Jess Cartner-Morley (born 1 June 1973)
is a British journalist. She has been the fashion editor of ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
'' since 2000.
[Rebekah Roy]
"An Interview with Fashion Editor of The Guardian Jess Cartner-Morley"
''Fashion Stylist'', 26 March 2010.
After attending the private
City of London School for Girls, and studying History at
Oxford University
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...
, Cartner-Morley had work experience at ''
Just Seventeen'' magazine before joining ''The Guardian'' as a researcher.
She was deputy fashion editor before becoming ''The Guardians fashion editor in June 2000.
In 2010 she described novelist
Jilly Cooper
Dame Jilly Cooper, (born Jill Sallitt; 21 February 1937) is an English author. She began her career as a journalist and wrote numerous works of non-fiction before writing several romance novels, the first of which appeared in 1975. Cooper is ...
as one of her heroes.
Personal life
She is married to Tom Findlay from the electronic music duo
Groove Armada
Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles " At the River", " I See You Baby" and " Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of ...
. They have two children. They live in North London.
, ''Mr & Mrs Smith''.
References
External links
UKmediawatchGuardian profileJess Cartner-Morley on TwitterHow to Dress series on theguardian.com
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Living people
British journalists
Fashion editors
The Guardian journalists
Place of birth missing (living people)
People educated at the City of London School for Girls
1973 births