| Cathy Horyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1956[1] Coshocton, Ohio |
| Occupation | journalist, fashion critic |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair |
Cathy Horyn (born September 11, 1956) is an American fashion journalist, working as the fashion critic for The New York Times where she also keeps a highly noted and provocative blog called ("On The Runway"). She is only the second NYT fashion critic, succeeding the late Amy Spindler when Spindler retired in November 2003.
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Raised in Coshocton, Ohio, she began her career in fashion journalism in Detroit in 1986, writing for The Detroit News, then moved to Washington, DC after four years, reviewing fashion design for The Washington Post. She joined The New York Times in 1998. Magazines and newspapers to which she contributes include: Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, International Herald Tribune and others. She is known for her unflinchingly acerbic reviews, which got her banned from numerous designer shows, most notably Giorgio Armani.
In 2002, she received the Eugenia Sheppard Award by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. She questioned the work and exposed the deal-making of Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.[2]
In January 2010, Horyn was widely criticized when she insinuated in an article that actress Christina Hendricks was large. The photo of Hendricks running with Horyn's piece was distorted (widened), possibly to falsely illustrate Horyn's point. The New York Times replaced the image, claiming it was slightly distorted inadvertently due to an error during routine processing.[3]
In 2010, Horyn wrote a critical article on Jersey Shore star, Snooki, in which she described Snooki as a "turnip turned on its tip". She wrote that talking with her "is a little like getting down on your hands and knees with a child", and noted Snooki had reportedly "read only two books in her life".[4]
Horyn's review of Chelsea Clinton's choice of gown and attire on her wedding day went as follows: "Ms. Clinton's dress, on the other hand, suggested a completely different relationship [than other wedding gowns Horyn had reviewed] with fashion — even, perhaps, an ambivalent one."[5]
Lady Gaga wrote a column for V Magazine in 2011 questioning the critics' opinions' superiority over general people's opinions, as well as them not actually being interested in the arts but in simply criticizing, where she referred to Horyn as a predictable critic like many others.
Horyn did her undergraduate studies at Barnard College. She earned a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.