers including Inez and Vinoodh, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein, Terry Richardson, Wong Kar-Wai and Collier Schorr.[11] His work has appeared in publications like Purple,[12] Harper's Bazaar, Dazed & Confused [13][14]. GQ,[15] and T.[3][4][10]
In addition to fashion editorials, he has worked extensively with musicians for projects such as Troye Sivan's "My My My!" music video,[16] Björk's Vulnicura album cover,[17] and Alicia Keys’ 2019 Grammy Awards hosting duties.
Ottenberg has worked with celebrities including Selena Gomez,[18] Lana Del Rey,[19] Justin Bieber,[20] Chloë Sevigny,[21] James Franco,[22] Cate Blanchett,[21] and Jennifer Aniston.[23][24][11]
Interview Magazine
In 2018, Ottenberg became Interview magazine's creative director.[23][24]
Ottenberg was named Editor-In-Chief of Interview in 2021.[11]
References
- ^ Hastreiter, Kim (August 27, 2021). "Mel Ottenberg Takes Over Interview Magazine as Top Editor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Schneier, Matthew (May 28, 2014). "Rihanna's Style Has a Name: Mel Ottenberg". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Meet Mel Ottenberg: The Fashion Vet Who's More Than Just Riri's... - RachelHodin". cargocollective.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "The Making of a Met Gala Icon: Stylist Mel Ottenberg Breaks Down Rihanna's Best Looks". Vogue. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Rihanna's Stylist Mel Ottenberg Picks the Superstar's 19 Top Looks of All Time". Vogue. May 30, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Rihanna's Longtime Stylist Mel Ottenberg on Her Stunning VMAs Outfits & Her 'Ravenous Appetite' for New Fashion". www.yahoo.com. September 8, 2016. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Nasr, Samira (October 18, 2017). "Rihanna's Stylist Has His Eye on These 5 New Designers". ELLE. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b SSENSE (May 31, 2019). "Mel Ottenberg Wants To Know: Are We Having Fun?". ssense. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Mel Ottenberg". Stylectory. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Quinto, Norma (June 20, 2013). "Mel Ottenberg Named 032c's Fashion Director". WWD. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Power Moves | Mel Ottenberg Appointed Fashion Director at 032c". The Business of Fashion. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Mel Ottenberg and Terry Richardson at the Purple Office, New York. Photo... - purple INSTITUTE". Purple (in French). April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Dazed (March 14, 2018). "Troye Sivan on Grindr, his new album + nuclear annihilation". Dazed. Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Dazed (August 5, 2014). "Stylist Mel Ottenberg picks from the VFiles vaults". Dazed. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Timothée Chalamet Is a Once-in-a-Generation Talent". GQ. February 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "My My My! Troye Sivan Returns with New Single". www.lofficielusa.com. January 15, 2021. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Witt, Emily (January 23, 2015). "The Peculiar Genius of Björk". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Selena Gomez | Interview Spring 2020". IMG Models. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Graves, Shahlin (September 8, 2020). "Lana Del Rey on the cover of Interview, September 2020". Coup De Main Magazine. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Hailey and Justin Bieber are the cover stars of Vogue Italia's October issue". Vogue Italia. October 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "How stylist Mel Ottenberg transformed Rihanna from sexy singer to fashion force". independent. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Vogue Hommes International S/S 11 Cover (Vogue Hommes)". MODELS.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b SSENSE (May 31, 2019). "Mel Ottenberg Wants To Know: Are We Having Fun?". ssense. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mel Ottenberg". Stylectory. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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