Lucy Sykes

Lucy Sykes has worked in the fashion world as a stylist, fashion editor, and fashion director. For six years Lucy was the fashion director at Marie Claire magazine, and was most recently fashion director for Rent the Runway. Lucy lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

MFOB FEATURED BOOK: Fitness Junkie

When Janey Sweet, CEO of a wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin—the lovechild of a brioche and a muffin—her best friend and business partner, Beau, gives her an ultimatum: lose 30 pounds or lose your job. Through clay diets, naked yoga, green juice, and cultish workout classes, Janey attempts to win back her career, save her best friend, fall in love, and lose the weight. A hilarious send-up of the health and wellness industry, Janey’s story delves into the absurd landscape of our weight-obsessed culture.

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