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Vanessa Friedman has been fashion editor of the FT since 2002. She is the first person to hold the post. She writes a weekly column on style, edits the Business of Fashion supplements, and helped coordinate the FT’s Business of Luxury conference.
Prior to joining the FT, she was the features/fashion features director for the launch of UK In Style, and contributed regularly to The Economist, The New Yorker, Vogue, and Entertainment Weekly. - -
Girls (and bags) on film
As luxury brands eagerly take part in the promotional hype surrounding the ‘Sex and the City’ movie, Vanessa Friedman asks if big-screen product placement can still sell heels and handbags during a downturn
A superhero of a certain age
Vanessa Friedman says the Costume Institute gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art answers the question: once you hit middle-life, what does it mean to dress your age?
Ken and Boris: men in suits
The clothes of the mayoral candidates have acted as a form of subliminal outreach, telegraphing their kinship with segments of the electorate, writes Vanessa Friedman
The heiress’s old clothes
As she prepares to auction much of her extraordinary wardrobe, Daphne Guinness is shedding her past and – finally – growing up, writes Vanessa Friedman
When transparency leads to trouble
As turmoil in the financial world puts pressure for businesses to be see-through, fashion is already leading the charge, writes Vanessa Friedman
The importance of casting the right clothes
‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ proves that in film, the one thing more important than the plot is the girl – and her wardrobe, writes Vanessa Friedman
Statement-making and style: not a sartorial match
The world of high fashion is reluctant to display any political leanings for fear of driving away luxury consumers and opening themselves to attack, writes Vanessa Friedman
How Carla revived Camelot
It no surprise that Sarkozy’s spouse is using fashion to reinforce Kennedy associations, writes Vanessa Friedman
Shopping for absolution
As this year’s autumn/fall fashion shows coincide with Lent, it is hard not to feel some unease and even guilt. Vanessa Friedman suggests some buys to pacify one’s conscience
Is the art world still in fashion?
The absence of artists in the Best-Dressed List 2008 is surprising considering fashion’s love affair with the art world ever since the millenium, writes Vanessa Friedman
