Masthead

Rachel Bridenbaugh
Writer and Journalist
Roy Bushmann
Iconic fashion photographer

® Masthead

Global AmbassadorsFashionHarp Calling All the Big Names

The ® Masthead is a publicly accessible tribute to the pioneers of fashion, photography, and visual arts. Developed as part of FashionHarp’s evolution into a non-profit cultural platform, it serves as a living archive of creative legacy—curated and sustained by a global network of professionals, volunteers, and sponsors.

Editorial

September 2025

Fashion

  • Gabrielle Moreau — Global Fashion Director

  • Tasha Mensah — Fashion Director

  • Delphine Armitage — Features Director, Fashion

  • Carlos DeVries — Senior Runway Editor

  • Andre Kingston — Menswear & Tailoring Editor

  • Sienna Cho — Accessories & Jewelry Editor

  • Amira Khalil — Trends Editor

  • Bianca Mendez — Lifestyle & Culture Editor

  • Elle Mancini — Weddings & Personal Style Editor

Beauty

  • Camille Dufresne — Beauty Director

  • Rachel Kim — Senior Beauty Writer

  • Fiona Zhao — Beauty & Grooming Editor

  • Anthony Delgado — Culture & Identity Editor

  • Samantha Ravin — Engagement & Wellness Editor

Sustainability

  • Leo Farrow — Home & Interiors Editor

  • Cyrus Abdel — Sustainability & Innovation Editor

  • Kiana Murden — Shopping & Trends Analyst

  • Cortne Bonilla — Style & Essentials Editor

Video & Live Streaming

    • Yana Dark – Leads studio productions

    • Sofia Orlandini – Oversees video strategy

    • Marco Bellini – Senior fashion editor, video

    • Chloe Jasmine Whichello – Digital video editor

    • Solomia Heineken – Manages live coverage

    • Milo Ferreira – Directs livestream events (invented)

    • Kaori Nishida – Interactive stream editor (invented)

Editorial

September 2025

Social Media

  • Patrick Sullivan — Head of Digital Strategy

  • Rachele Alessandrini — Global Social Strategy Director

  • Paris Morgan — Campaigns & Content Director

  • Mina Shah — Audience Engagement Manager

  • AJ Rivera — Instagram Live Editor

  • Taylor Lashley — TikTok Fashion Editor

  • Lani Kim — Reels & Shorts Manager

  • Samantha Ravin — Engagement & Polls Manager

  • Keaton Wu — Trends & Hashtag Analyst

  • Elise Navarro — Newsletter & Digest Editor

  • Harper James — Community & Street Style Director

Street Style & Trends

  • Maya Dupont — Street Style Editor

  • Marco Chiarantini — Lead Photographer, Street Style

  • Diego Marin — Global Trend Photographer

  • Anika Bloom & Trey Monroe — Trend Spotting Specialists

  • Samantha Ravin — Street Style Video Correspondent

  • Rachel Bridenbaugh — Field Correspondent

Regional Street Style Leads

  • Los Angeles — Taylor Rashad

  • Paris — Marcus Reed

  • Seoul — Hana Lee

  • Berlin — Omar Adibi

  • Maya Dupont — Street Style Editor

  • Marco Chiarantini — Lead Photographer, Street Style

  • Diego Marin — Global Trend Photographer

  • Anika Bloom & Trey Monroe — Trend Spotting Specialists

  • Samantha Ravin — Street Style Video Correspondent

  • Rachel Bridenbaugh — Field Correspondent

Regional Street Style Leads

  • Los Angeles — Taylor Rashad

  • Paris — Marcus Reed

  • Seoul — Hana Lee

  • Berlin — Omar Adibi

Global Editorial Contributors

  • Freja Nielsen — Editor, Europe

  • Haruto Yamamoto — Editor, Asia-Pacific

  • Paloma Reyes — Editor, Latin America

  • Dalia Said — Editor, Middle East & North Africa

  • Ama Nkrumah — Africa Fashion Correspondent

Fashion Week

    • Isaiah Romero – Oversees live event coverage

    • Valentina Rossi – Directs Fashion Week content

    • Carter Evans – Manages industry relations

    • Jamie Wu – Buyer liaison

    • Reina Ortiz – Designer relations

    • Rhea Collins – Backstage coverage

      • Noa Blake – Manages global show calendar

      • Olivia Hahn – Coordinates accreditation

      • Kazuo Endo – Edits logistics (invented)

      • Luciana Greer – Manages designer schedules (invented)

      • Tomas Bellerin – Coordinates affiliate timing (invented)

      Regional Editors:
      NY: Ivana Torre | Paris: Livia Monroe
      London: Zion Avery | Milan: Chloe Baines
      Seoul: Emiko Tan | Tokyo: Yumi Takahashi

