Alison Adburgham (28 January 1912 – 23 May 1997) was an English journalist, author and social historian.
She is best known for her work as fashion editor of The Guardian newspaper, a position she held for 20 years.
Along with Prudence Glynn of The Times and Alison Settle of The Observer, she was a pioneer of British fashion journalism within the context of a broadsheet national newspaper; as a bylined columnist, she had influence on public perception of trends in clothing, as well as on the industry itself.Alongside her work in journalism, she was the author of several books about social history.