Who

Tonchi is the style editor at the New York Times. He oversees T, the newspaper's glossy supplement dedicated to fashion, design, food, and travel.

Backstory

Born in Florence, Tonchi started out his career in Italy as the co-founder and editor of Westuff, an early version of Emporio Armani magazine. He became fashion director at L'Uomo Vogue, then decamped to the U.S. in 1994, joining Self as creative director. After a stint in fashion—he was a creative advisor at J. Crew for two years—he returned to media when he was named fashion creative director at Esquire, and made the leap to the Times in 2003 when he was appointed style editor at the Sunday Times Magazine, succeeding Amy Spindler, who passed away from cancer. Originally recruited to the paper by Adam Moss, Tonchi now reports to Gerry Marzorati.

Of note

In 2004, Tonchi introduced T magazine, a glossy supplement devoted to fashion and design. Originally a quarterly, it now publishes 15 issues a year, and has spawned beauty, design, and travel spinoffs, as well as a website, The Moment. The success of the franchise isn't hard to explain. Given the downturn in the newspaper business, the glossy supplements, with their high-end, high-paying fashion advertising, have become the lifeblood of the Times, which consequently has continually increased the number of titles under the T banner. How much longer Tonchi plans to stay at the paper is an open question. He was reportedly in discussions with Hearst a couple of years ago to replace Glenda Bailey at Harper's Bazaar.

Personal

Tonchi's boyfriend is David Maupin, co-owner of the Lehman-Maupin gallery in Chelsea. They own an apartment on West 12th Street and have a weekend home in Bridgehampton.