John Tiffany

Fashion Historian and Author

Early in his career, Tiffany was mentored by the legendary publicist Eleanor Lambert, his first book Eleanor Lambert: Still Here recounts the incredible journey of the extraordinary American pioneer who was the first art and fashion publicist, who turned artists and designers into household names and ultimately the biggest legends in their time. Tiffany's second book, DAWN: The Career of the Legendary Fashion Retailer Dawn Mello, spans Mello's impressive career. In 1975, Mello was hired as Fashion Director and Vice President of Bergdorf Goodman to turn the store around, she transformed the once dowdy department store into the retail center of luxury fashion in the world. Mello's strategy not only redefined and repositioned Bergdorf Goodman, but in doing so, she discovered and encouraged the rise of exciting modern designers, while inaugurating an exuberant, new type of fashion shows. Mello left Bergdorf Goodman in the late 1980's to revitalize the fading and unfashionable Gucci.

In 2012, Tiffany was the first person in its 200-year history to lecture on the fashion industry at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. He speaks all over the world at museums, corporations, clubs, organizations, and universities. He appears frequently on television, radio, and film, and is a frequent pundit in newspapers, magazines, and online including: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, Washington Post, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, W, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Gotham, and many more. He is prominently featured in all four episodes of the CNN documentary series: American Style as well as documentaries: Versailles 73: American Runway Revolution, and The Battle at Versailles.

Tiffany grew up in California's Santa Ynez Valley - the wine country of Santa Barbara County. A graduate of Pepperdine University's International & Intercultural Affairs program, he is passionate about sharing the lessons that can be learned from innovators and their revolutionary efforts. In his spare time, Tiffany enjoys reading books made of paper, sailing, gardening, traveling the world, and meeting and getting to know the innovators making our world a better place.