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Patrick Michael Hughes
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Journalist, Freelance
New York
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Biography
Patrick Michael Hughes is a fashion and decorative arts historian. He writes about fashion culture past and present making connections to New York, London and Copenhagen's fashion weeks with an eye toward men's fashion. He joined IRK Magazine as a men’s fashion editor during winter of 2017. He is currently the Senior Fashion Editor Men's Fashion Writer He is often cited as a historical source for numerous pieces in the news digitally and in print. His fashion career also includes years as a reporter/photographer of branded content for the New York local news in the hyper digital news sector. Patrick is an internationally experienced speaker and panelists for designers, product development teams, marketing teams and ascending designers in the US, Europe and China. Following his BA in the History of Art from Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York he later completed graduate studios in exhibition design in New York. The late Richard Martin Curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art encouraged to consider shifting to the specialized focus to the decorative arts with a concentration in fashion history and curation. After a brief hiatus and freelance work in fashion public relations, Patrick completed graduate study in Paris. His focus was 17th and 18th century French Royal Interiors and Decoration and 18th century French Fashion Culture at Musée Les Arts Decoratifs-Musée de Louvre. In New York his studies were specific to 19th century English and American fashion. He earned his MA in the History of Decorative Arts and Design from the Parsons/Cooper Hewitt Design Museum program in New York. His final specialist focus was in 19th century English fashion and interiors with distinction in 20th century American fashion history and mid-century fashion and publication. He is an Associate Teaching Professor at Parsons School of Design leading fashion history lecture-studios within the BFA School of Art and Design History and Theory, leading first year studios in integrated design and fashion studios focused in fashion communication design and content, fashion history and fashion practice. Patrick can be found in Greenwich Village at the beach, on shoot/set location, the opera or in London or Copenhagen. Selected Prior Media Appearances The Wall Street Journal 2013, 2014, 2020, 2024 Fashionista- 2024 The Jewish Chronicle- (London) 2023, 2024 National Public Radio 2022 Elle Magazine 2022 The Sunday Times (London) 'Beau' Magazine 2021 The Wall Street Journal 2013, 2014, 2020 New York Times -2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020 Highsnobiety Podcast 'Fashion and Race' Summer 2019 Levi Strauss & Co.- Global Management Conference- 'Accurate Fashion Trends' Men's Health UK Winter Styles 2018 and 2019 Zara/ Inditex- Keynote Speaker - 'Fashion Trends 2020 Vision' Spain Headquarters 2017 Headquarters 2016 Condé Nast Entertainment-Digital- Glamour Magazine- Style Expert 2016 Fox News Edge National Affiliates- NY Fashion Week Wrap-Up SS-2015 Glamour Magazine- Fall 2014 Esquire Magazine- 2009, 2013 2014 GQ Magazine - 2012 Vogue- India-2010 ABC News- Good Morning America- 2009, 2010 CNN- Anderson Cooper, Guest- 2007
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Freelance
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States