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Amel Monsur

A fashion stylist and magazine staff contributor, Amel has been based in NYC for the past 4 years by way of Chicago, IL. Heavily influenced by her health conscious chef mother, Amel considers herself a good eater who lives an active lifestyle. "I hate working out. But I love how I feel afterward." Currently working on Prince's Welcome to America tour, Amel hopes the BPC can be an...
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Victoria Masters

Designer, photographer, and overall visual being living in Brooklyn. Things I live for: llamas, sushi, musical records, vintage cameras, my dog Bean, biking in NYC, and backpacking through 3rd world countries. I like to live my life like a nice glass of scotch (making it hard for me to give it up during the cleanse) but my liver thanks me.
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Lyss Stern

Lyss Stern is the founder and president of Divalysscious Moms, the premier networking and event-hosting company for the New York area’s high-heeled and fabulous moms. Lyss co-wrote If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 ways to find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself (Clarkson Potter) with anecdotal contributions from the hottest celeb moms, including Christie Brinkley, Jill Hennessy and...
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Julia Jacobson

I was raised the first seven years of my life macrobiotic- I didn’t even know what a burger or food coloring were until about age 8. After the macrobiotic phase was over, my mother maintained the next closest level of healthy eating- always organic and always prepared to provide the most nutrients. Although I didn’t know any differently at the time, I am so grateful to my mother for...
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Chris Cragoe

Brought up camping in the mountains of Wyoming and riding motorcycles in the desert of New Mexico, it is only natural that Chris has developed a love of the outdoors. As a photographer and a model, he has been able to travel the world as he works. Recent adventures include shooting with Pamela Hanson in the Bahamas and London, riding his Aprilla at the track and unexpectedly ending up...
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Chadwick Tyler

Chadwick Tyler takes pictures of stuff and he is awesome.
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Libby Gray

Born and raised outside of Detroit, I moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2002 where I studied psychology at CU, spent time skiing, doing lots of yoga, traveling the west coast and enjoying the good life. After graduating, I moved to NYC in 2006 and started working for the independent sports culture brand, No Mas. After only two short years, I jumped ship and became a buyer for Shopbop.com,...
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Deanne Yee

Deanne Yee is a New York based social media strategist for fashion/retail brands. In her spare time, she writes a fashion blog called Dream Sequins. Her weaknesses are online shopping, macarons and champagne.
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Gabi Gregg

Gabi Gregg is the creator of the personal style blog gabifresh.com, a site dedicated to the principle that fashion is for women of all sizes. She spent a year as MTV's first ever "Twitter Jockey" and now works as a stylist and freelance writer in Harlem. After eating way too much junk for way too long, she recently transitioned into veganism and is now obsessed with the pineapple...
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Amy Fulford

Alabama transplant living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I'm an Account Director at a creative marketing agency and spend a good bit of time traveling for work (would love the ability to pick up B.P.C. at the airport!). Turning 30 has inspired my commitment to living a balanced lifestyle. Yoga, lazy beach days, my friends, slow-drip iced coffee (New Orleans style) and playing the clarinet...
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Elana Luppino

Elana Luppino moved from California to New York in 2004 and now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She works in marketing for a magazine publishing company in Manhattan and is finishing up her Masters in International Affairs at the New School. In between evolving corporate marketing proposals and completing her studies, she enjoys playing sports of all kinds, drinking whiskey on ice...
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Erica Chan

Erica Chan Coffman is the executive editor of HonestlyWTF, an online destination for DIY tutorials and editorial topics on lifestyle, fashion, art, and travel. She co-founded HonestlyWTF in 2010, after having worked in the fashion industry for several years, with the hopes of inspiring others with a fresh and unique perspective on style. An LA native, Erica has lived in Paris and New...
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Natalia Petrzela

