¡Hola! I’m a journalist from Caguas, Puerto Rico, currently working as a fashion writer at Refinery29. I’m also the author of The Little Book of Bottega Veneta (Welbeck, 2024).

My work as a freelance writer has been published at The New York Times, The Cut, Rolling Stone, NPR, Numéro, Glamour, Remezcla, and Bustle, spanning from fashion and beauty to music, culture, and politics. My articles have been cited and featured on NPR, The TODAY Show, Cheddar, New York Post, Forbes, among others.

I’m the co-founder and editor of Emperifollá, a Latinx style digital platform, launched in 2019. Our work has been featured and cited by Nieman Reports, The Mujerista, CNN, and Elite Daily.

In 2018, I co-launched the México vertical at Brut, a social media video publisher, covering news, politics, culture, and sports for Latin American audiences in Spanish through social-first video. In 2017, I co-launched the video department at People Chica, covering Latinx culture and entertainment. I’ve also worked in branded video at Hawkfish and GFR Media’s BrandStudio, producing content and campaigns for clients like Johns Hopkins University, Pantene, Tous, Dove, Walgreens, and Kraft Foods.

In 2021, I joined the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY as an adjunct professor, teaching a semester-long course in the Arts and Culture Reporting concentration.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Puerto Rico and a master’s degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Contacts:

Personal & freelance: fransolasantiago@gmail.com

Refinery29: frances.solasantiago@vice.com