DAILY NEWS REPORTER WINS FASHION AWARD.Byline: Daily News Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. , fashion and society editor for the Daily News, has received her second consecutive ALDO Award at the 38th annual Awards for Excellence in Fashion Journalism Fashion journalism is an umbrella term used to describe all aspects of published fashion media. Sometimes referred to as fashion writers, fashion critics or fashion reporters. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The prestigious, now-international award is regarded as the Oscar of the fashion-writing industry, and De Witt competed against 260 other fashion reporters, winning in the menswear category for ``Respectfully Submitted . . .,'' a fashion makeover on comedian Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect" and his monologues on that theme. . De Witt received her first ALDO in 1996 for ``A Fresh Face on Film Noir,'' a feature on the new retro look in makeup, inspired by Chanel's ``Vamp.'' The awards are sponsored by the nonprofit Fashion Association, which represents more than 250 manufacturers, designers, retailers, fabric and fiber producers, and the J.C. Penney Co. Award presenters included designers Max Azria of BCBG BCBG Bon Chic Bon Genre , Nicole Miller, Mary McFadden, Heidi Weisel (designer of Brooke Shield's wedding gown), Robert Stock, Bryon Lars and actress Diahann Carroll. A member of the Daily News' features staff since 1990, De Witt writes weekly fashion and style features, as well the columns Party Lines, Hot Tips and Mall Patrol. She also teaches fashion journalism at the American College for the Applied Arts in Los Angeles, and is a frequent guest on local news stations and on ``Extra,'' an entertainment news program on KNBC-TV (Channel 4). Before joining the Daily News, De Witt was a free-lance writer for The Seattle Times, where she received the Washington State Press Association's first-place award for fashion reporting in 1989. Prior to that she was the fashion editor for the Daily Breeze in Torrance and The Outlook in Santa Monica Outlook; and features editor for the Daily Independent in Ridgecrest, Calif., where she received the California Newspaper Publisher's Award for Best Youth Page. She also has written for the San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. , the Everett Herald in Washington state and the Boulder Daily Camera in Colorado. De Witt is a graduate of California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , and a member of the advisory board of CSUN's fashion department. She is affiliated with the Los Angeles chapter of Fashion Group International, the Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ, formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi , and the Greater Los Angeles Press Club. The ALDO is a two-pound pewter statuette named for sculptor Aldo Cipullo that has been given to winners since 1983. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Barbara De Witt Gets 2nd straight ALDO |
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