British Vogue December 2017

it was in april this year…

that I got the news I’d been chosen as the new editor-in-chief of Vogue, the 11th in the magazine’s 101-year history. Jonathan Newhouse, chairman and chief executive of Condé Nast International, broke the news to me over lunch in a Midtown restaurant in New York. I remember my first thoughts being of my late mother – who came to this country as an immigrant with my father and their six young children – and how proud she would have been. She was a seamstress and always loved fashion – just as I have always loved Vogue. To be trusted with such an iconic title and legacy was overwhelming but really exciting. Having lived and worked off and on in New York for more than a decade, I was pleased to find…

snap shots

moving picture show

ALEX REID; BARBARA ANASTACIO; DOMINIC BEEPUT; KLOSS FILMS…

pigment politics

Coloured leather is winter’s punchiest trend. The best way to approach it? Show no fear. Resist the temptation to tone it down. Instead, use tonal extras to ramp up your look. Pair a rich tomato-red coat with matching secondskin boots or add a sleek purple poloneck to a violet skirt. For accessories, choose classic shapes in vivid tones and pile on tough hain-link jewellery to complete the picture. PHOTOGRAPH: NICOLE MARIA WINKLER. FASHION EDITOR: JACK BORKETT. HAIR: YUMI NAKADA-DINGLE. MAKE-UP: LAURA DOMINIQUE. NAILS: JENNI DRAPER. SET DESIGN: KIM HARDING. MODELS: HANNAH MOTLER, ALDERNEY STREET. PIXELATE.BIZ; JASON LLOYD-EVANS; MITCHELL SAMS…

night shades

HAIR: PAULA McCASH. MAKE-UP: AMY CONLEY. DIGITAL ARTWORK: TAYLOR LIGHT…

the cocktail coat

PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH... Fringing Rhinestones Beading PHOTOGRAPH: NICOLE MARIA WINKLER. FASHION EDITOR: JACK BORKETT. HAIR: YUMI NAKADA-DINGLE. MAKE-UP: LAURA DOMINIQUE. NAILS: JENNI DRAPER. SET DESIGN: KIM HARDING. MODELS: ALANA HENRY, NATASHA LUWEDDE, RACHEL MEAGEEN, ANNA ROSS. PIXELATE.BIZ; JASON LLOYD-EVANS; MITCHELL SAMS; INDIGITAL…