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Black Coffee and Red Lipstick by Alexandra Shulman

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Black Coffee and Red Lipstick

Publisher
Octopus
Publish Date
1 October 2026
Run Time
6 hours 21 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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What to expect

'Wry, curious, deeply engaged, often very funny. I loved this book.' Edmund de Waal

'I love Shulman's honesty and her writing is thoughtful, immediate and completely unaffected. This is the book to have on your bedside table.' - Diana Henry

'A delicious and wise read... giving a wonderful and honest perspective on what actually matters.' - Anya Hindmarch

Praise for Clothes...and other things that matter:

'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - Vanity Fair

'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham Carter


Red Lipstick * The Mother * A Friendship Wardrobe * Younger and More Modern * The Wedding Dress * Type Two Fun * Roast Chicken * Things You Shouldn't Say * The Other You, The Other Me * The Pleasures of Bed * You Can Always Leave

From the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Clothes...and Other Things That Matter, Alexandra Shulman, comes an intriguing blend of memoir, anecdote, social observation and cultural history. Rooted in Alexandra's experiences as a child, a journalist, a young woman always looking for the great love, a mother, and a Vogue magazine editor, the book explores the fabric of daily life alongside thoughts on style and the way we present ourselves - all described with her characteristic wit and incisiveness.

Alexandra Shulman left her job as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue in 2017 to embark on a different way of life and while this is in no way a book of self-discovery, it explores the question of things or patterns of behaviour that make us who we are and why they matter.

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Details

Author
Alexandra Shulman
Narrator
Alexandra Shulman
Duration
6 hours 21 minutes
Release Date
1 October 2026
ISBN
9781846017827
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Octopus
Genre
Memoirs, Essays, Biography and non-fiction prose

Synopsis

'Wry, curious, deeply engaged, often very funny. I loved this book.' Edmund de Waal'I love Shulman's honesty and her writing is thoughtful, immediate and completely unaffected. This is the book to have on your bedside table.' - Diana Henry'A delicious and wise read... giving a wonderful and honest perspective on what actually matters.' - Anya HindmarchPraise for Clothes...and other things that matter:'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - Vanity Fair'Alexandra Shulman's style is unaffected, immediate and hilariously dry. She's brilliant at observing everyday feelings in a joy-sparking turn of phrase.' - Helena Bonham CarterRed Lipstick * The Mother * A Friendship Wardrobe * Younger and More Modern * The Wedding Dress * Type Two Fun * Roast Chicken * Things You Shouldn't Say * The Other You, The Other Me * The Pleasures of Bed * You Can Always LeaveFrom the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Clothes...and Other Things That Matter, Alexandra Shulman, comes an intriguing blend of memoir, anecdote, social observation and cultural history. Rooted in Alexandra's experiences as a child, a journalist, a young woman always looking for the great love, a mother, and a Vogue magazine editor, the book explores the fabric of daily life alongside thoughts on style and the way we present ourselves - all described with her characteristic wit and incisiveness.Alexandra Shulman left her job as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue in 2017 to embark on a different way of life and while this is in no way a book of self-discovery, it explores the question of things or patterns of behaviour that make us who we are and why they matter.

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