DE WITT WINS NATIONAL AWARD.Daily News fashion editor Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. received a national Aldo Award at the 37th 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. on Monday night. The prestigious award is regarded as the Oscar of the fashion-writing industry, and De Witt competed against 300 other fashion reporters in her circulation category. Her winning entry in the women's wear women's wear n. Clothing for women. category was a feature on the film noir makeup style popularized by Chanel and other cosmetic companies last fall. The awards are sponsored by the Fashion Association, a nonprofit association representing more than 250 manufacturers, designers, retailers, fabric and fiber producers, and the J.C. Penney Co. Presenters included leading fashion designers Donna Karan, Mary McFadden, Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley, Barry Bricken and Byron Lars. A member of the Daily News' features staff since 1990, De Witt writes weekly fashion and style features, as well as the Hot Tips and Mall Patrol columns. She is a frequent guest on local news stations and on ``Extra,'' an entertainment news program on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Before joining the Daily News, De Witt was a free-lance writer for the Seattle Times, where she received the Washington Press Association's first place award for fashion reporting in 1989. Before that, she was fashion editor for the Daily Breeze in Torrance. 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 is a member of the advisory board for CSUN's fashion department. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Barbara De Witt) |
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