Stefano Tonchi (born 13 October 1959, Florence, Italy)[1] is an Italian journalist,[2] curator,[3] and consultant.[4][5]
In March 2022, he launched Palmer, a luxury media brand, with Michael J Berman, co-founder of George magazine.[6]
He served as consulting chief creative officer of L’Officiel from January 2020[7] until December 2021.[citation needed]
He was the editor in chief of W magazine from March 2010 until June 2019.
He was previously editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine. He earlier worked at Esquire and L'Uomo Vogue, Tonchi's editorial roots are in what he calls "niche" publications, he revealed in a 2007 interview in 032c magazine. In the same interview he also told the magazine that "tradition and 'good taste' are [...] the enemy of change and evolution."[8]
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