Nicola Fumo

Title: Shopping writer and editor

Location: New York, NY

Expertise: Fashion, Style, Lifestyle, Beauty, Home

Nicola Fumo is a shopping writer and editor for PEOPLE with a focus on fashion and style. She regularly covers trends, collaborations, and gift guides. Previously, she wrote shopping stories for GQ, Forbes, and The Hollywood Reporter. She has also written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Slate, and more.

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Nicola has more than 10 years of experience in digital media
She has a fashion background, plus experience in beauty, wellness, and tech
Nicola has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology

Nicola is a fashion writer and editor with more than a decade of experience in digital media. Her writing on style and culture has been published by The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Slate, and more. She has also written shopping content for GQ, Forbes, and The Hollywood Reporter.

As a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she intended to go into trend forecasting but — through a happy accident — wound up writing shopping stories for Racked. She was hired full-time as an associate editor before being promoted to market editor and finally shopping and style editor. As a freelancer, she has worked in contract editing roles at Hearst, The Daily Beast, and Interview Magazine.

Nicola joined PEOPLE in 2023 as a shopping writer and editor with a focus on fashion and style. She regularly covers celebrity fashion trends, the best clothing sales, and seasonal gift guides.

Other work:

A Place for Us to Skate — The New York Times

Inside the Secret, Stealthy Work of Dressing ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ — Vanity Fair

Is Billie Eilish’s ‘Big Reveal’ Really So Shocking? — Slate

Nicola has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fabric styling and an Associate of Applied Science in fashion merchandise management from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

PEOPLE, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, delivers the most trustworthy celebrity news and captivating human interest stories, connecting you to the pulse of American culture. Since our first issue hit stands in 1974, we have been striving to tell compelling stories about the people behind the issues, as opposed to just the issues themselves. We are your everyday escape, taking you inside the lives of intriguing stars, newsmakers, up-and-comers and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We serve and delight you by providing ideas about beauty, food and style through the lens of the people influencing the trends. And we are a force for good by telling stories of hope, optimism and kindness that drive conversation and inspire action. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.

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