The Daily Show: Ears Edition - The Obamas Get New White House Portraits | Edward Enninful

Episode Date: September 8, 2022

Russia flirts with nuclear disaster in Ukraine, Desi Lydic dives into New York Fashion Week, and British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful discusses his memoir "A Visible Man."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Coming to you from New York City, the only city in America. It's the Daily Show. Tonight, Obama's back in the White House. Fashion Week is back, again. And Edward Annenfor. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. What's going on, everybody. Welcome to the Daily Show and Trouble Nullo. Thank you so much for tuning in. Thank you for coming out in Portland. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Take a seat. Let's do it, let's get into it. We've got a really great show

for you tonight. The war in Ukraine is about to go nuclear. The new iPhone can tell you when you've died and Barack Obama is back in the White House. So let's do this thia thia thia thia thia thiiiiiiiiiii thi thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. tho tho tho tho tho thi. thi. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to th. Thank to th. Thank th. Thank th. Thank to th. Thank to th. Thank to th. Thank th. Thank th. Thank th. Thank th. Thank th. Thank th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the to the the to to to to to to the to the the the the White House. So let's do this people. Let's jump straight into today's headlines. All right, before we get into the big stories, let's catch up on a few other things going on in the world. First up, the e-cigarette company, Jewel has agreed to pay a settlement of nearly half a billion dollars for marketing their product to teenagers. And obviously this is really bad for the company. Yeah, 500 million dollars. The whole business has just gone up in strawberry flavored smoke. This is great news for teenagers because now they have half a billion dollars which they can spend on more jewels. Yeah! Meanwhile in education news, New York City has announced that students will that thi that thi th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thir thi thir thir thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their product their product their product their product their product their product their product their product their ti their tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiia their product their product their product their their they have half a billion dollars which they can spend on more jewels. Yeah! Meanwhile in education news New York City has

announced that students will no longer get snow days and will instead attend classes on Zoom. Yes this is a thing. No snow days only Zoom only Zoom. Yeah. I mean luckily this isn't too big of a deal. I know it's sad. But you realize thanks to climate change New York's getting snow for what two years max? Yeah? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. th. th. th. Yeah. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the they. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the ne. the ne. ne. ne. the ne. the the the the a deal. I know it's sad. But you realize, thanks to climate change, New York's getting snow for, what, two years max now? Yeah, by 2026, this is basically going to be Florida with better bagels. That's all it's going to be. But I do feel bad for these kids, you know, missing out on such a big part of childhood. I mean, like, when I was growing, like, I was growing, th.

more than waking up and checking the TV for school closings and then you know and I'll be like oh and then I'd remember that I grew up in Africa you idiots. Doesn't snow there. I think I give a shit about you losing snow days. The hell out of here you dumb kids. Oh in sports news the US Soccer Federation has announced that the women's national team will now get paid the same amounts of money as the women's national team will now get paid the same amount of money as the men. That's right. That is right. Female soccer players have finally achieved their goal. But you see ladies, all you have to do is be literally the best in the world at something and someday you too will get paid the same amount as men who are mediocre at the same job.the world at something. And someday, you too will get paid the same amounts

as men who are mediocre at the same job. It is inspiring is what it is. It is inspiring. All right, but let's move on to some of the biggest stories of the day, starting with the war in Ukraine. And yes, it is still going on, even though you put that flag in your profile photo. I know, I thought it would work too. As the war drags on, the fallout is being felt around the world. Europe is facing skyrocketing energy prices. Africa is still suffering from grain shortages,

and America has been forced to part with some of its most beloved missiles. But now, everyone is worried that the next fallout from the war could be nuclear. This morning, there are fears the Zapparisia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine is accelerating towards a potential disaster. A report just released by a team of UN watchdog inspectors found, seven pillars of nuclear safety have been significantly compromised. Inspectors who visited the plant say its security is being undermined by constant shelling and Russian military equipment on the site. New images of damage caused by shelling at that nuclear power plant near Zapparisia.

