
Kelly Mellott
www.venuszine.com
22 years old
Chicago, IL
About me
And the Devil bubbled below the keel: “It’s human, but is it Art?”
—Rudyard Kipling
Fan of
my dog Bowie, movie theater popcorn, Michael Jackson, white tulips, painting, Patricia Field, ceramics, whiskey cokes, egg drop soup, tattoos, Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue, The Cure, Berlin, raspberries, Anna Sui, knowing everything about serial killers, writing, Heatherette, Jamba Juice “Cold Buster”, Pittsburgh, Cruelty-free products, Betsey Johnson, Right in the Family Jewels, street punk, Berlin fashion, Carrie Bradshaw, Sabrina Ward Harrison
Projects
Features Editor for Echo Magazine, freelance writing and styling
Articles by Kelly Mellott
Second City Style
Issue #36
3 up-and-coming Chicago designers to watch
SXSW08: Style Idols
Our fashion writer finds some of the fest's most interesting looks
Rock Her Style: Kate Jackson
Issue #34
The Long Blondes’ frontwoman mixes the past with the present
One person’s trash, another person’s business
Issue #34
Internet vintage entrepreneurs dish out tricks and tips on setting up good shop
Trend Watch: Retro Rambo
Issue #33
You don’t have to be in an action movie to flaunt forehead fashion (continued from Venus Zine’s fall 2007 issue)
Rock Her Style: Amy Winehouse
Issue #33
Her style doesn't have to go to rehab either. No, no, no.
Ships ahoy!
Issue #33
Sail away with these tattoo-inspired accessories
Soni & Cindy
Issue #33
Sibling rivalry is no issue for these NYC fashion forces
Three days I’ll never forget
I lived and breathed Lollapalooza 2007 from morning to night and lived to tell the festival’s glory
Trend Watch: Hip-hop hooray
Issue #32
Sorry Nas, hip-hop isn’t dead. And it’s looking better than ever.
Don’t Be Cruel
Issue #32
We sampled dozens of household products that don’t test on animals — and these are the standouts
These shoes were made for streetwalking
Issue #32
With her Aphrodite Project, artist Norene Leddy uses GPS technology to create shoes that allow sex workers to protect themselves
Bling it on!
Issue #32
These necklaces are a little bit gangsta and a little bit rocknroll
Claw Money
Issue #32
The graffiti artist–turned–street-wear designer is a modern-day renaissance woman
Claw Money
Issue #32
From graffiti artist to fashion editor to author, the street-wear designer is a modern-day renaissance woman
The E-Famers
Issue #31
Has MySpace created another medium for stars to be born? Meet some of the social networking site’s brightest, new VIPs.
Life takes a visa
Issue #31
Post 9/11 immigration policies are tougher than ever, but is the United States doing itself more harm by denying visas to foreign artists?
Fuel for thought
Issue #31
Used as an alternative to gasoline, Piebald says using vegetable oil is like ‘liquid gold’
Almost Famous with … My Brightest Diamond
If Shara Worden didn’t believe in Santa before she spent her day with us in Chicago, she does now
Almost Famous ... with Ladytron
The British group keeps us on our toes during their day in Chicago with a record-shopping binge, a champagne celebration, and a full-on dance party with tour mates CSS
Me So Horny
Issue #30
A scientific experiment in aphrodisiacs
Record shopping with Ladytron
Issue #30
The British quartet gets Physical on their vinyl shopping spree
‘It’s Happiness’ review
This indie-documentry proves that polka isn’t just for dweebs and old people
Almost Famous … with Minus the Bear
A day on tour full of laughs, drinks, and plenty of great music
Almost Famous … with the Spill Canvas
After spending a day with the band, we got an insider’s look at touring from down time to performance time
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The truth about the Steel City with a heart of black and gold























