QEditorial is an independent fashion and culture publication founded in New York, covering fashion, identity, art, hospitality, and contemporary thought. Built by writers, editors, researchers, photographers, and cultural thinkers, QEditorial approaches fashion not as image alone — but as language, memory, and cultural dialogue. Behind every article is a team shaping conversations across fashion, culture, hospitality, art, and the evolving meaning of identity in contemporary life.
Editor in Chief
Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Nicolò Di Stefano
Nicolò Di Stefano is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of QEditorial, where he explores the intersections between fashion, culture, identity, art, and contemporary living through an independent editorial lens.
With an academic background in interior design, Nicolò began his professional journey in Italy, later teaching at the University of Taste (Università del Gusto), where he deepened his understanding of aesthetics, sensory experience, hospitality, and cultural storytelling.
Over the years, he has worked in hospitality consulting, collaborating with businesses and lifestyle concepts while also engaging with internationally recognized Italian companies. His experience extends into the world of fashion, branding, and luxury positioning, including ambassadorial collaborations with iconic Italian brands such as Peroni.
A passionate advocate of modern and contemporary art, Nicolò approaches editorial work through a multidisciplinary perspective, often exploring how design, architecture, fashion, and cultural identity influence one another within contemporary society.
He is also the co-founder of Shiba&Co, a fashion house born from the pet world that has evolved into a broader lifestyle maison, recognized for its design-led approach and breed-specific luxury identity.
Through QEditorial, Nicolò continues to shape a platform dedicated to thoughtful conversations around fashion, art, culture, hospitality, and the evolving meaning of identity in contemporary life.
Co-Founder
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Jiatai Qi
Jiatai Qi is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of QEditorial, where he oversees creative operations, visual strategy, and the development of the magazine’s digital and editorial ecosystem. Working at the intersection of fashion, media, and contemporary culture, his role combines creative direction, content strategy, photography, and brand development to shape QEditorial as a modern cultural publication.
With a Master’s degree in Marketing and Communication from New York University, Jiatai brings a multidisciplinary approach to storytelling, blending editorial aesthetics with digital strategy and audience building. His background spans creative direction, visual campaigns, photography, publishing systems, and content production, with a focus on building visually driven brands that connect fashion, identity, and internet culture.
Alongside QEditorial, he is also the Co-Founder of SHIBA & CO., a New York-based fashion and lifestyle brand recognized for merging luxury aesthetics with contemporary pet culture, and the Founder of Maison Animuse, a concept maison exploring animal-inspired identity through fashion, objects, and visual storytelling.
His work is rooted in creating worlds that feel editorial, emotionally resonant, and culturally aware — combining refined creative vision with strategic execution across fashion, media, and digital platforms.
Senior Editorial Consultant
Senior Editorial Consultant
Natasha Lardera
Natasha Lardera is a writer, translator, journalist, and fashion stylist from Milan, based in New York. With a refined background in culture, theater, fashion, and editorial writing, she brings to QEditorial a strong international perspective and a deep sensitivity for language, visual identity, storytelling, and cultural interpretation.
Her work has appeared in respected cultural publications including The Brooklyn Rail, where she has written on theater, performance, and the dialogue between artistic communities. She specializes in translations for the stage and has collaborated on several theatrical productions, including Accattone in Jazz, inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film Accattone and performed at Lincoln Center.
Alongside her editorial and cultural work, Natasha also consults with fashion brands as an expert stylist, supporting creative direction, visual presentation, and brand image development.
At QEditorial, Natasha joins as Senior Editorial Consultant, contributing her experience in writing, translation, fashion styling, and cultural analysis to support the magazine’s editorial direction, special editions, and long-form cultural projects. Her presence strengthens QEditorial’s commitment to thoughtful publishing, international voices, and a sophisticated conversation between fashion, culture, identity, and the arts.
Books & Culture Editor
Books & Culture Editor
Marina Khamuko
Marina Khamuko is a Circassian Books & Culture Editor with a background in English Philology, education, literature, and cross-cultural studies. Originally from Russia, she brings to QEditorial a refined understanding of language, storytelling, cultural identity, and the way literature reflects the societies from which it emerges.
Her experience as an English teacher, combined with her academic training in English Philology, shaped her ability to read texts not only for narrative, but for structure, symbolism, and cultural context. Fluent in Circassian, Russian, and English, Marina moves naturally between languages and traditions.
Long before experiencing those worlds directly, Marina’s cultural imagination was shaped by Mexican, Brazilian, Italian, Spanish, French, Indian, Turkish, and American storytelling — developing a refined sensitivity toward identity, memory, belonging, and cultural exchange.
At QEditorial, Marina focuses on books, literature, and cultural reflection, exploring how stories shape identity, preserve memory, and travel across borders through language, image, and narrative.
