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EQUANIMITY
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Fall editioN 2012
fashion & style
Designer Profile
T
he word comfort becomes meaningless if
you find yourself skweez-ing into an outfit
just because it's fashionable and in style.
Many people claim that comfort weighs more than
style or fashion when it comes to choosing clothes
and shoes that fit perfectly.
BEGINS WITH A
GREAT FOUNDATION:
Interview by Equanimity
For more information on Jill Zarin, visit www.jillzarin.com.
While there's no doubt that most people look for comfort,
we can't ignore the fact that body shape matters to some.
Perhaps what we've all been waiting for is Skweez
Couture. Jill Zarin, actor on the Real Housewives reality TV
show, has designed a fabulous Skweez Couture collection
of shapewear and legwear. Now you can skweez into
your clothes--and look and feel beautiful.
Zarin is perhaps one of the most popular and most
requested reality television stars in the entertainment
business. Her popularity might have put her on the
list of Top 10 Most Stylish New Yorkers, although she
admits this was something she never expected. "It came
as a surprise! I would never go on AOL, but one day I
went to AOL and saw something on the homepage that
said `Jill Zarin, the fashion stylist of the year'! I took a
screenshot of it and almost passed out. For 30 years, I
worked in a clothing store, and I knew I wanted to work
in the clothing business a long time ago. And I did! It's
funny because I don't consider [myself] `working' a job
because I enjoy what I do... I just love it because it's so
rewarding. Even getting an interview with you is a special
accomplishment," remarks Zarin.
Ask Zarin to define the word beauty and how beauty
translates to how she lives her life. She quickly claims
her couture tag line: BEAUTY BEGINS WITH A GREAT
FOUNDATION. "My feeling is if you don't have it within,
you have to have a foundation. Beauty begins with a
foundation, inner or outer," says Zarin. She believes it is
important for you to feel beautiful on the inside because
it will show on the outside.
As a television personality and entrepreneur, Zarin has
an extremely busy schedule. But this mother, wife, and
sister finds time to balance her life and follow up with
her clients. "I still wonder how I was able to take my
daughter Allison to high school, work a reality show and
fashion without having a nervous breakdown, and enjoy
my life and soak up all the positive energy around me. I
left [for] a few weeks and I was back to work full speed
because I couldn't stay away from what I truly enjoy. I
love to work. I love to be creative and come up with
product and marketing ideas. And if I don't know how
to do something, I'll find someone who does," says Zarin.
The shapewear and legwear products are not the only
lines she has created. She launched Jill Zarin Home
Bedding Collection and a jewelry line. And if you're
looking for comfortable shoes to skweez into, take a
number: Zarin hopes to expand her product line to
include shoes and handbags. She won't say much but
some speculate this will be a GINGER line--named after
her famous dog who has a huge Twitter following.
Beauty