American fashion and culture writer
W. David Marx |
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| Nationality | American |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) and
Keio University (MA) |
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| Occupation | Author |
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| Notable work | "Ametora: How Japan saved American style" and
"Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change" |
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| Website | https://www.neomarxisme.com/ |
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William David Marx, known professionally as W. David Marx, is an American fashion and culture writer who works and lives in Tokyo, Japan. He is best known for his first book Ametora: How Japan saved American style, published in 2015, through which he slowly developed the acclaim as one of the "leading writers in Japanese menswear."[1][2][3] He later published Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change in 2022.[4] Marx also publishes a newsletter titled Culture: An Owner's Manual. Before writing became a larger part of his work-life, Marx worked at Google as part of the Asia-Pacific Team on in Corporate and Product Communication.[2][5]
