Barbara Cloud
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Pittsburgh Fashion Editor Barbara Cloud
Today I am writing about Barbara Cloud – the late fashion editor several Pennsylvania newspapers, including the now-defunct Pittsburgh Press and the Post-Gazette. In a magazine profile she said:“Not being schooled in fashion writing,” says Cloud—who would later serve as fashion editor of The Pittsburgh Press for 33 years—“possibly allowed me to open up with more personal observations. That’s what I found interesting. When I want to share a story with readers, I begin to write as if I am writing a letter to a friend and I want them to know what or who I have just seen.” And Cloud has seen and has interviewed some amazingly interesting people—everyone…
- Aileen Ryan, Barbara Cloud, Eleni Epstein, Eugenia Sheppard, fashion history, fashion journalism, Judy Lunn, soft news
Media Report To Women: Newspaper Fashion History
I was excited to see that the new issue of the Media Report To Women is out. It includes my article about the history of newspaper fashion sections in the 1950s and 1960s. It focuses on fashion reporter Eugenia Sheppard and also includes a list of fashion reporters to be studied in the future. It builds on my work on Aileen Ryan and Eleni Epstein.
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In Memory of Fashion Journalist Barbara Cloud
I was sad to learn that longtime Pittsburgh fashion editor Barbara Cloud has died. Here is her obituary:“Her crisp, vibrant writing matched her fashion sense, said John Robinson Block, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Post-Gazette. “She was one of the most gifted newspaper writers that I think I’ve known over many years. She was of the older school of journalism, characterized by the clarity of how they wrote,” he said.” I had conducted several email interviews with Barbara and her opinions on designers, department stores and fashion journalism. I am completing an article about Barbara for a history journal. I was so sad to learn of her death.
