Anya Taylor-Joy: In The Bag | Episode 54 | British Vogue

Anya Taylor-Joy upturns her Parisian tote bag for Vogue, revealing the sentimental keepsakes that stay with her wherever her job might take her, from award-ceremony Polaroids to a beloved crystal collection, plus the multiple books she has on rotation. If you’ve ever wondered which bag Anya Taylor-Joy might entrust with guarding her most precious and personal effects; well, it’s actually a tote bag. Although one from her beloved bookshop Shakespeare and Company. The Argentine-British actor professes, ‘I tidied it up for you guys.’ The Last Night In Soho (2021) star is an avid reader and keeps at least one paperback in her bag. At the moment it’s Kink: Stories by Garth Greenwell and RO Kwon, and her second choice, The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy. ‘I believe everyone should have a book in their bag.’ We quite agree. Wherever her career sweeps her off to, one thing the actor keeps close is her journal to help her process. ‘I'm always writing, so I always have a notebook on me.’ On the back cover she’s written a quote: ‘Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there's nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you’. From the cerebral world to beauty, Taylor-Joy’s essentials include a bristle hairbrush, complete with a trusty hair band, but she otherwise keeps things simple, packing just mascara and lipstick for her everyday makeup. Memories, however, take up the most space — the actor packs photographs and a disposable cam