Fashion journalism
Fashion journalism reports, critiques, and comments on clothing, designers, trends, and the fashion industry through print and digital media.
Fashion magazine: A periodical devoted to clothing, style, beauty, and related cultural subjects. Magazine features and editorials are longstanding formats for fashion reporting and criticism.
La Gazette du Bon Ton: A French luxury fashion magazine published from 1912 to 1925, known for its fashion illustrations. Its lavish illustrations helped establish fashion magazines as visual cultural publications.
Anna Wintour: A British-American journalist and editor who has led American Vogue since 1988. Her editorial influence illustrates the power of magazine leadership in fashion journalism.
Fashion public relations: The communication work through which fashion brands manage publicity and relationships with media. Publicists supply access and information, while journalists retain responsibility for independent reporting.
Fashion system: The network of designers, manufacturers, retailers, media, consumers, and institutions that produces and circulates fashion. Journalism is one of the institutions that shapes attention and authority across this network.
Fashion photography: Photography that presents clothing, accessories, models, and fashion imagery. Images carry fashion stories and can shape how clothing is interpreted.
Vogue: An American fashion and lifestyle magazine founded in 1892. Its expansion into a leading international title helped define modern fashion journalism.
Suzy Menkes: A British fashion journalist and critic known for decades of runway reporting. Her reviews and reporting helped make fashion criticism a prominent international beat.
Fashion advertising: Paid promotion of fashion products, brands, or services through media and other channels. Advertising promotes a client, whereas journalism reports or evaluates fashion for its audience.
Fashion trend: A temporary direction in clothing, styling, or consumer taste adopted by a group. Reports and images can amplify emerging styles and help make them recognizable as trends.