Emily Kirkpatrick is a writer for hire.

Her popular weekly newsletter, I <3 Mess, rounds up the best of the worst celebrity fashion. It was featured in the New York Times and InStyle Australia’s Fall 2024 issue and has been recommended by Dazed, Vogue Russia, Ann Friedman and Samantha Irby.

She is also the co-host of the monthly podcast The Review of Mess with Jessica DeFino.

Prior to going full-time with Mess, she was a contributing editor at People magazine and Vanity Fair.

Her writing has been featured in New York magazine, Glamour, W, Vogue, the New York Times, and many more. Her work has also appeared in print for Elle, Nylon, Interview, the New York Post, and InStyle Australia.

Her essay “Why I Quit My Full-Time Writing Job over a Viral Tweet” has been taught at USC Annenberg and she has been interviewed as an expert for stories in Elle, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Cut, NRC, and The Washington Post.

Emily is available for freelance opportunities, speaking engagements, and consulting work.