Editorial

September 2025

Retail & Partnerships

  • Arielle Fox — Director, Buyer & Retail Partnerships

  • Jason Leung — Guest Experience & VIP Manager

  • Talia Chen — Retail Integration & Press Coordinator

  • Aliyah West — Digital Shopping Content Director

  • Dani Cabral — Luxury Market Editor

  • Tori Amari — High Street Shopping Writer

  • Concetta Carlo — Associate Shopping Producer

  • Luca Carbone — Global Buyer Coordinator

  • Tara Menon — Brand Partner Relations Lead

  • Jin-Soo Park — Buyer Network Advisor, South Korea

Media and Editorial

      • Executive Director of Brand and Agency Affairs – Luca Étienne Fontaine

      • Director of Global Creative Strategy – Mei-Lin Rivera James

      • Partnerships Curator, Art and Commerce – Jasper Kelechi Okoro

Corporate Engagement and Industry Relations

  • Freja Nielsen — Editor, Europe

  • Haruto Yamamoto — Editor, Asia-Pacific

  • Paloma Reyes — Editor, Latin America

  • Dalia Said — Editor, Middle East & North Africa

  • Ama Nkrumah — Africa Fashion Correspondent

    • Vice President of Strategic Alliances – Nadège Amara Chukwu

    • Director of Corporate Relations and Innovation – Elliot Ji-Hoon Kwon

    • Industry Engagement Manager – Vihaan Suresh Patel

Brand Strategy and Creative Partnerships

      • Executive Director of Brand and Agency Affairs – Luca Étienne Fontaine

      • Director of Global Creative Strategy – Mei-Lin Rivera James

      • Partnerships Curator, Art and Commerce – Jasper Kelechi Okoro

Editorial

September 2025

Cinematic Arts and Content Creation

    • Creative Director of Cinematic Projects – Imani Celeste Devereux

    • Lead Visual Architect for Fashion Narratives – Rafael Alejandro Domínguez

    • Director of Artistic Collaborations – Kaori Emi Nakamura

Education and Talent Development

        • Director of Fashion Futures and Educational Initiatives – Tariq Abayomi Mensah

        • Program Director for Learning and Development – Juliette Claire Moreau

        • Global Coordinator for Mentorship and Masterclasses – Samira Noura El-Tayeb

Market Intelligence and Competitive Strategy

      • Chief Strategy and Foresight Officer – Matteo Alaric Sinclair

      • Senior Analyst for Global Fashion Intelligence – Aisha Soraya Kaderi

      • Coordinator for Competitive Landscape and Trend Analysis – Noah Elias Thorne

    • Vice President of Strategic Alliances – Nadège Amara Chukwu

    • Director of Corporate Relations and Innovation – Elliot Ji-Hoon Kwon

    • Industry Engagement Manager – Vihaan Suresh Patel

FashionHarp Global

  • Yana Dark – Leads studio productions, Zwitzerland.
  • Rachele Alessandrini — Global Social Strategy Director, taly.
  • Chloe Jasmine Whichello – Digital video editor, England.
  • Solomia Heineken – Manages live coverage, New Zealand.
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Inspired by Demarchelier

Guided by the legacy of Patrick Demarchelier, the Masthead reflects his belief that creativity outlives celebrity. His timeless work with Vogue and global fashion houses continues to inspire our commitment to honoring enduring talent.

From Princess Diana and Naomi Campbell to Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour, and Angelina Jolie, the Masthead features a constellation of verified contributors who have shaped the creative direction of modern fashion.

Since 1996

Verified Partnerships

Each name represents a verified Creative Partner—designers, editors, actors, stylists—who have made a lasting impact. All entries undergo a strict review process to ensure authenticity and integrity.

This is not a static archive—it’s a living record. New creatives are added as their work is verified, maintaining a link between fashion’s past and its evolving future.

Connect with: Madonna Angelina Jolie Nicole Kidman Brad Pitt Leonardo DiCaprio Jennifer Aniston Julia Roberts  Scarlett Johansson  Charlize Theron Anne Hathaway Kate Winslet  Robert De Niro  Naomi Campbell  Cindy Crawford Christy Turlington Linda Evangelista Claudia Schiffer Kate Moss Gisele Bündchen Liu Wen Donatella Versace Giorgio Armani Anna Wintour  Tom Ford Marc Jacobs Miuccia Prada Vera Wang

Honoring Fashion’s Creative Legacy

The FashionHarp® Masthead is a curated tribute to the visionaries who shaped the world of fashion, photography, and visual arts. Launched in 2017, it emerged as part of FashionHarp’s evolution into a non-profit cultural platform.

Inspired by Demarchelier

Guided by the legacy of Patrick Demarchelier, the Masthead reflects his belief that creativity outlives celebrity. His timeless work with Vogue and global fashion houses continues to inspire our commitment to honoring enduring talent.

Honoring Icons

From Princess Diana and Naomi Campbell to Donatella Versace, Anna Wintour, and Angelina Jolie, the Masthead features a constellation of verified contributors who have shaped the creative direction of modern fashion.

Verified Partnerships

Each name represents a verified Creative Partner—designers, editors, actors, stylists—who have made a lasting impact. All entries undergo a strict review process to ensure authenticity and integrity.

