We’re delighted to announce that New York Times Wedding Staff Editor Anthony (Tony) Rotunno has joined our Styles as Fashion News Editor. He will focus on expanding the section’s service journalism, as well as its coverage of design, trends and the ways that fashion and style travel from the catwalk to our everyday lives on the street and at home.
Since joining The Times last year, Tony has overseen articles on fashion designer Rosie Assoulin’s debut bridal collection, off-the-beaten-path vintage shops and a new group of tastemakers who have found inspiration in Shakers. His instinct to take the cultural temperature ranged from yelling that Scottsdale, Arizona, had become a destination for single-girl debauchery, to noticing that cannibalism was having a moment. He also helped start a new column for Styles, All Consuming, about the green shopping trends taking over our social media and demanding to be identified.
Prior to joining The Times, Tony served as a senior editor for the Strategist section and website of New York magazine, and as editor-in-chief of the Brooklyn Paper, where his work earned him a first-place award for headline writing. from New York Press. Association. Before that, he co-founded The Thick, a digital-only media brand for which he interviewed fashion figures like Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber; Hood By Air founder Shayne Oliver; and Laurie Lynn Stark of Chrome Hearts. (After its launch, The Thick and its parent company The Wall Group were acquired by Endeavour.)
Tony has also held positions at Departures, where he worked with the magazine’s long-time editor Richard David Story, and Vanity Fair, where he served as executive assistant to former magazine editor Graydon Carter. From both men, he gained an understanding of the finer things—tailored suits, fancy watches, anything vicuña—and the knowledge that he can rarely afford them.
“I’m excited and honored to join the team of editors and writers who inform Times readers about the ins and outs, the ups and downs of fashion,” said Tony. “Especially now, as an industry known for its gatekeepers is showing real signs of democratization.”
Please join us in welcoming Tony to his new role.
— Wake
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