Julie Summers' "British Vogue: The Biography of an Icon"

Biographers in Conversation · Nov 26, 2025 · 44m

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Julie Summers chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about British Vogue: The Biography of an Icon

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

Why Julie Summers decided to craft an object biography of British Vogue.

What Julie discovered by reading every issue of British Vogue since its launch in 1916.

Why Julie portrayed British Vogue as a living, evolving personality.

How Julie brought a century of style, culture and power to life.

How British Vogue has reflected and shaped women’s lives for over a century.

The story behind the striking cover…