Vanessa Friedman Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Vanessa Friedman is an American journalist primarily recognized as Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic at The New York Times. Before that, she had worked as a fashion editor at the Financial Times and was the first person to hold the title. She has also been a freelance writer for top fashion magazines like Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair.

Additionally, she wrote a weekly column and also edited the style page in her previous works. She had become a fashion correspondent for the FT and a European editor at Elle US. Scroll to find out more about her while reading about her personal life and net worth.

VANESSA FRIEDMAN: BIO, FAMILY, CAREER

She was born in 1967 as Vanessa Victoria Friedman in New York, United States. She is the daughter of Fredrica and Stephen Friedman. His mother positioned herself as editorial director, vice president, and associate publisher at Little, Brown & Company. Her father is a lawyer by profession and a senior partner at the New York law firm Debevoise & Plimpton. In addition, her father was also president of the Overseas Development Council in Washington and past president of American Ballet Theater in New York.

She has a younger brother named Alexander. Regarding her education, she graduated cum laude from Princeton University. And she also completed her studies at Phillips Exeter Academy and Chapin School. After graduating, she joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1998 and became Fashion Articles Director for Instyle UK from 2000 to 2002.

She then joined the Financial Times as a fashion editor in 2002 and worked until 2014. In 2014, she joined the New York Times as fashion director and chief fashion critic. She has made headlines for different events and reviews. However, one of her critics came into the limelight when she slammed the white pantsuit worn by presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.

VANESA FRIEDMAN: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Coming to her personal life, she hid most of her private affairs from the media. However, it is known that she married her longtime boyfriend, J. David Stewart. The couple exchanged vows on June 15, 1996 in New York City. Additionally, the duo graduated from Princeton University, bride cum laude and groom magna cum laude. Additionally, their wedding was performed by Rabbi Joel S. Goor at the University Club of New York. The couple welcomed their children.

Looking briefly at Stat bio, he is the son of Nan and Bob Stewart from Toronto. Her father owns a financial management company, Twenty-First Century Investments, in Toronto. Regarding his education, he had earned his master’s degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Toronto. Additionally, he is associated with Chase Investment Bank in London in the Emerging Markets Investment Banking Group.

VANESSA FRIEDMAN: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about her income, as a fashion critic and director-in-chief, she surely racks up a considerable sum. Her work not only helped her to make a fortune but also to earn a prominent place in the fashion industry. Hence, she has an estimated net worth of over $1 million. However, the average s salary for a chief fashion designer is around $83,990, according to Payscale.

She is quite active on different social media platforms. She has a verified Twitter account @VVFriedman with 163.4k followers. Other than that, she has no accounts under her name on Instagram and Facebook.

VANESSA FRIEDMAN: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The fashion director has a slim and curvy body who stands 5 feet 6 inches or 1.67 meters tall. Her body weighs around 62 kg with unknown measurements. She has brown eye color with red hair color.