Coffee with Megan Stein of Givenchy (Mirror Image)

Coffee with Megan Stein of Givenchy

The cool thing about Paris' outdoor cafes is they are heated. The bad thing is it doesn't matter if it's 30 degress outside. You still freeze.

Still, I sat with Drexel University graduate, Megan Stein, in an outdoor cafe across from theBastille for full French ambiance this morning. It was chilly, to say the least, but it was eye opening, too.

Megan has been in Paris for a year. She attended fashion school for a year at École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and she quickly landed an internship at Givenchy, under the direction of creative director, Riccardo Tisci. She's been in Paris a year and a half.

What did she learn? Sure, she loves viewing fashion as art, but the bottom line is that she would rather make clothes that sell. Her muse is wasted, she says, if she doesn't make clothing that women can really wear. Think Donna Karan with a more architectural spin. (More on that next week.) Her time at Givenchy was good, she says, but she wants to do something more, so she has cut her 6-month internship short and she's coming home this month.

As luck would have it, I didn't charge my camera battery last night. So I couldn't shoot her pic. Enjoy this shot from the Fall 2008. Right now, I'm writing about shopping chic with Joan Shepp in an economy where $1 only buys 67 cents of stuff in Europe - bummer man! (Check out tomorrow's paper, though...) I'm gonna meet with her later and try to snap some pics before I troll down the Champs Elysees for postcards, French wine and a patent leather bag.

Until then, Au Revoir!

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on March 5, 2008 8:23 AM | Permalink

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megan:

Hi megan, i was looking up the name megan stein and it came up as you. I was freeked out, my name is megan stein! The other funny thing is we both like acting, fashion and art!
From megan stein.

Posted by megan | April 17, 2008 7:37 PM

Posted on April 17, 2008 19:37

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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