I pursue every aspect of my NYC life with passion: as a historian of American culture, a Premiere IntenSati leader, and a mom of 2-year old Toby with another on the way. I'm writing a book on how educational controversies have become so bitter, co-founding a high school food and fitness program, designing new experiences for students in the college classroom and the fitness studio,...
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Lydia Agnese

turn ons: rock shows, pork products, passport stamps turns offs: the word "jeggings", schnaps, early morning anything
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Reg Flowers

Reg Flowers is a theater artist who has appeared in plays across the US, on and off- Broadway. He is also a published author and produced playwright. Reg is the founder of Falconworks Artist Group a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) that uses popular theater techniques to build capacities for social activism and social change. Reg has been a guest teacher and lecturer at Yale University, The...
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Alex Tanguay

Alexandra Tanguay is a Marketing Specialist for Nike Sportswear here in NYC. Born and bred in a beachtown in Rhode Island, she's been in NYC for 7 years and has loved every second of it. Alexandra embodies the work hard play hard mentality often giving all to her work, and even more to her friends and family. Alexandra lives an active lifestyle, is an avid runner and yogi and is up...
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Eva Karagiorgas

Eva Karagiorgas is a Restaurant Curator for Gilt City New York, a subsidiary of Gilt Groupe Inc. Born and bred in New York City, Eva has always been inspired by food, fashion, music, world and pop culture. She enjoys eating, cooking, watching old films, and traveling (mainly for food). Eva began her career in advertising working largely on Nike at Wieden + Kennedy. She dared to dream...
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Dave Sutton

When I’m not hopelessly looking for a beach volleyball game in Brooklyn, I’m writing about music, or arranging a way to showcase it live. I also work in the realms of advertising and social media. When my girlfriend can pry a laptop from me, we backpack the world. Our dog Bean is my best friend; we drink Guinness and backpack the neighborhood.
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Kai Regan

Kai Regan (b 1977 California) draws inspiration from non-traditional youth counterculture to interpret generations X and Y through vibrant and powerful imagery. Kai's style presents a unique and striking perspective on modern urban life from the raw to the refined. In 2009 Kai was nominated for 2 VMAs including Best Director and Best Pop Video. He continues to work with a wide range...
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Stephen Reynolds

Stephen Reynolds is an artist working in film, concrete, and oil. Surfer-Australian-Dad. After numerous commercial directing gigs, he started shooting kids and Slideshow Films was born.
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Jill Snowden

I am a yoga teacher and handbag marketer/lover. I was home grown in sunny Florida, but Brooklyn is where my heart is. My favorite food is avocados. I admit to watching Soap Net…for hours. My rescue pup is my therapist/teacher/spiritual guru. The hardest part about cleansing for me is giving up wine!
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Sarah Reynolds

Sarah Reynolds is an exhibiting painter living and working in Los Angeles. She is mother to a beautiful baby girl, Luella Bird, and also works assisting her husband with Slideshow Films.
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Stan D'Arde

Stan D’Arde is the perennial voice of The Standard Hotels, having started his martini soaked career with the birth of The Standard, Hollywood. Now, he brings you all the insider intel from The Standard family and beyond.
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Dan Otero

After competitively skiing for Canada, Dan made an extreme career change into even more competitive industry of fashion. Dan teamed up with two fellow Parsons graduates and orchestrated the highly successful launch of Miguel Pena, a women's designer label noted as the last young designer discovered by fashion legend Kal Ruttenstein. Dan's strong entrepreneurial spirit and keen...
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The Madison|Mott Crew

We're a motley mix of left and right brains, a family of thirty somethings, who spend our days, and sometimes our nights, trying to better the world through design and communication.
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Julia Sutton

Julia Sutton is the Chief Operating officer at exhale, mother of 3 daughters, loves to run, practice core fusion and yoga, surf and play tennis. She coaches girls basketball and is a member of the Spa Association.
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Kristian Laliberte

Kristian Laliberte is the New York Editor at Refinery29, where he oversees content on everything NYC-related. From Fashion Week to the latest art exhibition, hottest new restaurant, or must-visit boutique, Kristian tells R29's tapped-in readers where to go, what to do, and how to stay stylish. Prior to his position at R29, Kristian—a graduate of Columbia University and Archives...
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Monique Otero

