Editor, Writer, Consultant
Tara Donaldson is a writer and editor covering fashion and its supply chain, jewelry and culture. She is the former executive editor of WWD and editorial director of Sourcing Journal, and her work explores style as authorship, identity and cultural expression beyond trends and runways. She is the co-author of Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture.
With an editor’s eye and a storyteller’s curiosity, she looks past the obvious to craft narratives that resonate—across industries, mediums and audiences. Find out more.
Selected Works
I explore style as cultural language, as an intersection of history and identity. I’ve covered the business of style and luxury for more than a decade. I have managed a digital newsroom, covering the industry from factory floor to fashion trends, sustainability to social impact and everything in between.
Co-Author
Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & Culture
Snapshot
A stunning and comprehensive look at the indelible contribution of Black designers, models, scene-makers, and stylists to fashion, from “the bible of fashion”—WWD.
Is 'Unfashion' the Best Way to be in Fashion? Mimi Plange Thinks So.
Afrofuturism Exalts Black Beauty in a New, Entirely Unapologetic Way
Is Slow Fashion the New Luxury?
10 Questions With Salehe Bembury
Substack: The Literary Jewelry Box
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This Locket Makes Me Feel Like I Read Poetry by Candlelight
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Two Women. One Locket. 1904. Everything Else is a Mystery
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Wanted Before: Why We're Drawn to Antique Jewelry
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The Piece I Bought When I Lost Myself
Editorial Consulting
You don’t need a PR team to get media attention. You need an editorial plan.
Speaker & Moderator
Whether for WWD or other industry events, I search for those best at telling their stories and saying what others don’t, and work to center their voices.
“I’m going to make everything around me beautiful. That will be my life.”