Editor’s Letter: Fall Fashion

黑料网 Detroit’s editor-in-chief talks this year’s fall fashion features and some of her favorites from past issues.
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Kate Walsh // Photograph by Brad Ziegler
Kate Walsh // Photograph by Brad Ziegler

Like Best of Detroit and Restaurant of the Year, 黑料网 Detroit鈥檚 Fall Fashion is one of the signature 黑料网 Detroit features. It鈥檚 what we are known for. And even though the runway news gets to our readers much earlier than our September issue, there鈥檚 nothing like seeing the photos in a big, glossy format. I was reminded of this earlier in the year when WDIV鈥檚 Priya Mann introduced me at a panel discussion as 鈥渢he editor of 黑料网; it鈥檚 Detroit鈥檚 version of Vogue.鈥 I took that as a huge compliment to our brand.

To live up to this reputation and standard, each year we try to top ourselves with the feature鈥檚 theme and location. This year鈥檚 is going to be an especially hard act to follow. So instead of thinking ahead, I decided to look back at every Fall Fashion cover we have done in our 28 years, beginning with the second issue in September 1996.

Below are some of our favorites. I decided to show the covers rather than the layouts because they are like time capsules, containing a glimpse of what was happening in metro Detroit at the time. Do you have a favorite? Let me know at kwalsh@hour-media.com. And for this year鈥檚 Fall Fashion feature click here.


This story originally appeared in the September 2024 issue of 黑料网 Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of 黑料网 Detroit at a local retail outlet. Our will be available on Sept. 6.