Born in NY and brought up in Sarasota, Florida, Monique has lived in NY for the past 9 years. An obsessive traveler and inspired by all things design, she is most at home in a kitchen. Monique studied interior design and architecture at the Ringling School of Art and began her career in NY working in hospitality design at Tihany Design. After managing restaurant projects for Thomas...
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BluePrint

Workin' Hard. Playin' Hard.
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kyoko nakamaru

I live in the Hudson Valley with my partner, Aaron, two French Bulldogs, and a lazy Ragdoll cat. I write, sing, repair, renovate, refinish, read, play, photograph, organize, meditate, draw, design, eat, cook, build and bake. I wear my pajamas like a uniform, hate the telephone and am currently trying to hatch my first organic garden. I grew up mostly in Iowa with...
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James Blagden

James Blagden (Aries) was born in Denver in 1982, and raised on comic books for adults and regular books for children. Upon graduating from university in New York in 2004, he worked as a professional illustrator for five years, with an international client list including The London Financial Times, Esquire Russia, Annabelle (Switzerland), and Japanese clothing imprint Uniqlo. His...
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Vashtie Kola

Music Video Director of such videos as Justin Bieber's "One Time", Solange's "T.O.N.Y.", Jadakiss's "Letter To Big" and more. Designer of her own Brand Violette, which in 2010 had it's own Jordan 2 (Making Vashtie the first female to ever have her own Jordan). Party Curator of the famed "1992" and "Open" Parties with QTIP, which has received much press in notable publications such as;...
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Bailey Beckstead

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, I have a love for the outdoors including hiking and most definitely snowboarding. Yoga, friends and family, healthy food, cold sheets, wine and travelling also hold a special place in my heart. The majority of my time is spent creatively producing at NYC's downtown digital creative agency ALLDAYEVERYDAY.
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Jauretsi Saizarbitoria

JAURETSI IS ONE OF THOSE "ONE-NAME-WONDERS" LIKE PRINCE. HER EXPERIENCE INCLUDES VARIED POSITIONS AT JANE, DETAILS, PAPER, AND INTERVIEW. IN ADDITION TO FILMMAKING AND DJ'ING AROUND THE WORLD, JAURETSI IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR THE STANDARD’S CULTURE BLOG.
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Dana Noorily

Dana Noorily was raised in Danbury, CT. She made her way to Wall Street after her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware. After a 12 year run trading international equities she and her family migrated back to Fairfield County. Dana's passion for cooking & entrepreneurship led her to her partnership in o.a.t.s. granola. Today, Dana divides her time between motherhood and...
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Brendan Fallis

Born and raised outside of Toronto, Canada, Brendan has called New York City home since late 2007. Following his communications degree and a career as a professional freestyle skier for Team Canada, Brendan soon found his calling by mixing music and fashion. A consultant for emerging fashion brands, Brendan used his connections to help morph an enjoyable talent into an extraordinary...
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Julie Gaines

Julie grew up on Long Island, but don’t hold that against her. She studied Music/Business at NYU and ended up in the....Music Business! After many years doing marketing and business development - she left NYC to raise her family in Westport, CT. There, she began working on her own secret formula to create the planet’s most insanely delicious granola. o.a.t.s. granola was born in...
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Justin Thomas Kay

Justin Thomas Kay is a New York City based creative director and graphic designer with a strong focus in creating work based on basic explorations of shape, color and typography. He was chosen as one of the 50 Young Guns for 2008 by the Art Directors Club of New York City. Currently Justin is Creative Director of FADER Magazine & Media Group and freelances for various clients out of...
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Meghan Asha

Meghan Asha is a serial entrepreneur, on-air commentator, founder of NonSociety.com and TheMataHari.com. Asha enjoys the learning that comes from start-ups and hopes to foster the growth of women founded businesses around the globe. Asha loves the BluePrintCleanse lifestyle because it fits in with her own. She's jazzed to share her journey with other nutritionally minded people by...
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Amanda Casgar

