Stefano Tonchi

Stefano Tonchi (born 10 October 1959, Florence, Italy)[1] is the editor of W. He was previously editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Having previously worked at Esquire and L'Uomo Vogue, Tonchi's editorial roots are in what he calls "niche" publications, he revealed in a 2007 interview in 032c magazine. In the same interview he also told the magazine that "tradition and 'good taste' are [...] the enemy of change and evolution."[2]

Tonchi was listed, along with other member of a so-called "queer cabal" at the New York Times, as #7 in Out magazine's "Power 50" in 2007.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lindsay, Greg (2004). "So What Do You Do, Stefano Tonchi?". MediaBistro. http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a2810.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-18.  Published: September 7, 2004
  2. ^ http://032c.com/2007/stefano-tonchi/ Sharifi, Payam, "What I do is what I like," 032c issue 14 (Winter 2007/2008).
  3. ^ "‘Out’ Ranks the Top 50 Gays; Anderson Is No. 2". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/04/out_ranks_the_top_50_gays_ande.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. "#7 The New York Times Gay Mafia Richard Berke, Ben Brantley, Frank Bruni, Stuart Elliot, Adam Nagourney, Stefano Tonchi, Eric Wilson; Yes, there really is a queer cabal in the Eastern elite media, and it works on West 43rd Street in New York City. Style editor Tonchi, style reporter Wilson, assistant managing editor Berke, national correspondent Nagourney, and advertising columnist Elliot can set agendas in their areas of expertise. In the case of restaurant critic Bruni and theater critic Brantley, the fate of fledgling enterprises rests in their hands. This is one group you don’t want to run into in a dark alley."  Published: April 3, 2007