Merle Ginsberg

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Style Writer, Freelance
Freelance Fashion Writer/Columnist, The Hollywood Reporter

Los Angeles

Arts and Entertainment, Fashion

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Covers: Entertainment, tv, film, politics, aging, fashion, culture, beauty, wellness. wine, food, travel, music, aesthetics, actors, designers, retail, wine, real estate.

Doesn't Cover: Hard business. Sports. Country music. Crime. Violence.

Writer/contributor/editor: Los Angeles Magazine, LAMag.com, New York Post, Robb Report. Great dresser, poetess and all around bon mot vivant.

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Merle Ginsberg’s Biography

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Merle Ginsberg is the award-winning columnist behind The Hollywood Reporter’s LOOSE THREADS fashion newsletter and a THR major contributor on the intersection of fashion and entertainment, interviewing designers, covering major fashion shows and events. She is also co-founder and editor for the fashion website LAmoodboard.com and its Instagram @iCandyLA with creative director Thomas Drotar.

Background: Award winning journalist and writer, NY Times bestselling author; she started her long media…

Merle Ginsberg’s Journalist Portfolio

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Exclusive Backstage Photos From Dior's Star-Packed LACMA Extravaganza

Jonathan Anderson house took over the Geffen Galleries for his ultra- luxe salute to old Hollywood. Not surpr…

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Inside Dior's LACMA Extravaganza - High Fashion, Cool Convertibles, and a Parade of Stylish Stars

The fabled fashion house debuted designer Jonathan Anderson's Cruise Collection at LACMA's buzzy new wing - a…

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Inside the Global Agency That Turns Stylists Into Stars

The Wall Group, a pioneer in creating Hollywood's stylist system and elevating glam squads into the stratosph…

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Jeff Klein Isn't Selling San Vicente Bungalows - Unless It's "F*** You" Money

The hotelier behind Hollywood's most exclusive private clubs is looking for a growth partner, not an exit. Pr…

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The Most Stylish Party of Oscar Week Had Nothing to Do With Movies

Brooke Wall started The Wall Group when stylists were still an afterthought. Twenty-five years later, her Osc…

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Outfit Change: The Only Agency Buys The Daily Front Row

The cult fashion magazine has been acquired by Kent Belden's high-powered styling agency in a rare crossover …

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The Hollywood Reporter Correctly Predicted Taylor Swift’s Wedding Gown (But Adam Sandler Caught Us Napping) Original

Jul 04, 2026 |

By Merle Ginsberg

| The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift at the 2024 Grammys, wearing white. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images There were many — many — predictions about which luxe label Taylor Swift would choose when she married Travis Kelce on July 3. She wore a striped Ralph Lauren dress for her engagement photos. She has also worn gowns by Monse and Oscar de la Renta, both designed by her friends Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, who recently departed Oscar to focus on Monse.

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What Do You Buy Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? Apparently Nothing Original

Jul 03, 2026 |

By Merle Ginsberg

| The Hollywood Reporter

Travis Kelce kisses Taylor Swift after beating the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly told friends and family on their closely guarded wedding invite that they had an “absolutely no gifts” policy. Which is lovely, tasteful and, in the case of a celebration expected to draw some of the most famous people on earth, almost certainly wishful thinking.

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We Know What Taylor Swift Is Wearing to Her Wedding (Maybe)

Jun 29, 2026 |

By Merle Ginsberg

| The Hollywood Reporter

Taylor Swift at the 2024 Grammys. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Has any other bride-to-be ever had this many designer wedding gown options? Meghan Markle? Princess Diana? Elizabeth Taylor? Word is Taylor Swift and her longtime stylist Joseph Cassell were swamped with sketches from designers all over the world for this weekend’s wedding of the world’s most famous pop star to football’s now most famous tight end. Some of them were commissioned; most of them weren’t.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a theater critic for a local NY paper. And a columnist at The Soho Weekly News.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Ha! In the very early part of my career. I remember white out horrors all the time.

How is social media changing news?

The Facebook political manipulation terrifies me. However, I LOVE sharing news/opinion stories with like minded followers. I learn a ton.

Awards

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Los Angeles Press Club Award

2013 - Best entertainment feature

The story was a first person essay called "Red Carpet Wars" about my 20 years on the front lines of the Oscars red carpet. It's humorous, informative and very insider.. The LA Press Club said they loved my comic tone.

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The Daily Fashion Media Award

2015 - Best writing of a fashion story in a news outlet

The Daily - an important fashion news website, one of the originals - gives out FMA's - Fashion Media Awards - every fall. I received one the same year that Elle and WSJ received ones as well. I gave a speech in front of thousands of important editors in NY.