AT the start of 2016, few could have predicted what a storming success British Vogue's centenary year would be.Meticulously planned and seamlessly pulled off, the last twelve months of festivities have given an unparalleled insight into the world of British Vogue.
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From the sell-out National Portrait Gallery exhibition, Vogue:Voice of a Century, to the fifth Vogue Festival, fans far and wide had the opportunity to explore pages past and present of the publication as it celebrated its 100th birthday.
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Invitations to the Vogue 100 Gala dinner, held in a specially erected marquee beneath the branches of century-old trees in Kensington Gardens, were one of the hottest tickets of the summer, with the most famous faces in the industry in attendance - not to mention the Mayfair after party which saw attendees dance until dawn.
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In September, the BBC 2 documentary, Absolutely Fashion, put the inner workings of the magazine under the microscope; while the publication of Vogue Voice of a Century by Genesis, and soon after the publication of editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman's memoir, Vogue:A Diary Of My 100th Year, put it on people's bookshelves and coffee tables.
But it was our centenary cover star, the Duchess of Cambridge, that secured the most headlines this year.Truly the cover of the century, the royal was styled by Lucinda Chambers and photographed by Josh Olins for her debut British Vogue cover.
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