Masthead · Team
The people behind the verdicts.
A magazine that argues in public needs people worth arguing with. Young Cotton is edited by its founder, advised by fashion and aesthetic specialists, and kept honest by a data team whose only job is accuracy. (Masthead in formation — advisor profiles are being finalised.)
Founder & Editor
Justin Lucas — Founder & Editor
Fashion expert with Wall Street experience dressing for that environment; also a creative and a musician, with experience across many different fashion settings — boardroom, stage, studio, street. Sets the magazine's voice and signs its flagship verdicts. Full story on the About page.
Fashion & Aesthetic Advisors
Maya Chen — Fashion Advisor
Brand-roundup selection, New York street-style coverage, and the drop calendar — what gets covered, and what gets ignored on purpose.
Darius Cole — Aesthetic Advisor
Visual direction, shoot and gallery curation, era and archive fashion — keeper of the soft, NY × Japan look the magazine is known for.
Data Team
Priya Nair — Data Scientist
Ranking scores, price and size data checks, and the refresh programme that keeps every verdict current.
Tomás Rivera — Data Scientist / Fit Analyst
Sizing-guide data and fit matrices across suits, denim and footwear — the numbers behind the fit advice.
Advisors argue. Data decides what we can claim. The editor decides what we think. That order never reverses — see How We Rank.