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To do: —Attend photo shoot on pier at sunset. —Get invited to NYC's most exclusive parties. —Walk big star's makeup artist's assistant's dog. —Fetch dry cleaning when it arrives from Paris. There's nothing run-of-the-mill about working at Skirt , the preeminent fashion... read more

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  • Daphne Hughes: She is a Skirt intern. She goes to Brown University. She's the daughter of the owner of the magazine company.
  • Gabe Tennant: One of Kira's roommates. He is a gorgeous androgynous rocker-type with cheekbones one could slash a wrist on.
  • Teagan: One of Kira's roommates. She is a multiple-pierced Goth gal who was still striking and beautiful despite the sharp objects protruding from her face.
  • James Carlson: He is a tall, thin and a very handsome guy with brown hair and enormous caramel eyes flanked by the thickest eyelashes.He is the Skirt photo assistant editor. He went to Brown for College.
  • Matt: He tried to date girls with money because he is broke.
  • Alida Jenkins: She is the executive editor of Skirt.
  • Kira Parker: She is the protagonist. She's from Philadelphia and she won her internship through a fashion sketch submission contest.
  • Genevieve: The Editor at large of Skirt Magazine.
  • Cecilia Barney: She is a Skirt intern. She looks like Heidi Klum. She is one of Daphne's friends.
  • Richard Finn: He is the Skirt accessories editor.
  • Jane St. John: She is a Skirt intern. She is a brunette and one of Daphne's friends.
  • Cece Ward: She is the Skirt models bookings editor.
  • Trixie: She is a petite Korean beauty. She is one of the Market editors.
  • Mary-Elizabeth Fillerton: She is the Skirt fact-checking editor.
  • Lilly: She had almond eyes and chic shaggy brown hair. She is one of the Market editors.
  • Jenny Toushe: She is the photographer for the nautical photoshoot at Intrepid.
  • Matt Hoffer: He is the Brad Pitt look-alike at Melt.
  • Langley Veer de Veer: He is the event planner.
  • Mitch Tennant: He is Gabe's father.
  • Meg Tennant: She is Gabe's mother.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

Manhattan, New York
  • Hughes Publications: The company where they publish Skirt Magazines.
  • Schiller's: It is a restaurant.
  • Intrepid: It is an enormous ship that is very famous.
  • Milk & Honey: It is a small, hidden bar.
  • Bergdorf: It is a renown luxurious department store.
  • Williamsburg: The hipster capital of New York.
  • Kux: It is a club in Williamsburg where the Scissor Sisters were playing.
  • Lever House: It is a fancy restaurant.
  • Industria Superstudio: It is a series of skylit lofts where some of the most famous fashion campaigns and magazine editorials are shot.
  • Melt: It is a hot new club in the Meatpacking District.
  • Vico: It is a sleek-looking Italian restaurant with a clubby atmosphere.
  • Manhattan Museum of Art
  • Cipriani
  • Crush: It is a Lower East Side bar.
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Skirt: It is a famous fashion and style magazine.
  • The Trumpettes: This what people refer to Daphne and her gang.

First Sentence edit see section history

It was totally surreal: There I was in the midst of a dizzying, glittering collage of designer duds being pushedaround on racks by leggy black-clad editors, with a soundtrack of whirring modems, ringing phones, and French accents playing in the background.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter One - Chapter Thirty-One
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Other Books by Carrie Karasyov & Jill Kargman
Cover
Copyright
About the Publisher

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  • Bridge Lines: It means it is the designer's lower-priced or B-level line.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jill Kargman (Author)
  2. Carrie Karasyov

Other Contributors:

  1. HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

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Page Count: 189

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