Jessica de Ruiter is a fashion editor and stylist whose career spans two incredible decades working within the fashion industry. She started on her path during the ‘golden age’ of print media interning at W Magazine and WWD in the early 2000s. Soon thereafter she was offered a position at Vogue working for the iconic West Coast Editor, Lisa Love where she covered the Los Angeles market, produced local shoots, assisted on cover shoots, orchestrated VIP events and styled sittings. Proving herself an invaluable asset at Condé Nast, Jessica then moved to New York to launch Teen Vogue where she served as Accessories Editor under Editor-in-Chief, Amy Astley. Committed to her passion of becoming a fashion stylist, Jessica also assisted legendary editor, Camilla Nickerson. This all in the time before digital and social media and true fashion editors learned their craft first-hand from the ‘greats’ that came before them. When it was time for Jessica to go out on her own, she immediately found representation at The Wall Group and had an illustrious fifteen-year career as a freelance stylist working with the top professionals in her field. Jessica has styled for countless world-renowned publications such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, InStyle etc and dressed an extensive and impressive list of A-listers.
Jessica has been recognized in the press for her impeccable sense of style and singular point of view. As a true tastemaker she has been photographed and interviewed for a myriad of publications including Vogue US, Vogue France, Vogue Australia, Vogue Netherlands, W Magazine, Glamour, Elle, WSJ, The Coveteur etc. She is frequently called upon as an industry expert in the fashion media and style tomes including titles by fashion veterans Garance Doré’s Love x Style x Life and Booth Moore’s Where Stylists Shop.
In addition to being recognized as a fashion insider, Jessica is also recognized for her interior design sense and considered approach to styling and decorating her own homes. Her love for interior design parallels her love of fashion. Jessica’s homes have been published in AD, AD Germany, Martha Stewart, Kinfolk, One Kings Lane, Living Sense etc. Jessica’s husband, Jed Lind, is the founder and lead designer of Jed Lind Interiors and they frequently collaborate in the creative direction of projects.