About me.

Rowana Parker is a freelance fashion, beauty, travel and lifestyle journalist based in Dubai. She is a regular contributor for Condé Nast Traveller Middle East and Cosmopolitan Middle East, with words in Savoir Flair.

Before becoming a full-time journalist, Rowana built her career across luxury fashion, styling and communications, with experience at Tiffany & Co., Ocean Drive Magazine, Style Saves, and as a celebrity stylist in Miami, before joining global PR agencies Burson and Edelman. She has worked with brands including Meta, Expedia, SharkNinja, Samsung, HP and Red Sea Global.

Originally from Brighton, England, Rowana has also lived in the United States, Japan and New Zealand, bringing a global perspective to her reporting on fashion, beauty, culture and travel.