Mel Ottenberg
Editor-in-Chief, Interview Magazine
Interview Magazine’s editor-in-chief has long provoked fashion conversation through his celebrity styling and creative direction.
Mel Ottenberg is a fashion stylist and the editor-in-chief of Interview Magazine. Known for his ability to provoke conversation through Interview — with covers like September 2022’s Kim Kardashian “American Dream” themed look, complete with denim, bleached eyebrows and a jockstrap — the creative has styled a number of celebrities, including Rihanna from 2011 to 2018.
Having grown up in Washington, D.C., and now living in New York, Ottenberg has worked as a stylist for almost two decades — and as Rihanna’s stylist. In 2013, he became fashion director of 032c, moving to Interview Magazine as creative director in 2018 where he was named editor-in-chief three years later. Ottenberg’s campaigns included those for Dior, Gucci, Nike, Tom Ford , Calvin Klein and Diesel. He has styled stars for the covers of GQ, T and Vanity Fair, and has collaborated with photographers Inez and Vinoodh, Steven Klein and Collier Schorr , and celebrities Selena Gomez , Lana Del Rey, Justin Bieber and Chloe Sevigny.
In 2022, Ottenberg was named Daily Front Row’s editor-in-chief of the year.
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How Interview Magazine Came Back From the Dead
The magazine’s president and chief revenue officer say controversial longtime owner Peter Brant is out, and a new cost-conscious era is in. But can Interview rid itself of its baggage?
How Interview Magazine Came Back From the Dead
The magazine’s president and chief revenue officer say controversial longtime owner Peter Brant is out, and a new cost-conscious era is in. But can Interview rid itself of its baggage?
Power Moves | Mel Ottenberg Appointed Fashion Director at 032c
BoF has learned that 032c is set to announce the appointment of Mel Ottenberg as the magazine's new fashion director.
Power Moves | Mel Ottenberg Appointed Fashion Director at 032c
BoF has learned that 032c is set to announce the appointment of Mel Ottenberg as the magazine's new fashion director.
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