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Scottish Sun
19 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
How trendsetting Brit Anna Wintour became fashion's ultimate force at Vogue – with NO ONE safe from her sharp tongue
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SHE came, she saw the fashion world from behind her Chanel sunglasses, she conquered. After 37 years as the formidable force on US Vogue, Anna Wintour is stepping aside as Editor-in-Chief. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Anna Wintour has announced she's quitting her iconic role at American Vogue in a shock career move Credit: GC Images 6 Anna, pictured in 1996, has had her signature razor-sharp bob since the age of 14 Credit: Getty The move marks the end of an era, in which the UK-born power player ruled the fashion industry with a perfectly manicured fist. One flick of her hair or glance and your fate was sealed. Dame Anna, honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 in full Chanel couture, turned unknown models into stars, transformed 'trashy' celebs into tastemakers, and set trends the high street copied. Her signature razor-sharp bob — which she has had since the age of 14 — needs two daily blow-dries (morning and evening) and near-constant trims. Her attitude is equally polished — and feared. Nicknamed Nuclear Wintour for her icy reputation, she remains fashion's most enigmatic personality. The documentary The September Issue offered a rare peek inside Vogue's Manolo Blahnik-strewn corridors, capturing the chaos of assembling an 840-page edition of the magazine in 2007. Debuting in 2009 at Sundance and grossing around £7million, the film cemented Anna's status as the ultimate force in fashion. Surrounded by 'thin, rich and young' people Her frosty persona inspired The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly — Meryl Streep's pursed lips and cutting glares were taken straight from the Wintour playbook — and even The Incredibles' eccentric designer Edna Mode was modelled on her. But inside Vogue, Anna's power wasn't a scowl or stare. It was a yellow Post-it note stuck to the bottom of a printout, bearing the a seal of approval 'AWOK' — Anna Wintour OK — which could make or break careers. One star Anna truly legitimised was Kim Kardashian. When she boldly put Kim and then-fiance Kanye West on Vogue's cover in 2014, the fashion elite gasped. Anna Wintour finally sets record straight on Met Gala outfit rule rumor after years of speculation Her response? 'If we only put tasteful people on the cover, no one would talk about us.' Anna also championed other stars — giving Kendall Jenner strong Vogue backing and helping her break into high fashion. She championed Gisele Bundchen in the late 1990s and early 2000s, featuring her on many Vogue covers, and Kate Upton's debut on the front of the magazine in 2013 signalled a shift toward embracing curvier models in the industry. Infamously private, Anna Wintour's influence is impossible to ignore. The Devil Wears Prada even became a musical — proof of her cultural reach. At 75, she kept Vogue not just relevant, but reigning as fashion and culture's ultimate authority. From supermodel golden eras to today's social media trends, Anna transformed the title from a magazine into a global style empire. Every May, she breaks the internet with the Met Gala — her annual, star-studded spectacle where celebrities stun in jaw-dropping looks. What was once a low-key fundraiser transformed under her reign into fashion's most exclusive, over-the-top, meme-worthy night. 6 Anna Wintour cracks a rare smile while at work in 1989 Credit: Getty 6 Anna's frosty persona inspired The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly Credit: Alamy Starting in 2004, Anna harnessed showbiz glamour to skyrocket the event into global fame. Today, from TikTokers to A-listers, the guest list is fiercely selective — just 30 seconds of fame on a bright red carpet holds massive cultural weight. While Anna wields immense power over designer brands and celebrities, she has also had a huge impact on the high street. From her very first Vogue cover mixing budget jeans with couture, she has championed accessible fashion for all. Anna has been key in shaping runway trends that trickle down to high street retailers. In 2009, she launched Fashion's Night Out, turning shopping into a celebrity- studded, cocktail-fuelled event in New York and London, raising funds for causes such as the NYC AIDS Fund and September 11 Memorial until the event ended in 2013. But Anna did not just dip into retail — she transformed the high-street experience. By blending celebrity appeal, charity and immersive theatre, she redefined how brands engage with shoppers. She was a fixture at Topshop's London Fashion Week shows and has long championed luxury-meets-store collaborations — think Balmain x H&M — bringing runway glamour to the masses and giving the UK high street a major boost. FASHION QUEEN In an interview with The Times last year, Anna tipped her hat to Gap for snapping up designer Zac Posen and gave props to Uniqlo for working with Givenchy's former artistic director Clare Waight Keller, who had designed Meghan Markle's wedding dress. The fashion queen said: 'These big mass companies have finally clocked the power of creativity. You wouldn't have seen that ten, 15, even 20 years ago.' Anna has two children — Charles, a psychiatrist born in 1985, and TV producer Katherine, known as Bee, who she had in 1987. Their father is child psychiatrist David Shaffer, who Anna was married to from 1984 to 2020. She is reportedly romantically linked to actor Bill Nighy, though they describe themselves as close friends. Still, in Wintour's world, loyalty can be as fleeting as fashion trends. 6 When Anna boldly put Kim and then-fiance Kanye West on Vogue's cover in 2014, the fashion elite gasped Credit: AP:Associated Press 6 Anna with fellow Brit fashion icon Naomi Campbell Credit: Getty Her decades-long friendship with the late Andre Leon Talley — once her trusted right-hand at Vogue — ended bitterly after he was pushed aside. In his 2020 memoir The Chiffon Trenches, Talley claimed she preferred to surround herself with 'thin, rich, and young' people. Ouch. Top designers haven't escaped her icy glare either. After various scandals, names such as John Galliano and Dolce & Gabbana were swiftly frozen out of Vogue's world — proving that even fashion royalty are not safe from her. Yet despite the many ups and downs, one thing is certainly true. Anna Wintour is a force, a legend and one hell of a woman whose influence stretches far beyond the pages of Vogue. She will now focus on her roles as Global Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer at the magazine's publisher Condé Nast. Whoever is picked to take over her old job better be able to fill her Manolo Blahnik pumps.
