12 Things Grace Coddington Can't Live Without
The Vogue alum opens up about why she doesn't get tired of fashion.
Grace Coddington has never been particularly impressed by celebrities. So it's ironic that she has become such a star herself. Although she was long revered within the fashion industry as the visionary creative director of Vogue, it was only with the release of the 2009 documentary The September Issue that Coddington—with her flame-red hair and insistence on artistic integrity—became a media sensation. She stepped down from her post earlier this year but, at age 75, she is hardly slowing down. The Welsh-born New Yorker still contributes to the magazine, recently launched a fragrance with Comme des Garçons, and this fall publishes her fourth book, Grace: The American Vogue Years (Phaidon), a compilation of her most memorable sittings from 2002 to 2015. "I don't get tired of fashion," she says. "If there's a secret to longevity, it's sticking to the things you love."
EDWARD WESTON CAT PHOTO
I love the work of this photographer, who took many pictures of cats in the 1940s. It is one of my most prized possessions.
MY ROSEBUSHES
Two bushes have somehow managed to flourish on my New York City terrace. The roses are pink and very pretty.
NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY
I prefer it over a taxi any day. It gets you around more quickly, and it's such good people watching.
JOE'S STONE CRAB DELIVERY
The restaurant will overnight crabs to you already prepared. All you have to do is crack the claws.
STEIFF CATS
I've collected more than 150 of these. Some of them date to the 1920s.
TIFFANY DIAMOND BRACELET
My boyfriend, Didier, gives me jewelry for Christmas. Several years ago, this tennis bracelet emerged from a little blue box. I wear it all the time.
LOUIS LICARI
I would not be a redhead anymore if it weren't for Louis. I've been seeing him since 1987, when I first came to America.
DRAYCOTT HOTEL IN LONDON
It's like staying at an old English house, with sloped ceilings and chintz sofas. And the lounge opens onto Cadogan Gardens.
SWIMMING
I grew up surrounded by the sea and have been swimming all my life.
MY WATERWORKS BATHTUB
The ultimate luxury, because the tub is very wide. I had one in my old apartment. When I moved, this was the first thing I ordered.
SANT AMBROEUS SOHO
My favorite restaurant in New York. I even had my 75th birthday party there.
MY BRUCE WEBER SCRAPBOOK
Bruce made it for me from a story I did for British Vogue that was an homage to Edward Weston. It's an incredible assemblage, created with duct tape.
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