Charlie Porter is a British fashion journalist. As he could not afford to study fashion journalism at

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, Porter became a researcher for ''

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'' in the mid-1990s. He eventually became an arts reporter, as commissioning editor for ''

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'' and arts editor for ''

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''. His first fashion-related post was as deputy fashion editor for ''

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'' in 2000. Following this, Porter became an associate editor for '' GQ'' and deputy editor for the Amsterdam-based magazine ''

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''. By 2012, Porter had become a freelance journalist and also dedicated himself to fashion blogging. As of 2014, Porter writes for ''

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'' as their menswear critic. He has also contributed to ''

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''. He has been described as one of the most influential fashion journalists of his time. As a representative of ''The Guardian'' and ''GQ'', Porter was the journalist invited to choose the most representative looks for 2005 for the

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's Dress of the Year collection. He chose a man's suit by

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and a green faille dress by

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for

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. He is openly gay. In recent years, Porter has published two nonfiction books about fashion. His book ''Bring No Clothes'' explores the clothing choices of the

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from a philosophical perspective, while ''What Artists Wear'' examines the clothes of various artists, including

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, and David Hammonds. His debut novel, ''Nova Scotia House,'' was published in March 2025. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/464548/nova-scotia-house-by-porter-charlie/9780241721049

Bibliography

Nonfiction

*''What Artists Wear'', Penguin UK, 2021. *''Bring No Clothes'', Penguin UK, 2023.

Fiction

*''Nova Scotia House,'' Penguin UK, 2025.

References

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