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Posted Sep. 21, 2007,
Reality Bites: JanJay & Tina from The Fashionista Diaries
By Blaire Huntley
The revolution will be accessorized! Or so exclaims the posters all over the city promoting the Fashionista Diaries, the hit SOAPnet show that follows six eager assistants around New York as they try and make a name for themselves in the publishing and fashion/beauty PR industries. JanJay Sherman and Tina Patient are the two loveable assistants working with FLIRT! Cosmetics. PAPERMAG sat down with the diverse pair and talked boys, Fashion Week and Nicole from Queens.
JANJAY SHERMAN
Blaire Huntley: What’s changed since you’ve started the show?
JanJay Sherman: Oh my gosh, there’s so much that’s changed. Ever since I started the show, I definitely feel like professionally I’ve grown. I’ve learned a lot about this industry that I did not know. Initially I wanted to do fashion PR, but the transition from fashion to beauty has been an awesome influence and I’ve found that I have strengths that I didn’t even know that I had. I also feel like I’ve made amazing friends along the way. I feel like everyone -- you know, even though we have our differences and we’re all so different personality-wise -- we’re all rooting for each other. I get recognized all the time, which is definitely odd for me. People are like, “Oh my god! JanJay!” and I’m looking at them like, “Me?” So, I mean, it’s changed in a lot of aspects, but it’s been all positive changes.