Nicole Kliest
Nicole is a freelance contributor to The Zoe Report who is originally from California and now based in New York City. She’s worked for newspapers, magazines, and digital publications for the last 13 years and before she made the leap to freelance in 2018, she was the Style Director at Who What Wear.
She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Creative Writing from Pepperdine University and was recently awarded certification in Level 3 Wines (With Merit!) through the WSET | Wine & Spirit Education Trust. In her work, she covers lifestyle topics such as travel, food & wine, fashion, and interior design. Her favorite types of stories to write are those that give the reader a strong sense of place—whether that’s a wellness retreat in the red rocks of Sedona or a design-driven hotel hidden away on the coastline of Todos Santos.
In addition to The Zoe Report, her work has appeared on outlets such as Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler, Domino, Fashionista, ELLE, Coveteur, and Harpers Bazaar, When off-duty, she’s usually having a picnic in Prospect Park, making an expedition into the great outdoors, working on homework for her screenwriting class, or pedaling around town with her husband on her trusty Linus.
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