Julia Sarr-Jamois
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Julia Sarr-Jamois | |
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| Born | November 1987 (age 37–38) Brixton, London, England |
| Known for | youngest and first black Fashion Director in Vogue's history |
Julia Sarr-Jamois is an English-born French model who is currently the fashion director at British Vogue.
Early life
[edit]Sarr-Jamois was born November 1987 and raised in Brixton, South London[1][2] to a French mother and Senagelese father.[3] She suffered racial abuse as a child; while at a French Lycée school in London, other students would leave bananas on her desk and say her mother was not really her mother because she was white. Sarr-Jamois subsequently left the Lycée at age 6 and switched to a local Brixton state school.[4]
Career
[edit]Sarr-Jamois started modeling at the age of 17[5] for companies such as Fred Perry and Diesel.[6] At the age of 19, Sarr-Jamois joined i-D magazine and went on to become its senior fashion editor.[7]
In 2018, Sarr-Jamois joined Vogue as fashion editor. She is the youngest women to receive the position, and the first Black woman in the role.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Sarr-Jamois lives in Kennington, South London.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FRAME x Julia Sarr Jamois tie-dye cashmere cardigan". Selfridge's. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b Pithers, Ellie (12 June 2022). "Julia Sarr-Jamois's South London Apartment Is Inspired By Old Céline Stores". British Vogue. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia SARR-JAMOIS". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Sarr-Jamois, Julia (5 June 2020). ""Often It's The Small Things That Really Hurt": Julia Sarr-Jamois On The Myriad Manifestations Of Racism". British Vogue. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Sarr-Jamois on Emerging Alongside Streetstyle and Being Known for Her Work". whatscontemporarynow.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Sarr-Jamois In Wonderland Editorial". acutabovethefresh. Wordpress. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Sarr-Jamois". Vogue. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Sarr-Jamois On Being Her Own Kind Of Stylist". models.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Sarr-Jamois Stylist". bestrepresents.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- 21st-century French people
- 21st-century French women
- English people of French descent
- English people of Senegalese descent
- French expatriates in England
- French female models
- French people of Senegalese descent
- Models from London
- People from Brixton
- People from Kennington
- Vogue (magazine) people