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LETTER
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LUCKY
SEVEN
Editor in Chief MEGAN
PORTORREAL talks
about Cliché’s seventh
anniversary and her
event with AmeriChina.
Photographed by Zhe Chen
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Eva Xu, David Leung, Megan Portorreal, and Angela Sum
at AmeriChina’s New Wave of Fashion Design Pioneer event in New York City
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liché turns
7 years old
this month,
and when I
think about
how far we’ve come
since I’ve been the
Editor in Chief, I am
so immensely proud.
This past year has been our biggest year yet,
and I have a feeling o ur seventh year will
be lucky as well! From celebrities on our
covers like Grace Gealey from Empire and
Sabrina Carpenter from Girl Meets World
(see pg. 17 for more), it has been such an
honor to work with such talented, beautiful,
16
and inspiring individuals
over these past 12 months.
Speaking of talent, last
month I had the pleasure
of speaking to some of the
most gifted rising fashion
designers in New York City
at AmeriChina’s New Wave
of Fashion Design Pioneer
event. Joined by fashion designer Eva Xu of
All Comes From Nothing, Project Runway
alum and designer Angela Sum, and
designer and entrepreneur David Leung, we
spoke to the audience of young designers
about how to traverse through the fashion
industry in today’s age. Afterwards, I got to
www.clichemag.com
know the designers one-on-one, and have since
been introduced to some lovely emerging brands
that I’m so excited to see grow. Head over to
clichemag.com to learn more about the event and
some very exciting new brands.
For this issue, we’re pretty big on fashion
and beauty, too. Summer is here and that means
one thing: the beach! Check out some of the
hottest swimsuit styles this season for all kinds
of body types (pg. 30), how to style your hair
to combat that salty sea air (pg. 36), and which
waterproof makeup products are going to stay
put all day (pg. 40).
It’s safe to say our two cover stars are
looking forward to this summer as much as we
are! Singer/songwriter Megan Nicole is currently
on tour with Emblem 3 and The Ready Set
and is making stops in San Francisco, Tempe,
Los Angeles, and New York City. Also, Justin
Baldoni of Jane the Virgin is gearing up for
the release of his docu-series My Last Days,
due out this August. Head to pg. 102 to read
our exclusive interviews with these two, and
don’t forget to follow them on social media this
summer! You won’t want to miss a second.
Enjoy the issue, and the sun.
MEGAN PORTORREAL
EDITOR IN CHIEF
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