Behind the scenes at Vogue

In this thought-provoking work, Nina-Shophia Miralles reveals the editorial behind-the-scenes of more than a century of existence of the world's largest fashion magazine.

Like so many other cultural phenomena, Vogue magazine began simply, in a spare room. However, unlike other improvised projects, whose embers soon die out, Vogue 's incandescent trajectory has left its mark on our behavior and beauty standards.

In 2022, the year it turns 130, Vogue is not just a fashion magazine; it's the establishment. The undisputed market leader for a century, it's one of the world's best-known brands and a multi-million dollar money-making machine. But what (and, most importantly, who) has made it such a lasting success?

Focusing on the three most influential editions—American Vogue , British Vogue, and Vogue Paris— Behind the Scenes at Vogue follows the iconic magazine from its birth in New York as a gossip column to its rise to the corporate behemoth we know today. This is the first full-length portrait of the fashion bible, detailing Vogue 's beginnings in London, whose early editors were fiercely rebellious and often insubordinate; the twists and turns in Paris, such as when the French editor bargained with the Nazis to keep the magazine afloat; and the present day, exploring the imposing legend of Anna Wintour and the revolution in the British edition under Edward Enninful.

Behind the Scenes at Vogue takes the reader through three centuries, two world wars, resounding failures and incredible successes, while retracing the incredible history of Vogue and its editors. More than just the trajectory of a magazine, this book is about passion, power, dizzying fortunes, fashion, inventiveness, opportunism, frivolity, and malice. It is the definitive history of Vogue .