Vanessa Friedman | |
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![]() Friedman in June 2011 | |
Born | Vanessa Victoria Friedman 1967 (age 57–58) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
David Stewart (m. 1996) |
Children | 3 |
Parent | Stephen J. Friedman (father) |
Vanessa Victoria Friedman (born December 4, 1967)[1] is an American fashion journalist who has been the fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times since 2014. She previously worked at other publications, including the Financial Times, The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair.
Immediately preceding her appointment at the Financial Times, Friedman was the features and fashion features editor of InStyle, when the title was launched in the UK in 2000. Prior to this, she was an arts contributor for The Economist and the European editor-at-large for US Elle.[2]