amy fine collins

Portrait of Helena Rubinstein by Kurt Von Pantz Portrait of Amy Fine Collins by Iké Udé

STYLE

interview

by OLIVIER ZAHM and ALEPH MOLINARI

photography by OLIVIER ZAHM

 

Amy Fine Collins, a New York fashion icon and journalist, champions a creative approach to style amid the tumult and superficiality of the fashion world. She heads the International Best-Dressed List, a renowned American institution celebrating the most stylish individuals.

 

OLIVIER ZAHM — As an American fashion journalist and fashion critic, you have experienced fashion for the past three decades. American fashion has a rich history. How would you define the difference between American and European fashion design? 

AMY FINE COLLINS — Are you speaking not just about today, but generally and historically?

OLIVIER ZAHM — Yes, since the 1970s.

AMY FINE COLLINS — The world did not start in the…