Pamela Rosalind Grace Coddington was born on 20 April 1941 and is a Welsh former model and former creative director at-large of American Vogue magazine.
13 Facts About Grace Coddington
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Grace Coddington was born on the island of Anglesey in Wales, to hotelier parents.
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Grace Coddington lived many miles away from any designer shops, so Vogue was her only connection to the fashion world.
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Grace Coddington was seven months pregnant at the time, but lost the baby the day after the accident.
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Grace Coddington stated in her autobiography that this was the only time she had been able to conceive.
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Grace Coddington characterized the incident as one of the most traumatic of her life.
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In January 2016 at the age of 75, Grace Coddington announced that she would be exiting her role as creative director at Vogue to pursue other projects.
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In 2018, Grace Coddington partnered with Louis Vuitton on a capsule collection, featuring many designs incorporating her cats.
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Grace Coddington came into the public eye in 2009 with the release of The September Issue, a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the making of the September 2007 issue of Vogue.
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Grace Coddington plays a prominent role in the film as she is heavily involved in the styling and production of the issue.
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Grace Coddington was married in 1968 to Michael Chow, a restaurateur.
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Grace Coddington raised her nephew, after the death of her sister Rosemary.
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Grace Coddington has since then lived with her partner, hair stylist Didier Malige, and several cats.