Audrey Kitching
{{short description|American journalist}}
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| birth_place = Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
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- designer
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- blogger
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Audrey Lynn Kitching (born July 26, 1985) is an American fashion blogger, model, and fashion designer.{{cite news |date=23 September 2012 |title=How Audrey Kitching in the Pink |url=http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-kitching-side-20120923,0,4231166.story |accessdate=2014-05-21 |work=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite web |title=Audrey Kitching Behind the Scenes |url=http://dfsmag.com/audrey-kitching-behind-the-scenes/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521220655/http://dfsmag.com/audrey-kitching-behind-the-scenes/ |archive-date=2014-05-21 |accessdate=2014-05-21 |work=Disfunkshion Magazine}} In the 2000s, she was considered a Scene Queen from gaining popularity on the sites MySpace and LiveJournal.{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2017-08-22 |title=The original Myspace icon on why internet fame is a trap |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/37127/1/audrey-kitching-myspace-original-internet-icon-interview |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Dazed |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2007-06-29 |title=LAist Interview: Audrey Kitching |url=https://laist.com/news/laist-interview-12 |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=LAist |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.glass-book.com/v2/audrey-kitching/|work=Glassbook Magazine|title=Audrey Kitching|author=Tomaszewski, Alexa|accessdate=2014-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521221851/http://www.glass-book.com/v2/audrey-kitching/|archive-date=2014-05-21|url-status=dead}}
She has been a spokesmodel for designer Jared Gold,{{cite web |url=http://www.apparelnews.net/blog/detail?id=302 |title=Ringmaster Jared Gold Debuts His Traveling Circus - Trade Talk |publisher=Apparelnews.net |accessdate=2011-09-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725225113/http://www.apparelnews.net/blog/detail?id=302 |archivedate=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} the British shoe company Irregular Choice,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-xpm-2012-sep-23-la-ig-audrey-kitching-20120923-story.html|title=For Audrey Kitching, Success is So Weird|author=Ryder, Caroline|work=Los Angeles Times|date=23 September 2012 |access-date=2014-05-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/markets/irregular-choice-goes-for-growth-6007109?module=hp-fn|title=Irregular Choice Goes For Growth|work=Women's Wear Daily|accessdate=2014-05-21}} the Italian shoe brand Kerol D, and Kohl's Vera Wang. 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.{{cite web|author=jlh |url=http://blog.peta2.com/2008/03/audrey_kitching_fur_is_dead.html |title=Audrey Kitching – Fur Is Dead! | peta2 Blog |publisher=Blog.peta2.com |accessdate=2011-09-03| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722210613/http://blog.peta2.com/2008/03/audrey_kitching_fur_is_dead.html| archivedate= 22 July 2011 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.peta2.com/heroes/audrey-kitching-cruelty-free-beauty-2/|title=Audrey Kitching: Cruelty-Free Beauty|work=Peta2|date=25 July 2012 |accessdate=2014-05-21}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.karmaloop.com/contest/nyfw-2014-audrey-kitching|title=Win $250 with MissKL x Audrey Kitching|website=Karmaloop.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214094101/http://www.karmaloop.com/contest/nyfw-2014-audrey-kitching|archive-date=2014-02-14|accessdate=2014-05-21}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/news/fashion-accessories/ray-ban-remix-custom-sunglasses|title=Now You Can Design Your Own Ray Bans|work=Elle.com|author=Studeman, Kristin Tice|date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=2014-05-21}} She has also appeared in Vogue Italia.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/e282db57-700e-4732-80fc-ee2a4fa3ae8b/Image|title=PhotoVogue - Vogue|website=www.vogue.it|accessdate=2 November 2017}}
= Blogging =
Kitching was a style editor for SpinMedia's now-defunct social media and pop culture website Buzznet, working with the company for over 6 years since they first found her LiveJournal blog in 2006. 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. 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.
= 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,{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603102229/http://www.tokyolux.com/ |title=Archive Tokyolux|work=Tokyolux.com|date=3 July 2012 |accessdate=2014-08-11}} Coco De Coeur, and Audrey Kitching LA.{{cite web|url=https://www.miseducated.com/portfolio/fashion-product-design/ |title=Design Portfolio|date=13 Feb 2024 |accessdate=2014-08-11}} She later started an organic, fair trade luxury fashion brand called LUNA, which was inspired by astrology, positive thinking, ancient ideologies, and magic.{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/audrey-kitching-luna |title=Freebie Friday: Luna|work=Nylon.com|author=Darwin, Liza|date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=2014-08-11}} She collaborated with Milan-based footwear company Kerol D Milano in 2014, designing a 12-piece vegan capsule footwear collection featured in Elle Italia.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/people/inside-blogger-audrey-kitchings-closet-6977559|title=Inside Blogger Audrey Kitching's Closet|author=Lewis, Jacquelyn|work=Women's Wear Daily|accessdate=2014-05-21}}{{cite web|url=http://keroldapparel.com/elle-italia-september-2014/elle-italia-september-2014/|title=Kerol D Apparel}}{{cite web|url=https://www.canadianliving.com/blogs/style/2014/08/06/spotlight-model-and-entrepreneur-audrey-kitching/ |accessdate=2014-08-22 |title=Spotlight: Model and entrepreneur Audrey Kitching |author=Donaldson, Alexandra |date=2014-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213955/https://www.canadianliving.com/blogs/style/2014/08/06/spotlight-model-and-entrepreneur-audrey-kitching/ |archivedate=2014-08-12 }}
In 2010, Kitching was one of the designers chosen to work with H&M for Designers Against AIDS.{{cite web|last=Soccer |first=Marseille |url=http://www.designersagainstaids.com/friends_of_daa/item/audrey_kitching/ |title=Audrey Kitching |publisher=Designers Against Aids |date= |accessdate=2011-09-03}} Coco de Coeur, Kitching's former clothing line, was described by Nylon as "astonishing," earning comparisons to designs by Meadham Kirchhoff and Jeremy Scott.{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8206 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709154838/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=8206 |archive-date=2012-07-09 |access-date=2012-07-03}}
= 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2016/06/crystal-infused-beauty-products.html|title=Why Crystal-Infused Products Literally Rock|date=28 June 2016 |access-date=2016-07-11}} In early 2013, Kitching created a line of new age crystal pendant jewelry, holistic spa treatments, and gifts that were sold in Urban Outfitters.{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/search.jsp?q=crystal+cactus#/|title=Urban Outfitters - Search: Crystal Cactus|work=UrbanOutfitters.com|accessdate=2016-04-17}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-19 |title=Audrey Kitching is a Myspace queen turned energy healer. Critics say she's also a fraud |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/audrey-kitching-fraud/ |access-date=2019-05-05 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en}}
Personal life
Kitching was born in Collingswood, New Jersey. Kitching dated Panic! at the Disco's lead vocalist Brendon Urie in 2005.
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