Joe Zee

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Joe Zee
Born (1968-11-23) November 23, 1968 (age 54)
Hong Kong
Occupation
  • Stylist, journalist, producer
SpouseRob Younkers

Joe Zee (born November 23, 1968) [1] is a Hong Kong-born Canadian fashion stylist, journalist, and producer, known for Entertainment Tonight (1981), FABLife (2015) and Celebrity Style Story (2012). Zee served as creative director of Elle for seven years. [2] He became editor-in-chief and executive creative officer of Yahoo! Style in April 2014. [3] [4] He resigned from Yahoo in June 2017. [5]

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Career

In the mid-1990s, Zee met stylist Lori Goldstein at an Allure party, and soon became her assistant. [6]

He was described in a New York Times profile as a leader in the mass market and digital transformation of fashion: "a chatty and approachable ambassador of fashion who has aggressively thrust himself in front of hoi polloi using Twitter, blogs, v-logs and—most visibly—television." [7]

Zee hosts All on the Line, a fashion series on the Sundance Channel. In each episode, Zee acts as a business consultant to a designer who is struggling. [8]

Zee was a recurring character as boss of the reality series The City . He has also appeared on episodes of Ugly Betty, Mistresses, and General Hospital as himself. He was one of the co-hosts of the ABC daytime talk show The Fab Life.

Zee has worked with notable photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Juergen Teller and Patrick Demarchelier. [9]

In 2010, he made an appearance on Gossip Girl as himself. In 2015, he released his book That's What Fashion Is: Lessons and Stories from My Nonstop, Mostly Glamorous Life in Style. [10]

In 2016, he was one of the guest judges in the final of Miss USA 2016 in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[ citation needed ]In 2015, he released his book That's What Fashion Is: Lessons and Stories from My Nonstop, Mostly Glamorous Life in Style. [11]

Personal life

Zee is married to Rob Younkers, host of Logo TV's Secret Guide to Fabulous. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Daily Celebrates Joe Zee's Birthday". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17.
  2. ↑ Clehane, Diane. "So What Do You Do, Joe Zee, Creative Director, Elle?". MediaBistro. MediaBistro Inc. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Duggan, Leeann. "Joe Zee Leaves Elle For Yahoo". Refinery 29. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Steigrad, Alexandra (April 14, 2014). "Joe Zee Exiting Hearst to Join Yahoo". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bobila, Maria. "Joe Zee Is Out at Yahoo Style". Fashionista. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Career Timeline: Lori Goldstein". School of Style Blog.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Williams, Alex (March 16, 2011). "Fashion's Ambassador: Joe Zee". The New York Times.
  8. ↑ Feiereisen, Sharon (2011-03-29). "Joe Zee is Back with New Reality TV Show". The Fashion Spot. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  9. ↑ "Joe Zee BoF 500 the People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". business of fashion.
  10. ↑ Zee, Joe (2015). That's What Fashion Is: Lessons and Stories From My Nonstop, Mostly Glamorous Life in Style (First ed.). New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN   9781250042941. OCLC   910073110.
  11. ↑ Zee, Joe (2015). That's What Fashion Is: Lessons and Stories From My Nonstop, Mostly Glamorous Life in Style (First ed.). New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN   9781250042941. OCLC   910073110.
  12. ↑ "Joe Zee and Rob Younkers Are Engaged!". People. December 4, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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