A Visible Man by Edward Enninful review – the long road to Vogue

A refreshingly intimate account of Enninful’s rise from refugee status to editor-in-chiefEdward Enninful’s memoir gives the impression of someone in perpetual motion. He has, after all, made the journey from refugee to the hallowed offices of Condé Nast, becoming the editor-in-chief who brought true diversity to the pages of British Vogue. Make it past the preface, notable for the number of names dropped in one particularly glitzy passage, and you’ll find a text more intimate in tone and easier to relate to, emotionally at least.The story begins with his middle-class childhood in 1980s Ghana. We’re given fascinating, deftly sketched insights into the experiences of a dreamy, imaginative boy growing up on an army base in Accra under the stern eye of his father, a major in the Ghanaian army. Enninful’s mother, an enterprising and talented dressmaker, is the comforting counterweight. He credits time spent in her studio and visits to measure clients for new gowns with teaching him how to talk to women about style and how to empower them to experiment. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-09-15 10:00:43 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has denied HarperCollins’ bid to recover more than $1 million in attorney fees from Open Road in its infringement case over an ebook edition of Jean Craighead George's 'Julie of the Wolves.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some of the most widely used messaging apps in the world, including Google Hangouts, Facebook chat, Yahoo Messenger and Snapchat, flunked a best-practices security test by advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).The organization evaluated 39 messaging products based on seven... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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