Vanessa Friedman
Fashion writer
Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times, is acclaimed for her direct, pragmatic approach to the industry and her incisive commentary on fashion's role in society. Friedman previously was fashion editor of the Financial Times and the features and fashion features editor at InStyle magazine. Prior to this, she was an arts contributor for The Economist and the European editor-at-large for ELLE magazine. Her commentary has been published in Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly and other publications.
A graduate of Princeton University, Friedman lives in New York City.