The author reflects on their failed attempt to work at Vogue House and discusses the new edition of Vogue dedicated to its closure.
I was going to write this column about the new edition of Vogue, which is devoted to the closure of Vogue House on Hanover Square. The November issue is dedicated to the end of an era, featuring miniature models on the cover (Emily Ratajkowksi and Adwoa Aboah, though you’d never know). Numerous self-congratulatory photos inside of fashion insiders. I wonder whether its readers are remotely interested. For me, Vogue House , temple of fashion, is a reminder I failed.
I first entered via its revolving doors in the late 1970s. I wore black loons and a loose-knit polyester sweater from Topshop. I was interviewed by Ingrid, the editor’s PA. I was told my only hope of working there was to enter its talent contest, which I duly did. I wasn’t even shortlisted. I missed every 7am 5k run as, without collies to alert me, I didn’t realise my alarm had gone off. I also had no idea we had, during forest yoga, moved on to downward dog. The sound bath went over my head I simply wasn’t posh enough. Though in the decades since I have edited many winners, and they weren’t all tha
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