Claire Needs
Claire is a Seattle-based writer, editor and public relations specialist. She currently works as a Staff Editor for architecture and design magazine ARCADE NW Publishing.

She earned her BA in Communications and Media, double-specialized in journalism and strategic communications, in June 2023 from Seattle University. During Fall 2022 Claire studied abroad at London-based arts university Central Saint Martins for fashion journalism.

Her writing focuses on fashion, music, art and digital landscapes, and the various ways they shape identity and form community.

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Fashionably Late
Writer, Editor
2023-Current


A Seattle-based fashion and culture newsletter.

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La Arca de Arca
Writer, Editor
2022

An interactive digital fashion zine inspired by experimental pop musiscian Arca and her close ties to the fashion industry, from the runway to live performance. Created for Central Saint Martins Fashion Journalism course.

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The White Show
Writer
2022

Coverage of Central Saint Martins’ annual “White Show.” This profile explores design student Fin Maguire’s look, encompassing multiple interviews and in-studio shadowing of the designer’s work.

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Needle Magazine
Writer, Co- Editor-in-Chief
2022

Needle Magazine was an arts and entertainment magazine created by 10+ writers, graphic designers, photographers and stylists at Seattle University. Published in June 2022.

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The Spectator
Staff Writer
2021-2022

Writing for Seattle University’s newspaper, The Spectator.

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