Dylan Jones is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on January 18, 1960 in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. He has worked with a variety of famous journalists and photographers including Tom Wolfe and David Bailey.
Jones was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He attended Chelsea School of Art and then Saint Martin’s School of Art in London where he studied graphic design, film and photography. He began his career in journalism at i-D magazine in 1983, becoming Editor in 1984 before moving to Arena in 1987 to serve as Editor. At that same time, he was also a Contributing Editor at The Face, writing cover stories on individuals including Jean Paul Gaultier and Neneh Cherry. Following that, he worked as associate editor of The Observer magazine when it was relaunched with Simon Kelner in 1992, and then moved to The Sunday Times where he held various positions.
In 1999, Jones moved to Condé Nast and took over GQ. He is credited with bringing in a roster of high-quality writers, including Dominic Lawson, Will Self, A.A. Gill, Ed Victor and Tom Wolfe, as well as taking the magazine in a more political direction. He hired Boris Johnson as the magazine’s car correspondent. GQ was also the first magazine to feature David Cameron on its cover, soon after he became leader of the Conservative Party.
He was born and raised in Ely, Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.
He has also written several biographies on the life of style icons and musicians including David Bowie and Jim Morrison.
Dylan John Jones OBE (born 1960) is an English journalist and author who has served as editor of the UK version of men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine GQ since 1999. He has held senior roles with several other publications, including editor of magazines i-D and Arena, and has contributed weekly columns to newspapers The Independent and The Mail on Sunday. Jones has penned multiple books.
