A fashion editor is a person that supervises the process of creating, developing and presenting content for the fashion department of a magazine, Web site, newspaper or television program.
The work of a fashion editor can be quite varied and may hold several responsibilities. Typical work includes supervising other editors and writers, writing or editing articles themselves, formulating and styling fashion photo shoots, choosing photos for publication, choosing fashion items and trends for publication, researching trends in the fashion industry and networking with industry professionals including photographers, designers and public relations professionals.
This is a list of notable fashion editors.
| Name | Publication | Country | Title | Years | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solange d'Ayen[1] [2] | France | fashion editor | 1920s-1940s | www.vogue.com | ||
| United States | 1963-1971 | www.vogue.com | ||||
| United States | 1988-current | www.vogue.com | ||||
| United States | 1988-current | www.vogue.com | ||||
| Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert | Vogue (magazine) | Japan | fashion editor | present | www.vogue.co.jp | |
| Harper's Bazaar | United States | 2001-current | www.harpersbazaar.com | |||
| Elle (magazine) | United States | 2007-2017 | www.elle.com | |||
| Teen Vogue | United States | 2002-2016 | www.teenvogue.com | |||
| Alexandra Shulman | Vogue (magazine) | United Kingdom | editor-in-chief | 1992-2017 | www.vogue.co.uk | |
| Babs Simpson[3] | Vogue (magazine) | United States | fashion editor | 1947-1972 | www.vogue.com | |
| Patricia Peterson[4] | The New York Times | United States | fashion editor | 1957-1977 | www.nytimes.com |