Amanda Casgar works in community relations for a company founded in fitness. While it doesn’t feel like a job to take classes from some of the best yoga, spin, barre and pilates instructors in the city, it is definitely one of the perks. Her favorite juice to date is a rich glass of Cabernet, though she’s excited to explore the notes of Spicy Lemonade (#4.)
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Sarah Yurich

I am 28 years old and teach Bikram Yoga in NYC. I live a very active lifestyle and enjoy yoga, meditation, skating and eating food! I have a background in Exercise Science and am committed to helping people realize their power to improve their health through yoga and a healthy lifestyle. I've never been a consistent juicer, but I love to juice occasionally and enjoy the way I feel...
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Shelby Case

I live in Brooklyn and work as a photographer/photo editor in TriBeCa but call Seattle home. My perfect New York City day would be sleeping in late and then a delicious brunch. Next, I'd get lost in the park on my way to a museum. After soaking in some inspirational art, it’s time for a mid-day dessert break (I have a terrible sweet tooth). I’d finish the afternoon with a great work...
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Garrett Morin

Born in Massachusetts and a NY transplant for 8 years. I'm a principal at Brooklyn-based creative studio Part & Parcel. In addition to being a small business owner I've begun self publishing comics and play music. At the end of the day there just isn't much time or energy for meal planning or exercise. To completely contradict myself I spend most of the day thinking about my next meal.
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Jules Kim

Jules Kim, the creator of Bijules, is unapologetically conquering the balance of art and aesthetics in jewelry. This makes her one of those rare artists who harbor the ability to create objects that mirror the beautiful and chaotic world we inhabit: with all its humor, tragedy, ambivalence, love and hate…Bijules editorial coverage includes Italian Vogue, Russian Vogue, Numero, Numero...
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John Jaxheimer

John is a 35 year old living in the West Village. He's currently Creative Director of Brand Marketing for Sports Illustrated. John is also a fine art photographer and has had his work published in Vanity Fair, Hamptons, Sports Illustrated, among others. He recently completed a short film, La Prochaine Fois.
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Patricia Moreno

Patricia Moreno, creator and author of The intenSati Method, 7 principles to thinner peace. She inspires people to take positive action towards thinking right, eating right and exercising right so they can live a life they love in a body they love! She is the mother of a 7 month old and is working on finding balance between work and family life.
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Erin Moore Ruddy

"After the 'big C’, you don't sweat the small stuff." - Samantha Jones Out of all of the crazy statements made by Samantha Jones on Sex and the City, this is one I most remember. At the young age of 26, I heard the words that no invincible young woman thinks she will ever hear - "you have thyroid cancer." A week later my thyroid and 40 lymph nodes (who knew we even have that...
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Edward Brachfeld

36 year old American living in Paris for the last 12 years and working between NY and Paris. Began a production company specializing in fashion and luxury brand print, video, event and consulting, Brachfeld Paris. In this capacity I'm either bringing French clients all over the world or hosting Americans in France or Europe. I also started/opened a gallery in 2009, Brachfeld...
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Lauren Gonzales

Lauren Gonzales is the quintessential wanna-be New Yorker. Having only moved to NYC four years ago, she has yet to call herself a real New Yorker. Lauren was born in Texas and raised in Sin City. She received her BA from UNLV and MA from Regents College London. Like any New Yorker, Lauren loves being social, healthy, and having her morning coffee. Additionally, Lauren enjoys studying...
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Rob Stone

Rob Stone founder of Cornerstone Agency and FADER Magazine and Media. Born in Brooklyn. Played soccer in Sweden and Finland in the Helsinki Cup and Gotenborg Cup - US select team. Started career in the music industry at SBK/EMI Records and then Arista Records working closely with Sean "Puffy" Combs and Notorious B.I.G. in the early...
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Pete White

