Biographical note

Derek Blasberg is the New York Times best-selling author of Classy. He joined the Harper's Bazaar team as editor-at-large in 2010 and has profiled Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani, Naomi Campbell, Lauren Hutton and Patti Hansen for the magazine. In addition to his regular column in the magazine, his weekly Mr. Blasberg's Best-Dressed List is one of the most popular features at Harper's Bazaar online. In his career, Blasberg has contributed articles to a variety of publications, including numerous international editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, W, Womens Wear Daily, WSJ. Magazine, the New York Times, TeenVogue, the London Sunday Times, Elle, 10 and Another Magazine. From 2006 to 2010, Blasberg was the Editor at Large of Style.com, where he wrote a column called The Blasblog. From 2009 to 2012, he kept a column called Fast + Louche for Interview magazine.