I would say I am unapologetically nerdy. I was always a little awkward. Eva Chen More Quotes by Eva Chen More Quotes From Eva Chen Build a lifestyle around your brand, and the audience will follow. Eva Chen brandyourwilllifestyle A good attitude is really important. And a sense of optimism, someone who has ideas and isn't afraid to pitch them no matter what level she is. Someone who is proactive. Someone with efficiency and common sense. They don't always go hand-in-hand, common sense and, well, everything else. Eva Chen goodmatterattitudeideas If you had asked me growing up what a stylist does or what a magazine editor does, I would have had no clue - how do you research something like that when you are a first-born child of an immigrant who only grew up knowing doctor, engineer, and lawyer as careers? Eva Chen doctormeyoulawyer I use pure acetone Nail Polish Remover from Nails Inc. to really strip the nail. It's actually important to dehydrate your nail a little bit to get rid of all of the oil before you put color on; then the color will really stick. Then, I use OPI Bond Aid. It's a liquid dehydrator that you paint onto each nail. Eva Chen bondyoucolorimportant My advice for young people is, study what you love and intern in what you want to do. And I think it's okay to pivot as many times as you need to. Eva Chen thinkyoulovepeople Basically, I feel like people have always taken photos of themselves. When I was in college, I had these Polaroid cameras my friends and I would have so much fun with. Today, we'd be taking those pictures on our phones. I think it's just part of culture today... Why not have fun with it? Eva Chen friendstodayculturepeople You do not need to go to journalism school if you want to work in the fashion industry. I think high schools condition you to think this way: If you want to be a fashion editor, go to fashion school. If you want to be a writer, you should study journalism. I think that the best school in life is experience. Eva Chen bestexperienceworklife The best perk of my job is getting to take products home. I mean, my bathroom looks like Sephora; like a clean, smaller Sephora. Eva Chen bestjobhomelooks You could be an 18-year-old girl in Tokyo wondering how you could ever break into fashion or beauty, so you follow your favourite designer or editor, see what their day comprises, where they go, who they meet, how they do it... If I were setting up my own label today, I would definitely do it through Instagram. Eva Chen daygirlbeautytoday I have a bag and shoe addiction. If I were a doctor or a lawyer, I'd still have it. Eva Chen doctorbagaddictionlawyer There's a curiosity about what magazine editors do, the behind-the-curtain experience. Eva Chen magazineaboutexperiencecuriosity The thing about Instagram and fashion is that is has absolutely taken down the sense of the velvet rope and has pulled the curtain aside on the entire experience that used to be for a select 100 people in the world. Now it is there for millions of people to consume. Eva Chen experiencefashionpeopleworld I know how I shop and how I am inspired to buy things, and the majority of it is from Instagram. I look at people like Yasmin Sewell and Leandra Medine from the Man Repeller, as well as the countless models that have really cool street style, for inspiration all the time. Eva Chen i-amcoolmantime There are different ways to show and tell through Instagram. What's right for one designer will be very different for another designer, and everyone's going to be figuring things out, but it's a great opportunity to use it for feedback. Eva Chen willgreatfeedbackopportunity To say I like social media is an understatement. Eva Chen saylikesocial-mediamedia You can get inspired from a magazine, yes, but you can also be inspired from a website, from a street-style blogger, from what people post on Instagram. Eva Chen youwebsiteinstagrampeople We're a show-and-tell generation. People want to see behind the scenes. The more involved and invited they are, the closer affinity they have to your brand. Eva Chen behindgenerationseepeople The new generation of designers, like Prabal Gurung and Alexander Wang, have hundreds of thousands following them on social media who will probably never be able to afford their dresses but still feel a loyalty to them. So when that designer writes a book or launches a beauty line, they might pick that up. Eva Chen feelsocial-medialoyaltybeauty Fashion appeals to everyone... Everyone gets into it. Eva Chen getseveryoneappealsfashion The eight months I took off between 'Teen Vogue' and 'Lucky' afforded me such amazing opportunities, and I learned so much from so many different people - the brands that I worked with, the companies that I was consulting for. Eva Chen teenamazingmepeople