Pete White is a multi disciplinary designer who has lived and worked in Melbourne, London, Hong Kong, New York and Los Angeles. Loves surfing, running, meditation and spending time with his two favorite girls - his wife Michelle and daughter Willow. Currently working on a new online start-up: artelierltd.com - stay tuned!
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Allison Beck

Though she grew up eating organic and still tries to choose whole, unprocessed foods over those that are refined, her love of chocolate, fried oysters, stinky cheese, and red wine (and her job as an Editor at The Daily Meal) always seems to overpower her virtuous efforts. Enter the BPC, her reset button for summer.
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Kathy Lo

Kathy Lo was born in 1986, raised in Vancouver, Canada. She moved to New York City five years ago. An emerging photographer, her work has been in numerous publications and exhibited internationally. During her free time, she tends to the overflowing crop of cucumbers in her garden. She can't wait to put the cukes right into the jar!
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Shannon Wentworth

Sweet, where Shannon is Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner, connects all the dots of her life, combining her passion for the environment and human rights with her love of travel and women. Obsessed with finding a way to make the economics of doing good in the world work, Shannon strives to create a successful and green business run by happy employees for blissed-out guests....
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Mickey Boardman

A popular fixture on the New York social scene PAPER Magazine’s Editorial Director Mickey Boardman is a man of many talents. His vivacious nature and quirky personality have landed him gigs as a cultural commentator, lifestyle expert and fashion guru for networks like VH-1, A & E, Style Channel, E! and Fox News. Boardman hails from Hanover Park, Illinois and moved to New York to...
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Jenny Tran

When i was growing up, my immigrant parents fed me (and my brother) Cocopuffs, Fruity Pebbles, McDonald's burgers, and Coca-Colas. That was what being American meant to them. Despite the cultural onslaught, I grew up loving the foods of my asian peoples: roast duck necks, salty pork congee, mapo tofu, and feet, snout, tripe,...nose to tail, so it was. Not that i don't enjoy a juicy...
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David Laven

Born in Boston, raised in London, and educated in San Francisco. David is a photographer/director who has lived in NYC for last 9 years documenting what he calls the “sometimes-cool life” of the movers, shakers, takers, and heartbreakers he calls his friends. A self-described artsy-jock and one time professional skier David continues to live an active lifestyle skating and biking the...
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Duffy Higgins

Raised of Florida orange juice and Miami sunshine, Duffy now calls the streets & sidewalks of NYC home. As a producer/filmmaker, and owner of A76 Productions, he echoes his childhood enthusiasms in telling stories through words and images, working with fellow creatives, and always looking forward to see what's next. A true sports fan, bbq aficionado, travel lover, and pops to his...
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Laurel Leicht

Laurel Leicht is a magazine writer, marathoner, coffee drinker, and pie baker. Originally from the Show Me State, she now lives in NYC and loves to run and bike along the Hudson. She's written for Self, Men's Health, and Runner's World, and blogs about training-plus new fitness and nutrition finds-at freshpickedfitness.com
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Laurice Hwang

Laurice was born in Brooklyn, grew up in southern California, went to school in Providence and Boston, and returned to NYC in 2001. Her two main passions are teaching middle school and studying kung fu at NYC Shaolin. Aside from teaching and kung fu, she also loves scuba diving, swimming, playing the clarinet, traveling, reading, eating, painting, silk screening, capoeira, playing...
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shabnam azadeh

Raised in KY, Shabnam pursued her passion for fashion by relocating to NYC in 2002 where she is currently a photographers' agent at Kate Ryan Inc. In addition to day-to-day negotiations and promotion, she co-hosts AdhesiveNYC, a monthly networking event with a following of 2000+. It’s motto is “sticking creatives together” and it does just that. Shabnam is a CSA member and is keen on...
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Steven Kolb

Steven is the CEO of Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and knows lots of designers. He doesn’t eat anything that walks, flies, crawls or swims. His lives with @Jayinkpen and tweets at @stevenkolb. They have a mini pin called Desi and they like to go to Tink Wig, PA as often as possible.
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Dani Stahl

