My power outfit: Meredith Lepore, Freelance Writer
Name:
Meredith Lepore
Job:
Freelance Writer/Editor
Brief description of what you do in your role:
You know that email, The Brief, that makes you laugh everyday at 4:30? Yeah, you’re welcome. In addition to that, I’m also Editor-at-Large at Levo, wake up at the crack of dawn to give you all your celebrity and fashion news for InStyle.com, and then I regularly contribute to sites including Your Coffee Break, Bustle, FoodandWine.com, GoGirlFinance, and some magazines including Women’s Health, SELF, Marie Claire, and Cosmopolitan. Who else is tired?
What are you wearing?
Top: Banana Republic
Pants: Banana Republic
Shoes: J.Crew
Bag: J.Crew
Scarf: Gap
Necklace: Madewell
Sunglasses: Ray-Ban
Why does it make you feel powerful?
There’s something about the colour black that just gives you an edge, especially in New York City. It just has a real ‘don’t mess with me’ vibe. Plus, I wasn’t allowed to wear it as a kid, so it’s clearly some form of rebellion for me.
Any advice for mixing neon into your wardrobe?
I definitely subscribe to the wonderful Jenna Lyons’ “pops of colour” school of thought. And if you do wear a lot of black, as I do, it’s nice to throw some colour in there, especially in the summer. Plus, it lets people know you probably aren’t in some sort of dead poet’s society or experimenting with witch craft on the side.