Overnight, the UN's nuclear watchdog urging Russia and Ukraine to immediately cease all military operations in that area and establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the plant. We are playing with fire and something very, very catastrophic could take place. I don't want to be that guy, but I think this is a lot worse than playing with fire, okay? This is a nuclear apocalypse. I wish we were playing with fire. He's like, we're playing with fire. This guy needs to, like, up his analogy game. We're talking about the end of human life. And he's like, we're cruising for a bruising here. But yeah, the UN is urging Ukraine and Russia

to stop fighting around Europe's largest nuclear power plant. And at this point, like, what is the UN even for? Because even I can urge Ukraine and Russia to not fight around a nuclear power plant. The UN should be able to make them stop! What does the UN do? Please stop with the UN? You know what the UN is? The UN has basically turned into those parents who have no control over there. Aden, don't kick your brother, okay? Well, don't kick him near the coffee table, all right? Kick him over there. And also, this is yet this is is thi is thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to the to the the the the the the the the the the th, the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, theean, to thean, thean, tooooooooooooooooooooooom. toe, to to to to? Kick him over there. And also, this is yet another sign that Vladimir Putin has lost it.

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Let's move on from the technology that could kill us all to the technology that helps us waste time on the toilets. The iPhone. Let's move on from the technology that could kill us all to the technology that helps us waste time on the toilets, the iPhone. Every year, Apple holds a big conference where they reveal the products that we're all going to buy to try and fill the emptiness in our lives. And there's a lot of suspense for these events because nobody knows in advance what they're going that the new iPhone can read your thoughts.

But today's conference was somewhere in between. It's the day techies have been waiting for. Apple is announcing its new products right at the top is the latest iPhone. The new iPhone 14 and 14 plus both have larger screens and both are promising longer battery life throughout the day. also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also also. Also. Also. Also. Also. Also. Also. the Apple. the Apple. the Apple. the Apple. the Apple. the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the th. th. the th. the the the the the the the the the thoom. the the the the th. the the new. the new. the new. the the the the the th. the the the th. the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. thooooooooooooooooooooo. th longer battery life throughout the day. Also announced the Apple Watch Series 8. They come in seven colors. The new watch can track a whole bunch of stuff, including fertility.

The biggest thing happening on the new Series 8 is a temperature sensor that they use for ovulation and tracking menstrual cycles and also crash, the crash, so if you get into a car crash, it can actually detect that and automatically call emergency services and send them to your location. Yeah, that's right, people. The new iPhone and Applewatch can automatically detect when you're in a car crash. Because you know how sometimes you're in a car crash? And the phone is like, yeah, you're in a car crash. And the phone is like, yeah, you're in a car crash. I also love how the phone is fine in that accident. The car is gone, the phone is like, I'll call the cops for you.

Now obviously I'm kidding. What it actually does is if you're incapacitated in the car crash, the device will contact emergency services on your behalf, which is a pretty cool feature. Yeah, and if it detects that you're in a fatal accident, it'll automatically delete all your porn in the cloud. Thank you, Tim Cook. Thank you, thank you so much. Now, look, I'm all for safety.

I'm all for safety. You know, I just hope that if I do get into an accident, you know, that me and Syria are on the same page. Otherwise, it could get a little awkward. Hello. 911. This is Syr. Trevor was in a car crash. Oh, thank you so much, Siri. Oh, thank you so much, Siri.

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Now, The other big feature that Apple announced is that the watch can now track a woman's menstrual cycle, fertility and ovulation. Yeah, so if you're trying to conceive it can tell you what time it is. Yeah, imagine that. Everything. that. their. that. th. th. th. that. th. th. th. that. th. th. thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thi. I I. I thi. I, I thi. I, I's thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm thi. I'm try. I'm try. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm try. I'm try. I'm try. I'm fine. I'm try. I'm th so if you're trying to conceive it can tell you what time it is. Yeah, imagine that. Everything. Your cycle, your fertility and your ovulation. A lot of people are excited about this and a lot of Republicans heard this and they were like, hey, that's our job. We track the ladies. M-ah! What are you doing, Apple? What are you doing, Apple? Ma'a'a' to tell about Apple. Let's talk about Barack Obama.

