Leandra Medine

Leandra Medine Cohen (born December 20, 1988)[2] is an American author, blogger, and humor writer best known for Man Repeller.

Leandra Medine
Born
Leandra Medine

(1988-12-20) December 20, 1988
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationThe New School (BA)
OccupationFashion blogger[1]
Years active2010–present
Known forFounder of Man Repeller
Notable workMan Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls.
Spouse
Abraham "Abie" J. Cohen
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
WebsiteMan Repeller

Early life and education

Medine was born on December 20, 1988[3] in Manhattan.[4] Her father, Mois Medine, is of Turkish-Jewish descent, and her mother, Lyora "Laura" Medine, is of Iranian-Jewish descent.[3][5][6] She grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household.[7]

Medine attended the Ramaz School in Manhattan.[8] She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the New School's Eugene Lang College in May 2011.[9][10]

Career

Early career

Medine began writing online in 2009, while a student at The New School. After studying abroad in Paris, Medine started a blog called Four Months in Paris, later renaming it Boogers + Bagels.[11]

Man Repeller

Medine started the Man Repeller blog in May 2010 .[12] The idea for the blog reportedly came during a shopping trip with a friend. Medine recalled, "We were laughing at how everything was so man-repelling: acid-washed harem pants and enormous shoulder pads, and I just said, 'That's it! That's the blog.'"[13]

A few days after it launched, the blog was featured on the fashion website Refinery29.[14] Medine began collaborating with magazines like Lucky and Harper's Bazaar.[13] [14]

In 2012, Medine was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 as one of the year's "most influential trendsetters," while Man Repeller was recognized in TIME's "25 Best Blogs of 2012",[15] and received "Best Overall Blog" at the 2012 Bloglovin' Awards.[16]

Initially, the blog was written solely by Medine, but later grew to include contributions from several writers and editors.[17] In September 2013, Grand Central Publishing published the book Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls.

Medine announced in June 2020 that she would “step back” from her involvement in Man Repeller after allegations of racism.[18] In September 2020, the site was rebranded to Repeller. On October 22, 2020, it was confirmed that Repeller would be shutting down due to financial constraints.[19][20]

Brand Partnerships

Medine has collaborated with designers on limited collections of clothes and accessories, including Gryphon, shoe companies Del Toro and Superga, jewelry line Dannijo, and clothing line PJK.[21]

In 2012, Medine signed with the Creative Artists Agency, an entertainment talent agency headquartered in Los Angeles, California.[21] In 2016, Medine collaborated with Net-a-Porter to launch the shoe line MR by Man Repeller. Later, Medine created her own shoe line Leandra Medine.[22]

On October 29, 2019, Medine launched a partnership collection with Mango.[23]

Publications

Medine Cohen released her first book, an essay collection, and a memoir titled Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls, in 2013.

Personal life

In December 2011, Medine announced her engagement to Abie J. Cohen, a financial advisor at UBS, whom she had met when she was 17 years old.[24][25] [26]

Medine and Cohen married in June 2012.[27] They live in the East Village.[28] In a ManRepeller article published in December 2016, Medine revealed she had suffered a miscarriage.[29] On March 1, 2018, Medine gave birth to twin girls, Laura and Madeline.[30]

References
  1. Aleksander, Irina (16 December 2010). "Fashion Triumph: Deflecting the Male Gaze". The New York Times.
  2. Ep 6: Choice, retrieved 2017-09-10
  3. Oberlin, Allison (October 9, 2015). "Fashion Crush Friday: Leandra Medine". Ink Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. Power, Faye (September 2, 2014). "Where Leandra Medine Hangs Out in NYC". Gotham. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. Medine, Leandra (June 4, 2012). "On My Face". Man Repeller. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. Heebner, Jennifer (November 29, 2013). "Get to Know Laura Medine of Laura Medine Co". JCK. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. Wallace, Benjamin (February 8, 2014). "What's So Alluring About a Woman Known As Man Repeller?". New York. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. Syrett, Alison. "What To Expect From The Man Repeller's Very First Book". Lucky. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  9. Galante, Meredith (September 26, 2011). "THE MAN REPELLER: How A 22-Year-Old Blogger Wound Up On The Runway At New York Fashion Week". Business Insider. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. "New Schoolers Make Forbes' "30 Under 30"". The New School News. January 14, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  11. Medine, Leandra (2013). Man Repeller: Seeking Love, Finding Overalls. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455521388.
  12. Battan, Carrie (February 9, 2011). "It's a Look: A Heart-to-Heart With Man Repeller, Fashion's New Ick Girl". New York Observer. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  13. Aleksander, Irina (December 15, 2010). "Fashion Triumph: Deflecting the Male Gaze". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  14. Manning, Charles (June 8, 2015). "Man Repeller's Leandra Medine Is Literally Turning Down Money Left and Right". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  15. "25 Best Blogs 2012". Time. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012.
  16. "Bloglovin' Awards: ManRepeller scoops blogger of the year". sg.style.yahoo.com. February 13, 2012.
  17. "Man Repeller Transparency Report". Man Repeller.
  18. Garza, Frida (13 June 2020). "With its founder gone, can Man Repeller ever be relevant again ?". The Guardian.
  19. Colón, Ana. "Man Repeller Is Now Repeller — Just Repeller". Fashionista. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  20. Petrarca, Emilia (2020-10-22). "Man Repeller Is Shutting Down". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  21. http://www.businessoffashion.com/2012/07/the-business-of-blogging-the-man-repeller.html Business of Fashion: The Business of Blogging | The Man Repeller
  22. ""Shoes That Do the Work for You"—Leandra Medine's Rebranded Line Is in Expansion Mode". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  23. "Man Repeller's Leandra Medine x Mango: Our favorite pieces". Vogue France (in French). 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  24. Nisita, Lexi. "Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller Wedding". Refinery29. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  25. Petrarca, Emilia (10 September 2013). "The 15 Most Cringe-Worthy Bits from Man Repeller: Seeking Love Finding Overalls". The Daily Beast.
  26. Medine, Leandra. "The Peplum." Man Repeller: Seeking Love. Finding Overalls. New York: Grand Central, 2013. 189-192. Print.
  27. Wicks, Amy (15 June 2012). "The Man Repeller's Leandra Medine Talks Weddings, Cake". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  28. Kaufman, Joanne (August 22, 2014). "In the Style of Transitional Me: Leandra Medine, Man Repeller". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  29. Leandra Medine (2016-12-06). "The Baby I Lost, the Person I'm Finding". Man Repeller. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  30. Chandra, Jessica. "Every Sweet Picture Of Leandra Medine's Twins". ELLE. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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