Ariel Foxman

Thanks for clicking through! About me—I am a writer. I am also an editor and a content developer, but that is because I am a writer first and foremost. I have worked in media my entire career: Spin, Random House, Details, The New Yorker, InStyle, Cargo... and I currently serve as Area Vice President of Brand & Experience for Boston Seaport at WS Development, where I oversee the neighborhood's marketing, brand strategy, and growth. Placemaking, after all, is four-dimensional storytelling—and that's what drew me to this work.

I have written mainly for general-interest and fashion media brands—reported features, celebrity interviews, trend pieces. I previously wrote a column about my experience as a gay father to my young son, Cielo ("Baby Daddies" on Maisonette.com), and launched a Substack newsletter called ABBAPAPA that focused on issues facing parents and caregivers today.

I write consistently for Architectural Digest and have had work published in Fortune, InStyle, L'Officiel, The New York Times, Out, Parents, Time and The Advocate. As the former Editor in Chief of Condé Nast's Cargo and Time Inc's InStyle magazines, I have a deep foundation in what makes a story journalistic, compelling, and ultimately—memorable. Recently, my work in helping to elevate Boston Seaport has been recognized in Vogue and Condé Nast Traveler.

Honors: I have been included in Boston Common's "Power Players" (2024) and XPLand's "Top 100 Marketers" (2023). In 2022, I was named to Out's "Out 100." I have been included in the "Business of Fashion 500" as one of the world's most influential fashion insiders. I received the Marylou Luther Journalism Award from the Accessories Council in 2015, and in 2014 I was honored at Live Out Loud's annual Trailblazers Gala. In 2013, I was featured in Crain's as one of the "40 Under 40," a group of rising stars "who will shape New York for the next 25 years." The Advocate named me one of the "50 Most Influential LGBT People in Media," and I have been included in Out's annual Power List three times. Above all this, I am most proud of my fleeting cameo on "Gossip Girl" and the board seats I hold at Boston Children's Museum and my son's public school.