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Pamela Rosalind Grace Coddington (born 20 April 1941) is a Welsh former model and former creative director at-large of American Vogue magazine. (2026). 9780307362766, Random House. ISBN 9780307362766 Coddington is known for the creation of large, complex and dramatic photoshoots. A The Guardian profile wrote that she "has produced some of fashion's most memorable imagery. Her pictures might be jolly and decadent or moody and mysterious."
In 1967 at the age of 26, she was in a car accident that left her with head injuries and a removed eyelid, which was later reconstructed through plastic surgery. She was seven months pregnant at the time, but lost the baby the day after the accident. Coddington stated in her autobiography that this was the only time she had been able to conceive. She characterized the incident as one of the most traumatic of her life.
In July 1988 at the age of 47, she joined Anna Wintour at American Vogue, where she worked as the magazine's creative director.
In January 2016 at the age of 75, Coddington announced that she would be exiting her role as creative director at Vogue to pursue other projects. It was announced on 9 May 2016 that Coddington would be working with Tiffany & Co.
Later that year, Coddington's new campaign for Tiffany & Co. A/W 16, featuring Elle Fanning launched. The campaign was sparse of product shots and traditional models. With direction from Coddington, Tiffany opted instead to feature celebrities and close up imagery of the jewelry styled on the body.
In 2018, Coddington also partnered with Louis Vuitton on a capsule collection, featuring many designs incorporating her cats.
She raised her nephew, after the death of her sister Rosemary."Picture Perfect," by Charles Gandee, VOGUE, October 1996, page 339.
In 1986, she moved to New York City to work for Calvin Klein. She has since then lived with her partner, hair stylist Didier Malige, and several cats. (2026). 9783865213440, Edition 7L. ISBN 9783865213440
In 2010, she announced plans to write a memoir with her collaborator Jay Fielden. The two had previously worked together on the 2002 photo book, Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue. The book was reissued by Phaidon Press in 2015. After Fielden took a job as the editor of Town & Country, Coddington had to postpone writing the book until 2011, after she decided to write it with Michael Roberts. The book deal is reported to have been worth $US1.2 million.Elle, "Grace Coddington bags a book deal" Nick Axelrod, "Coddington Memoir... TV Camera Ready...", Women's Wear Daily, 22 August 2010 Her memoir, Grace, was published in November 2012. In 2015, film production company A24 optioned the rights to Coddington's memoir.
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