Jenny Hall
CEO
- Age:
- Between 20 and 30
- Height:
- 5'6" (5'9" with heels)
- Eye Color:
- Greenish
- Status:
- Married
Our New Jersey girl is here to make certain you're addicted to Trendi. She had many long years of law school ahead of her when suddenly - after spending her textbook money on shoes...again - Jenny realized fashion was way more fun than court room drama. And she hasn't changed. To maximize her impulse buy ability, Jenny cleans out her closet once a month. She has less clothing, loves every stitch, and always leaves room for unexpected treasures. Put together. Down to earth. Equal parts business savvy and fashion forward. Her job at Trendi couldn't be more perfect.
Trendiest Item you own?
Well, it's more of a classic Item... I have black Kate Spade pumps from when she was first dabbling in shoes. They are gorgeous and have lasted me years.
Personal mentor, idol or guru?
No one specifically, but I admire anyone who has a dream and tries to make it a reality.
Manhattan or Hollywood?
Hollywood. It doesn't get cold!
Best birthday?
My birthday in 2005. I thought it'd be funny to dress up like it was prom with a bunch of friends and get a 1988 limo to drive us around.
Worst fashion faux pas?
My life between the ages 8 and 14 was a constant fashion faux pas. Perm, glasses, puffy paint...need I say more?
Kristoph Cichocki Romanov
CTO
- Age:
- 36
- Height:
- 6'
- Eye Color:
- Hazel
- Status:
- Married
Trendi's Chief Technical Officer has lived in 10 countries on 3 continents. Worldly, debonair and wicked smart. As a married man, Kristoph mostly uses his assets to charm computers in a special way. Nothing new! Flash back to twenty-four years ago… Little Kristoph was buying a Timex Sinclair 1000 with paper route money. He wrote and ran his first program in under a week. Now at Trendi, Kristophe "observes the stochastic behaviors of software systems and assembles these to bring forth an elegant confluence of form and function." But that's not all. He also plays mean game of darts.
Latest obsession?
Telling little stories about my 7 month old daughter.
Greatest adventure?
My ongoing quest for immortality.
Favorite thing about Seattle?
The rain.
Favorite "Famous Last Words"?
"It all works now."
Sky diving or scuba diving?
Sky diving... Because I always dream of flying.
Vivian Hua
Creative Director
- Age:
- 24
- Height:
- 5'1"
- Eye Color:
- Black
- Status:
- Nun
Born in New York. Raised in New Jersey and Northern California. Vivian embodies the best of both coasts. You can see it in her Trendi website designs: ultra classy, yet fully functional. (She also volunteers on recycling duty to keep the office eco-chic.) Vivian fancies the work of M. C. Escher, as well as Audrey Kawasaki's textural and sensual oil-on-wood paintings. She runs her own music and art magazine called REDEFINE. She is energy incarnate, slightly irreverent, and dreams of owning a monkey. We like Vivian.
How do you shop?
Fast, cheap, and non-adhering to any particular label.
Romantic comedy or tragicomedy?
I will have to opt for the tragic. Unless the movie is "Enchanted."
Personal Motto?
Lyrics for the Incubus tracks "Redefine" and "Make Yourself"! (Even though Incubus sucks now.)
Leather or lace?
I like both, but leather pants stick to your thighs when you're sweaty. Like in Friends...
If you could be on one reality TV show...
Two words: AMAZING RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summer Robinson
Communications Manager
- Age:
- 23
- Height:
- 5'7"
- Eye Color:
- Brown
- Alma Mater:
- Knox College
- Status:
- Divorced, dating, and daring!
Summer is modest and doesn't like to write about herself, but if she must - Summer is a wild genius who finds inspiration in all things out-of-the-way and eccentric. She is a California-born globetrotter with her eye on the literati of every nation. Wherever she goes, she manages to find some local author to lust after. (Current heartthrob: Patrick deWitt) Her job at Trendi consists of listening closely to the words of others, then stringing similar ones together in a way she hopes is sufficiently unrecognizable. Summer is a strange blend of optimism and sarcasm. Whoever you are, she will probably like you...unless you pun her name.
Favorite rainy day activity?
Puddles.
Worthiest charity?
I'd rather participate than donate, so I'm fixin' to microlend.
Best feature?
I wasted ten years thinking it was my cleavage, but now I know it's my delicately muscled back. Or maybe my legs, which are awesome. Put me in a boatneck backless mini dress and I'm a satisfied woman.
One trend that will never leave your closet?
Converse. Like my hair, I've tried almost every color you can imagine.
If you're so modest, why did you ask about your best feature?
No comment.