You guys remember him? Remember him? Remember him? There's a black guy, good speeches, never stole nuclear secrets from the government. It's been more than five years since Obama left office, but earlier today, he showed up at the White House again to retake power! I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. He was there to unveil the painting. Former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were back at the White House, restoring a tradition,

unveiling their official portraits. Barack and Michelle, it's my honor and invite you both to the stage for the unveiling of your official portraits. Come on. I want to thank Sharon Sprung for capturing everything I love about Michelle. I want to thank Sharon Sprung for capturing everything I love about Michelle. Her grace, her intelligence, and the fact that she's fine. She is. Oh, you just, oh, get a room, you do?

Oh, just, you know, seriously, get a room at the White House and help Biden figure shit out, please, just get a room there. That is so great. I'm not going to lie. I am not an art expert. You know, I don't know the difference between Michelangelo and the other Ninja Turtles, but, uh, what is going on with the Obama portrait? Like, why is he standing in a white void?

I don't... No, I don't, I don't get it. Looks like he got his portrait taken at the DMV. Why does it look like this? It's just like, my license expired, so let's kill two birds with one stone. What is he doing here? No, because these portraits are going to hang in should look White House. Like look at Michels. She looks like a movie star painted by a French artiste. Obama's looked like they ran out of printed toner

for the background. It's just like there's nothing in the... you know if you ask me it's it's actually kind of ridiculous that they even do portraits anymore. Just take a picture, right? The only reason they did portraits back there is they didn't they didn't have technology the the the the picture just just the picture just the picture just the picture the picture the picture the picture the picture the picture the picture the picture their, just their, just their, just their, just their, just their, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just their, just, just, just, just, just the, just their, just, just, just, just, their, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, their, their, their, their, their, their, back then is they didn't have technology. Just take a picture, a portrait takes so much time. You've got to sit there for three hours while they're painting you. And then when they're finally done, they're like, okay, now a silly one. Also, it must be really weird to live in a house with portraits of your enemies. Do you ever think about that? Because they hang these in the White House, but you're not in the White House

anymore. The person who's in the White House probably doesn't roll with you. So you've just got enemies in your house. Like, imagine if we had to do. Imagine if every one of us were like showing people around your house, like, This is my ex who the thee th th th th th th th th th th th that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their their their their their their their their that.... that. that theat theat theat theat theat theat the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the guy who beat me up in fifth grade bread. He was pretty strong, pretty strong guy. That's what presidents have to do. Obama had to walk down hallways looking at George W. Bush's picture.

Donald Trump had to sit on the toilet with a portrait of Bill Clinton looking down on him, you know? Just like, look away. I can't go when I'm being watched. I can't do it. the picture in the bathroom. You know what would actually be cool? It would be cool if these portraits were alive like in Harry Potter. Yeah? Wouldn't that be amazing? Because then if Trump did go back to the White House, Obama's portrait would be there

helping him out? Donald, Donald, be careful with those documents. They're classified. Don't eat while you read them, Donald. You'rethose documents. They're classified. Don't eat, don't eat while you read them, Donald. You're getting ketchup all over them. What's wrong with you? Quick, quick, the Saudi ambassador is coming, hide the documents. No, no, don't, don't sell the documents to the Saudi ambassador.

Come on, Donald, what are you doing? God, this's it for the headlines. But, before we go to a quick break, let's check in on the stock market with our very own finance expert, Michael Costa, everybody. Good to see you, Mike. So what's going on? What's happening in the market today? I am crushing it.

I mean, I am. I'm crushing it so hard. My Apple watch sent a notification asking if I was in a car crash, okay? Now I was, but I fled, so it's fine. Okay? So, oh, I got a H.T. For the tip. that's H.T. t. Short for hot tip. I like saying H.T.T. Because, t. to H. to H. to H. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. tod. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. S. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. S. S. S., short for hot tip. I like saying H-T because it saves me time. But then I kind of have to explain that it's hot tip. It may even cost me more time. You know, I may just start going like this. Ha-a-ah-t. T. Which one do you prefer, Trevor?

I just want to know what's happening in the market. Oh, the market. to. to why this is important, Trevor, actually, before we do this, that story about Jewel, the e-cigarette company? Oh yeah, yeah, they took a hit with that half a billion dollar settlement. Look, you can't market to teens, all right? Now my question though is, how does the Team Choice Awards get away with it, all right? Clearly marketing to teens, okay? This is why I'm the expert. You get it? And speaking a jewel, okay? If you're trying to quit, do what I do. Suck on a USB stick, okay? It's no nicotine. I find them all over the office, okay? Let me get to the stock chart, okay?

