Fashion Writing: A Primer - Paperback

by Claudia Manley (Author), Abi Slone (Author)

Acting as a comprehensive primer for the field of fashion writing, this book provides an accessible entry point for readers from diverse backgrounds, giving them a clear understanding of the intricacies of fashion writing, the outlets in which it appears, and the possibilities beyond the page.

Fashion Writing: A Primer lays out a framework for various types of fashion writing (runway and trend reports, service pieces, features, and more), while offering students a solid foundation of fashion history, cultural touchstones, common fashion terminology, and contemporary issues affecting the fashion industry today. Featuring interviews with current fashion journalists, such as Robin Givhan, Sarah Mower, Charlie Porter, and Amanda Winnie Kabuiku, as well as annotated bibliographies centred on the themes of each chapter, this book delivers fashion writing essentials for anyone interested in the field. Readers will come away aware of the many influences on the fashion world, helping them establish credibility as a fashion writer.

Covering both print and online outlets, this is a valuable text for students with an interest in fashion communication, journalism, and fashion media, as well as early career fashion professionals looking for a complete guide to the industry.

Author Biography

Claudia B. Manley has been a university lecturer for over 15 years at Western University in London, Ontario (Canada) and has published in both fashion writing and literary fiction.

Abi Slone is an editor and writer whose credits include The Globe and Mail, Architectural Digest and the CBC and curating the Isabella Blow and Daphne Guinness fashion installation, "Fashion Blows."