Brooke LaMantia Title: Writer Education: New York University Brooke is a freelance writer who is into all things fashion, beauty, and celebrity. She always injects a fresh, exciting voice into her shopping content. She joined Dotdash Meredith in 2019. Prior to working at InStyle, Eva was a fashion news writer at Who What Wear and a celebrity news writer at The Zoe Report. Follow her on Instagram: @brookelamantia.Highlights:Brooke is a contributing writer for InStyle where she covers fashion and shopping, utilizing her knowledge of what's trending to find the very best products out there.Prior to contributing for InStyle, Brooke worked at The Cut, where she wrote about all things culture and fashion. She has over four years of writing experience, and her work has appeared in places like The Cut, NYLON, W Magazine, StyleCaster, and Cosmopolitan, as well as newspapers like the San Antonio Express-News and the Houston Chronicle. Experience Brooke is a freelance journalist and writer based in New York City writing primarily about culture and fashion. After working at New York Magazine's The Cut—where she wrote about everything from "Euphoria" to sustainable shopping—she has continued writing for their shopping and culture verticals. Her work has also been featured in W Magazine, NYLON, StyleCaster, Cosmopolitan, and of course, InStyle. As a Gen-Zer, her interest in the internet and what's trending allows her to stay on top of the cultural zeitgeist, which lends itself to her expertise when it comes to shopping. Before working in magazines, she worked at her hometown paper, the San Antonio Express-News, where she covered Education and Crime on the metro desk. Education She holds a B.A. in Journalism and English Creative Writing from New York University.Her journalism honors thesis was awarded the Zenith and Sidney Gross Memorial Prize for the best-written investigative reporting piece by an undergraduate student at NYU. About InStyle InStyle is an award-winning destination for fashion, beauty, and pop-culture, with an all-are-welcome ethos that swings open the proverbial velvet ropes. Whether you’re looking for a wardrobe refresh, haircut inspiration, or a story that’ll make sparkling cocktail-party conversation, our expert-connected coverage is where to start. Learn more about our team and editorial guidelines, here.