Alexandra Kotur is an American author and

fashion journalist Fashion is a form of Self-expression values, self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, Lifestyle (sociology), lifestyle, Fashion accessory, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and ...

. Kotur is the creative director at '' Town and Country'' magazine after having previously been style director of '' U.S. Vogue''. Kotur is an international taste-maker and member of the International Best-Dressed List. She is the sister of Fiona Kotur Marin, an American accessories designer.

Background and career

Alexandra Kotur grew up on the

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of Manhattan, New York City, graduating from

The Chapin School Chapin School is an all-girls independent day school in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan. History Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" in 1901. The school origin ...

. Kotur graduated from

Middlebury College Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,858 undergraduates from all ...

with a degree in

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. Upon graduation, Kotur moved to

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, working in the PR department of

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and then at British '' GQ'' as an assistant to fashion director Jo Levin. Kotur returned to

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to work for ''

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'', serving as an assistant to European editor

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. She wad the style director and a contributing editor at '' U.S. Vogue''. Kotur is the author of ''

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: Portrait of a Fashion Icon'' (2004) and co-author (with

) of ''The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places'' (2009). Kotur is a member of the International Best-Dressed List.

List of works

* '' Caroline Herrera: Portrait of a Fashion Icon'' (2004) * ''The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places'' (2009)

References

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