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Sebastian Ritscher
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MITFORD AT THE FASHION ZOO

Donald Robertson

Mitford is a giraffe. But not your everyday, live-on-the-savannah giraffe. Mitford lives in the city. But not your everyday, filled-with-people city. This city is filled with animals. Animals who like to dress up, especially the animals who work at COVER magazine. Mitford would do ANYTHING to work there. But first Mitford must prove himself. Can Mitford survive the Fashion Zoo?!
Since Mitford was a small giraffe, he has loved fashion. And he has always, always, always wanted to work at Cover magazine. Who wouldn’t want to see all those wonderful clothes before they appeared in his favorite magazine? And who wouldn’t to work for the most famous editor in fashion, Panda Wintour?? When Mitford gets his chance, he has ONE WEEK to prove that he’s Panda’s perfect assistant. But when one fashion designer after another, from Zac Possum to Shark Jacobs, have fashion emergencies, will Fashion Week come crashing down over Mitford’s long neck?

Donald Robertson is the creative director at Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, was a founder of MAC Cosmetics, and has worked at Conde Nast. His fashion illustrations have over 90,000 followers on Instagram (under “Donald Drawbertson”). After creating Mitford the giraffe on a whim, the bespectacled character quickly gained a following on Instagram. And J. Crew put Mitford on a series of t-shirts this year, which quickly sold out and they’ve gone back for more. Donald is outgoing and knows pretty much everyone in the fashion industry. He’s planning to promote Mitford at the Fashion Zoo at next fall’s Fashion Week.
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Published 2015-08-11 by Viking Children's Books

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Published 2015-08-11 by Viking Children's Books

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I really love that giraffe… I would definitely be interested in playing Mitford when the inevitable movie comes out.

It’s at once a gentle satire of the fashion world and story intended to inspire kids to stay positive and follow their dreams.

Bustle has exclusively revealed art spreads from MITFORD AT THE FASHION ZOO, along with an interview with author/artist Donald Robertson! ..."a picture book even grown-up readers with an eye for style will want on their bookshelves"...

AUS: Penguin AUS

Robertson and his witty Insta-artworks have charmed everyone from the fashion set to the A-list crowd… Since his humble baby beginnings on Instagram, Mitford has gone on to grace J. Crew’s kids tees and more recently, the walls at French boutique Colette during Paris Fashion Week, and now, he’s getting his very own book: Mitford at the Fashion Zoo.

Sassy and inspiringly drawn: a funny, captivating treat for the eyes and imagination.

Amazon Best Book of the Month, August 2015

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