A former fashion assistant at Vogue has been charged with stealing more than $50,000 from her creative director boss.
Yvonne Bannigan, 25, was employed as an assistant to US Vogue creative director-at-large Grace Coddington in New York prior to her arrest in April.
Bannigan, who is from Dublin, Ireland, is charged with second and third degree grand larceny.
Yvonne Bannigan, 25, was employed as an assistant to US Vogue creative director-at-large Grace Coddington in New York prior to her arrest in April
The young assistant is accused of making $53,564 worth of unauthorized purchases on Coddington’s credit card, sources told the New York Post.
Bannigan also allegedly sold some of Coddington’s property on TheRealReal – an online consignment store.
She is accused of keeping $9,000 in commission for herself.
According to her LinkedIn page, Bannigan had worked for the 77-year-old Vogue legend since February 2016.
She was a freelance assistant at Vogue for a year before that.
The young assistant is accused of spending $53,564 in unauthorized purchases on Coddington’s credit card
Coddington was Vogue’s legendary creative director for 30 years before she announced she was stepping down in 2016. She took on her current role as creative director-at-large
Bannigan also held intern roles at Elle Magazine and Zac Posen prior to working at Vogue.
Her attorney Michael Cornacchia said the incident was believed to be a misunderstanding that he hoped would be sorted out.
‘She didn’t do anything wrong,’ he said.
Coddington was Vogue’s legendary creative director for 30 years before she announced she was stepping down in 2016.
After taking a step back from her day-to-day position at Vogue, Coddinhton took on her current role as creative director-at-large, while working on other projects outside the publication.