A Visible Man: A Memoir
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- Create Date：2022-09-08 18:22:10
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Edward Enninful
- ISBN：0593299485
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Reviews
Katie
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This is a fascinating account of the journey of Edward Enninful; a child refugee from Ghana who became the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue。 He found a refuge in fashion as a young， gay， working class， Black man and went on to work as a stylist with many acclaimed photographers and fashion designers。 Anyone with an interest in 1980s and 90s fashion will be interested。 Enninful has always promoted diversity in fashion and his account of trying to change the fashion industry and break This is a fascinating account of the journey of Edward Enninful; a child refugee from Ghana who became the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue。 He found a refuge in fashion as a young， gay， working class， Black man and went on to work as a stylist with many acclaimed photographers and fashion designers。 Anyone with an interest in 1980s and 90s fashion will be interested。 Enninful has always promoted diversity in fashion and his account of trying to change the fashion industry and break down racial barriers is powerful。 。。。more
Danielle | Dogmombookworm
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When I tell you this was a joy to read！ I also cried 8 times （of happiness for once！） while reading in large part on the plane， trying to surreptitiously wipe my eyes。Enninful immigrated to Britain from Ghana as a young boy under a strict father and was recruited as a teenager to model。 What opened up for him from there was full speed ahead and was a thrill to be a part of。 Editor of i-D， working with famed photographers， style icons， supermodels， the most famous editors in chief。 I will not nam When I tell you this was a joy to read！ I also cried 8 times （of happiness for once！） while reading in large part on the plane， trying to surreptitiously wipe my eyes。Enninful immigrated to Britain from Ghana as a young boy under a strict father and was recruited as a teenager to model。 What opened up for him from there was full speed ahead and was a thrill to be a part of。 Editor of i-D， working with famed photographers， style icons， supermodels， the most famous editors in chief。 I will not name drop the many famous names because it felt like a wonderful surprise to get an inside glimpse。But what swept me up the most was Enninful's championing of Black women in an industry that routinely tries to block or hide behind an 'economic justification' saying that Black women won't sell， they can't exude this look or so on， which time and time again Enninful rammed head on and showed how wrong this racist thinking is。 It was such a joy to get a front seat to see how much of a world changer he has been。5 star memoir 。。。more
Aisling Foster
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