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Marilise Gavenas
New York, NY
USA
20 Years Experience
Professional Experience
A specialist in menswear, Marilise has worked across channels including websites, magalogs, blogs, e-commerce, display advertising, and traditional print in addition to creating and managing custom publishing projects for clients like Cadillac, Mercedes, and San Francisco Ballet.
She has worked in-house (Bergdorf Goodman); as a consultant (Supima Cotton); and as both a short- and long-term freelancer in menswear, textiles, accessories, and beauty. With a knowledge of performance fibers and treatments, she specializes in translating technical advances into consumer-friendly service copy.
Marilise came to copywriting after stints as a senior editor at Glamour, InStyle, Mirabella, and Fairchild Publications, and a two-time columnist ("First Look"; "Secret Addresses") at Elle.
She has taught at Mediabistro, has been editor-in-chief of fashion trades, and is the author of Color Stories (Simon & Schuster, 2002) and The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear (Fairchild, 2008).
Expertise
Content Editor (online) 10 YearsCopywriter 10 YearsEditor 15 Years
Specialty
Fashion 20 YearsLifestyle 15 YearsOther, Specify 10 Years
Industries
Advertising, client side 7 YearsMagazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 15 YearsOnline/new media 7 Years
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
- HBC Digital (10+)
- L'Oreal (10+)
- Barneys.com (10+)
