- Elsa Klensch
Elsa Klensch was the producer and host of "
Style with Elsa Klensch ",CNN 's fashion and design television program, which ran from 1980 to 2000 and is an internationally renowned fashion journalist.cite web|title= Internationally renowned fashion journalist |publisher= Greater Talent Network, America's Leading Celebrity Speakers Bureau |url= http://www.greatertalent.com/speakers/speakers.php?speakerid=398 |accessdate= 2008-03-24]Career
Born in
Western Australia, Australia , Klensch moved to Sydney and then overseas to London and Hong Kong before moving to America. She worked as an editor at "Women's Wear Daily ", "Vogue", "W" and "Harper's Bazaar " before joining CNN in New York City on its 1980 launch.Klensch ran a fashion show on CNN called "Style with Elsa Klensch", from her 1980 to 2001.citation |last= Gay |first= Jason |title= Madison Avenue Shopkeepers Weep for CNN Style Diva Elsa Klensch |newspaper= The New York Observer |date=
June 17 , 2001 |year= 2001 |url= http://www.observer.com/node/44596] She received awards for her coverage from theCouncil of Fashion Designers of America ,cite web |title= CFDA Fashion Awards Past Winners |publisher= CDFA |url= http://www.cfda.com/index.php?option=com_cfda_content&task=fashion_awards_display&category_id=31 |accessdate= 2008-03-24] theFashion Group International and theAnti-Defamation League .Order of Merit
The Italian government presented her with the Italian Order of Merit, the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana for her reporting on Italian fashion and design.
Movies
She appeared as herself in several television shows and films, including
Robert Altman 's "Prêt-à-Porter" (1994).imdb name|id=0459289]Bibliography
Fiction
Klensch has written a series of a fashion industry-oriented
murder mystery novels, featuring the main character,Sonya Iverson :cite web |title= Elsa Klensch |publisher= Elsa Klensch, 2004 - 2006 |url= http://www.elsaklensch.com/index.htm |accessdate= 2008-03-24]* "Live at 10:00, Dead at 10:15" (Forge, 2004)
* "Shooting Script: A Sonya Iverson Novel" (2006)
* "Take Two" (2007)Non-fiction
She has also written an advice book on how to work with fashion for find a style. Her advice is very practical, and includes tips on how to make fashion decisions:
* "Style" (Perigee Trade, 1995)
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External links
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* [http://www.greatertalent.com/speakers/speakers.php?speakerid=398 Internationally renowned fashion journalist] (RetrievedMarch 24 ,2008 )
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