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Giulia Mensitieri has a doctorate in social anthropology and ethnology from the l' cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Her research focuses on globalisation, the transformations of work and the coveted imaginary worlds produced by contemporary capitalism. Natasha Lehrer is an award-winning writer and translator. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement and The Nation. She has translated books by Nathalie Leger, Chantal Thomas, Georges Bataille, Robert Desnos and the Dalai Lama. She won a Rockower award for journalism in 2016, and in 2017 her co-translation (with Cecile Menon) of Suite for Barbara Loden, by Nathalie Leger, won the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize.
"""It’s the kind of book that makes you underline quotes and fold down page corners, that at times makes you so angry at the world, at the way passion is weaponised to justify exploitation, that you want to fling it across the room. The Most Beautiful Job in the World offers a very specific glimpse into one industry, but will change the way you look at the relationship between capitalism and creativity forever."" - Elizabeth Flux, Kill Your Darlings ""Giulia Mensitieri turns her searing anthropologist's gaze to the exploitation of young creatives that operate at the heart of the (in this case, French) fashion industry. And it's not pretty."" - Feminist Writer's Festival ""Boldly declared by one of our editors as “the best fashion book I have ever read”, The Most Beautiful Job in the World takes a piercing look at the inner workings of the luxury fashion industry. It exposes a lived reality that many within the fold already know: the greater the prestige, the lower the pay."" - Fashion Journal"
