Alastair McKimm’s distinctly bold and modern perspective allows him to consider fashion within any context. Born and raised in Northern Ireland, McKimm began his styling career in London after studying fashion design at Nottingham Art School.

McKimm’s talent for visualizing fashion through his clean, precise vision has resulted in working alongside brands and designers including Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Saint Laurent, The Row and Victoria Beckham, for whom he has consulted on campaigns and fashion shows. His editorial portfolio incorporates his long-standing relationships with noted photographers such as Craig McDean, Daniel Jackson, David Sims, Glen Luchford, Gus Van Sant, Harmony Korine, Inez & Vinoodh, Mario Sorrenti, Mert & Marcus, Steven Klein and Willy Vanderperre, alongside collaborations with a new generation of creatives including Carin Backoff, Colin Dodgson, Drew Vickers, Karim Sadli, Stef Mitchell and Zoë Ghertner.

McKimm has published three books with IDEA: “An IDEA book about T-shirts” by Stüssy (2017), “MICA” (2020) and “JEAN” (2021) as well as one book with Rizzoli: "WINK+SMILE, the first forty years of i-D" (2022).

McKimm was Fashion Director at i-D from 2013 - 2018 before being appointed Editor-in-Chief, a position he held from 2019 - 2024. His tenure at the magazine has been hailed as a period of creative excellence. Prior to his work at i-D, he contributed regularly to T, The New York Times Style Magazine, British Vogue, Vogue Italia and Self Service.