Now, this is that. Now, they launched these new products, including the Apple, the iPhone 14. But you know, hold on, but one more thing. The story about the snow days, kids losing the snow days? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I know everyone's worried about kids missing school, off. Look I'm from Michigan. In the winter we had so many snow days I barely went to school and look how good I'd done now learned right, see?

All right, Apple, Apple. These guys are crushing it, but for a really long time they weren't making any money because they were just selling fruit. You know what I mean? And they're selling it for like two bucks. And then Steve Jobs comes around. He says, why don't we sell the iPhone for like a thousand bucks. Bang, they start making money, right? Steve Jobs. Is that a coincidence that he's named after the way we all make money?

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I don't want to miss it. That's probably not helping. Welcome back to the Daily Show. Today is the beginning of New York Fashion Week. Welcome back to the Daily Show. Today is the beginning of New York Fashion Week. Although, based on what you're wearing, I guess you didn't know about it. Oh, oh! But how did New York Fashion Week begin? Well, Desiletic has the answer. It's New York Fashion Week, the semi-annual event when designers show their collections to the world,

so fast fashion brands can decide which styles to rip off. But unlike wet subway seats, fashion week hasn't always been a New York institution. It's had a long walk down the runway to get where it is today. It all started in France in the 1600s, which might not surprise you, but back then Paris was very much not known for fashion. The French were about as stylish as a crock wearing a fanny pack. At that time, Madrid was actually the fashion capital of the world. the world. their their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their, their, th. th. th. th. the. the. theck. theck. theckeckeckeck. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. fashion te. fashion te. fashion t pack. At that time, Madrid was actually the fashion capital of the world. And thanks to their tiny tapas, they could actually fit into all the sample sizes. But everything changed for France when Louis the 14th was kingified. Louis turned France into a major power, and he wanted the threads to show it.

For him, fashion was essential to the monarchy's prestige. I mean, no one wants to be executed by a guy wearing cargo shorts. Louis's obsession built up France's fashion and textile industry and soon turned Paris into the world center of fashion, which by default made it the world center of cocaine and bitchy gossip as well. It was under Louis that France established the idea of showing fall designs in the spring and spring designs in the fall. So you can th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th, tho tho-s tho-s tho tho tho-s tho-s tho-s th, I th, th, th, th, th, tho-s tho-s tho-s tho-s. thoes th, th, th, th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. tho tho tho the the the the the te te te tea tea teauuueaueau-s. toeaueau-s. teuuuuuuuuuu-s toe toe that France established the idea of showing fall designs in the spring and spring designs in the fall. So you can thank him for that trendy coat you're wearing in August. Ooh Who knew faux-fer was so hot? France continued to dominate the fashion industry for centuries until World War II when Paris was under German occupation.

This grinded their fashion influence to a halt, because A, no one could come to Paris to shop, and B, Coco Chanel was too busy banging Nazis to make any clothes. I know, terrible, right? But no matter how many times I remind them of this, the boutique still won't give me a discount on a classic flat bag. But Paris's defeat turned out to be a win win win win win a the the their their their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. the. the. the. the. th. th. the. the. thi. th. t. thae. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It's. It's. It's. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. It's t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. t. It's t. It out to be a win for the American fashion industry. The US seized on the opportunity to fill that gap quicker than a Forever 21 dress falls apart in the laundry. In 1943, America held the first fashion week, or as it was known then, press week. Started by a publicist Eleanor Lambert,

it launched the careers of designers like Hattie Carnegie, Norman Arrell and and Claire McCartle, whose claim to fame was inventing sportswear. And by sportswear, I mean any casual clothing. Not the athesleasure that you wear, even though your main exercise is getting a caramel frap in the Starbucks drive-through. Three, four, five. Oh, woo, woo. This tank fit is tough. Before Press Week, magazines like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar were really all about European

designers. They treated American designers the way they treated the Kardashians in 2010. They ignored them. But once Press Week started, they treated American fashion like, well, the Kardashians now. She said she'd eat poop to look good. Should I eat poop? No. New York Fashion Week became such an institution that fashion capitals like Paris, London, and Milan soon added their own versions. And they continue pushing the fashion envelope to this day. You could only get away with severed heads in Milan.

