Penny Martin

Penny Martin is an award-winning editor,^[1] writer and curator. For over a decade, she has been at the forefront of modern fashion media, developing and executing award-winning online, curatorial and print projects. She is editor in chief of the acclaimed women’s magazine The Gentlewoman and provides creative consultation for a number of luxury brands.

Prior to working in fashion, Penny started out in museums, as a curator of photographs in the collections of The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television and The Women’s Library. Her specialism in historical fashion photography led to her appointment as editor of SHOWstudio.com in 2001. Over seven experimental years there, she commissioned and executed over 300 of the earliest interactive, motion and live fashion projects for the Internet. Penny collaborated with many of the most progressive figures in fashion and design, including Alexander McQueen, Peter Saville, Kate Moss, Hussein Chalayan and the estate of Erwin Blumenfeld among hundreds of others.

In 2008, she left to become chair of fashion media at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, where she curated two major exhibitions during 2009: When You’re A Boy: men’s fashion styled by Simon Foxton at The Photographers’ Gallery and SHOWstudio: fashion revolution at Somerset House. Returning to the industry in 2010, she launched The Gentlewoman with Jop van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers, the founder-owners of pioneering men’s magazines BUTT and Fantastic Man, with whom she continues to work on the flourishing women’s title today.

In addition to her editorial and consulting projects, Penny regularly presents at international conferences and symposia on fashion media. She has conducted public talks and live broadcasts with figures including Juergen Teller, Björk, Margaret Howell, Tracey Emin, Viktor & Rolf and Vivienne Westwood, and has participated in these projects directly with institutions such as The Victoria and Albert Museum and MoMA and brands such as Prada and It's Nice That. Penny has published many essays, articles and profiles and is a contributor to numerous magazines and newspapers including W Magazine, Fantastic Man and The New York Times’ T.

Interviews

• https://vimeo.com/143153457 The Creative Class Interview with Penny Martin
• http://www.itsnicethat.com/watch/here-2014/penny-martin It's Nice That Conversation with Penny Martin at Here 2014 Convention
• https://www.creativereview.co.uk/the-gentlewomans-penny-martin-on-evolving-a-magazine-and-making-great-covers/ Creative Review Interview with Penny Martin

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