March 7th, 2026
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Want To Edit A Fashion Magazine? You’ll Need A Newsletter To Do That.
Long gone are the days when editing a fashion magazine was the sum of the job. We saw Anna in the office and in photos from shows and events—but a newsletter of her favorite products and vacation pics? Unthinkable. Today’s EICs share everything: outfits, styling tips, family holiday snaps, travel guides, beauty must-haves, even gym selfies. Personal life content is now required for the role.
Honestly, I just wish they would do what they were hired to do and leave the personal stuff alone. Social media is a double edged sword.
Pony haired coat!❤️
Totally agree with comment by Trish. Personal stuff, pics with kids, etc should be left personal.
I enjoy tips like this, but how do they find the time??
I actually like the glimpse inside the personal lives of these editors beyond the letters that appear in the magazines. If the newsletters are not your cup of tea, delete without reading!
I also agree with Trish. At some point, this is just enormous self-promotion. Suddenly, everyone is famous, everyone has been everywhere, everyone discovered something first, everyone looks the most fabulous . . . who has time to consume all of this? My feeling is that if the magazine itself is first-rate, we wouldn’t need to run a second storyline on the editor. (You know a movie is lacking when the music overwhelms the script).
I am retired, so my time is my own. I still don’t have time to watch all of the streaming series, listen to all the podcasts, read all of the books that I want to, read all of the news analysis available. But…that doesn’t mean I think all of that shouldn’t be available! I enjoy reading KIC so I make the time…I apply the same principle to monthly newsletters. If I am not interested, I ignore them.
Anything that can be photographed can also be sold and all of these editors are selling the narratives of their lives. As readers, we can make the time to buy them or not.
I love Samira’s newsletter. I find it helpful just like KIC. I didn’t realise that the other editors have their own newsletter too. Thanks for more good info from KIC.
I’d read Diana Vreeland’s newsletter.