StyleZeitgeist began as a fashion community in form of an online message board where enthusiasts talked about the fashion avant-garde, and over the years morphed into an independent media platform that now encompasses an online magazine, a podcast, and the StyleZeigeist Academy. Our goal remains the same - to keep fashion media independent and to foster a critical and intelligent opinion amongst fashion enthusiasts.
stylezeitgeist.com was born in September 2006 when I decamped from another fashion forum, inviting ten other members to join me. Today, the highly influential site draws thirty thousand unique monthly visitors from around the world (generating around one million hits) who discuss fashion and culture. StyleZeitgeist counts a significant number of creative professionals among its audience. It has created some of the biggest fan bases for cutting edge designers such as Rick Owens and Ann Demeulemeester, and more obscure ones such as Carol Christian Poell and Paul Harnden.
Following the success of stylezeitgeist.com I launched StyleZeitgeist magazine in 2011 with the help of several forum members. In 2021 we launched the StyleZeitgeist Podcast, and in 2023 the StyleZeitgeist Academy. StyleZeitgeist magazine had five print issues and regularly publishes articles on its website. The goal of the biannual print volumes was to break the conventions of fashion magazines by publishing long form profiles of designers and artists while offering newsy, shorter articles on our website.