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Mel Ottenberg

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Mel Ottenberg
Editor-in-chief of Interview
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born1976 (age 47–48)
OccupationWardrobe stylist, magazine editor

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

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Ottenberg grew up in Washington, D.C., the child of a baker and a magazine designer/publisher.[8]

Work

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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

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In 2018, Ottenberg became Interview magazine's creative director.[23][24]

Ottenberg was named Editor-In-Chief of Interview in 2021.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b SSENSE (May 31, 2019). "Mel Ottenberg Wants To Know: Are We Having Fun?". ssense. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mel Ottenberg". Stylectory. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Selena Gomez | Interview Spring 2020". IMG Models. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Vogue Hommes International S/S 11 Cover (Vogue Hommes)". MODELS.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ a b "Mel Ottenberg". Stylectory. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.


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