Edward Enninful

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

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Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of Dua Lipa: At Your Service, Dua is joined by British Vogue editor-in-chief and European editorial director of Condé Nast, Edward Enninful.

Throughout their wide-ranging conversation, Edward and Dua explore the media mogul’s rich fashion background, his journey to the top, the lessons he’s learned at every step of his journey, what it’s been like being “the first” (the first man, the first Black man, and the first gay man to take the reins at British Vogue) – and even his favourite fashion photographers.

Tune in for a rare peek inside the mind of one of the world’s most exciting creatives.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Do a Leeper at Your Service.
0:18.2	Every week, I talk to a brilliant mind to discover what inspires and motivates them.
0:22.9	Today's guest is my dear friend Edward Enninful, who you know as the Editor-in-Chief of British
0:28.2	Folk and the European Editorial Director of Condé Nast.
0:38.7	Edward first took the reigns of the iconic magazine in 2017, and under his command,
0:43.8	British Folk has become the talk of not only the town, but the world,
0:48.0	turning a legacy publication into a contemporary masterpiece. Even though some call what he does
0:53.7	shaking up the fashion world, I call it showing the world the power of fashion through diversity,
0:58.8	inclusion and groundbreaking creativity. As you'll hear, Edward was an always at the top of the
1:07.6	fashion industry. His critically acclaimed work at publications like ID and W magazine
1:12.8	has long found him setting the foundation for a milestone career. Under his reign at British
1:17.6	Folk alone, covers have gone to Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Marcus Rashford, Adele,
1:22.7	Brianna Naomi Campbell and even me. Throughout our conversation, Edward took me on an inspiring
1:28.4	and exciting journey through his career and beyond, including some must-hear lists that have
1:32.8	certainly got me thinking. So without further ado, here is at your service with very special guest,
1:38.4	Edward Enninful. I do, why are you? Hi, I'm in New York. Oh, cool. Yeah, come see me whenever,
1:47.6	you have a chance. I will. I'm coming for the shows. Okay, perfect. I can't wait. Thank you so
1:53.6	much for doing this podcast with me. My pleasure. I want to jump right in and I want to talk about
2:01.4	the reception to the February 2022 vote cover, which has been utterly phenomenal. And for those who
2:08.5	haven't seen the images, I mean, how could you not have broke the internet? The cover features a
2:13.8	stunning line of incredible, beautiful, dark-skinned African models such as Addit Akech and Anokiai.
2:19.9	And these models have been dominating the fashion industry right now and it's, it really is an
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