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Tara Donaldson

Executive Editor

Tara Donaldson is the executive editor of WWD and head of diversity, equity and inclusion for Fairchild Media Group. She has been with WWD for nearly two years, following seven years leading editorial at WWD's sister publication Sourcing Journal. She has covered the fashion trade, from textiles to retail, bringing to light issues surrounding sustainability, social impact and inclusion.

More From Tara Donaldson

Recipe: For Dia de Los Muertos, Food for the Souls

Chef Sergio Zárate shares his recipe for a traditional dish for the day.

From Fashion Illustration to Fashion Portraiture: One Artist’s Journey

It's fine art at its most fashionable.

At Antwerp’s ‘Mirror Mirror’ Exhibit, Fashion and the Psyche Intertwine to Probe Notions of Beauty

Mirror, mirror on the wall…

Why Is There Still the Misconception That Black-owned Beauty Brands Are Only for Black People?

It's well past time to debunk this notion, beauty founders say.

Prada and UNFPA’s New Fashion Training Program Pushes for Women’s Economic Inclusion in Ghana, Kenya

This first program may be just the beginning.

New Fashion CEOs Accelerator Set to Advance the Industry’s Sustainable Business Models and Its Racial Representation

Wells Fargo has already signed on to support the effort.

Latin Fashion Professionals Speak on What’s Now and Next When it Comes to Representation in the Industry

And in an upcoming workshop, they'll pay forward their learnings to an incoming crop of Latin fashion talent.

Katla’s Plans for New Role as Fashion 4 Development’s Goodwill Ambassador? Give Fashion a New Business Model

For those on board, it could be simpler than it sounds.

Black Women Make 42 Percent Less Than White Male Counterparts — And Here’s What Companies Should Be Doing About It

Because this is DE&I, too.

New Exhibit ‘Korea Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway’ Takes Viewers Beyond K-Pop

The exhibit is open now at the GW Textile Museum in D.C.

Fashion CEO Reopens Desert-Meets-Sea Mexican Oasis

Described as "barefoot luxury meets Mexican soul," Rancho Pescadero sits quietly on 30 oceanfront acres in…

10 Questions With Venezuelan Designer Efrain Mogollon

What Mogollon can't do without in his designs, why he'd have André Leon Talley as a guest at his fantasy…

At True Religion, Diversity Is Becoming a Way of Life

For True Religion leader Theresa Watts, diversity is about seeing people, not just counting them.

These Emerging Korean Designers Are Bringing K-fashion to the NYFW Stage

First K-pop, then K-movies and now designers say K-fashion could have the same global appeal.

Fe Noel Debuts Couture ‘Dre$$’ to Highlight 30 Percent Retirement Income Gap Between Men and Women

Both the dress and the data should get people talking.