Pet Brand Research Associate
Pet Brand Research Associate
Winson Lin
Winson Lin serves as Pet Brand Research Associate for QEditorial Pet, where he focuses on researching and identifying brands that reflect the new language of the modern pet industry — from pet fashion and dog lifestyle companies to luxury pet spas, dog hotels, and emerging concepts connected to comfort, design, service, and identity.
His work supports QEditorial Pet’s mission to observe the pet world not simply as a commercial category, but as a growing cultural space where fashion, care, hospitality, and lifestyle increasingly intersect. Through careful research and brand evaluation, Winson helps identify companies with strong visual direction, refined product presentation, editorial relevance, and long-term commercial potential.
With experience in retail operations, inventory management, merchandising, and customer service, he brings a practical understanding of how products are organized, presented, and experienced by the public. At QEditorial, his role helps strengthen the magazine’s pet division as a curated platform dedicated to pet fashion, luxury pet lifestyle, dog hospitality, and the evolving culture of life with pets.
Fashion Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Riccardo Piazza
Riccardo Piazza is an Italian photographer whose work focuses on fashion, editorial imagery, and visual storytelling. After studying graphic design and photography through film-based practice, he continued his education in fashion photography in London before relocating to New York City in 2018 to expand his work within the fashion industry.
His photography has been featured in publications including Vogue, L’Officiel, and Grazia, where he has developed a distinctive visual language blending fashion, lifestyle, and narrative imagery through a cinematic and refined perspective.
At Q Editorial Magazine, he contributes editorial photography, fashion imagery, and visual storytelling projects exploring contemporary culture, identity, and creative expression through an emotionally driven and visually sophisticated lens.
The Q Voice
External Contributors
The voices who bring their world to ours — writers, photographers, and cultural thinkers who contribute to QEditorial from beyond the masthead.
Contributing Writer
Contributing Writer
Olivia Laurent
Olivia Laurent is a fashion and lifestyle writer based between New York and Paris, covering the intersection of style, beauty, travel, and digital culture. As an external contributor to QEditorial, she focuses on trend-driven content including seasonal outfit guides, summer travel style, makeup trends, hairstyles, and curated fashion finds.
With a background in fashion media and visual trend forecasting, her work has appeared across independent fashion publications and editorial campaigns. She specializes in translating fast-moving trends into elevated, wearable storytelling with a strong editorial eye.
At QEditorial, Olivia brings a perspective that is visually driven, culturally aware, and easy to connect with. Her stories explore the aesthetics, products, and fashion moments shaping contemporary style both online and offline. Read her latest: Bandana Hairstyles: The Complete Style Guide.
Contributing Writer
Contributing Writer
Hadassa Serrano
Hadassa Serrano is a fashion writer based in Seattle, WA. Through her work as a writer, she explores the hidden rooms of fashion while highlighting its makers through her Substack page named “the human side of fashion,” where she writes reflective, thought-provoking, and observant articles that question the fashion industry and the systems around it. Considering herself a writer who writes from the heart with the mind, she contributes to highlighting the human side of fashion, noticing, observing, and exploring the industry rather than reporting on what happens in the world of fashion.
Her work is visibly human and reflective, focusing on what the industry ignores, sugarcoats, or leaves unspoken. Her goal is to highlight fashion makers — designers, creative directors, models — to explore the hidden rooms, and bring back the human side of fashion through reflective, honest, and thought-provoking articles.
At QEditorial Magazine, her work focuses on fashion culture, creative identity, industry commentary, and long-form editorial storytelling that explores the emotional, cultural, and human dimensions behind contemporary fashion.
Contributing Writer
Contributing Writer
Aditi Dhapola
Aditi Dhapola is the founder of Fashion Interlude, where she writes about fashion, culture, identity, and visual expression through analytical and reflective perspectives. Her work moves between fashion commentary, cultural observation, and contemporary fashion discourse, with a particular interest in the Indian fashion industry and the relationship between clothing and personal expression. She is currently pursuing a Psychology Honours degree, which continues to influence her perspective on fashion and contemporary culture.
At QEditorial Magazine, her work focuses on fashion culture, identity-driven storytelling, contemporary fashion commentary, and editorial features exploring the intersection of psychology, personal expression, and global fashion narratives, with a particular lens on emerging conversations within the Indian fashion industry.
Contributing Writer
Contributing Writer
Rebecca Krizman
Rebecca Krizman is a fashion journalist whose work focuses on the intersections between fashion, culture, and politics. A Trieste-born journalist, she began her career in social media in 2024 before transitioning into fashion writing, later joining Fiammamagazine in 2025. Her work explores how fashion reflects broader cultural and political conversations, with a particular interest in identity, media, and contemporary society.
At QEditorial Magazine, she contributes fashion commentary, cultural analysis, and editorial features examining the relationship between fashion, politics, digital culture, and modern identity through a thoughtful and contemporary lens.