{"product_id":"black-coffee-and-red-lipstick-notes-on-living-9781846018107","title":"Black Coffee and Red Lipstick: Notes on living","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new collection of thought-provoking and engaging memoir-based essays from columnist, commentator and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author, Alexandra Shulman, the longest serving Editor-in-Chief of British \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Alexandra Shulman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Self-deprecating and stylish, this is sure to become a classic.' - \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlack Coffee and Red Lipstick is a collection of essays that weave ideas about our domestic and daily life - hence the black coffee - with thoughts on style and the way we present ourselves - hence the red lipstick.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt combines anecdotes and observations from Alexandra Shulman's 25 years spent editing British \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and her current life as a freelance writer and commentator.  She draws on her experiences as a magazine editor but also a mother, daughter, sibling, girlfriend, housekeeper and lover of shopping.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexandra left her job at V\u003ci\u003eogue\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017 to embark on a different way of life and while this is in no way a book of self-discovery it does touch on the question of things or patterns of behaviour that make us who we are? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays will be a mixture of ideas from her quest for the perfect eyeliner, to why picnics are so delightful.  How it is that men and women see different things in the home - is there male pattern blindness? - to why our hair matters so much to us. Friendship, siblings, gardening and grey hair will also be explored with Alexandra's characteristic wit and incisiveness.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781846018107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Octopus Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.6(H)x13.5(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Shulman\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and commentator. She was British \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e's Editor-in-Chief from 1992 to 2017 and was awarded the CBE in the 2018 New Year's Honours list.  She is currently a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributor to a variety of newspapers and magazines and a Vice President of the London Library.  She has written two novels, \u003ci\u003eCan We Still Be Friends \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Parrots \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and\u003ci\u003e Inside Vogue: The Diary of My 100th Year\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) plus the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \u003ci\u003eClothes...and other things that matter \u003c\/i\u003e(2020).\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Alexandra Shulman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573969883353,"sku":"9781846018107","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781846018107.jpg?v=1790774906","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/black-coffee-and-red-lipstick-notes-on-living-9781846018107","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}