Editorial can shape public opinion on fashion and is a powerful influence on personal style.

Fashion vs. Style

Fashion in the News

Designer and Art Director at The New York Times and Condé Nast Publications

WHAT I LEARNED

Editorial reporting can influence the public’s sense of what’s fashionable, shaping personal style on a broad scale.

At The New York Times Magazine—and briefly at Condé Nast—I learned how editorial design shapes what people wear and desire. Designing for legendary fashion editor Carrie Donovan meant my photo selections could influence the fashion elite.

Carrie was a force—black heels, leather miniskirt, massive pearls, and her trademark black-rimmed glasses—mixing humor with authority as she advised top designers. Those 150 issues taught me that style isn’t just reported, it’s curated, and that insight continues to guide my work today.

Iconic Fashion Editor Carrie Donovan

Below are spreads from the hundreds of pages I worked on with Carrie, a few beauty pages with Linda Wells, who is now the editor of Allure Magazine, and some spreads from Woman Magazine.

While editorial work is typically about being objective, fashion reporting often reflects the editor’s own eye and opinion.