Richard Torregrossa

In addition to his groundbreaking biography, Cary Grant: A Celebration of Style, Foreword by Giorgio Armani, Afterword by Michael Kors (Sept. 2006, Bulfinch Press), Richard Torregrossa is a journalist who has written for The Financial Times of London, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post, The Washingtonian, Self, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, Movieline, Family Circle, Yoga Journal, Parents Magazine, The South China Morning Post, The Modern Gentleman’s Blog, and many other publications. 

An expert on style and entertainment, he appears frequently as a guest on national network and cable-channel television programs and documentaries.  

Fortune 500 companies often call upon him as a menswear and style consultant. He lectures internationally on trends, style, fashion, pop culture, and entertainment.   

An accomplished illustrator, he has written and illustrated six successful books, all by major publishers. 

His whimsical illustrations and gentle humor have won the hearts of thousands of book buyers in The Little Book of Wisdom (HCI 1996), an illustrated collection of affirmations; Fun Facts About Cats (HCI 1998; Barnes & Noble Publishers hardcover edition 2002); Fun Facts About Babies (Random House, 1997); Fun Facts About Dogs (HCI, 1998; Barnes & Noble Publishers hardcover edition, 2002); Daily Meditations for Women Who Love Too Much co-authored with best selling writer Robin Norwood (Tarcher/Putnam, 1998; MJF hardcover edition 2004); and The Man Who Couldn't See Himself (HCI, 1999), an illustrated parable about a dry cleaner's search for love.

He is currently developing his own line of apparel and hard at

work on his next book, a biography entitled “George Clooney:

A Celebration of Style.”