Fashion Startup Connects With Its #MMostRemarkableWomen Series

Cathie Black is a media superstar and a force to be reckoned with. She was the first female publisher of New York Magazine, president and publisher of USA Today, president of Hearst Magazines (home of Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Town & Country), and the New York City Schools Chancellor.

Black is also one of the women in the #MMostRemarkableWomen series from fashion brand, MM.LAFLEUR.

“I’ve always thought ‘If I do really well, I am going to make it easier for the next woman to get that promotion or raise.’ It seemed particularly important in the ‘80s and ‘90s, although it still is today. I’ve had so many people say to me, ‘When I saw you on that stage, or met you at that event, I thought, I can do that, too, and I want to know how.’’ I take that very seriously. I’m not a serious person, but I’m a thoughtful person.” We recently spoke to publishing legend Cathie Black about first impressions, job advice, and asking for “the whole loaf of bread.” Get the full story at the link in our profile. {Lahiri topper + Cobble Hill skirt}

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Before she earned her way to the top, she had to endure some ridiculous men along the way. In an interview on The M Dash, the MM.LAFLEUR blog, Black reminisces about the old days…

As an English major, I thought I would go into editorial or advertising of some sort, and while I didn’t have a specific plan, I did have a lot of ambition. I interviewed at J. Walter Thompson, a huge ad agency, and said, “I’m here to talk about the executive training program.” The guy looked at me and said, “Well, that’s for men.” I said, “How could that be just for men?” He got this expression on his face, and he said, “Someone like you will work for a year or two, get married, have kids, and leave, and we’ll have invested our time in training you.” I said, “But that’s not my goal at all. I love advertising. I love publishing. I want a big career.” It ended there. They offered me some nothing job, which I didn’t take.

English majors take no shit!

I’m also impressed with MM.LAFLEUR’s laser-like focus on powerful women.

Our new negotiation mantra.

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You know who else is featured on MM.LAFLEUR’s site? If you said, “Cindy Gallop,” you guessed correctly.

“Anything good in business only ever happened to somebody who went, ‘I don't think I'm qualified to do this. I’m going to do it anyway.’” For the last installment of our #MMostRemarkableWomen series, we talked with sextech champion Cindy Gallop. Click the link in our profile to read why she’s the most provocative woman in the world.  #betterthingstodo #inmyMM {Madeline dress + Sant Ambroeus jardigan}

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For more on Cindy Gallop, please see Dear Bad Men of Advertising, Your Reign Is Over, an Adpulp feature from November 2017.