About Fashionable Translation
Fashionable Translation delivers professional translation services from French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese for publishers, museums, fashion houses and media.
We translate books, articles, exhibition catalogues, and website and media content with a meticulous eye for linguistic accuracy, cultural sensitivity, historical perspective, and a thorough knowledge of the technical intricacies of couture and fashion.
Who We Are
We share a passion for fashion, culture and the linguistic challenges of translating a subject that is constantly changing and reinventing itself.
As styles evolve, so does the language that describes it. We are fascinated by the ongoing exchange and borrowing of terms between the Romance Languages and English.
Denise R. Jacobs
Denise R. Jacobs holds an M.A. and M. Phil in French Literature from Columbia University, and has been translating for over 25 years. She has translated over 40 luxury fashion, jewelry and lifestyle books, in addition to a variety of biographies, documentaries, and television news segments.
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Liza Tripp
Liza Tripp holds an M. Phil. in French Translation from CUNY Graduate Center, a B.A. in French from Barnard College, and a Certificate in French Translation from New York University. She has been a translator of French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese into English for over 20 years. Her fashion work includes books, website content, contracts, and litigation-related documents. She also provides consecutive interpreting services for a variety of fashion events.
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We work on projects of all sizes, from web postings to exhibition catalogues.
We work on projects of all sizes, from web postings to exhibition catalogues.
Do It In Paris: 450 Must-See Places
by Clémence Renoux, ed.
The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
by AmÉlie Balcou
200 Legendary Pairs Handpicked by Tonton Gibs
by Tonton Gibs
Starting Your Floral Design Studio
by Justine Beaussart
Francis Bacon
by Francis Giacobetti
Fashion Forward: 300 Years of Fashion
by Pierre Berge, Olivier Gabet, Pamela Golbin, Denis Bruna
Martin Margiela: The Women's Collections 1989-2009
by Alexandre Samson, Olivier Saillard
Jewelry Guide: The Ultimate Compendium
by Fabienne Reybaud
News
We are active in our field.
Presenter, Est-ce que ça cloche? Coping with Culture Clash in French Fashion Translation at the 64th Annual American Translators Association Conference (October 2023)
Blog post, with Denise Jacobs, of Clarity in Carats: Navigating the Murky Waters of French Jewelry Translation for the American Translators Association French Language Division Newsletter (December 2022).
Presenter, with Denise Jacobs of Clarity in Carats: Navigating the Murky Waters of French Jewelry Translation at the 63rd Annual American Translators Association Conference (October 2022).
Presenters at the American Translators Association 60th Conference. What’s an Oversize Cowgirl Total Look: “English” in French Fashion Language and How to Translate It. (October 2019).
Blog post for the French Language Division of the American Translators Association - Pleats, Pockets and Problems: the Deceptive Ease of Fashion Translation. (March 2019).
Presenters at the American Translators Association 59th Conference. Pleats, Pockets, and Problems: the Deceptive Ease of Fashion Translation. (October 2018).