Dominique Hobdy

Dominique Hobdy is a dynamic fashion and commerce editor with over 10 years of experience curating the best of the best in style and beauty. She’s currently a senior commerce editor for Byrdie, focusing on all things fashion. She’s also in the process of obtaining a styling certification.

Dominique is an expert at getting to know the likes, dislikes, and blind spots of her audience, which allows her to tailor her product recommendations to meet people where they are and help them get the most bang for their buck. She has a deep understanding of body types (with impossibly long legs and arms herself), current trends, the wardrobe staples you actually need, and how to help readers get the most out of their closets.

Dominique works alongside an amazing team of commerce editors and guides writers to create conversational, expert-backed, tested and research-driven commerce content. When she’s not busy creating a new personal “to buy” list she can be found in the heart of Brooklyn trying new recipes with her 6-year-old son, shaking her fist at the concept of "adulting" and dancing the night away with friends.

Highlights:

• Dominique joined the Byrdie team in 2022.
• Previously she worked on the fashion and beauty teams at ESSENCE, WWD, PureWow, Black Enterprise, and more.
• She received a B.A. in Print/Online Journalism from Howard University. She's also in the process of completing a styling certification from F.I.T.
• She has curated and tested hundreds of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products with the same enthusiasm and excitement that she began her professional journey with.

Experience

Before taking on this role at Byrdie, Dominique was a fashion and commerce editor at PureWow, ESSENCE, WWD, and Black Enterprise Magazine, writing, editing, and conceptualizing forward-thinking fashion and beauty content. Throughout her career, she’s created longstanding style franchises, led tentpole events like Fashion Week, and created massive gift guides. She’s also created her own commerce website that focuses on highlighting and shopping Black-owned brands called SACRD. 

She's cultivated a community of fashion experts whom she regularly looks to for their expertise and stays informed by constantly reading fashion studies and reports on current shopping habits, thoughtfully incorporating those insights into the recommendations she makes.

Education

Dominique has a B.A. in Print/Online Journalism from Howard University. She's also in the process of receiving a styling certification from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

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