Sara Gay Forden is an American historian and author who specializes in the history of the fashion industry. She has written books on the history of the fashion industry, such as The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed (2000) and The Power of Fashion: Luxury and Style in the Twentieth Century (2009). She has also served as an adjunct professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.