Robin Givhan

Fashion Editor for The Washington Post; Pulitzer Prize Winner

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Robin Givhan Biography

Robin Givhan is the fashion critic for the Washington Post and the author of The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into The Spotlight And Made History.

In addition to the Post, her journalism has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Essence, New York magazine, The Daily Beast and the New Yorker, among other publications. She has contributed to several books including Runway Madness, No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade and the Rights of Garment Workers, and Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers. She is also the author, along with the Washington Post photo staff, of Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady.

Givhan received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Princeton University and a Masters of Science in journalism from the University of Michigan. She came to the Post in 1995, to cover the news, trends and business of the international fashion industry and also wrote a weekly culture column. From 2009-2010, she wrote about Michelle Obama and the cultural and social shifts stirred by the first African American family in the White House. From 2010-2012, she was special correspondent for style and culture at Newsweek Daily Beast. Givhan returned full-time to the Post in 2014.

In 2006, Givhan won the Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her fashion coverage.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/30/2024.

Robin Givhan Videos

  • Reporting on fashion in the Instagram age with Robin Givhan
    In an era when social media influencers are changing the conversation around fashion, Robin Givhan uses a practiced eye to evaluate what’s on the...
  • Robin Givhan: 2015 National Book Festival
    Robin Givhan discusses "The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History" at the 2015 National...
  • Vivian R. Shaw Lecture - Robin Givhan
    The Women's Studies Department and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender present the Vivian R. Shaw Lecture, titled "The Washington...

Robin Givhan Books

  • Everyday Beauty (Double Exposure)
    Everyday Beauty (Double Exposure)
  • The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History
    The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History
  • Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady
    Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady
  • Runway Madness
    Runway Madness

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