Mickey Boardman

Mickey Boardman is an American writer, socialite, philanthropist, and media personality. From 1993 to 2023, he served as an editorial director and advice columnist for Paper magazine.^[1]

Life and career

Boardman was raised in Hanover Park, Illinois,^[2] and graduated from Purdue University in 1989,^[2] with a degree in Spanish.^[3] After school, he spent a year in Madrid, Spain teaching before moving to New York City to study fashion design at the Parsons School of Design.^[2][4]

Since 1993, he has written the advice column “Ask Mr. Mickey” in Paper magazine.^[5] His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Out, and German Vogue.^[6]

Boardman is an active commentator on the New York social/fashion scene and has appeared as a cultural commentator, lifestyle expert, and fashion guru for networks like VH1, A&E, CNN, E!, and Fox News.^[7]

Boardman was recognized as one of New York magazine’s “Most Photographed Faces in New York” and voted by Fashion Week Daily as one of the most-invited people.^[8]

A philanthropist, Boardman has been active in many charitable efforts including Mr. Mickey’s Sidewalk Sale, Doctors Without Borders, Coalition for the Homeless, and Red Cross earthquake relief for Haiti and Chile.^{[citation needed]}

Boardman is a dedicated supporter of Citta, a charity that builds schools, clinics and women's cooperatives in India and Nepal.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Wall Street Journal: "'J.Lo of India' Draws a Crowd Downtown" By Adrienne Gaffney January 18, 2014
2. Bernstein, Jacob (2012-12-14). "The Natural History Museum of Mickey". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
3. New York Times: "Mickey Boardman: Keeping Up With His Followers" By MARY BILLARD October 23, 2013
4. Buzz Feed: "From Parsons To Paper Mag: How Mickey Boardman Made It In Fashion" by Amy Odell July 15, 2013
5. . Paper Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
6. Doonan, Simon & Roxanne Lowit (2008). Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You. Simon and Schuster. pp. 87–92. ISBN 9781416535430.
7. Hastreiter, Kim, David Hershkovits and John Waters (1999). From AbFab to zen: PAPER's guide to pop culture. New York, New York: Paper Pub. Co. ISBN 9781891024047.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
8. "The Most Powerful People in New York- The Most Photographed Faces of 2010". New York Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2011.