Chiara Ferragni

Chiara Ferragni
Born 7 May 1987
Cremona, Italy

Modeling information

Hair color Blonde
Eye color blue
Website
www.theblondesalad.com

Chiara Ferragni (born 7 May 1987) is a widely-followed blogger and fashion designer who has been employed by Guess as a model/spokesperson.[1] As a blogger, she is known as The Blonde Salad, which is the name of both her blog and her first published book.[2] She has done a broad array of fashion collaborations with leading designers.

Career

Ferragni started her fashion blog in October 2009.[3] In March 2011, New York introduced her as "One of the biggest breakout street-style stars of the year".[4] In December 2011, Ferragni was profiled as the Blogger Of The Moment in Teen Vogue, while still a law student at Bocconi University and a fashion designer.[5] By that time her blog had reached more than 1 million unique visitors and 12 million impressions per month.[3] By 2013, she had won various blogger of the year recognitions.[3] According to the December 2013 Teen Vogue story, her blog had 1.6 million followers on Instagram.[1] As of 19 December 2014, she had 2.9 million followers on Instagram.[6] In December 2013, she published an Italian language eBook, under The Blonde Salad title.[1][7]

Ferragni modelled for Guess in a November 2013 shoot that was subsequently marketed as an ad campaign.[8] In December 2013, she collaborated with Steve Madden to design a 9-shoe collection for Spring 2014.[3] Ferragni's prior fashion design collaborations have included work with Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, Runny Green Booghers, J Brand and Seven for All Mankind.[3]

Her television credits include the Italian TRL Awards as a presenter, and a guest appearance on the Italian variety show Chiambretti Night.[3] She walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in conjunction with the premiere of We Have a Pope (then titled Habemus Papam).[3] Chiara also appeared on Project Runway as a guest judge during season 13 in August 2014.[9] On September 7, 2014, Ferragni won a Bloglovin' Award for the third consecutive year for her blog.[10] It was named the Best Personal Style blog.[11] She was listed in the Forbes 2015 30 Under 30 selections.[12] In March, she was selected for the cover of the April 2015 Vogue España, making her the first fashion blogger to appear on any Vogue cover.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dabir, Marianne (December 2013). "Blonde Salad Blogger Chiara Ferragni Is Guess's Latest Glam Campaign Star". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  2. ↑ Vince, Jessica (2013-12-10). "From Blogger To Model: The Blonde Salad Lands Guess' Christmas Campaign". Grazia. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Steve Madden Partners with Chiara Ferragni of The Blonde Salad to Create Limited Edition Collection for Spring 2014". PR Newswire. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  4. ↑ Cowles, Charlotte (2011-03-25). "Slideshow: The Week in Street Style". New York. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  5. ↑ Frankfort, Lauren (December 2011). "Blogger Of The Moment: The Blonde Salad". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  6. ↑ "chiaraferragni". Instagram. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  7. ↑ "The Blonde Salad". Amazon.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  8. ↑ Ferragni, Chiara (2013-12-04). "Guess holiday campaign: behind the scenes". The Blonde Salad. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  9. ↑ Lubitz, Rachel (2014-08-27). "TV highlights: ‘Project Runway’ hosts an unconventional wedding dress challenge". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  10. ↑ Ximénez, Mario (2014-09-08). "Chiara Ferragni, Olivia Palermo y Gary Pepper triunfan en los Bloglovin Awards". Vogue Espana. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  11. ↑ Schmidt, Chantelle (2014-09-08). "Aussie Blog Wins Best Photography At 2014 Bloglovin Awards". The Fashion Spot. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
  12. ↑ "2015 30 Under 30: Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  13. ↑ Horniacek, Julia (2015-03-17). "Chiara Ferragni Is The First Blogger to Cover 'Vogue,' Gigi Hadid Takes Miami". Fashionista.com. Retrieved 2015-03-18.

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