Charlie Porter (journalist)

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Charlie Porter
Born1973 [1]
Occupation(s)Fashion journalist, editor, blogger.
Years active1996–present
Website charlieporter.net

Charlie Porter is a British fashion journalist.

As he could not afford to study fashion journalism at Central Saint Martins, Porter became a researcher for The Daily Express in the mid-1990s. [2] [3] He eventually became an arts reporter, as commissioning editor for The Times and arts editor for Esquire . [2] His first fashion-related post was as deputy fashion editor for The Guardian in 2000. [2] [4] Following this, Porter became an associate editor for GQ and deputy editor for the Amsterdam-based magazine Fantastic Man . [2] By 2012, Porter had become a freelance journalist and also dedicated himself to fashion blogging. [5] As of 2014, Porter writes for The Financial Times as their menswear critic. [2] He has also contributed to i-D . [6] He has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time. [7]

As a representative of The Guardian and GQ, Porter was the journalist invited to choose the most representative looks for 2005 for the Fashion Museum, Bath's Dress of the Year collection. He chose a man's suit by Thom Browne and a green faille dress by Alber Elbaz for Lanvin. [8] He is openly gay. [9]

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References

  1. Porter, Charlie (17 August 2012). "At the age of 37, you needn't start dressing like J*r*my Cl*rks*n". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2016. I am 38.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bradford, Julie (2014). Fashion Journalism. Routledge. p. 25. ISBN   9781136475368.
  3. Dembinska, Natalie (3 August 2011). "Charlie Porter - The Men". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. Sandran, Aravin (13 September 2015). "Conversations with a Critic: Charlie Porter". 1 Granary. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. Bradford, Julie (2014). Fashion Journalism. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN   9781136475368.
  6. "Style Mixtape: Charlie Porter". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. Siddall, Liv (11 August 2012). "Bookshelf: Fashion's favourite blogger Charlie Porter on Snoopy, Ulysses, and the science of the suit..." It's Nice That. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. Porter, Charlie (3 December 2005). "Top of the frocks". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. AnOther (17 August 2023). "Charlie Porter on the Joys of Writing in His East London Home". AnOther. Retrieved 28 December 2023.