--- product_id: 286259 title: "Grace: A Memoir" price: "NZ$115" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/286259-grace-a-memoir store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Grace: A Memoir **Price:** NZ$115 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Grace: A Memoir - **How much does it cost?** NZ$115 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/286259-grace-a-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Beautiful. Willful. Charming. Blunt. Grace Coddington’s extraordinary talent and fierce dedication to her work as creative director of Vogue have made her an international icon. Known through much of her career only to those behind the scenes, she might have remained fashion’s best-kept secret were it not for The September Issue, the acclaimed 2009 documentary that turned publicity-averse Grace into a sudden, reluctant celebrity. Grace’s palpable engagement with her work brought a rare insight into the passion that produces many of the magazine’s most memorable shoots. With the witty, forthright voice that has endeared her to her colleagues and peers for more than forty years, Grace now creatively directs the reader through the storied narrative of her life so far. Evoking the time when models had to tote their own bags and props to shoots, Grace describes her early career as a model, working with such world-class photographers as David Bailey and Norman Parkinson, before she stepped behind the camera to become a fashion editor at British Vogue in the late 1960s. Here she began creating the fantasy “travelogues” that would become her trademark. In 1988 she joined American Vogue, where her breathtakingly romantic and imaginative fashion features, a sampling of which appear in this book, have become instant classics. Delightfully underscored by Grace’s pen-and-ink illustrations, Grace will introduce readers to the colorful designers, hairstylists, makeup artists, photographers, models, and celebrities with whom Grace has created her signature images. Grace reveals her private world with equal candor—the car accident that almost derailed her modeling career, her two marriages, the untimely death of her sister, Rosemary, her friendship with Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis, and her thirty-year romance with Didier Malige. Finally, Grace describes her abiding relationship with Anna Wintour, and the evolving mastery by which she has come to define the height of fashion. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES “If Wintour is the Pope . . . Coddington is Michelangelo, trying to paint a fresh version of the Sistine Chapel twelve times a year.”— Time Review: Amazing Grace - I just finished this book. I am a little outraged with myself at almost believing the discouraging review here on desertcart that Coddington was not a great writer. Like thats been her job in life! And thats why I gave it the benefit of the doubt and bought it. I actually bought the book because I figured it would be a beautiful, although heavy book, but thats because the paper is thick and sensous. The cover is bright orange to match her amazing hair. There are so many amazing things about this book. No, great writer she isnt but she was smart enough to find a great editor. She herself knows, if nothing else, when something is good and when it is mediocre so I am sure there were many exacting drafts. It was totally entertaining and if you love fashion and creativity and the life it generates then this is the book for you. I was transfixed and even found myself smiling if not laughing outloud. She is very charming. All of this is great but what struck me the very most was none of these things. The most important part of the book was to see the world she came from in the sixties and seventies and the eighties. Without being nostalgic I have to say that I was reminded of an art, a creative world, a cultural aesthetic world and the people who created it and how wholly devoted they were to it. Money was scarce, people were having a blast and what was considered the best was what people got. The best was driven by aesthetic value, not celebrity, social status or money, it was the work of someone who really cared about creative integrity. I roll my eyes as I speak this phrase but there was a time where it did matter and it wasnt ironic and it was respected as the best work. Everyone working in any cultural field today especially under the age of 38 should read this book. Not a story of a better time, just a story of how art looks when it isnt being run by lots of money. When the art is at the top of the list of priority in how something is made. Review: Must-have book for fans of 80s and 90s fashion - This was such a fun, nostalgic read. The author’s writing style is intimate and fun, like chatting with an old friend. If you lived through the 80s and 90s and were tuned into fashion, this book is a delightful walk down memory lane with an insider’s perspective. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #473,896 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #251 in Fashion Photography (Books) #381 in Fashion History #890 in Fashion Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 744 Reviews | ## Images ![Grace: A Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81zaWe0bDfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Grace *by L***N on January 19, 2013* I just finished this book. I am a little outraged with myself at almost believing the discouraging review here on Amazon that Coddington was not a great writer. Like thats been her job in life! And thats why I gave it the benefit of the doubt and bought it. I actually bought the book because I figured it would be a beautiful, although heavy book, but thats because the paper is thick and sensous. The cover is bright orange to match her amazing hair. There are so many amazing things about this book. No, great writer she isnt but she was smart enough to find a great editor. She herself knows, if nothing else, when something is good and when it is mediocre so I am sure there were many exacting drafts. It was totally entertaining and if you love fashion and creativity and the life it generates then this is the book for you. I was transfixed and even found myself smiling if not laughing outloud. She is very charming. All of this is great but what struck me the very most was none of these things. The most important part of the book was to see the world she came from in the sixties and seventies and the eighties. Without being nostalgic I have to say that I was reminded of an art, a creative world, a cultural aesthetic world and the people who created it and how wholly devoted they were to it. Money was scarce, people were having a blast and what was considered the best was what people got. The best was driven by aesthetic value, not celebrity, social status or money, it was the work of someone who really cared about creative integrity. I roll my eyes as I speak this phrase but there was a time where it did matter and it wasnt ironic and it was respected as the best work. Everyone working in any cultural field today especially under the age of 38 should read this book. Not a story of a better time, just a story of how art looks when it isnt being run by lots of money. When the art is at the top of the list of priority in how something is made. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must-have book for fans of 80s and 90s fashion *by A***H on August 17, 2025* This was such a fun, nostalgic read. The author’s writing style is intimate and fun, like chatting with an old friend. If you lived through the 80s and 90s and were tuned into fashion, this book is a delightful walk down memory lane with an insider’s perspective. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grace under pressure. *by K***R on November 22, 2012* I know of Grace Coddington from the September Issue, the movie about American Vogue. The iconic scenes for me were her interactions with famous editor Anna Wintour. In this book she discusses her years as a fashion model and her life with the celebrities and fashion innovators of her day. I found the book interesting. She has been so many places and has been a part of the fashion industry for over fifty years. It is a foreign world to me, but fascinating nonetheless. The pictures are beautiful and it is fun to compare them to her descriptions of their conceptions. For me the most interesting parts are her perceptions of beauty. She prefers the quirky to the symmetric and the unadorned when possible. She ages as she ages, and that is a fresh perspective. I always enjoy a retrospective from someone at the top tier of their sphere of influence, and this is such a book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Grace: A Memoir - Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue - Anna: The Biography --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/286259-grace-a-memoir](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/286259-grace-a-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-05-27*