Kate Lanphear
Kate Lanphear is a fashion editor. Previously editor in chief of Maxim, she is women’s style director at The New York Times style magazine, T.
Career
Previously Lanphear was style director at Elle,[1] then The New York Times’s T magazine.[2] In September 2014, she became editor-in-chief of Maxim, hired in 2014 to lead a redesign of the faltering magazine (in 2007 ownership of the magazine sold for $250 million; in 2014 it sold again for only $2 million.)[3] Her redesign hewed more closely to the style of men's magazines like Esquire and GQ that attracted older, more affluent readers; under her tenure, the magazine moved away from "photo spreads of scantily clad women" and featured a man (Idris Elba) on the cover for the first time.[4] Advertising pages grew significantly, but newsstand sales of the magazine fell,[1] and Lanphear left the magazine in November 2015.[5]
She next became head of Google's Fashion Week search project.[6] Women's Wear Daily described the project as focused on New York Fashion Week and offering "searchable highlights provided by designers and shopping directly from the runway."[7] In October 2017, she became creative director at Marie Claire, following Nina García’s departure. Lanphear held the role until February 2020.[8] In June, she rejoined T Magazine as women’s style director.[9]
References
- ^ a b Schneier, Matthew (2015-10-23). "At Maxim, the Editor Kate Lanphear Is on Her Way Out". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Somaiya, Ravi (18 January 2015). "As Playboy and Penthouse Fade, Newer Magazines Tilt Artistic". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Ross, Theodore (June 23, 2016). "What Happened to Kate Lanphear's Maxim?". Jezebel. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ Alpert, Lukas I. (2015-10-22). "Maxim Editor Kate Lanphear Stepping Down". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Cision staff (2015-11-10). "Kate Lanphear Departs Maxim". Cision. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ Landsbaum, Claire (September 1, 2016). "Kate Lanphear Tapped to Lead Google's Fashion Week Search Project". The Cut. New York Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ McDowell, Maghan (1 September 2016). "Google Taps Kate Lanphear for Fashion Week Google Search Product". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Kate Lanphear Is Out at Marie Claire - Changes to Marie Claire Masthead". Daily Front Row. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ "Kate Lanphear Named Women's Style Director for T Magazine". The New York Times Company. 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2020-12-20.