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Michael Roberts
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Biography
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Michael Roberts was a fashion editor, photographer, stylist and illustrator whose career included senior roles at Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. His work moved between writing about fashion and making its images, with paper collage becoming a distinctive part of his illustration practice.
His books include the photographic collection Shot in Sicily and the satirical illustrated alphabet Fashion Victims. He also created GingerNutz, about an orangutan who becomes a model, and directed the documentary Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards. He died in 2023, leaving work across magazines, books and film.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Vogue — Michael Roberts obituaryEditorial roles, documentary and death year; disputed birth year omitted.
- Vanity Fair — Sicilian VisionsPhotographic book.
- Vanity Fair — Fashion VictimsCollage illustration and satirical book.
- UTP Distribution — GingerNutzAuthorship and illustrated book.