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Inside Vogue

My Diary Of Vogue's 100th Year

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Inside Vogue, written and read by Alexandra Shulman.

Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman kept a diary of British Vogue's Centenary year. And what a year. She reveals the emotional and logistical minefield of producing the 100th anniversary issue (that Duchess of Cambridge cover surprise), organizing the star-studded Vogue 100 Gala, working with designers from Victoria Beckham to Karl Lagerfeld and contributors from David Bailey to Alexa Chung. All under the continual scrutiny of a television documentary crew.

But narrowly-contained domestic chaos hovers - spontaneous combustion in the kitchen, a temperamental boiler and having to send bin day reminders all the way from Milan fashion week. For anyone who wants to know what the life of a fashion magazine editor is really like, or for any woman who loves her job, this is a rich, honest and sharply observed account of a year lived at the centre of British fashion and culture.

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Critic reviews

One of the great social diaries of our time . . . should become a classic.
Eye-popping, brilliantly candid.
Shulman is particularly good on insightful character sketches . . . she is also happy to reveal occasional flashes of her own character and insecurities.
Completely compelling . . . fascinating . . . refreshingly unfiltered . . . reminds you what a good writer she is.
[Shulman] writes surprisingly frankly . . . a funny, pacy book. (Hadley Freeman)
Candid, introspective, generous and witty (Nicky Haslam)
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.
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Really enjoyed Alexandra Shulman’s diary- giving fascinating insight into the world of Vogue magazine and fashion in general- didn’t want it to end.

Enjoyable and enlightening

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A fascinating insight into the world of fashion through diary entries by the ex editor of Vogue. Highly recommend.

Great listen, recommend.

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Not being in the world of fashion but a marriage therapist I was interested in this world from AS ' s viewpoint. She talks about relationships with everyone she comes into contact with including Coco the cat. Even the plumbers .. she is unpretentious and thoughtful and I liked her and the book enormously. Michael Kallenbach

An enjoyable audio book and fascinating

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Essentially the diary of a working woman at the height of her career this is so straightforward and surprisingly unpretentious. A courageous and highly skilled leader, Aleandra Shulman has gone even further up in my list of role models. I enjoyed every minute of the book.

What a great insight into British Vogue!

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Just because someone writes a book
It does not mean they are the best person to read it
For me a dreadful listen

Why oh! Why ....

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