Kelly Cutrone (born Kelly Blanding circa 1965) is an American publicist, television personality and author.
Early life and career beginnings
editKelly Cutrone was born and raised in Camillus, New York. Cutrone graduated from Syracuse University in 1986, whereupon she moved to New York City. She originally worked for publicist Susan Blond for a year; she followed this with a position as director of communications at Spin for Bob Guccione.[1] Less than a year later, Cutrone founded Cutrone & Weinberg with former Susan Blond intern, Jason Weinberg. Their clients included Eartha Kitt and Mark Ronson.[1]
Cutrone has been married twice. At 21, she married artist Ronnie Cutrone, and at 28, actor Jeff Kober. Both marriages ended in a divorce.[2] Cutrone had a daughter, Ava Cutrone, born in May 2002.[3]
People's Revolution
editHaving tired of the PR life, Cutrone sold her half of Cutrone & Weinberg to her co-founder and spent a year and a half as a tarot card reader.[1][4] Cutrone founded People's Revolution in 1996.[5]
On September 11, 2002, People's Revolution broke the record for the most shows produced in one day during New York Fashion Week.[6]
Television
editCutrone has appeared on three MTV shows: True Life; The Hills, on which she allowed Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad to film in her office; and The City, where she served as the professional and personal mentor to and consulted on Port's clothing line.[7]
In February 2010, Cutrone executive produced Bravo's Kell on Earth, an eight-episode reality TV show about Cutrone and People's Revolution. The series followed Cutrone as she balanced running her own company and producing Fashion Weeks in New York and London with being a single mother.[8]
In November 2010, Cutrone signed on as a contributor to the Dr. Phil Show.[9]
In 2011, she became a judge on America's Next Top Model for seasons 18 to 22.[10]
Books and other media appearances
editIn February 2010, HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins, released Cutrone's memoir, If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You.[11][12] The book is co-authored by Meredith Bryan, and is a New York Times bestseller. Cutrone's second book, Normal Gets You Nowhere, was published on May 3, 2011.[13]
Cutrone appeared in Terrence Malick's film, Knight of Cups, in 2016.[14]
Cutrone has spoken at two TEDx events: at the University of Oxford's independent event, TEDxOxford, where she gave an 18-minute talk about her career; and at TEDxAmsterdamWomen, where she spoke about her journey as a woman in business.[15][16]
Published works
edit- If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You (2010)
- Normal Gets You Nowhere (2011)
References
edit- ^ a b c Bryan, Meredith (17 June 2008). "Dark Angel of The Hills". Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "The Insider: Kelly Cutrone - Nylon Magazine". Nylonmag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ "Kelly Cutrone Won't Get Married Just to Have a Reality Show" Retrieved 20 July 2015
- ^ "Kelly Cutrone on 'The Hills' 'Memba Her?!". 25 January 2022.
- ^ Moore, Booth (24 January 2010). "Feisty fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone gets real". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Marikar, Sheila (February 15, 2010). "Kelly Cutrone: Fashion Week's Behind the Scenes Superstar". abcNEWS. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "'The Hills' Returns Tonight, and Fashion PR Is a New Star - The Cut". New York. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (2010-01-31). "Behind Every Diva, Another Diva (Published 2010)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ ""News Releases"". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Peoples, Landon (October 12, 2018). "It's Been 10 Years Since The Hills. Kelly Cutrone Is Still Pissed Off". Refinery29. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Rancilio, Alicia (March 1, 2010). "Kelly Cutrone Deals Blunt Advice In 'If You Have To Cry, Go Outside'". The Huffington Post.
- ^ Odell, Amy (January 5, 2010). "Kelly Cutrone's Self-Help Book Encourages Young Women to 'Celebrate the Magic Inside Themselves'". New York.
- ^ "Kelly Cutrone". Harper Collins. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Lee, Chris (March 3, 2016). "Terrence Malick's 'Knight of Cups' Is an Insider's Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Danica Lo (September 6, 2011). "Kelly Cutrone Heading to Oxford for TedxOxford September 26th - Intelligence - Racked National". Racked.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ "TEDxAmsterdamWomen… Did it again…". TEDxAmsterdam. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-05-05.