Alexandra Shulman – the former editor-in-chief of British Vogue – proved to be a standout speaker at Luxury Law Summit London.
After leading one of the world’s most influential fashion magazines for 25 years, her stature as an iconic figure in fashion all over the world was on show at the summit, which was held at the British Museum on 10 June, as she discussed the highlights and low times of editing the fashionista’s bible.
Her interviewer, conference chair Abbi Hunt, general counsel of LVMH travel company Belmond, asked for her views on women in the workplace and her tips for getting to the top in the then male-dominated world of media.
Whilst conceding that there were some issues, she said her rise started at men’s fashion magazine GQ when she got the job due to a deficit of applications, as men were not interested in applying for the job. However, she said that she enjoyed working with her male colleagues and did not, in the main, differentiate.
She also discussed her exit from Vogue, which was not an easy decision but one she had no regrets over. Although many advised her against it, she still went through with it. She told the audience that whilst it was scary, it gave her more time for her son, life and career, letting her delve into different external projects.
Her advice to the audience was to take risks and not seek perfection, a view she took when writing her first novel, which she said was good but not great, but set her on the path of writing more novels
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