Kate Lanphear
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About
Kate Lanphear is the style director of Elle USA [1] and is originally from Virginia but started her career in fashion in Australia [2] The style editor is known for her strong sense of dress, platinum blonde locks [3] and is often revered as a style icon by those in the industry. [4][5] Kate has a huge cult following and has inspired numerous blogs that follow her punky style. [6][7]
Previous to working in the United States, Kate worked for eight years in Sydney at Vogue (Australia) and Harper's Bazaar (Australia). [8][9] She then returned to the USA where she landed a role at Harper's Bazaar. It wasn't long before she was offered the role of senior fashion editor at Elle and then style director in 2008. [10]
She was raised in a conservative Irish-Catholic family and was surrounded by stylish women. She says her own wardrobe is filled with studs, chains and black skinny jeans. [11] Kate's style is both androgynous and glamourous. Although she thinks of herself as a fashion geek, claiming her style is more "potluck". [12]
Although Kate herself has worked for years in fashion, she likes that there are fresh voices in fashion through blogging and the internet. [13]
As for favorite designers, Kate says that she collects old Helmut Lang and Margiela. [14]
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