Caroline Issa

Caroline Issa

I adore Caroline Issa! It's more than her striking Chinese, Lebanese and Iranian influenced beauty, and her enviable position in the front row of some of the most influential fashion shows in the world, but it is her entrepreneurial savviness and timeless style which intrigues me most.

Growing up in a very multi-cultural home, she has lived in Montreal, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, Singapore and London and is now the publisher and executive fashion director of London-based Tank magazine after retreating from a career in finance. I became familiar with Caroline through Garance Dore as they are good friends and she regularly features on her blog as well as Scott Schumann's The Sartorialist. She also graces the pages of notable magazines such as Vogue more and more as she becomes a pronounced figure in the industry.

Her signature tightly slicked chignon and red lip are marks of her timeless elegance. Always donning fashionable and flattering clothing, Caroline is never swayed by passing (sometimes questionable) trends, yet always manages to be trendy. It is a thin line to tread, and she seems to navigate it unfailingly.

In 2009, Caroline helped launch Because London, Tank magazine's digital affiliate mag which closely documents fashion and culture across the world - http://becauselondon.com/ - Take a look, its phenom!