Bella McDonald
Expertise
Sustainable Fashion, Hair Coloring And Styling, Textile Trends
- Bella has conducted several notable interviews, writing a profile on Jamie Hayes, a major sustainable fashion designer, as well as on the cast of "The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical."
- In 2022, she visited the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and the historic Boston Gazette Printing Office of Edes & Gill.
- Bella discovered her love for upcycling thrifted clothes in 2016, when she found a pair of rose-embroidered jeans that she's taken inspiration from ever since.
Experience
Bella began her professional writing career in 2022, when she interned as a digital writer and editorial assistant for Modern Luxury Media. Since then, she has been writing nonstop as she digs deeper into local eco-fashion scenes and trends. She also writes and serves as an editor at several magazines in the Chicago area.
Education
While studying journalism at Wheaton College, Bella led the student literary journal as editor in chief and the student newspaper as news editor.
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