Dani Stahl - fashion enthusiast and accessories junky! This Nylon editor-at-large and designer for Lia Sophia is a born and raised New Yorker who lives for the beat of the City! She even attended NYU after high school, immediately launching into internships and assistant positions at Elle and Vogue before landing at Nylon, where's she's been since their start. Fashion is in her blood...
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Horacio SIlva

Horacio lives in NYC and is the director of content at ALLDAYEVERYDAY, a brand marketing and entertainment company. A former ten-year veteran of the New York Times, where he held several senior editorial positions, including online director of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, he was also an executive producer at Microsoft and a co-founder of the award-winning web site...
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Lauren Levinger

Lauren Levinger was born and raised in San Francisco and moved to New York after graduating from sunny UCSB in Southern California. After working in fashion, marketing and public relations, she realized she never pursued her true love- Food. She had lived in a food mecca her whole life and felt compelled to pay homage to her city by the bay. She challenged herself to find a way to...
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Jennifer Still

Jennifer Still is a 20-something New Yorker, writer, improviser and former layabout with a fondness for pyjamas. She is the managing editor of HelloGiggles and an entertainment reporter for DigitalSpy and believes strongly in the "early to bed, early to rise" principle.
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Nicole James

Nicole is a Chicago native and recent New York City transplant. She is the Associate Editor at MTV's Buzzworthy Blog, but she hasn't met or married Justin Bieber... yet. She also contributes to Thought Catalog and Hello Giggles, and maybe she'll write for SNL one day, who knows. Like every new New Yorker, she's now comes armed with a yoga mat and hand sanitizer. Hit her up on Facebook...
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Andria Mitsakos

Andria Mitsakos is an entrepreneur, lifestyle publicist, designer, writer and global wanderlista. Balancing her time between Manhattan, Milan, Mexico and Miami, Mitsakos is president of her own communications firm where she consults hotels on design and marketing strategies, and serves as creative director of the luxury handbag line, Dea Rosa, a company she launched in 2010. With a...
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Hanuk

Hanuk is a freelance fashion photographer who has contributed to Interview Magazine, The New York Times, Style.com, and Paper Magazine. With a martini in one hand and a camera in the other, his spontaneous quick-shot style has captured fashionables and celebrities alike, most of them in his signature shot, the Kiss. In recognition of his photographic prowess, Hanuk won the 2010 Paper...
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Nicole Fasolino

Besides being thoroughly obsessed with her one and a half year old son, Luca, Nicole lives and breathes for her work as an art director, stylist, blogger, Fashion Director of Un-Titled Project and owner of Anika Brazil Swimwear. The only thing that may compare to any of those things is her passion for traveling the world and french fries - it's borderline problematic.
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Nikki Neuburger

Home: Portland Job: Global Marketing, Nike Loves: Saturday Mornings and Fruit Roll-Ups Loathes: Red-Eyes and Red Peppers BPC Goal: 6x in 2012
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Will Janowitz

Will Janowitz is an actor, writer, comedian born and raised in New York City. He is dedicated to the arts and collaboration. Will is the founder of Retro Dino; a company devoted to harvesting prehistoric eggs of dinosaurs. When he's not working in tv, film and theater he can be found doodling with teenagers in Poughkeepsie, Ny.
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Ryan Nickulas

Ryan Nickulas is the owner of Ryan Darius Salon in Manhattan's West Village. Between transforming the tresses of his clients and serving as a beauty guru in the media, Ryan spends his spare time focusing on charity organizations in the city. Reality queen on Logo's The A-List: New York, dog lover, perpetual wisher to be a size two, Ryan can be spotted around the city shopping at his...
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Paola Zanzo

Paola lives on the LES with her husband and two boys. She heads up the Special Events team at MoMA where her love of art collides with her love of parties. She enjoys fresh air and white light balanced with oysters on the half shell and tiny bubbles with a good mix of music in the background.
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Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport is an actor and director born and raised in New York City and currently based in Los Angeles, CA. His acting credits in film and television range from the hit sitcom Friends to the 1990’s cult classic Zebrahead to Spike Lee’s Bamboozled. In his recent directorial debut, "Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest", Michael documented the 2008 reunion...
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Foster Huntington

