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CodeDS/UK/15368
NameFranklin; Caryn (1959-); MBE; British fashion expert
Dates1959-
GenderMale
BiographyCaryn Franklin MBE (born 11 January 1959) is a British fashion expert. She was former Fashion Editor and Co-Editor of i-D Magazine[2] in the '80s and has been a fashion commentator for 32 years.

A broadcaster, writer, director and producer, she has worked with many major networks to produce TV shows and documentaries. This included BBC's The Clothes Show which ran for 12-years from 1986-98. Caryn has always been interested in the politics of image and self-esteem as well as straight fashion. Her projects have involved refugees in battle zones, workers in free-trade-zone slums, mental health experts, MP's and Gov. Ministers and of course the fashion industry’s innovators. She has contributed to many national newspapers and magazines. She has four books to her name, including a novel.

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