Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2014 9:24:21 GMT
 name Harper Alexandra Alcott ________________________________________ Whether genuinely sweet, blatantly honest, or down right sarcastic, Harper Alcott always gives her followers raw and fabulous insights into the world of editorial work and fashion through her work at Harper's Bazaar. She’s relatable and inspiring, a female who knows balance, working hard during the day to further herself in an already tough industry, while also never letting her twenties go to waste. Her seemingly fearless attitude often makes her all the more intriguing. Though born and raised in the South, Harper has often stated she feels more at home on the East Coast.   how long have you been doing editorial work at harper's bazaar; what got you interested in it? Two years to this very day, actually. The pay is somewhat atrocious, but I get by. And what New Yorker doesn't have a roommate or two at some point in their life? To be honest, I'm still figuring things out. I go along with what I'm good at, and I always excelled at literature, the arts, and failed at pretty much all else. Fashion was an outlet I took great pride in, especially when I started giving my parents heart attacks from the crop tops I cut and wore, to the mini skirts and lace. I was the child that pushed the boundaries and caused the hysterical whispers within our small town. Fashion let me rebel. I’m also good with people when I need to be, I never had an issue talking my way out of trouble or nailing a negotiation, so I started in PR before finding this opportunity through NYU. It let me mix a little writing, a little editing, and a whole lot of fashion and drama, and I couldn’t complain really. Like I said, it was what I was and is what i'm still good at. And it never made me want to completely go through with slitting my wrists, even on the days where I felt as if I lived in a concentration camp, which is a good thing, right? Plus, the perks are enough to make any true fashionista drool. Do I love it enough and see myself becoming an editor one day? I honestly can’t say. I love the work enough to know I could do it for a while, but I also love many other things, and don’t really know if I could focus on just one thing. I hate that social restraint. But we’ll see. Time will tell all I guess. have you always lived in new york? have you ever seen yourself living elsewhere? I wish. Unfortunately I was born and raised in a small town in Tennessee. Pegram, Tennessee to be exact. Never heard of it? I'm not the least bit surprised. I've never wanted to leave a place more than Pegram. Not only was it a place where I constantly felt suffocated by the never ending judgments and drama that naturally comes from a small town, but there were demons there that I just couldn't handle anymore. After Georgia’s death, the Harper The Great my sisters knew, was broken. I constantly felt like I was drowning, my legs like lead, my arms incapable of expending the energy to pull myself upwards to the surface, and I just kept sinking, no matter what I did… Pegram was going to be the death of me. So I ran. The first chance I got after high school, I booked it all the way up to New York and never looked back. I always liked the big city lifestyle, so it wasn’t hard to settle in New York. Then again, living in a big city also makes it so much easier to hide and pretend. what inspires your everyday life? Life is too short. Live each day to the fullest. It’s literally one of the most painfully cliché sayings known to man, but I have to admit, it still rings true to me. I do what makes me feel alive. If that’s sitting on my roof for half the day, creating a mural and then watching as it washes away later from the rain, I’ll do it. If I want to crash a wedding, play video games with the boys, sing at the top of my lungs as I dance in my highest heels on the bar countertop at my favorite hole in the wall bar with my girlfriends, I’ll do it. A weekend in Miami simply to experience exotic race car driving? I'm there. If I want to explore the various street art in Harlem at 2 am by myself, I’ll go. Sometimes people call me reckless, but I see it as being my given right as a human being to do whatever the hell I want. I may look like a skinny-non-threatening white girl, but you won’t think that after you see what I carry on a daily basis. Trust me, I’m cautious. if you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cheese fries. I’ll be clawing at the doors of Shake Shack even when I’m 500 lbs of disgusting fat, cellulite and self loathing. where do you see yourself in ten years? professionally and personally? The stereotypical woman would say married with children, wouldn't she? I think most people believe it is within us as females to desire the comfort and security of a family and a marriage. I won’t lie, there was a time where I wholly believed that, seeking a husband and about three adorable children, a summer house with the elite, and a penthouse within a bustling city. I wanted to die knowing I had children to continue the family name. But that was when I thought something like that had to make me feel complete. Financial security is something i’m still seeking, and to get to that, my career is going to have to be rockin and rolling in that dough. But a family of my own and a marriage is not. At twenty-five I’m actually quite certain my life will always revolve around everything but that. Maybe I'm selfish, maybe I find marriage a complete headache, maybe I have pedophobia. Whatever the reason, and whatever people like to label this as, doesn't bother me. It's like the prostitute I always run into on West 37th street, Coco, who I share a cigarette with on my way home from work. She lives her life and I live mine. If you don't like the way I live it, to put it plainly, you can go fuck yourself.   what do you love most about new york city? That it’s a place for the free spirit. It has a variety of great foods. I'm never bored. There’s a mixture of people. It actually has seasons. describe yourself in 5 words Addictive, facetious, instinctive, secretive, and a realist. what are three things you couldn't live without 1. Yellow ribbon - Georgia’s favorite to wear in her hair on Sunday’s for church; 2. Chanel Rouge Noir lipstick - It’ll never go out of style; and 3. O.J. - My pocket knife. where would we find you on the weekend, or on your day off? On lazy days off, I’m inside with a book, maybe playing video games, youtube trolling, watching old classics in my lingerie or on the roof painting, smoking and drinking whatever I have left in my fridge. Whiskey. Wine. But mostly whiskey, let’s be honest. On days out it all depends. If it’s work related, I’m in my finest attire for a fancy dinner or meeting. If not, I’m in something I can actually move in at the clubs or parties. If I can, I try to see jazz performances once or twice a month along with some Broadway. what have you been listening to recently? Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Jónsi, Florida Georgia Line, Frank Sinatra, Nirvana, The Killers, Ellie Goulding, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Wu-Tang Clan and Phantogram. who is your #1 role model, dead or alive? Anais Nin.   ________________________________________ your name liza |