Fourteen years after the publication of Grace Coddington’s first revelatory memoir, grace—her story from the dank, gray moors of Anglesey, Wales, to the heady London of the Swinging Sixties, to the mastheads of Britain and the United States Fashion——for a long time Fashion The creative director has another major book coming out.
The following Grace: The American Vogue Years (2015) and Grace: Thirty years of working at Vogue (2016), two fascinating collaborations with Phaidon, to be published by Coddington this October Grace: Nowcelebrates her collaborations over the past decade with 13 masters of photography (and photography duos) – Mert & Marcus, Arthur Elgort, Jamie Hawkesworth, Steven Klein, Inez & Vinoodh, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Craig McDean, Steven Meisel, Rafael Pavarotti, Paolo Roversi, Karim Sadli and David Sims.
Of course, many of these stories are taken from Fashionpage. These include Lindbergh’s Wildest Dreams (July 2019), Paweł Pawlikowski’s gorgeous film starring Polish actor Tomasz Kot cold war There’s also model Rianne Van Rompaey, her hair high and thick, in the California desert; People in the Sun (December 2023), Leibovitz’s ode to Edward and Josephine “Jo” Hopper, starring Maya Hawke and a cast of contemporary artists; and Emma Stone’s playful September 2025 cover story, shot by Jamie Hawkesworth at the Palais des Papes in Avignon. Other pieces come from work she did for Brits, among others Fashion, Fashion Italy, wattand File diary.
The gorgeous tapestry is complemented by profiles and commentary from editors, designers, models and stars from Coddington’s creative world, including Anna Wintour, Sara Moonves, Edward Enninful, Billy Norwich, Marc Jacobs, Nicolas Ghesquière Ghesquière, Sofia Coppola, Mia Goth and Elle Fanning, as well as touching remembrances from Coddington himself, beginning with a lengthy, handwritten tribute to the late artist. Michael Roberts.
This book is a must-have for the most ardent fashion lover in your life, not to mention the perfect way to wish Grace a happy 85th birthday today.
Grace: Now The following are available for pre-order.



