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Monday, 20 February 2006 | Levent OZLER
Top Stylist and Fashion Editor Jill Swid Goes Glam
Glam Media, Inc. today announced that acclaimed stylist to the stars and fashion editor Jill Swid has joined Glam as style director and advisory board member.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jill Swid to the Glam team," said Samir Arora, chairman and founder of Glam Media, Inc. "Her fashion expertise, sense of celebrity style, and deep industry knowledge will help Glam evolve to the next level in fashion, style and shopping."
Swid has been on the forefront of fashion since high school, when she started working for Donna Karan. After that, she was recruited to be Spin magazine's fashion director and went on to hone her stylist's eye as the head of fashion and beauty departments at Mirabella, Talk, and, most recently, Radar.
As fashion editor and celebrity stylist, she has created looks for A-list stars such as Angelina Jolie, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller, Uma Thurman, Claudia Schiffer, Tyra Banks, Marisa Tomei, and Kate Winslet.
Swid's experience and winning personality have earned her invitations to appear as a fashion expert on shows such as Extra, The View, and Living It Up With Ali and Jack. The producer of The View cast her to star as herself, a New York City stylist, on the ABC reality show The Family. Swid recently completed styling a "Got Milk" commercial directed by Paul Hunter.
As style director, Swid will help Glam editorially cover the top celebrity styles, fashion and beauty trends, and keep a finger on the pulse of top designers and the fashion industry. Swid will help kick off Glam Media's extensive New York Fashion Week coverage Feb. 3-10, attending the top shows and events, identifying emerging trends, and reporting the week's sights, sounds, and styles through editorial commentary and blog posts on Glam.
About Glam
Glam Media, with offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area, is one of the first companies to bring together the worlds of high technology, fashion, and publishing. Glam has built a category-creating website that completely alters the online fashion and shopping experience. Glam Media is backed by the blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Walden Venture Capital, and Information Capital. Glam Media, Inc. is led by seasoned executives from media, publishing, technology, and fashion companies such as Elle, Harper's Bazaar, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, and Yahoo. Professionals lead the editorial staff of the company, from In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
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