Tara Donaldson

 
 
 
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tara donaldson

Editor, Writer, Photographer

I write, I create, I photograph. I believe there are beautiful stories about a diversity of people to be told all over this world, and I have made it my mission to help tell them. I am an experienced editor and visual storyteller with a hunger for challenging the status quo. Find out more

 
 
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Snapshot

Pieces & Publications

The fashion business has been a focus of my work at WWD and Sourcing Journal for 10+ years. I have managed a digital newsroom, covering the industry from factory floor to fashion trends, sustainability to social impact and everything in between. In travel, I’ve featured destinations, culture, adventure, cuisine, lifestyle and wellness. My work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, CNN and more.

 

Is ‘Unfashion’ the Best Way to Be In Fashion? Mimi Plange Thinks So.

 
 
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Dear Fashion: You’re Doing the Diversity Thing All Wrong

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CN Traveler: What to Know About Trinidad & Tobago’s Carnival

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Afar: The Cuisine That Seasoned Charleston is Finally Getting its Due

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CNN: 17 of The World’s Most Overlooked Islands

 
 

SPEAKING

Moderating those en mode

Whether for WWD or other fashion industry events, I search for those best at telling their stories and saying what others don’t, and work to center their voices.

Kate Jones Photo. Shot for WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, October 2023. L-R: Designer Stephen Burrows and models Alva Chinn and Pat Cleveland.

PROJECTS

The Diversity List

The Diversity List is bringing transparency to the fashion industry, highlighting ethnic and gender diversity at 100 leading companies. See who represents the brands you buy from.

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I’m going to make everything around me beautiful. That will be my life.
— Elsie de Wolfe
 
 
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