After Editor positions at McCall’s Needlework & Crafts and Seventeen magazines, Elaine became a reporter at the menswear trade newspaper Daily News Record (DNR), followed by freelance writing and editing for many trade and consumer publications. She was New York Editor of Textile World magazine, Editorial Director of custom publishing for WWD, copy chief for the Dallas Women’s Journal, and a contributing editor to many other titles, including:

Apparel News • Nigel French • Distinction • International Textiles • Advertising Age • Private Label Development • MR • American Fabrics and Fashions • Private Label Newsletter • Men’s Wear (London) • M • Men’s Apparel News • Optical Index • Luggage & Travelwear