By Marielle Bobo, Executive Director, Style & Special Projects
A publishing industry veteran with over 17 years of fashion and beauty media experience, Marielle Bobo is the Executive Director of Style & Special Projects for Interactive One. Widely known as a masterful creative director, Bobo joins iOne from EBONY Magazine, where, as Fashion & Beauty Director, she oversaw fashion and beauty coverage, including creative direction and styling for celebrity cover shoots and trend features.
Bobo began her impressive career as an agent at Wilhelmina Models. She soon transitioned to Allure magazine as a market editor covering accessories and fashion. Later, Bobo joined the style department at Hearst Magazine’s CosmoGirl and would go on to lend her expertise to Essence, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), Vanity Fair, Glamour and Harper’s Bazaar.
Marielle has appeared on various television outlets including ABC’s Good Morning America, NBC’s The Today Show and CBS’ Entertainment Tonight. In 2015, she was invited to the White House among an esteemed group of fashion luminaries to participate in Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Fashion Education Workshop. Later that year, she was named one of Hello Beautiful’s 30 Most Powerful Black Women in Fashion.
PUMA and graffiti artist Bradley Theodore reunited for a follow-up to their 50th Anniversary capsule collection. Debuted last week during Art Basel, the 23-piece lineup hits stores on January 12th. This time around, the creative used hand-painted hearts, skulls and hashtags to reference today’s social-media-obsessed landscape.
Hand-painted graphics, brushstrokes and color blocking is featured throughout the collection, with his signature skull icon featured on sneakers. Four new styles—the PUMA Thunder Bradley Theodore, PUMA Capri Bradley Theodore, PUMA Basket Mid Bradley Theodore, and PUMA Clyde Bradley Theodore feature the words ‘CREATIVITY IS CULTURE,’ ‘NEW YORK’ and a debossed ‘BRADLEY THEODORE’ signature on the side.
There’s also a full apparel and accessories lineup, including a reversible bomber, hats, assorted tees and track pants. You can cop the complete PUMA x Bradley Theodore collection beginning January 12th on PUMA.com and select retailers worldwide. Take a closer look below.