Derek Blasberg - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Derek Blasberg is a fashion writer, editor and New York Times best selling author.

Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. After graduating the salutatorian

Salutatorian

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of Affton High School

Affton High School

Affton High School is located in unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri. Located in Affton, Missouri, AHS is part of the Affton School District which is headquartered at the Affton School District Administration Building on Mackenzie Road.- History :...

’s class of 2000, he moved to New York City

New York City

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to attend New York University

New York University

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. He graduated with honors in two degrees, Dramatic Literature and Journalism, in 2004, and then began his first job as an assistant at Vogue magazine.

Blasberg is currently Editor at Large of Harper’s Bazaar, where he profiles the likes of Lady Gaga

Lady GaGa

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, Tom Ford

Tom Ford

Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.-Early life :Tom Ford was born August 27, 1961 in...

and Daphne Guinness

Daphne Guinness

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. In addition, he is the editor of VMAN and a senior editor at Vmagazine, the mens and women's publications, respectively, from the arts collective Visionaire

Visionaire

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In 2008, Blasberg edited “Influence,” the fashion and art tome conceived by Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen

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and Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

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, and since he has contributed to several other books and literary projects.

In April 2010, Blasberg’s first book, “Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady”, a collection of humorous essays and illustrations aimed at young women, was released by Penguin Books

Penguin Books

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. In its second week, the book was certified a New York Times best seller. The etiquette guide was feted with a book tour around the United States and Europe

Europe

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hosted in various cities by Chloe Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

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, Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...

, Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie

Nicole Camille Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. Her father was Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who played for a brief time with Lionel Richie, and her mother Karen was the executive assistant for Sheila Escovedo...

, Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth is an American actress. Bosworth starred in the television series Young Americans, in which she played Bella Banks. She became known with a leading role in 2002's Blue Crush. The following year, Bosworth played the teenage girlfriend of porn star John Holmes in...

, Nate Berkus

Nate Berkus

Nathan Jay "Nate" Berkus is an American interior designer and daytime television host. He runs the Chicago interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates and has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, offering design advice to viewers. May 25, 2010, was his last day on The Oprah Winfrey Show...

, Emma Watson

Emma Watson

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, Dasha Zhukova

Dasha Zhukova

Darya Alexandrovna Zhukova is a Russian philanthropist, entrepreneur, model, fashion designer and magazine editor.- Biography :She was born in Moscow in 1981. Her father is Alexander Radkin Zhukov, a prominent Russian businessman, oil-magnate and illegal arms dealer. Her mother is Elena Zhukova, a...

, Lauren Santo Domingo, Karlie Kloss

Karlie Kloss

Karlie Elizabeth Kloss is an American model and ballet dancer.Kloss is ranked 4th on the Top 50 Models Women List by . Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.- Early life and discovery :...

, Margherita Missoni

Margherita Missoni

Margherita Missoni is known for her rise to prominence as heiress to her family's Missoni fashion house, which was founded by her grandparents, as well as her appearances in Missoni fashion campaigns as a model, and as an aspiring actress...

, Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung is an English television presenter, model and contributing editor at British Vogue.She currently hosts Gonzo with Alexa Chung for MTV UK, and is scheduled to host Thrift America for PBS in 2011...

and Barbara Pierce Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush

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Blasberg is currently based in New York City, where he lives with a dachshund

Dachshund

The dachshund is a short-legged, long-bodied dog breed belonging to the hound family. The standard size dachshund was bred to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals, while the miniature dachshund was developed to hunt smaller prey such as rabbits...

named Monster.

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