Audrey Kitching

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Audrey Lynn Kitching
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Kitching in 2016
Born
Audrey Lynn Kitching

(1985-07-26) July 26, 1985 (age 39)
Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Model
  • designer
  • stylist
  • blogger
Modeling information
Height5 ft 3.75 in (1.62 m) [1]
Hair colorPink [2]
Eye colorHazel
Website crystalcactus.com

Audrey Lynn Kitching (born July 26, 1985) is an American fashion blogger, model, and fashion designer. [2] [3] In the 2000s, she was considered a Scene Queen from gaining popularity on the sites MySpace and LiveJournal. [4]

Contents

Kitching is the owner and founder of an online New Age store called Crystal Cactus.

Work

Modeling

She began modeling at 14, after being discovered at a hair salon, initially appearing in newspaper ads. [5] After obtaining a high school GED, she modeled for photographer friends, and started her blogging career by posting the images online. She as also worked as an art director for photoshoots. [6]

She has been a spokesmodel for designer Jared Gold, [7] the British shoe company Irregular Choice, [1] [8] the Italian shoe brand Kerol D, and Kohl's Vera Wang. [1] Kitching has appeared in a national Peta2 "Fur Is Dead" campaign, and one of its public service announcement against animal testing in the personal care products industry. [9] [10] In 2013, she was selected to be Karmaloop's Miss KL of the Month, and in April 2014 she appeared in a campaign for a Ray Ban's collection, which was featured by Elle Magazine . [11] [12] She has also appeared in VogueItalia. [13]

Blogging

Kitching was a style editor for SpinMedia's now-defunct social media and pop culture website Buzznet, [10] working with the company for over 6 years since they first found her LiveJournal blog in 2006. [6] While working on Buzznet, she hosted a show named 'Trashy Life' with her friend Zui Suicide. Which was said to possibly be picked up for television which never ended up occurring. [5] She explains that she'd gained internet fame trough documenting her 'day-to-day life' of touring with bands and working off-handed jobs whilst being homeless. [4]

Design

Kitching has worked with designer Amber Renee Cunningham to bring her visions to life for several clothing lines and collections, including her once wildly popular brands called Tokyolux [14] , Coco De Coeur, and Audrey Kitching LA [15] . She later started an organic, fair trade luxury fashion brand called LUNA, which was inspired by astrology, positive thinking, ancient ideologies, and magic. [16] She collaborated with Milan-based footwear company Kerol D Milano in 2014, designing a 12-piece vegan capsule footwear collection featured in Elle Italia. [17] [18] [19]

In 2010, Kitching was one of the designers chosen to work with H&M for Designers Against AIDS. [20] Coco de Coeur, Kitching's former clothing line, was described by Nylon as "astonishing," earning comparisons to designs by Meadham Kirchhoff and Jeremy Scott. [21]

Energy healing and controversy

Kitching, the founder and CEO of Crystal Cactus, is a new age practitioner who does astrology reports, energy healing, crystal work, and readings for others. [22] In early 2013, Kitching created a line of new age crystal pendant jewelry, holistic spa treatments, and gifts that were sold in Urban Outfitters. [23] She also performs aura clearings and chakra and karma balancing. Public backlash came after Kitching's products were revealed to be purchased from Alibaba.

In February 2019, she became the centre of controversy when The Daily Dot detailed allegations of emotional abuse and fraud directed towards Kitching by a former employee. [24]

Personal life

Kitching was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. Kitching dated Panic! at the Disco's lead vocalist Brendon Urie in 2005. [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ryder, Caroline (September 23, 2012). "For Audrey Kitching, Success is So Weird". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "How Audrey Kitching in the Pink". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Audrey Kitching Behind the Scenes". Disfunkshion Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Dazed (August 22, 2017). "The original Myspace icon on why internet fame is a trap". Dazed. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "LAist Interview: Audrey Kitching". LAist. June 29, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Tomaszewski, Alexa. "Audrey Kitching". Glassbook Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ringmaster Jared Gold Debuts His Traveling Circus - Trade Talk". Apparelnews.net. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Irregular Choice Goes For Growth". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ jlh. "Audrey Kitching – Fur Is Dead! | peta2 Blog". Blog.peta2.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Audrey Kitching: Cruelty-Free Beauty". Peta2. July 25, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Win $250 with MissKL x Audrey Kitching". Karmaloop.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Studeman, Kristin Tice (April 29, 2014). "Now You Can Design Your Own Ray Bans". Elle.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ "PhotoVogue - Vogue". www.vogue.it. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Archive Tokyolux". Tokyolux.com. July 3, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Design Portfolio". February 13, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  16. ↑ Darwin, Liza (July 25, 2014). "Freebie Friday: Luna". Nylon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  17. ↑ Lewis, Jacquelyn. "Inside Blogger Audrey Kitching's Closet". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Kerol D Apparel".
  19. ↑ Donaldson, Alexandra (August 6, 2014). "Spotlight: Model and entrepreneur Audrey Kitching". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  20. ↑ Soccer, Marseille. "Audrey Kitching". Designers Against Aids. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ↑ "Why Crystal-Infused Products Literally Rock". June 28, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Urban Outfitters - Search: Crystal Cactus". UrbanOutfitters.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Audrey Kitching is a Myspace queen turned energy healer. Critics say she's also a fraud". The Daily Dot. February 19, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
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