Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour, OBEis a British-American journalist and editor. She has been editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988. In 2013, she became artistic director for Condé Nast, Vogue's publisher. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and dark sunglasses, Wintour has become an important figure in much of the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for younger designers. Her reportedly aloof and demanding personality has earned her the nickname "Nuclear Wintour"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth3 November 1949
CityLondon, England
It's very important to take risks. I think that research is very important, but in the end you have to work from your instinct and feeling and take those risks and be fearless. When I hear a company is being run by a team, my heart sinks, because you need to have that leader with a vision and heart that can move things forward.
I never pay any attention. I'm sure it's not such a good way to be, but I don't really follow market research.
'Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.
If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.
Because of reality television and all these celebrities thinking they can be designers, everyone imagines that they can just become a designer, photographer, or model, but that's not the way things work. People have to go to school, learn their craft, and build a brand - that's the right, healthy way to do things.
My father was a newspaper editor, so I was surrounded by journalists my entire life. I think the fact that he was so well known may be why I chose to go into magazines and move to the States at a young age.
It is so important for designers not to run scared, and not to be too worried about what's safe and what's commercial.
'Vogue' is a fashion magazine, and a fashion magazine is about change.
People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.
If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in The New York Times.
It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.
You either know fashion or you don't.
If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better.
There is something about fashion that can make people really nervous.