british vogue
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'Forces for Change': Meghan Markle Guest Edits British Vogue's September Issue
“I am thrilled to reveal the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue— and to introduce you to the bold, brilliant and inspirational woman who has guest edited it with me: HRH The Duchess of Sussex,” wrote Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful on Instagram, announcing Meghan Markle as the first co-editor of a September issue…
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Summer Lovin’: British Vogue Gets Marriage-Minded With Idris and Sabrina Elba and Bride-to-Be Zoë Kravitz
Are you in the mood for a summer romance? British Vogue clearly is, as editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has produced not one, but two covers with the title for July, featuring newlyweds Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba on a special bridal issue, and Big Little Lies co-star and bride-to-be Zoë Kravitz. “It all feels like…
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Black, Beautiful, and British: Celebs Celebrate Across the Pond for the BAFTAs
Our eyes may have been glued to the Grammys on Sunday night in Los Angeles, but on Sunday night in London, England, a different awards ceremony was taking place. As we enter the home stretch of the 2019 awards season, the film portion of the British Academy Film and Television Awards (also known as the…
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3 Times a Lady: Naomi Campbell Covers British Vogue's Spring Fashion Issue
“To me, she will always be a legend, like the last of the silent movie stars: Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Naomi Campbell.” So writes British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, who styled his good friend for the cover of the magazine’s highly anticipated March issue—also known as the Spring Fashion Issue, and second only to the…
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A Legacy of Design: British Designer Joe Casely-Hayford Has Died
He was the product of a prominent family whose decidedly punk-rock sensibilities made him a pioneer in menswear. British designer Joe Casely-Hayford succumbed to a three-year-long battle with cancer on Thursday, at age 62. The grandson of acclaimed Ghanaian author, politician and pan-African nationalist J.E. Casely Hayford (Ethiopia Unbound), Casely-Hayford initially rose to prominence in…
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Grand Slam: Lindsay Peoples Wagner's 1st Cover for Teen Vogue Is Black Girl Majesty
Now, this is how you come through with some #blackgirlmagic. For her premiere cover as Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief (and the youngest black editor at any major publication), Lindsay Peoples Wagner recruited one of the world’s most dynamic women, Serena Williams, placed her in conversation with Naomi Wadler, one of the most intelligent and inspiring…
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Black to the Future: Nadine Ijewere Is the 1st Woman of Color to Shoot a Vogue Cover
When 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell captured Beyoncé for the September 2018 issue of American Vogue, it was a historic moment as he became the first black photographer to be granted a cover in the magazine’s 125-year history. Now, history is being made again, this time by 26-year-old Nadine Ijewere who, with the January issue of British…
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Being Naomi: A Fashion Legend Launches Her 1st-Ever YouTube Channel
She’s best known as a supermodel, but Naomi Campbell is so much more than a runway legend or infamously short-tempered diva. She’s also a humanitarian, socialite, editor, activist, actress, mentor, trailblazer, muse—and now she’s on YouTube, giving a more intimate view into her glamorous life with a new web series, Being Naomi. Obviously, we’ve been…
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A Year of Diversity: Edward Enninful Celebrates His 1st Anniversary at the Helm of British Vogue
When veteran stylist and creative director Edward Enninful took the helm at British Vogue last December, he became the first black editor in its 101-year history. He promised readers “an old friend with a fresh face; a modern refresh that feels feminine, chic and ultimately classic.” As he wrote in his first editor’s letter for…
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British Vogue’s Edward Enninful Threw Spike Lee a Blacktastic Party, and Our Invite Got Lost in the Mail
Clearly, we need to remind Edward Enninful of our address. On Saturday, Oct. 20, the editor-in-chief of British Vogue hosted a dinner for filmmaker Spike Lee in London, in honor of the BlacKkKlansman director “who has given so much to the creative industry over the three-and-a-half decades he has been working within it,” as written…