I am honored to present Janine M., a new contributing editor for I Want To Be A Coppola. A longtime follower of Sofia Coppola, her work, and her style, I am thrilled that Janine will now share her perspective on our icon through these pages. Please join me in welcoming Janine to IWTBAC!
Janine M.
Contributing Editor
Hi! My name is Janine. I live outside of Boston, Massachusetts, and work as an editor in finance by day, makeup artist (when asked!) by night. I am very excited to join the team at IWTBAC!
I’ve been a fan of Sofia Coppola’s esthetic since the 1990s when I discovered the show Hi Octane on Comedy Central, which she hosted with Zoe Cassavetes. I remember telling my friend that I just had to add white-blonde highlights (one on each side of my part) along my hairline like Sofia’s. Then I discovered Milkfed, X-Girl, and Heaven 27.
This same friend recently said to me that we tend to gravitate, style wise, to people who look and dress similar to ourselves. And it’s true. I think I’ve always been interested in Sofia Coppola’s style and choices because I prefer that very simple taste for myself. It’s not easy to be simple in such a fast-moving world, with zillions of products and visuals. Some of us prefer a simpler esthetic, with specific, well thought-out choices. Sometimes those choices take up five drawers, but that’s okay.
My own esthetic tends towards the 70s and mid-80s, with a bit of 90s grunge. The people I look to for inspiration and guidance, when I need a spark, are those women we became aware of in those very specific periods where we were all free of care and criticism. For example, Ali MacGraw, Lauren Hutton, Madonna (pre-fame, circa 1984), Kim Gordon, Winona Ryder, Deborah Harry, Tina Chow, Kate Moss (the greatest)… and Sofia Coppola. Each one has a very specific style you can visualize immediately. None ever needed or used a stylist. They’re all very much themselves.
I love makeup, photography, film, all kinds of design, and art. Plus, I enjoy writing and editing. Did I mention I love makeup?
Thank you for reading my introduction. I’m so thankful to have been invited on board. Thank you, Kellina!
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Sofia Coppola photograph by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro Magazine, June 2013.