DIRECTOR’S CUT

t’s a terribly kept secret that we are big fans of dogs at . That magazine in the United States, has for the past 10 years trodden the kind of path that any serious fashion journalist and editor might wish to. She began at , and had stints at , and before landing at in 2019. When you’re making a magazine for American Express Platinum card holders, you need a head not only for fashion but the broader lifestyle and culture interests of a worldly client. For that, Alessandra is the perfect fit, as she has slalomed between the disciplines throughout her career. “I started writing fashion reviews at but then switched to culture around the time Trump was elected, which was chaotic,” she says. Uncomfortable though some journalists are when the lens and the questions are turned on them, Alessandra was kind enough to help us understand her personal style and favourite culture fixes when we met near her home in Tribeca, New York.