Serena Sinclair Lesley

Serena Dunn Lesley (née Kamper; formerly Sinclair; March 29, 1926 – January 6, 2016) was an American journalist who was the longest serving fashion editor at the London The Daily Telegraph. Writing under the name Serena Sinclair, Lesley covered travel and fashion at The Telegraph from 1960 to 1984. She broadcast on BBC radio and television, and wrote for the Christian Science Monitor. and for it received Fashion Writer Of The Year Award in 1970. and lived there during her childhood. Lesley was raised in the Christian Science faith. She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts and graduated from Principia College in Illinois, a private college for Christian Scientists. Her writing about fashion included reflections about the value of the clothes. Influenced by Lesley, The Telegraph began selling stylish clothes by mail order for women living on a tight budget.

Awards Lesley received the Fashion Writer Of The Year Award in 1970.