Foster Huntington was born in Portland Oregon and grew up in the Columbia River Gorge. He went to a small college in Maine and worked as a concept designer in New York City after graduating. In August of 2011, he quit his job, packed up his things and moved into a VW Syncro and hit the road. He doesn't like writing in the third person.
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Elizabeth Dilk

I grew up in the DC area, and moved to NYC to attend Pratt Institute. I've spent the last 7 plus years here, studying and working as a graphic designer and art director at companies such as Parters & Spade and Marque. I love planning my next big trip, playing soccer on Thursdays and probably drinking beers on Fridays. This will be my second go at the BPC and this time I'm going to try...
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Matt Schlichter

Matt Schlichter has a background in film production and advertising. He freelances as a director, editor, producer, and creative. He has worked at places such as Vice, MTV, Y&R, McCann as well as many others. Matt is from Ohio and has lived in NY, LA, and New Orleans. He currently resides in Brooklyn and is drinking some juice.
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Lauren Driscoll

Lauren spends her days, and often her nights, at the Museum of Modern Art where she acts as the Manager of Special Programming and Events. She enjoys spending her weekends in Brooklyn, where she recently relocated to from the Lower East Side. She loves burgers (probably too much), and hanging at Rippers (and eating their burgers). She really needs this cleanse, clearly.
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Libby Hobday

Following a successful career with one of Australia's most prestigious modeling agencies, Chadwick Management, Libby made her way to New York City to begin an exciting new professional chapter as a Director of Events at one of SOHO's leading marketing firms. In 2009, after 6 great years, Libby decided to move on to founding Honey Bee Management, a boutique marketing agency. ...
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Chris Cander

Chris Cander is a novelist, children’s book author and freelance writer. She loves her family, cooking, eating, reading, dreaming. A former competitive bodybuilder and fitness model, she divides her workouts between military-style training at the gym and sparring at the dojang where she practices taekwondo. She is faster than a rolling O. Stronger than silent E. Able to leap capital T...
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Elizabeth Brunetti

Food blogger, freelance writer, healthy life seeker. I have a wonderful husband and two cats, all three of whom I sometimes feel like I love so much it hurts. I live in suburban Maryland and have a very strong aversion to conservatives and cilantro. I truly believe that love is the answer to all of life's problems. Either that or watching reruns of "Friends". I have an innate...
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Abigail Spencer

A talented actress making a name for herself with each new project on both the big and small screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most in demand actors. Abigail Spencer starred opposite Jon Hamm on Season 3 of AMC’s award winning and critically acclaimed original series Mad Men as Don Draper’s love interest, Suzanne Farrell or "The Teacher." Spencer...
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Kimou Meyer

Kimou Meyer was born and raised in Switzerland. There he trained his eyes to minimal art and design. The hip hop culture was his best friend back then. He dj'ed for over a decade but retired his vinyl collection in the late 90s. After studying communication and design in Belgium, he picked up and moved to the Big Apple where he sharpened his skills and trained in trend forecasting,...
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Austin Bisnow

I'm a songwriter - having written hundreds of songs - and founding member of the band, Knocked up Kids, where I sing, play piano and guitar. I'm also the co-founder of the Get Well Soon Tour with Benny Blanco and Summit. Since Valentines Day, 2011, we've brought heroes of children to hospitals across America to play acoustic sets and hang out including Justin Bieber, Britney...
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Rika Huang

Based both in Oregon and worldwide, first-generation Taiwanese vegan Rika runs international and travel vegan blog, "Vegan Miam" (also known as "Taiwan Vegan") since July 2011- veganmiam.com. In 2008, she traveled more than half the world around with her partner, who is a vegetarian and lived in several countries. Also an editorial photographer , she documents and photographs vegan...
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Victoria Asher

