Grace Coddington
| Grace Coddington | |
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Grace Coddington at a 2009 signing for her book, The Catwalk Cats.
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| Born |
April 20, 1941 Anglesey, Wales |
| Occupation |
Stylist Creative Director |
| Notable credit(s) | Fashion Model, Junior Editor for Vogue British Vogue, Creative Director for U.S. Vogue |
| Title | Creative Director for U.S. Vogue |
| Partner(s) | Didier Malige |
| Family | Raised her sister's son after her sister's death |
| Website | www.GraceCoddington.com |
Grace Coddington (born April 20, 1941) is a Welsh former model and the creative director at large of American Vogue magazine. Coddington is known for the creation of large, complex and dramatic photoshoots. A Guardian profile wrote that she "has produced some of fashion’s most memorable imagery. Her pictures might be jolly and decadent or moody and mysterious."
Coddington was born on April 20, 1941 to hotelier parents on the island of Anglesey, Wales. Her interest in fashion began in her teens, when she would anxiously await the arrival of a current issue of Vogue magazine, which was at least three months outdated because she needed to order it on "rush-copy." Coddington lived many miles away from any designer shops, so Vogue was her only connection to the fashion world. She says that she loves "the whole sort of chic thing ("Italianate culture") [about Vogue] that was so entirely out of context compared to the lifestyle that [she] led." As a teen, she was pale-skinned, convent-educated and never went anywhere on her holidays, so she just looked at Vogue.
Around the age of 17, there was a Vogue model competition, and someone submitted her pictures. She ended up winning the Young Model section. She then began her modeling career for Vogue.
At the age of 26, she was in car accident that left her with head injuries and a removed eyelid, which was later reconstructed through plastic surgery.
Two years after the accident she was interviewed by British Vogue's Editor, Beatrix Miller, and was employed as a Junior Editor. After nineteen years as Photo Editor with British Vogue, she moved to New York to work for Calvin Klein. In July 1988, she joined Anna Wintour at American Vogue, where she remains the magazine's creative director.
As of January 2016, Coddington announced that she would be exiting her role as creative director at Vogue in order to pursue other projects. It was announced on May 9, 2016 that Coddington would be working with Tiffany's.
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