Giles Hattersley (born 1979)Hattersley wrote in "No sex please, we're twenty" (''The Sunday Times'', 5 September 2004, p. 3) that he was then aged 24. ''The Observer'' of 25 March 2007
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) stated that he was then aged 27. is a journalist at the British edition of ''Vogue''.

Career

Hattersley attended

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, where he earned a

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(MA) degree in fashion journalism. His first job after obtaining his degree was an

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with ''

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'' in its "Style" supplement, after which he moved to the "News Review" section where he became a feature writer. He served as producer of the 2002

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'' Nine Lives'', which starred

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. In 2005, Hattersley was

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ed in the Young Journalist of the Year category at the

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, although in the end the award was given to Lucy Bannerman of '' The Herald''. Later, Hattersley succeeded Jasper Gerard as chief interviewer at ''The Sunday Times'', becoming the youngest person ever to hold the role. In March 2007, Hattersley joined

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'' as its editor at a time when sales of the magazine were falling. The magazine underwent a well-received relaunch during his tenure that attracted praise from the industry for its fresh look, which aimed (in Hattersley's words) to make ''Arena'' "the authoritative monthly bible that arms its readers with the sharpest looks and opinions". However, sales continued to decline and in March 2008, it was announced that Hattersley would leave ''Arena'' and return to ''The Sunday Times''. In 2017, Hattersley joined the British edition of ''Vogue'' as features director under its new editor-in-chief

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References

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