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Last month, I got the invitation of a lifetime in my inbox: Vogue wanted to purchase my freelance writing services to cover a fashion event in Canada. The email, with the subject line “Vogue Talent Recruiting Team,” arrived at a time when I was specifically looking for new assignments to dig into after I finished a six-month research contract. Surprisingly, editor-in-chief of British Vogue Edward Enninful himself was reaching out to me by email to offer me an all-expenses paid trip to Toronto, plus payment for coverage of the event.
When I read the email again, I noticed something was off. Enninful’s email address wasn’t a standard Condé Nast address — it was a Gmail account. His name also didn’t appear on the “From:” space — instead,…