A fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. In 2005, he graduated with a PhD in Cultural Studies, looking at young graduates starting their career abroad. Appointed Editor-at-Large for Fucking Young! in 2016, he also writes features for Metal, Contributor, Behind The Blinds and Dash. He has contributed to Diane Pernet’s blog, A Shaded View on Fashion, since 2008. Working as a freelance coach for several brands in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Kazakhstan, he advises designers who sell their collections abroad. He has sat on several international jurys, from the Austrian Fashion Association in Vienna to the Atelier Chardon Savard in Paris and the IED Fashioners of the World in Barcelona. An avid traveller, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.