Inside Vogue: My Diary Of Vogue's 100th Year

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The fascinating and gossipy diary of Vogue's centenary year from its hugely influential Editor-in-chief Coinciding with its 100th anniversary, Inside Vogue is Alexandra Shulman's record of her life at the magazine during its centenary year. These diaries are a fascinating glimpse into the realities of her day to day as the longest serving Editor-in-chief in Vogue's history- the emotional and personal strains and successes; highs, lows and fashion shows; and her relationships with famous personalities and creative talents from Kate Moss to Victoria Beckham, Karl Lagerfeld to Sir Philip Green, Alexa Chung to Rihanna, David Bailey to Mario Testino and many more. Entertaining and informative in equal measure, this book is a must-read for women and fashion fans everywhere.

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One of the great social diaries of our time . . . should become a classic. * Sunday Times *
Eye-popping, brilliantly candid. * Evening Standard *
Shulman is particularly good on insightful character sketches . . . she is also happy to reveal occasional flashes of her own character and insecurities. * Sunday Express *
Completely compelling . . . fascinating . . . refreshingly unfiltered . . . reminds you what a good writer she is. * GQ *
[Shulman] writes surprisingly frankly . . . a funny, pacy book. -- Hadley Freeman * Guardian *
Candid, introspective, generous and witty -- Nicky Haslam * Spectator *
A delicious surprise of a book . . . [Shulman is] a first rate diarist * Mail on Sunday *
A witty corrective to the BBC's rather flaccid documentary . . . Shulman's skill for casual self-deprecation and the unfiltered wry aside offer a far more nuanced insight into the mammoth task of managing brand Vogue. * Financial Times, Best Books of 2016 *

Author Bio

Alexandra Shulman has edited British Vogue since 1992. She is a contributor to The Times, Daily Mail, Guardian and Daily Telegraph and lives in London. She is the author of two novels, also published by Fig Tree/Penguin, The Parrots and Can We Still Be Friends.