Lesley M. M. Blume is an award-winning journalist, author, and cultural observer based in New York City. Ms. Blume covers culture, media, politics, and fashion (and sometimes the thorny politics of fashion). She contributes regularly to Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal and Departures magazine; her work has appeared in many additional publications, including Vogue, The Paris Review Daily, Slate, and The Daily Beast, among others.Ms. Blume co-created and served as founding editor of The Window, Barneys New York’s online fashion and culture magazine, and is also The Huffington Post‘s longtime contributing style editor.