As he could not afford to study fashion journalism at Central Saint Martins, Porter became a researcher for The Daily Express in the mid-1990s.
[5] As of 2014, Porter writes for The Financial Times as their menswear critic.
He chose a man's suit by Thom Browne and a green faille dress by Alber Elbaz for Lanvin.
[9] In recent years, Porter has published two nonfiction books about fashion.
His book Wear No Clothes explores the clothing choices of the Bloomsbury Group from a philosophical perspective, while What Artists Wear examines the clothes of various artists, including Agnes Martin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cindy Sherman, and David Hammonds.