Farid Chenoune (8 October 1949 – 8 November 2024) was a French scholar, writer, and journalist specialising in the history and sociology of fashion.
[1] Initially a professor of French literature, Chenoune transitioned to fashion journalism, contributing to publications like Libération, Vogue, Mixt(e) (where he was editor-in-chief), and Le Monde d'Hermès.
[2][3] Chenoune worked as a professor at the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM) and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD).
The book traced the evolution of menswear from the French Revolution onward, challenging the common belief that men's fashion only took shape in the 1980s.
[4][5] He also co-authored the catalog for the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Petit Palais in 2010, which won the Grand Prix du Livre de Mode.