Grace Mirabella's ascent to Vogue editor in chief
Grace Mirabella, 40, rises from Maplewood beginnings to Vogue top job through chance, bold moves, and key mentors. Her Rome stint, Rome-to-New York return, and alliance with Bettina Ballard shaped a path from sales to supervising photo shoots and eventually leading Vogue after Diane Vreeland’s era.
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Grace Mirabella
Diane Vreeland
Grace
Miss Ballard
Simonetta and
Fabiani
Rome
St. Regis
Vogue
Tish Baldrige
Clare Boothe Luce
New York
Grace's Vogue Rise Sets Fashion's Realistic Tone
Grace is named editor in chief of Vogue after a California shoot for Oscar de la Renta and Wragge designs. She aims to show wearable, affordable fashion reflecting current life, with real-life settings and bold prints from paisley to Far Eastern motifs, moving from day to night.
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Providence
Grace
California
Sally Kellerman
Oscar de la Renta
Wragge
Vogue
Times
Brooklyn
Gage and Tolmner
Calvin Klein
Plaza Hotel
Madras
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