Cathy Horyn

Cathy Horyn (born September 11, 1956) is an American fashion journalist, who was fashion critic for The New York Times until January 31, 2014, where she had the highly noted and provocative blog On The Runway". In 2015, she was appointed critic-at-large for New York Magazine's website The Cut, reviewing the Fall 2015 womenswear shows in New York and Paris. Horyn was only the second Times fashion critic, having succeeded Amy Spindler who retired in November 2003. She is a supporter of Belgian designer Raf Simons (who's working with LVMH group ).

Background

Raised in Coshocton, Ohio, she began her career in fashion journalism in Detroit in 1986, writing for The Detroit News. After four years, Horyn then moved to Washington, D.C., reviewing fashion design for The Washington Post. She joined The New York Times in 1998. Magazines and newspapers to which she contributes include Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and International Herald Tribune. She is known for her sharp, unflinchingly acerbic reviews, which resulted in her being banned from numerous designer shows, most notably Giorgio Armani and, as of 2012, Hedi Slimane's Yves Saint Laurent show in Paris.