My name is Victoria Asher and I play in the band Cobra Starship. I also studied film at NYU and make movies whenever I'm not on tour (which is rare.) Being in a different city everyday can make it really hard to eat well, a cleanse is just what I need right now! I love swimming, going on hikes and various adventures. I'm excited to take this Blue Print Cleanse adventure!
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Karla Welch

Based in Los Angeles as one part of the stylist duo Kemal + Karla, Karla Welch is one of the industry's most talented stylists. In March 2012, The Hollywood Reporter named Karla the '5th Most Powerful Stylist' for her sartorial successes on the red carpet. Working with high profile clients such as Olivia Wilde, Hailee Steinfeld and Zooey Deschanel, Karla has a strong relationship with...
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Kelly Agnew

Kelly Agnew—a Stevie Nicks-lovin' fashion enthusiast with an affinity for chunky platforms, dreamcatchers and all things Missoni—is the Market Editor at ZOE Media Group, where she plans and manages all content for daily fashion newsletters The ZOE Report and AccessZOEries. Obsessions: spin class at CycleHouse LA, brunching with her besties and an amazing pair of jeans.
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Sarah Dussault

Sarah Dussault is one of the most viewed fitness personalities on YouTube. She has produced over 700 videos, earning over 100 million total views. Since 2006, Sarah has pioneered the YouTube channel for diet.com, DietHealth, as the senior video producer. From Bethenny Frankel to Ellie Krieger, Dussault has worked with some of the most influential names in the health industry. She...
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Kat Tanita

Kat Tanita has worked in PR, Marketing and Social Media. She was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona but currently resides in New York City. She has a weakness for vintage Missoni, dark chocolate, and golden retrievers. Her passion for food, decor, and fashion inspired her to start a lifestyle blog called With Love From, Kat.
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Christine Cameron

Christine Cameron is a personal stylist, wardrobe consultant, blogger and magazine editor in New York. She is fascinated by all things style and the many forms it comes in. She is constantly inspired by individuality and people’s sense of self as she struts the streets everyday in individually crafted outfits. Christine has worked with brands such as Coach, Smashbox, Hearts On...
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Mindy White

My name is Mindy White and I'm the singer/songwriter of the band STATES from Nashville, TN. I also love cooking, animals, and imagination. I am a huge foodie, and love me some vegan, gluten-free food. When I'm on tour, it's hard to find healthy choices sometimes, so I survive off pure juices, veggies, fruits, and seeds/nuts. I've been a big fan of Blueprint for a while, ever since my...
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Rebecca Alexander

I'm Beca Alexander, Editor-in-Chief of Fashion Indie and President and co-founder of the Socialyte Collective, and I've been has been working my way up the fashion totem pole for nearly 10 years. After graduating from Parsons, I became Editor of Fashion Indie, taking the site to 1.2 Million readers per month. Eventually, I left the company to pursue a career in digital at...
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Rebekah “Bex” Borucki

Rebekah “Bex” Borucki, founder of BEXLIFE and the BLISSED IN wellness movement, is a mother-of-four, a fitness and yoga instructor, a popular YouTuber and a permaculture hobbyist raising backyard chickens and growing her own organic garden on her 8-acre homestead in New Jersey. She also travels extensively, sharing her love for fitness and yoga at exclusive workshops and public...
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Bethany Struble

I'm Bethany Struble and I'm a fashion and lifestyle blogger and photographer living life in Los Angeles, CA with my daughter, Kylie. My blog is called Snakes Nest and I've been blogging for almost 3 years and I've been photographing since I got my first DSLR at 13. I have a love for creating beautiful images and traveling the world is one of my many dreams.
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Olivia Lopez

“Lust for Life” began as a sartorial spread sheet for then 14-year old LA muse Olivia Lopez. Inspired by the musical likings of Iggy Pop, travel culture, and high street fashion, Lust for Life peeks a glimpse into Lopez’s daily musings, road trips across the States, and highly stylized outfit posts. Lopez’s signature style is recognized from the streets of New York to Tokyo, for the...