If that was on a New York runway, everyone would just assume it was another murder. As time passed, New York Fashion Week became home of so many seminal moments, like in the 50s when James Galanos popularized feminine glamour. Or Adolfoo who gained fame in the 60s for his emphasis on accessories. And in the 70s Norma Kamali introduced the sleeping bag coat. Although if you just wear your kid's sleeping bag, it looks almost as good. At styles change, so did fashion week itself.

In the 70s and 80s, it turned into a nonstop party. Shows were held at nightclubs and celebrities started attending. By the early 2000s, celebs had become a permanent mainstay. Sarah Jessica Parker, Paris Hilton, everyone was there. And that Hollywood glamour is still present to this day. But what was Larry David doing in the front row? He looked so miserable to be there, he should have been on the catwalk.

Through the years, Fashion Week has had different homes in the city, from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center. But the most important place it's moved to in recent years is the same place you get all your porn. The Internet. Shows started live streaming and designers began inviting bloggers and influencers to events. This all democratized fashion and made it more accessible to the public. Or at least that's what I tell my therapist when we're working through my online shopping addiction.

I'm broke. New York Fashion Week hasn't just reflected the changing technology. It's also held a mirror up to society, from designers responding to the Me Too movement, to the ongoing fight for more racial diversity on the runway. New York's been the site of progress for trans models, disabled models, and body positivity, which is kind of the least the fashion industry could do

after telling women not to eat for the last hundred years. So now you know everything about New York Fashion Week and how it came to be and how it's changing for the better. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some poop to eat. Here we go. Here we go. Thank you so much for that, Desi Arras. Stay tuned because when we come back, we're going to be joined by the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor to be joined by the editor to be joined by the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor the editor by the editor by the editor by the editor by the editor by the editor by the editor by the editor the editor-in, the editor the editor the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tuned because when we come back, we're going to be joined by the editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Edward Ennifle, so don't go away. Welcome back to the day show. My guest tonight is the editor-in-chief of British Vogue and European editorial director for Vogue. He's written a memoir about his remarkable life called

A Visible Man. Please welcome Edward Enniful. Mr. Edward Elvel, Trevor, Trevor, Trevor. Welcome to the Daily Show. Thank you for having me. It's really good to have you here because for so many years I would see you at, you know, some of the coolest events. You were always like the face of fashion. It's always very intimidating to speak to you, by the way. You never seem intimidated.

I really am, every time. No, because you are one of, I would say like, the most prominent voices in the fashion world. Oh, thank you. Like, thrown to say anything to me? And they, and they, and then, and then, I I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, their, I'm, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their. And, their. And, their.. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, their. And, thii.a. And, tho?a.a, tho.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a. th. th.a. thank you. Like whenever I dress up, I know I've probably done something wrong, but who's going to say anything to me? And then I see you and I'm like, ah, there's Edward. Oh, you're so good.

They're very stylish. Let's talk about the book and let's talk about this life. Some people know your face, you know from British Vogue. They'll know you for creating some of the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most the most iconic covers. Beyonce, for instance, on the cover, or Vogue. People have seen you at fashion shows, Fashion Week, people have seen your face. Yeah, you are everywhere. But a lot of people may not know the story behind the man.

And I love this book talks about it. So let's start with what you do, because I feel like you do everything. Just break it down a little bit for me. What is th is is is? So basically, what I do is I'm the editor for British Vogue, which means you're really responsible for all the images, all the words in the magazine, and perception. Then I'm also editorial director for all the vogues in Europe, so Italian, French, Germany. Spain, and that involves a lot of phone calls every day. No sleep. I don't really sleep. That's that. That. That's. That's. That's. That's. That's. That's. That's. That's. I, th. I, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, just, th, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just th, just th, just thi, just thi, just th, just th, just th, just th, just the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just thi. Just, just thi. thi. Just, just thi, just thr- just thr- just thr- just thr- just thiiii. thi. thi. the that involves a lot of phone calls every day. No sleep. I don't really sleep. That's what I do best. No sleep.

