Sunday, January 24, 2016

My Obituary ;^)

Eleanor Anne "Anna" Addison passed away on Sunday, August 29th in New York City. She was 90. The death was announced by her publicist on her Facebook page, listing the cause of death as old age. She is survived by her sister Jane, her partner Lucky Blue, her children Theodore Atticus, Bellamoon Gia, and Honey Heaven, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchild. She is preceded in death by her parents, Amy and Doug.
Anna was born on July 5th 1998 in Austin, TX.  She graduated from McCallum High School and went on to Northwestern University where she majored in journalism. She entered the fashion industry at 19, when she began writing and modeling for Rookie, an online publication. She later went on to work for i-D magazine in London, building her reputation as a new and innovative face in the fashion world. After i-D, she went on to be the editor in chief of Nylon and then Vogue, a position at which she stayed at until her retirement in 2068.
Throughout her career, she was known as being rebellious and free-spirited in a world that while promoting creativity, adhered to unspoken rules and didn't leave much room for improvisation. She wasn't afraid to wear non-designer pieces or last season shoes. She wore vintage Levi's to go sit in the front row of runway shows and thrift store finds to be photographed outside the Four Seasons during fashion week. Her work as an editor is considered extremely influential, her DIY attitude brought new life into every magazine she worked on, giving them an aire of casual youthfulness and bringing about the idea in the fashion world that anyone could be fashionable, no matter their economic standing.
Despite her often demanding career in the fashion industry, family was always important to her. She remained close with her parents and sister, Jane, throughout her life. While working for Nylon, she met her longtime parter, male model Lucky Blue Smith. The couple were together 59 years until her death, and had three children together.
Even in death, Anna Addison will live on in our minds and the pages of Vogue, immortalized as a fashion icon. "Anna didn't reflect fashion," said her successor to Vogue, Christian Thompson. "Fashion reflected her her."

1 comment:

  1. So good. Did not two typos. The last one was an unfortunate one in the conclusion where it made a great ending (a really great ending) a bit less effective. 99

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