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Emily June is a Beauty Vlogger and Makeup Artist based in New York City. She has been involved in the beauty industry since 2010 when she started uploading beauty, fashion, and hair tutorials on YouTube from her hometown in Long Island. After graduating high school, she moved to Los Angeles to study Beauty Industry Merchandising and... Read more
Lifecaster // Content Creator // LittleyLittley Gregory Littley is an award-winning digital content strategist, industry-wide thought-leader, and pop culture pundit. He has worked in New York City in various areas of media for almost a decade. Having started on the print side of the business at celebrity weeklies including Life... Read more
Growing up, Imani always identified as a “jane-of-all-trades” when it came to the arts. Whether it was singing, dancing, drawing or making clothes she dabbled in and did it all. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. Imani’s family was very passionate about the arts. With a mother who was a... Read more
Alyssa Hardy is a writer, editor and social media manager in New York. Her work has appeared on several websites and publications, including Teen Vogue, NYLON, Ladygunn Magazine, and StrandedNYC. She is also at the helm of all social media platforms for premiere beauty industry educator, Milady. With a particular... Read more
A born and raised New Yorker & global citizen, Nneya Richards is a fashion maven, starting at 15 years old as a contributing editor of TeenVOGUE magazine, currently running Double N Rich Creative Consulting where she consults with emerging fashion designers, styles for major publications, brands and VIPs and writes about fashion, beauty, and... Read more
Yami Mufdi is a certified personal trainer, online coach, youtuber, & model! She is a Dominican/Arabic beauty who recently left the bustling streets of New York City to the more quieter scenic trails of New Hampshire! She is a lover of food, laughing until she cries and cuddling with her 3.5lb... Read more
Moxiie is a Haitian-American songwriter/recording artist from Brooklyn. She's been releasing original music since 2012 and is set to release new material this year. Moxiie considers herself a songwriter first and believes in the power of words. Often using pain to create, she hopes to give words to those uncomfortable yet common... Read more
Jena Cumbo earned a BFA in Painting and Photography from the University of Hartford and an MFA in Photography from SUNY Buffalo. Cumbo assisted under many established photographers including working as Lauren Greenfield’s first assistant in Los Angeles CA in 2008/2009. Cumbo returned to NY in 2009 where she works primarily... Read more
Amanda Walpole is currently a senior at Wantagh High School, who resides on Long Island. Amanda is an honors student and plans on attending college in Manhattan next Fall. When Amanda is not trying to finish school work, she is tutoring elementary- aged children at the library and working alongside... Read more
Cerise Zelenetz is an artist and writer currently living in New York City. Her parents are both New Yorkers but they raised her in Vermont and she moved to Paris when she was 16 years old. After two life-changing years living abroad, studying fine art and fashion, she returned to... Read more
For the past six years, Abigail Jorgensen has been developing close personal and professional relationships with some of the most influential people in the entertainment industry. After two years of owning her own PR and Marketing Company in NYC, Abigail transitioned to consulting, curating experiences for high-net-worth clients and reputable companies,... Read more
Erica Lavelanet, a born 'n' raised, New Yorker and writer behind The Fashion Philosophy, a personal style, beauty, and life(style) blog. Currently chronicling her life chapter from Brooklyn. It is my pleasure to introduce you to Erica, our muse of the week. Erica and I have known each other for many... Read more
Renee Peters is a fashion model and sustainable living expert. We sat down for a coffee at Friend of a Farmer in Gramercy in NYC and spoke to Renee about what makes her tick and our love of birds. I was also fascinated by Renee's skin and wanted to learn more... Read more
Lisa lives in New York City and is a sophomore at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She majors in Dance, which is her passion. Lisa grew up in a small town in New Jersey and moved to New York City during high school so she could have... Read more
NATALIE ELIZABETH WEISS is a DJ, composer, playwright, performer, educator and founder of Baby DJ School. STOP RIGHT THERE - Yes I just said founder of a baby dj school and this story goes something like ... I (Stacy Igel aka Dj Daisy Deesh , mother of Dylan Reid Igel aka DjDylanReid)... Read more
Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in LA’s Laurel Canyon during its music halcyon days, Louise Goffin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, performer and producer who released her first album on Elektra/Asylum when she was 19. Along the way she’s released seven solo albums and produced a Grammy-nominated record. For... Read more
Claire Geist has been developing and photographing posts for her personal style blog, De Lune since her sophomore year of high school. Every post she creates (unless stated otherwise) is shot with nobody else but her and her tripod- no blogger boyfriends here! A graduate from the New School in... Read more
Born in New York and raised in central New Jersey, Jackie Paladino is a singer-songwriter whose voice has been compared to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, and Adele. She was introduced to the piano at the age of six, and developed her understanding of storytelling and performance through... Read more
Kristina Rivera is a native New Yorker whose love for NYC is inexplicable. She grew up loving to walk the bustling city streets, often staring into store windows at models in ads and mannequins perfectly posed, dreaming of becoming exactly that. As she grew into her leggy, lanky frame, she... Read more
Stefaniya Chekalina is a fashion stylist based in New York and is also a fashion director of Velvetgrip shop based out of Russia. She is a freelance stylist in diverse notable publications, and consultant for young designers, brands and concept stores. For the last year she worked in a team with Anya Ziourova... Read more
That’s So Raben (Alanna Raben) performs annually at major festivals including Coachella Festival, South by Southwest Festival, Sundance Festival and Rock The Bells Festival, with opening sets for popular recording artists including Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Drake, Diplo, Salt-N-Pepa, Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka Flame. She has since spun the runways at New... Read more
