Constance C.R. White is an award-winning, multi-platform, independent journalist and content creator with an expertise in the areas of style and Black culture.
White is the author of “How To Slay: Kings and Queens of Black Style” from Rizzoli and the editor of “Essence: A Salute to Michelle Obama,” published by Time Inc. Books. She has travelled frequently to Milan, Paris, London, and Cote D’Ivoire covering fashion.
She has written extensively for The Chicago Tribune and her work has appeared on The Today Show and in The Wall Street Journal, Avenue, British Vogue, and The Impression. She co-created and hosted a 13 episode podcast for Univision called “How To Slay.”
Prior to becoming an independent journalist, she covered fashion for The New York Times, Elle magazine, co-created the news segment for Full Frontal Fashion, and served as editor in chief of Essence. She worked for Tina Brown’s start up Talk before joining eBay for seven years creating content and serving as style and media adviser for style partnerships, live events, fashion, and media strategy.
She holds an MBA from Kellogg and teaches at CUNY’s School of Journalism on fashion reporting.
White will receive the Fashion Icon Award at Hamptons Fashion Week on August 6 for her work in Fashion Media.
