Secret V Address Book
VOGUE's Secret
Address Book, available for only one more week with the December issue, contains the trusted, go-to
specialists loved and depended upon by the Vogue team -
but getting the information wasn't always straightforward.
"Extracting secrets was never
going to be easy as editor of Vogue's Secret Address Book," Jo Craven told
us. "Fashion land is a place where one's skills at being insouciant,
effortlessly chic and well-presented are paramount regardless of the effort
every single one of us takes. So asking where exactly a senior editor gets
their tailoring done, or the ulitimate late night takeaway starts sounding
impertinent. Be reassured no phones were hacked in the creation of this latest
Vogue supplement, yet still we found the secret addresses of boutiques and
bakeries, lash bars and lingerie stores and my personal favourite, the ultimate
moth-zapping system."
From life's necessities: food, drink,
and fashion; to its little luxuries, like swimming pools and master
bakers, the supplement has it all - yet it was the simply-constructed,
cardboard moth-killing device that impressed Craven most.
"Few of us in our wardrobes escape
the wrath of moths, but finally it is time to chuck out the useless cedar
balls, and bring in the serious sounding 'Kill Germ Moth Traps' which have a Claridges-style black
and white stripe on them, and do for the British Museum's antique clothing, so
will do perfectly for mortals too," she explained.
So is there anything missing from the
book?
"There were only a few casualties;
a failure on my part to track down the sawmill where one Vogue editor had
wooden shingle tiles cut for her garden shed, apologies," she confessed.
"Every single entry - and there are more than 400 - comes from a trusted
source, so hold your copy tight; now you too can know just about
everything."
The
December issue - complete with Secret Address Book - is available now from
newsagents.
Source: VOGUE - LAUREN MILLIGAN 30 November 2011