And you shape what people think. I love that you highlight that part. Oftentimes I'll talk to people about fashion. You know and the industry. People go like, who cares. I don't care about fashion. You don't care about fashion. And yet, it affects brain surgery. Yeah, it is the brain surgery. And yet it affects everyone in every which way. You took a role that no black person had ever had. You took a role that no gay person had ever had. You've been the first in so many positions. And it feels like you've had to live a life of now making sure that everybody is seen. I'd love to know how you even think about this on a daily basis. How do you think about who's on the cover of a magazine,

who's in a magazine, which designers are in a magazine, and what fashion even should be? I mean, you know, we think of the zeitgeist, who's representing the world today? Who's going to shock the world a bit? me when I approach an issue I approach it in terms of you know just diversity. We live in a world that's so diverse you know I love all kinds of women. I love big women, I like small women, black women, older women and for me women need to see themselves represented in the magazine every month.

I like that. Did you? I wonder where the sense of yours came from. You know what? I wonder where the sense of yours came from. When I read through the story, we go through the life of a young Ghanaian boy and his family, you know, moving from Ghana to the United Kingdom, having nothing really. Yeah, having nothing and just working your way up. And your mom has this influence, you know, on you in what she designed and how she was renowned as a designer. I'd love to know how much she shaped how you see fashion and its role in the world. I mean, my mother literally shaped how I see not just fashion by the world.

I grew up in her atelier and, you know, when you're African with my grandmothers, my aunts, my cousins, big women, tall women, loud women, and I'll always be in the corner, soaking up women. I love women. I love the energy. And they wouldn't know I was in the corner and then eventually somebody will be like, their edrake, go get me water. So I grew up with my mother just learning about design and colors and really what women liked and what made them take in terms of fashion. And when you moved to the United Kingdom, I mean, you know, the UK has changed so much over the years and in the book we follow that journey. We see a world where you didn't fit in in so many ways.

You didn't fit in as a black person in many spaces. You didn't fit in in this fashion, right? You didn't fit in as a black person in many spaces. You didn't fit in in this fashion world that had an idea of what beauty even stood for. And you see these pictures of you at the very beginning with like Naomi Campbell and Cape Moss and you're beginning. Why on earth would you go into an industry where everyone told you didn't belong?

What made you stay? I didn't have a choice. I was sort of discovered on a train. I was on my way to be in a lawyer, a doctor, you know, African professor. Yeah, of course. And I was discovered on the train to be a model and a model for and this whole world opened up for me. But little that I know that I was going to be the token or the chosen one. And when people are in that role, normally they're like, I'm th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. I was thi. thi. thi. thi. I was thi. I was to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be thi. I was thi. I was thi. I was th. I was the the the the the the the the the the the the the they. I was they. I was they. I was th. I was to be to be to be to be to be to be thr. I was to be to be thr. I'm to be to be to be toeea. I'm toea. I'm toea. I'm toea. I'm to be to be to be to role, normally they're like, I'm good, I'm on my own. I'm like, but for me it wasn't enough. I had to bring people up with me. I had to bring my friends, Pat McGrath, work with Naomi, because I didn't want to be the only one in that space. I love that. I love that.

I love that has shaped the way we see the world today. But it wasn't easy. It didn't, you know, I remember there was a tweet of yours. They went viral, made the news around the world. And you talk about it in the book where you were in a pretty senior position at the time, you know. Yes, the editor. Yeah, there the editor. the editor. Yeah. There. Yeah. Yeah. the editor. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. the. the. th. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the the the the the th. It was. It was. It was the the the the th. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was a. It was a the. It was a the twe. It was a twea. It was a twea. It was a twea. It was a twea. It was a twea. It was a twe etc. Yeah, you were a fashion director at that time actually and you're at the fashion show and they seat everybody else in the front row. Other furson directors, yeah. And they put you in the second row. And you noticed there was one thing that was different between you and them? I mean. I mean you can't miss my skin tone. But I would love to know why you tweeted about it.

So many other people would just keep quiet and be hurt, wouldn't say anything, wouldn't want to ruffle any feathers. You tweeted it out and you, you know, it was really cheeky and fun. I love it. You said, why is it that we all have the same job? And I'm paraphrasing, but I'm the only only one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one one I just figure that, you know, when you're the one, it's your responsibility. When those things happen to just tweet about it, let the world know that it's not right. It's not good. It can't happen.

