Quote of the week: Grace Coddington
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After the eye-popping flamboyance of the Advanced Stylistas, let’s take it down a notch or ten. Grace Coddington is a woman who sticks to a minimal uniform. Mostly black with the occasional flash of colour, her wardrobe essentials include ankle-skimming trousers, a white shirt, a simple tunic dress, cocoon coat and a pair of comfy shoes – lately Grace is looking ace in skate shoes. There’s an interview with American Vogue’s 73-year-old creative director in the FT Weekend.
On retirement Coddington says:
‘I never thought I’d still be doing this at this age. I’ve been saying I’m going to leave tomorrow for the last 10 years – but I’ve had lots of opportunities that would not otherwise have come to me. I could say I was going to leave when Condé Nast moves into our new place (near Ground Zero) but now we are moving in November, that probably won’t happen. It’s what I do, what I know best.’
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Hope I’m still going for the love of it – rather than lack of a decent pension – in my eighth decade.
There was another great interview with Grace Coddington this week, in the WSJ.
Discussion (9 Comments)
The aura of Grace…brilliant, talented, creative lady…Anna would be lost without her;)
Happy Weekend!Love Grace Coddington; loved her memoir. But you can love a job, and still want to leave (aka retire) to do all those things that you have had no time for when you are working.
I hear you, Val!
Very true, Susan – and she is curating an exhibition and doing more writing/filming. Though if I was Grace Coddington I might want to carry on creating beautiful photoshoots for American Vogue too.
I hope to work until my advanced years too. I worked with Grace for years, she's an amazing woman.
I wonder if she can afford to quit – I was shocked by her apartment in The September Issue. Imagined she'd have a far more luxurious space, or at least a more modern one, but it is obvious she is not payed much of a salary. Anna Wintour's apartment was rather humble as well, actually, but at least she gets a radical clothing allowance – something over $250k a year…for clothes alone! Bliss : )
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She's one of my role models, love her quiet confidence.