Kristin Prim
Kristin Prim (born December 24, 1993) is an American fashion designer, visual artist, and publisher. She is the founder and designer of luxury lingerie house, Lenoir, and the publisher of The Provocateur.[1] Previously, she was the editor in chief and founder of A23, The Advisor, and Prim Magazine.[2][3][4][5] Prim attended Parsons School of Design, where she majored in Design and Management.[6]
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Born | New York City | December 24, 1993
Occupation | Designer, Publisher |
Lenoir
In October 2018, Prim founded the luxury lingerie house, Lenoir, to close a gap in the market for lingerie made "for women by women that doesn't lose its sensuality."[1] Its debut was announced by Women's Wear Daily.[1]
Media Outlets
Prim Magazine
Prim Magazine was founded by Prim in April 2008 at the age of 14, which qualified her as the youngest print publication editor worldwide.[7][8] Prim Magazine collaborated with designers among the likes of Jeremy Scott, Vena Cava, A.F. Vandevorst, Rad Hourani, and Ohne Titel.[7][9] Its last edition, N°11, stars top model Dioni Tabbers on the cover photographed by the London photographer, Masayuki Ichinose.
A23
In 2015, Prim founded A23, a hardcover art book that commissions nine fine artists to contribute original work to each edition. Its first themed volume, The Mysticism of the Female, included works from artists Mary Beth Edelson, Theo Adams, Luciano Castelli, Heide Hatry, Katarzyna Kozyra, Annegret Soltau, Nil Yalter, Shary Boyle, and Natacha Merritt.[2] A23 is "named after the divination of the Aces, Twos, and Threes of the Minor Arcana" and "highlights the talent of nine fine artists and their 'personal ideologies, experiences, and dogmas in an archival visual manner.'"[10]
The Provocateur
In early 2016, Prim launched The Provocateur, a digital archive of handwritten letters written by venerated females within the arts to fellow women.[5] The Provocateur is a feminist project in scope, calling on culture's leading women to lend articles of advice to young women. The Provocateur has included collaborators such as Janet Mock, Shirley Manson, Paz de la Huerta, Myla Dalbesio, Nancy Jo Sales, Floria Sigismondi, Phyllis Nagy, and Amanda Palmer.[11]
In May of 2020, it was announced that The Provocateur would relaunch on August 31st, 2020, boasting a revamped format and a new roster of noteworthy women.[12]
Fine Artwork
In mid-2013 Prim released a limited collective oeuvre of her fine artwork, varying from photography to paintings and typewritten works.[13] In an interview with Volt, Prim discussed the themes and inspirations behind her work, often involving androgyny, martyrdom, sexuality, gender, and the female form.[14]
Affiliations
Prim has starred in Nike and Diesel campaigns with Sky Ferreira.[8][15] In May 2011, Prim modeled in Bulgari's Save the Children campaign.[16] In mid-2012, Prim starred in Nicole Miller's Holiday 2012 campaign.[17] Prim has also become the focus of photographs by fashion photographers among the likes of Yvan Rodic of Facehunter, Phil Oh of Street Peeper, Mark "The Cobra Snake" Hunter, and Patrick McMullan.[18][19] She was recently named a "Vogueista" by Vogue Italia along with Tavi Gevinson.[20]
In April 2008, Prim was first featured by Teen Vogue after being eyed by editor in chief Amy Astley. In December 2009 she appeared in French Glamour. Since then, she has been featured in ELLE Italia, French Glamour, ELLE Korea, The Daily Mail, The Times, The Guardian, Refinery29, Fashion TV, The Huffington Post, Time Out New York, Vogue Italia, Guest of a Guest, i-D, Volt Magazine, Dazed, Garage Magazine, Dolly Magazine, and international Vogues and ELLEs.[21]
Prim became a fixture at New York Fashion Week, sitting front row at shows such as VPL, Nicole Miller, Rad Hourani, Cynthia Steffe, Charlotte Ronson, Moncler, Ohne Titel, Custo Barcelona, Betsey Johnson, Bill Blass, and The Blonds.[7][18]
References
- Hughes, Aria (2018-10-19). "Lenoir Aims for Female-Centric Lingerie". WWD. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- Newell-Hanson, Alice (August 4, 2015). "Kristin Prim Has Been Building a Feminist Publishing Empire Since She was Thirteen". i-D Magazine. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- Adeeyo, Dara (April 9, 2010). "Kristin Prim". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Baldwin, Megan (March 18, 2009). "A High-End Fashion Glossy from a 15-year-old Prodigy". Refinery29. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- "Kristin Prim and The Provocateur's letters". Vogue.it. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- Staff, Parsons (September 29, 2015). "Fearless Fashion Editor Kristin Prim Encourages Creativity". The New School. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- Kazemi, Alex (April 13, 2010). "INTERVIEW: Kristin Prim, 16-Year-Old Editor of Prim Magazine". Fashion Indie. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Magazine, Garage (November 2014). "Gotham Girls". Garage Magazine. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- Gregory, Julian (August 17, 2010). "Prim Magazine Issue 11 Preview". FTape. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Zane, Nicole (August 10, 2015). "Kristin Prim's Vision Of Contemporary Art And Feminism In The Digital Age". The Wild Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- "Kristin Prim Launches Website Full Of Dope Feminist Letters | Fashion Magazine | News. Fashion. Beauty. Music. | oystermag.com". OYSTER. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- Provocateur, The. "The Provocateur".
- Li, Rocky (June 26, 2013). "Interview with Kristin Prim". Third Looks. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- Mandy, Angelica (November 29, 2013). "Kristin Prim". Volt Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- Sherman, Laura (July 10, 2010). "Kristin Prim and Sky Ferreira to Star in Diesel's Spring 2011 Campaign". Fashionista. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Staff, StyleList (May 2, 2011). "Bulgari and Save the Children". AOL StyleList. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- Miller, Nicole (March 13, 2012). "Kristin Prim x Nicole Miller, Holiday 2012". Nicole Miller. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- Kazemi, Alex (March 13, 2010). "FRONT ROW STYLE: Kristin Prim". Fashion Indie. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Oh, Phil (October 12, 2010). "Kristin Prim, Chelsea Piers". Street Peeper. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- Sabbadini, Micol (September 17, 2010). "Voguistas". Vogue Italia. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- Levett, Cathy (July 15, 2010). "Daily Style Phile: Kristin Prim". Street Peeper. Retrieved October 10, 2010.