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Our upcoming Vintage Jewellery & Accessories auction on Monday 19th February, features several exclusive pieces from the personal collection of the legendary former editor of British Vogue magazine, Beatrix Molineux Miller, CBE (29 June 1923 – 21 February 2014). Miller’s career in journalism began in the mid-1950s when she worked as a secretary for the high society magazine The Queen, later becoming features editor then working her way up to become editor. Under her control, the publication was rebranded as Queen, marketed towards young fashionable women rather than the older more traditional readership it previously held. In 1964 Beatrix (often known as ‘Bea’ to her close associates, but Miss Miller to everybody else) became editor of the British edition of Vogue, and during her twenty-one year editorship Bea developed Vogue into the magazine we know today, never being afraid to experiment with new creative ideas and to develop emerging talented writers and photographers, such as Grace Coddington and David Bailey. Miller retired from Vogue in 1985 – being briefly succeeded by Anna Wintour who then went on to run the US edition of the magazine. Miller then became involved in setting up a fashion think tank with other influential industry leaders which led to the development of the British Fashion Council. Tony Snowdon – Personal View – a signed book. Estimate: £40 – £60 A close up of the personal message from the artist in the above Tony Snowdon book Continue reading →