Angelica Blechschmidt
Angelica Blechschmidt (born in Dresden in the 1940s ; died on June 29, 2018 in Potsdam ) was a German art director and editor-in-chief of the German edition of Vogue magazine .
Life
Angelica Blechschmidt was born during the Second World War . In the GDR she completed an artist training . Blechschmidt fled the GDR to Hamburg with her parents before the Wall was built . She studied at the Hamburg master school for fashion and received her first orders as a graphic designer for the magazines Constanze and Brigitte . In 1980 she came to Vogue as a graphic designer . There she quickly rose to art director and in 1989 editor-in-chief. It was able to double the circulation to just under 140,000 copies. She took photos and had the Flash column in Vogue . In 2002 she brought Christiane Arp to Munich as her deputy for Vogue and was replaced by her in 2003.
During her time in Munich, Blechschmidt lived in an apartment in the former Weyhern Palace and then lived in Potsdam.
literature
- Ulf Poschardt : Shy existentialist , obituary in: Die literäre Welt , June 30, 2018, p. 31
- Christiane Arp : We were united by the belief in the perfect dress , in: Welt am Sonntag , July 8, 2018, p. 61
- Arno Widmann : So strong, so shy. Memories of Angelica Blechschmidt, the long-time editor-in-chief of the German Vogue, who has just passed away , in: Die Zeit , July 5, 2018, p. 63.
Web links
- Literature by and about Angelica Blechschmidt in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Barbara Nolte: Lady without age. Angelica Blechschmidt leaves "Vogue" editor-in-chief , Tagesspiegel, February 21, 2003
- Joachim Huber: Ex- "Vogue" editor-in-chief Angelica Blechschmidt has died , Tagesspiegel, June 30, 2018
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Margit J. Mayer: And then still in bräsigen Munich , in: Welt am Sonntag, July 8, 2018, p. 62
- ↑ Wolfgang Joop : Chin-ups in a cocktail dress , in: Welt am Sonntag, July 8, 2018, p. 62
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blechschmidt, Angelica |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fashion journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 2018 |
| Place of death | Potsdam |