Launched in September 2011, The Genteel takes a fresh approach to fashion and design editorial that brings thoughtful and intelligent stories to the forefront.
The Genteel is committed to delivering quality journalism, unearthing the forces shaping international fashion and design, through the lens of business, culture, society, best kept secrets and street style. As multi-dimensional and stimulating as its readers, The Genteel is the inspired destination where informed readers converge with in-depth fashion and design coverage.
On a daily basis, The Genteel dispatches insightful and thought provoking stories from our growing network of contributors from the streets of Rome, Toronto, Mumbai, Moscow, Seoul, UAE and beyond.
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MONA CHAMMAS Chairman & CEO
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The Genteel is Mona's brainchild, stemming from the editorial spirit she picked up while watching her father’s printing press in action as a child. Mona's vision for The Genteel is drawn from her experience as a brand strategist, and a zeal for high quality magazines. The Genteel is distinguished by its international focus and unique, multi-contextual approach to fashion and design. | Having lived in various cities, Mona is dedicated to publishing local stories, big or small, that might otherwise go unnoticed. She steers her vision for The Genteel as a global media brand through innovative media models and collaborative projects. She has a penchant for well-crafted menswear, truffle butter and hot chocolate in quaint cafés scattered around the world. |
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IRENE KIM COO & Editor-in-Chief |
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Irene is a corporate lawyer by trade and an entrepreneur in spirit. Irene’s passion for The Genteel stems from her love of fashion and design, quality discourse and expressing her creative self. She brings to The Genteel the expertise that she gained while working closely with a wide range of businesses as legal counsel. She contributes to brand strategy and operations, and manages the | magazine’s editorial and research teams. Irene is dedicated to publishing intriguing and thoughtful stories from around the world. She is known to find adventure in unexpected places, as she navigates through the journey that is life. Irene has a passion for beautiful clothes, which she loves to collect, but doesn't necessarily wear. She’s working on it. |
The Genteel is committed to delivering quality journalism, unearthing the forces shaping international fashion and design, through the lens of business, culture, society, best kept secrets and street style. As multi-dimensional and stimulating as its readers, The Genteel is the inspired destination where informed readers converge with in-depth fashion and design coverage.
A worldwide collective of contributors currently form The Genteel. On a daily basis our team dispatches thought-provoking and insightful articles from the streets of Oslo, Toronto, Beirut, Moscow, United Arab Emirates, Seoul and beyond.