"Being diagnosed with cancer gave me a new lease on life; a refiguring of priorities how I should spend my time." - Erin Sharkey Colon This week’s Muse of the Week is Erin Sharkey Colon. Erin is a cancer survivor of seven years (first diagnosed at the age of 32). She’s also... Read more
A dancer since the age of seven, Courtney Dang is from a small town called Oak Ridge in Tennessee. Dang was introduced to the piano at the age of six where she played throughout the end of her senior year in high school, but everyone knew that her true passion... Read more
I have been bringing you Muse of the Month features over on my blog Behind the Seams with Stacy Igel since April of 2012. I love introducing you to new artists and entrepreneurs on the rise and showcasing their story and their talent. So with the recent launch of our Boy Meets Girl... Read more
Born in Chicago, Samantha Montgomery moved to New Orleans in 2006. By day, she works as a caregiver for the elderly, and by night she fearlessly performs as Princess Shaw online and at local, open mics. Inspired by her personal joy and pain, from past and present, Princess’ lyrics... Read more
A few weekends ago, Spencer Kohn and I summoned a group of superheroes to his studio in Bushwick for a top secret project. In attendance: photographer Spencer Kohn, the Young Survival Coalition’s (“YSC”) breast cancer survivors and my super son – Dylan. Yes, a photo shoot for the YSC’s upcoming In Living Pink Gala,... Read more
Mercedes Wilson was born in the Village of Medina New York, and raised in Lockport NY. In 2000, she graduated high school and went on to earn her Bachelors degree in Human Services from Empire State College. While working in management for a major retail company, Mercedes was diagnosed with... Read more
Meet the Girl in this story Ocean Pleasant… Ocean, 18, is a Singer-Songwriter and founder of Real Teen Mag, a national youth culture publication. She is CEO of Real Magazine Media, Inc, where she's currently building Real app, a "platonic tinder for social activism" to help millennials meet new friends... Read more
Courtney is a current student at Borough of Manhattan CC. with a major in Communications. Courtney is a TV Host for online Networks, interviewing up and coming artists, designers, youtubers, models and more. She works closely with Respect the Next an online media website and Whatyouwear.in, a Fashion based app. Courtney was host... Read more
Meet the Girl in this story Helen Brooks... Helen Brooks is a quiet, reserved girl from California's Bay Area. She has been heavily involved in her hometown church, where she sang in the choir and participated in various outreach events. She's recently branched away from home to pursue... Read more
Meet KRYSTAL VAYDA & ALEXANDRA VINO Krystal has many years of experience in the Hollywood industry. Her experience began as a child model/actress which eventually led her to pursue studying theatre in University. In the United States, Krystal attended California State University, Fullerton to study communications. In Europe, Krystal attended the prestigious... Read more
A few weeks ago we cast 21 year-old NYC professional ballerina Violetta Komyshan for our "Bear meets Denim" shoot. This shoot was captured live on Refinery 29's Facebook page with photographer Sophie Elgort and Me (Stacy Igel). Sophie and I have worked on a ton of shoots together and have shot bts... Read more
Gabrielle Ruiz is currently enjoying her first recurring role on CW's one-of-a-kind television musical "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." Gabrielle portrays the character of Valencia, Josh’s girlfriend and arch nemesis to Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) with flair, style and originality. If you know the show, lots of exciting unhinged fun ensues as characters... Read more
Autumn Greco is a teen scientist, model, blogger, and writer. Autumn has always had a passion for science and its limitless possibilities for discovery. Autumn was awarded a research stipend from the National Cancer Institute to research chemotherapeutic resistance in acute myeloid leukemia ( blood cancer ). She was also awarded a L'Oreal research sponsorship... Read more
Meet the Girl in this story Lily Lane... In the past few years LILY LANE has proven herself as a teen pop entertainer through joining worldwide superstars such as Big Time Rush, Cody Simpson, Greyson Chance and Hot Chelle Rae as an opening act on tour. Lane has also shared the stage... Read more
This is our first Muse of the Week feature where we have had to break it up into two installments! We had so much fun shooting actress Toni Trucks with eCarriage and its tour guide "my cousin Vinny" (yes, founder of Caravan Stylist Studio's cousin Vinny) that we felt it was worth two parts. Watch... Read more
Her Chair His Hair was founded by men's groomer and Master Barber, Cassie Kurtz. Located in NYC, Cassie's passion for barbering led her to develop Her Chair His Hair - a website dedicated to men's grooming and all the ladies working behind the scenes. Of course us ladies at Boy... Read more
Hello to Part 2 of our Muse of the Week series with actress Toni Trucks. For those of you who missed last week’s feature of Toni check it out here! A spark notes version as follows: Toni Trucks is a Los Angeles-based actress who my team and I were introduced to via Claudine... Read more
Lyndsay and Angela met in 2011 while they were working for the same children’s fashion magazine and bonded over their love for cute animal websites, afternoon cookie breaks and oddity of writing about Onesies everyday (I wish I knew them when Dylan Reid was born :). Four years later, thanks... Read more
We know, we were living vicariously through everyone's Coachella Instagram posts too. Have no fear, we've laid out a short music festival list so that you don't have to miss out on any others! If you can't make it to the festival, you can at least get a little OOTD inspiration. ... Read more
Over the course of building BOY MEETS GIRL® these past 18 years, I have had the opportunity to work with incredible talent and inspiring artists - from well-known artists, to up & comers on the scene. I have always found this rush of finding a new artist, model, musician, and... Read more
This is Stacy Igel. I wanted to personally write you to thank you all for patiently waiting for our updates. We have arrived and yes I am writing you all at MIDNIGHT. That's how I roll. So here is the download... 1) Welcome to our NEW ONLINE SHOP. We have... Read more