Alexandra Shulman and Fiona Golfar in conversation with journalist Catherine St Germans

Published: April 30, 2019, 8:57 a.m.

b"What do you do when you leave the most famous fashion magazine in the world? Legendary Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman and her Editor at Large Fiona Golfar were at the heart of the fashion world for more than 25 years, and then they decided it was time to start a new chapter in their lives. In conversation with Catherine St Germans during Heckfield Place's Value of Fashion month, they will talk about life at the helm of Vogue, what comes next and the fear - and the freedom - of walking away.\\n\\nAlexandra Shulman started her career working in the music industry and then moved into magazines as a secretary on Over21 magazine. She began working as a journalist on Tatler magazine in 1980, leaving in 1986 to become Women\\u2019s Editor on The Sunday Telegraph. She returned to magazines as Features Editor of Vogue in 1988, becoming the first female editor of a monthly men\\u2019s magazine when GQ launched in the UK in 1990. In 1992 she became Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue where she stayed for 25 years. She has also written two novels (Can We Still Be Friends, and The Parrots, both published by Fig Tree/Penguin), and a memoir of the Centenary year preparations for British Vogue: Inside Vogue: A diary of my 100th year. She writes for all the national newspapers and is known as a commentator on female leadership, fashion, and contemporary style.\\n\\nFiona Golfar worked at Vogue as Editor at Large for 25 years. Her remit was to find and produce stories across all spheres for the magazine. From first person accounts of her own experiences to interviewing celebrities and women in the workplace on a wide range of subjects. \\nSince leaving Vogue, Fiona has been working as a freelance journalist as well as teaming up with Alex on an exciting secret project and is still getting her toes into life on the \\u2018outside\\u2019."