Alexandra Shulman: ‘Which book am I ashamed not to have read? Literally the whole canon of classic English literature’
The former British Vogue editor-in-chief and author on a romantic kiss on a traffic island, her school-run regrets, and a very expensive nude Born in…
According to The Guardian, the former British Vogue editor-in-chief and author on a romantic kiss on a traffic island, her school-run regrets, and a very expensive nude Born in London, Alexandra Shulman, 68, studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex.
She was a secretary at Over 21 magazine and, in the early 80s, became a journalist at Tatler. For her contribution to fashion journalism, she was awarded both an OBE and a CBE.
This lifestyle story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Alexandra Shulman, English and British Vogue.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- Alexandra Shulman, English, British Vogue, Born
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- In 1990, she was made editor of British GQ and, from 1992 to 2017, she was editor‑in‑chief of British Vogue. (The Guardian)
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