From one of fashion's most important change-makers, a memoir of breaking barriers
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‘I wish he could be editor of the world!’ GRAHAM NORTON
‘Courageously truthful’ SALMAN RUSHDIE
‘Inspiring and fascinating’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO
Edward Enninful has lived an extraordinary life.
Here, for the first time, he shares the inspiring story of his journey, beginning in a childhood bedroom in Ghana overlooking firing squads, to arriving in 1990s London as an asylum seeker, to today setting the cultural agenda as the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue. His covers have changed our understanding of beauty and desirability. Featuring exclusively African models, first responders, global activists and the oldest cover star at age 85, they have also broken sales records.
This is the story of how he did it.
A Visible Man is the story of a husband, son, brother, friend – and icon. Taking us from the neon thrills of Soho clubs to nights spent on friends’ sofas, this is the story of Edward’s phenomenal grit and determination: through fame and failures, joy and loss, ill health and addiction, heartbreak and coming out. It’s the story of one man’s revolutionary mission to change how we see the world, showing how unwavering passion and perseverance can allow anyone to make their mark.
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‘Enjoy it. Share it.’ IDRIS ELBA
‘Inspirational . . . and it’s not just for people in fashion’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
‘One of the most inspirational books I’ve ever read’ CHRIS EVANS
'Edward Enninful is a pioneer’ ELIZABETH DAY
"The memoir — beautifully written and compelling — depicts the story of a shy, studious boy from a conservative, high-achieving family whose talent and drive propelled him from nowhere to the top of the fashion world . . . He is a serious man, on a serious mission; complacency is not in his vocabulary" - Irish Examiner
"While his achievements (and friendship with Rihanna) are the reason to pick up his memoir, the real treat is in his come-up story, which he tells with honesty, heart and plenty of juicy details – qualities that are still all-too-rare in fashion" - Guardian Australia: 15 Great Celebrity Memoirs
