Alexandra Shulman
| Alexandra Shulman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 November 1957 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex |
| Occupation | Fashion journalist, magazine editor, columnist, novelist |
| Title | Ex-Editor-in-chief, British Vogue |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Spike (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) |
Milton Shulman Drusilla Beyfus |
Alexandra Shulman OBE (born 13 November 1957), is the ex-editor-in-chief of the British edition of Vogue, and also the longest serving editor in British Vogue history. She took the helm of Vogue in 1992, presiding over a circulation increase to 200,000 and a higher profile for the publication. Shulman is one of the country's most oft-quoted voices on fashion trends. In addition to her work with Vogue, Shulman has written columns for The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, as well as published a novel.
Born into a family heavily involved in the journalism profession, Shulman is eldest of three children by film and author critic Milton Shulman and writer Drusilla Beyfus, who herself was a contributor to Vogue, among other publications. Shulman began working at Condé Nast – Vogue's publisher – upon joining Tatler in 1982 under the editorship of Mark Boxer.
Alexandra Shulman was born in 1957, the daughter of the late drama critic Milton Shulman and the writer Drusilla Beyfus. She has two siblings, Nicola and Jason. Her sister Nicola married Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby in 1990 and has written a biography of Tudor poet Sir Thomas Wyatt. Her younger brother Jason was formerly an art director for glossy magazines but is now a sculptor and photographer.
Whilst Alexandra was growing up, the Shulman family lived in Belgravia and she attended St Paul's Girls' School. The thought of following her parents' career paths did not appeal to Shulman. Instead, she expressed an interest in becoming a hairdresser, or working in the music industry, saying: "Nobody believes me when I say it's not what I thought I was going to do. But my heroines were singers like Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith or Carly Simon. I didn't think about whether they wore Chanel or not".
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