Kelly O'Reilly is a freelance writer, blogger and PR consultant based in Brooklyn, NY. Her stories have ranged from books to bicycles, fashion and parties to food, weddings, design and celebrities for publications including Nylon, New York, Daily Candy and Thrillist. Her blog, the string, covers diversions, design and style on a shoestring budget. In addition, Kelly provides PR strategy and copy for an eclectic array of non-profit organizations and small businesses dealing in travel, culinary, wellness, nutrition and fashion. Her hero is her father, and others like him, all of whom may be supported via the Leary Firefighters Association.

Blog Entries by Kelly O'Reilly

Rockstar Crafts: the new face of the DIY life.

Posted June 21, 2009 | 04:44 PM (EST)


As illuminated earlier this year by the fascinating book and subsequent documentary, Handmade Nation, the world of DIY crafting is undergoing a timely revolution. It's a movement that's thrived in meccas like Brooklyn, San Francisco, Portland, OR and elsewhere for many years, but with thrift going mainstream,...

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Women dress for other women

2 Comments | Posted June 21, 2009 | 03:43 PM (EST)


I was floored by Ali Larter's outfit the other night at the Whitney Museum's Young Contemporaries Auction benefit. Here is a bombshell blond, with scrubbed-clean, peaches-and-cream makeup, yet exuding the dark sophistication of New York's fashion elite - in a tiny, body hugger by Herve Leger and a decolletage draw...

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Lucky First Lady

2 Comments | Posted May 11, 2009 | 08:57 PM (EST)


Just as the Michelle-a-Porter wardrobe watch approaches a fever pitch, Lucky Magazine throws some kindling on the fire with the new weekly online feature, Shop the Look: Michelle Obama.

Tempting enough that Mrs. O shops at the stores of the (quasi) common man like J. Crew, now...

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Skate Cayman brings Skateboarding from sub- to sun-culture.

Posted April 22, 2009 | 12:41 PM (EST)


Whether your perception of skateboarding revolves around adherence to a die-hard subculture, vaguely dangerous rebellion or, I don't know, that heartbreakingly adorable idea of the skater boy, it's probably an incomplete notion of the sport.

With the number of kids skateboarding in the U.S. eclipsing the 12 million mark, skateboarding...

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Condoms Rising

Posted March 24, 2009 | 10:50 PM (EST)


If only these had been around for your extremely sensitive, focused-on-the-perfect-moment college boyfriend, then everyone would have been happy.

LifeStyles is set to unveil its newest model this month- the latex-free, microscopically thin LifeStyles SKYN condom that, according to trial users (how does one get that gig, by...

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GenArt Film Festival

Posted February 17, 2009 | 04:33 PM (EST)


Recently, I overheard two teenagers discussing film festivals after the topic of Sundance had come up.

Adolescent #1: "What do they even mean, film festival?"

Adolescent #2: "It's this thing where celebrities go skiing and have parties outside of Hollywood."

A1: "So why is it called a film festival?"

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Burton Tapped to Design Uniforms for the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Team

Posted February 2, 2009 | 02:48 PM (EST)


In the spirit of full disclosure, I can in no way claim to be a rider. Sure, I've gone snowboarding a number of times in my life, but I lacked the requirements of this enigmatic sport (in addition to actual skill): the inherent cool that mashes up laid-back prowess with...

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Martha Stewart's Cooking School

Posted November 7, 2008 | 04:36 PM (EST)


Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook dropped this week, providing a much-needed little pocket of fresh air. With her typically gentle, informative tone, Stewart draws on the inspiration of a beloved elementary school teacher to present to her loyal followers her first step-by-step how-to manual...

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