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Leandra Medine
Born
Leandra Medine

(1988-12-20) December 20, 1988 (age 35)
New York City, U.S.
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)​
Children3
WebsiteMan Repeller

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

Early life and education

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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

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Early career

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

Man Repeller

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Medine started the Man Repeller blog in May 2010.[12] The idea for the blog came during a shopping trip with her friend where they discussed how everything was man-repelling.[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 appeared in a Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[15] Man Repeller was included in TIME's "25 Best Blogs of 2012",[16] and received "Best Overall Blog" at the 2012 Bloglovin' Awards.[17]

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

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 shut down due to financial constraints.[19][20]

Medine currently maintains a Substack newsletter about "how to get dressed (mostly)."[citation needed]

Brand Partnerships

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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

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

Personal life

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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 Man Repeller 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] Medine gave birth to her third daughter, Joelle, in August 2024.

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Aleksander, Irina (December 15, 2010). "Fashion Triumph: Deflecting the Male Gaze". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Manning, Charles (June 8, 2015). "Man Repeller's Leandra Medine Is Literally Turning Down Money Left and Right". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Leandra Medine, Fashion Blogger, 24 - undefined - 30 Under 30: Art & Style". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  16. ^ "25 Best Blogs 2012". Time. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Bloglovin' Awards: ManRepeller scoops blogger of the year". sg.style.yahoo.com. February 13, 2012.
  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. ^ a b 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 (5 April 2018). "Every Sweet Picture Of Leandra Medine's Twins". ELLE. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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