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Thomas Waller

Senior Fashion Market Editor, Accessories

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As WWD’s Senior Fashion Market Editor, Accessories, Thomas Waller serves as market editor and reporter, covering both the accessories and fashion businesses, from watches and jewelry to leather goods and footwear. His work includes critique of collections, the evolution of the retail landscape, tracking the trend cycle, covering various industry events and trade shows and helping to produce social content. Prior to joining WWD, he served as an accessories editor at InStyle and an associate editor at Allure magazine, and considers himself a travel and culture nerd and a reality tv superfan.

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