Alex Bilmes is a British

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...

. He is the editor of the British edition of ''Esquire'' magazine. Formerly features director at British '' GQ'' and contributing editor at British ''Vogue'', he has also written for newspapers and magazines including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio. In 2006 Bilmes was named PPA Consumer Magazine Writer of the Year and MJA Interviewer of the Year. In 2007 he was Highly Commended by the PPA, again in the Writer of the Year category. Bilmes writes mostly about the arts, books, the entertainment industry, travel and fashion, though he has also been published on sport, politics, technology and more. He began his journalism career as a reporter on the ''

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'' newspaper group in west London in 1994. Bilmes was born on 19 January 1973. He lives in London. He attended Rokeby followed by

Epsom College Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a boys' school to provide support for poor members of the medical profession such as pensioners and orph ...

. He then gained a BA in English from

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in London.

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Alex Bilmes interview on personal style
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilmes, Alex English male journalists 1973 births Living people English social commentators