It can't keep happening. So by doing that, that never happened to me again, I can assure you that. Let's talk about fashion as a whole. Let's talk about fashion as a whole. Fashion has for so long gone through, I feel like it's changed, but it's often been resistant to change. You know, I remember when I was growing up, people would complain about models who are anorexic and how they were told that they needed to look a certain way in order for them to be to be to be to be to be to to to them them them them to be their their their their their their their to be their their their to be to be to be to be to be to be to be. to be. their tho. to be. their tho. th. th. th. th. th. th. It's not. It's not, th. It's not, th. It's th. It's th. It's their their their their their. their.. their. their. their. their. their. their. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It. It's, their, their, their, their, their thi. It's the. It's not thr-I. It's not thrown, thateeeateateateateat true. It's not theateate. It's not th. It's not thate. It's thr. You know, I remember when I was growing up people would complain about models who are anorexic and how they were told that they needed to look a certain way in order for them to be accepted. And then the fashion industry was like, okay, we'll, we'll change, change. You know, the fashion is like, okay, we'll change, we'll change. And then their, the fashion is like, theymea's, thiii. And their, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi's, thi's, thi's, thi's, thi's, their, thi's, their, their, their, their, their, their, okay, thi, their fashion industry, their, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, their their their their their, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. We's, okay. We's, okay. We's, okay. We's, okay. We's, we's, we's, we's, we's, we'll. And, we'll. I's, we'll. We'll. Wea. We'll. We'll. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. comes out with new clothing every single season. They tell you what you're wearing is old and it's trash, you need new stuff, but then the old stuff gets thrown away, it's filling up landfills, etc. Are you seeing a push and why do you think it's important for fashion to be at the

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Not just interns, but mid-level, CEO-level, that's really what I want. You did that, you know one thing I appreciate about you, one of the many things, is you actually did that on the ground. When you were able able able able able able able able able able able able able able able able able able a to hire to hire to hire to hire to hire the to hire to hire their their to hire, to hire, their, their, their, to hire, their, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, to, too, too, tooomea, tooomorrow, too, too, too, tooome, their, their, their, their, their on the ground. When you were able to hire people, you made sure to hire people who had previously been excluded. You know, it's not like you don't hire white people, but you hire everybody now. Everybody gets an equal opportunity to come into the building. You've changed that. Have you seen, have you reaped the rewards of that?

Have you noticed a change within vogue as a whole? when I look at other magazines and I see that it's a norm to have sort of women of different shapes and colours and I feel that you know when I was when I took the magazine of in 2017 that wasn't a conversation anybody was having people were like you're going to get fired but I remember always saying if I'm going to get fired I'm going to get fired for something I believed it not not trying to be somebody else I love that. I love that. thi th th th th th th th th th the th th the the th the th the the th the the the the th th the the th the th thi thi thi thi thi thi thr- I thrown thrown their to to thi to to to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be their their their their their their to be to be to be to be to be to be to be their th. th. their th. their their their their their their their their their their their their their try try try try try try try. I try. I try. I try. I try. I try try try try try try try the. I tthat. I love that. I really do love that. It's a fantastic book that I mean I could talk to you for hours about because it talks about everything the AIDS epidemic. It talks about identity as a gay man. It talks about the fashion industry. It talks about your life as an African, as an immigrant.

It feels like you t fashion but you have such an influence. Can I ask you to get them to stop saying plus size models because then it implies that they're not model. Carvy! I love Kirby! But I mean like it's... I don't ever like that word. Do you don't think it's weird because people will. Do you don't think it's weird because people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people people because people people because people people people because people because people people people because people because people people people because people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people people. Do people people people. Do people people. Do people people. Do people people people. Do people people people. Do people people people. Do that people people people people. Do that people. Do that people. Do that people. Do that people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people. Do people people, because people, do, do, do th, do th, do th. Do th. Do th th. Do th th th. Do th th th. Do th. Do th. Do th th. Do th. Do th. Do you th. Do th. Do th. Do th. Do th. but then it implies that like they're not just model. Carvy, sexy, whatever you are. That's what you are. That's what I asked you. Thank you so much for joining our show. Congratulations on everything. Oh, thank you so much. Thank you.

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