Evolving Legacy

This is not a static archive—it’s a living record. New creatives are added as their work is verified, maintaining a link between fashion’s past and its evolving future.

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Packing Services

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Preserving Culture

Inspired by Demarchelier’s respect for quiet talent, the Masthead recognizes those both in the spotlight and behind the scenes. It honors the unseen hands that define fashion’s most iconic moments.

1996

The Thread That Never Breaks:  The FashionHarp® Story

FashionHarp®

In fashion, legacy is not merely preserved—it is interpreted. The images, garments, and ideas that define a moment must evolve to remain alive. FashionHarp® was founded upon this principle: that the voices of visionaries must endure not as echoes of the past, but as living, resonant threads within the culture of today.

Act II: A Platform Is Born

In November 2006, Ready to Wear was publicly unveiled as FashionHarp®—a name as deliberate as a couture stitch. The harp, long a symbol of clarity, elegance, and resonance, reflected the platform’s core mission: to string together creative legacy across disciplines, geography, and generations. From its earliest days, FashionHarp was conceived not as a traditional website, but as a cultural channel—a curated, editorial stage for those shaping fashion and visual art. With headquarters in Italy and creative nodes in New York, Paris, Milan, and Tokyo, it quickly emerged as one of the first digital platforms to broadcast fashion film, editorial narratives, and global creative voices with curatorial precision. Unlike platforms that aggregated content, FashionHarp cultivated it—welcoming not only the icons of fashion but also the apprentices, the archivists, and the emerging vanguard. It operated at the pace of reflection, not acceleration. It spoke the language of beauty, not noise.

Act IV: After Karl

In February 2019, the world bid farewell to Karl Lagerfeld. The silhouette—black tailoring, powdered hair, dark glasses—had become instantly recognizable. But his deepest legacy was not image. It was reinvention: of garments, of houses, of language, of self. FashionHarp mourned the loss, as the industry did. And then—as Lagerfeld himself would have required—it carried on. From that moment emerged a new chapter. FashionHarp expanded into FashionHarpTV+®, broadened its editorial reach, and commissioned the FashionHarp® Masthead—a living tribute to the architects of visual culture. The Masthead is not a static memorial. It is an evolving ecosystem of legacy—populated by professionals, artists, volunteers, and cultural contributors from around the world. Through it, the past remains in motion: through tributes, retrospectives, unreleased archives, and new works inspired by those who came before.

Act I: A Harp Is Tuned

It began not with a collection, but with a question: What remains after the lights dim, the shutters close, and the season moves on? In the summer of 1996, Karl Otto Lagerfeld—one of the most prolific and transformative figures in fashion—sought to protect and organize his body of work in a way no physical archive or traditional format could offer. At a time when digital platforms were in their infancy, Lagerfeld envisioned something bolder: a living digital space, dynamic and enduring. The project was quietly named Ready to Wear (RTW)—a digital structure designed to catalogue sketches, fittings, photographic sessions, and studio ephemera. It was a private tool at first, but even in its earliest form, it hinted at something more: a virtual arena where fashion, photography, and creative memory could not only be preserved, but performed. In this act of digital authorship, Lagerfeld was not only a designer or photographer—he was an archivist of vision. And the archive, it turned out, wanted to speak.

Act III: The Harp & The Fan

In 2014, FashionHarp introduced one of its most conceptually ambitious projects: The Harp & The Fan. Designed as an interactive fashion experience, it adapted in real time to each viewer’s digital identity—shifting visuals and narratives based on their movements, tastes, and online behavior. It was a meditation on couture as code, on identity as interface. The story behind its origin has since become part of FashionHarp’s creative lore: a gift, left anonymously for Lagerfeld, on a USB engraved with a harp. Inside: a film, an algorithm, and a message—unsigned, save for the symbol of a fan, a poetic counterpoint to the harp. That moment—part legend, part manifesto—embodied FashionHarp’s ethos: not a brand, but a creative organism. Open to contradiction. Rooted in contribution. Alive with possibility.

Act V: The Story Continues

Today, FashionHarp® stands as both a platform and a cultural foundation. Led by a dedicated team of editors and creative directors—including Roy Bushmann, Leya Moghraby, Rosa Fusco, Chloe Jasmine, Rachel Bridenbaugh, and Cindy Koopmans—it continues to honor the original intent: to protect, inspire, and amplify creative legacy. It is open to all who contribute to the visual fabric of fashion—designers, photographers, stylists, models, image-makers, thinkers, and archivists alike. Through tools such as the Global News Feed, personal creative profiles, and curated collections, it remains a place of belonging, reflection, and authorship. It is free to use. And impossible to forget. The Thread That Never Breaks FashionHarp is not about nostalgia. It is about resonance. Every image shared, every story retold, every legacy remembered is another string drawn across the instrument. Played together, these threads do not form a history lesson. They form a future—harmonized, human, and enduring. Because fashion is not merely what we wear. It is how we remember. And FashionHarp® is how we remember—beautifully.

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