Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes

Gabrielle Korn starts her professional life with all the right credentials. Prestigious college degree? Check. A loving, accepting family? Check. Instagram-worthy offices and a tight-knit group of friends? Check, check. Gabrielle's life seems to reach the crescendo of perfect when she gets named the youngest editor-in-chief in the history of one of fashion's most influential publication. Suddenly she's invited to the world's most epic parties, comped beautiful clothes & shoes from trendy designers, & asked to weigh in on everything from gay rights to lip gloss on one of the most influential digital platforms.

But behind the scenes,things are far from perfect. In fact, just a few months before landing her dream job, Gabrielle’s health & wellbeing are on the line, & her promotion to editor-in-chief becomes the ultimate test of strength. In this collection of inspirational & searing essays, Gabrielle reveals exactly what it’s truly like in the fashion world, trying to find love as a young lesbian in New York City, battling with anorexia, and trying not to lose herself in a mirage of women’s empowerment & Instagram perfection.

Through deeply personal essays, Gabrielle recounts her struggles to reconcile her long-held insecurities about her body while coming out in the era of The L Word, where swoon-worthy lesbians are portrayed as skinny, fashion-perfect, & power-hungry. She takes us with her everywhere from New York Fashion Week to the doctor’s office, revealing that the forces that try to keep women small are more pervasive than anyone wants to admit, especially in a world that’s been newly branded as woke.