The Irish Sun
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
How trendsetting Brit Anna Wintour became fashion's ultimate force at Vogue – with NO ONE safe from her sharp tongue
SHE came, she saw the fashion world from behind her Chanel sunglasses, she conquered. After 37 years as the formidable force on US Vogue , Anna Wintour is stepping aside as Editor-in-Chief. 6 Anna Wintour has announced she's quitting her iconic role at American Vogue in a shock career move Credit: GC Images 6 Anna, pictured in 1996, has had her signature razor-sharp bob since the age of 14 Credit: Getty The move marks the end of an era, in which the UK-born power player ruled the fashion industry with a perfectly manicured fist. One flick of her hair or glance and your fate was sealed. Dame Anna, honoured by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 in full Chanel couture, turned unknown models into stars, transformed 'trashy' celebs into tastemakers, and set trends the high street copied. Her signature razor-sharp bob — which she has had since the age of 14 — needs two daily blow-dries (morning and evening) and near-constant trims. READ MORE ON ANNA WINTOUR Her attitude is equally polished — and feared. Nicknamed Nuclear Wintour for her icy reputation, she remains fashion's most enigmatic personality. The documentary The September Issue offered a rare peek inside Vogue's Manolo Blahnik-strewn corridors, capturing the chaos of assembling an 840-page edition of the magazine in 2007. Debuting in 2009 at Sundance and grossing around £7million, the film cemented Anna's status as the ultimate force in fashion. Surrounded by 'thin, rich and young' people Her frosty persona inspired The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly — Meryl Streep's pursed lips and cutting glares were taken straight from the Wintour playbook — and even The Incredibles' eccentric designer Edna Mode was modelled on her. Most read in Fabulous But inside Vogue, Anna's power wasn't a scowl or stare. It was a yellow Post-it note stuck to the bottom of a printout, bearing the a seal of approval 'AWOK' — Anna Wintour OK — which could make or break careers. One star Anna truly legitimised was Kim Kardashian. When she boldly put Kim and then-fiance Kanye West on Vogue's cover in 2014, the fashion elite gasped. Anna Wintour finally sets record straight on Met Gala outfit rule rumor after years of speculation Her response? 'If we only put tasteful people on the cover, no one would talk about us.' Anna also championed other stars — giving Kendall Jenner strong Vogue backing and helping her break into high fashion. She championed Gisele Bundchen in the late 1990s and early 2000s, featuring her on many Vogue covers, and Kate Upton's debut on the front of the magazine in 2013 signalled a shift toward embracing curvier models in the industry. Infamously private, Anna Wintour's influence is impossible to ignore. The Devil Wears Prada even became a musical — proof of her cultural reach. At 75, she kept Vogue not just relevant, but reigning as fashion and culture's ultimate authority. From supermodel golden eras to today's social media trends, Anna transformed the title from a magazine into a global style empire. Every May, she breaks the internet with the Met Gala — her annual, star-studded spectacle where celebrities stun in jaw-dropping looks. What was once a low-key fundraiser transformed under her reign into fashion's most exclusive, over-the-top, meme-worthy night. 6 Anna Wintour cracks a rare smile while at work in 1989 Credit: Getty 6 Anna's frosty persona inspired The Devil Wears Prada's Miranda Priestly Credit: Alamy Starting in 2004, Anna harnessed showbiz glamour to skyrocket the event into global fame. Today, from TikTokers to A-listers, the guest list is fiercely selective — just 30 seconds of fame on a bright red carpet holds massive cultural weight. While Anna wields immense power over designer brands and celebrities, she has also had a huge impact on the high street. From her very first Vogue cover mixing budget jeans with couture, she has championed accessible fashion for all. Anna has been key in shaping runway trends that trickle down to high street retailers. In 2009, she launched Fashion's Night Out, turning shopping into a celebrity- studded, cocktail-fuelled event in New York and London , raising funds for causes such as the NYC AIDS Fund and September 11 Memorial until the event ended in 2013. But Anna did not just dip into retail — she transformed the high-street experience. By blending celebrity appeal, charity and immersive theatre , she redefined how brands engage with shoppers. She was a fixture at Topshop's London Fashion Week shows and has long championed luxury-meets-store collaborations — think Balmain x H&M — bringing runway glamour to the masses and giving the UK high street a major boost. FASHION QUEEN In an interview with The Times last year, Anna tipped her hat to Gap for snapping up designer Zac Posen and gave props to Uniqlo for working with Givenchy's former artistic director Clare Waight Keller, who had designed The fashion queen said: 'These big mass companies have finally clocked the power of creativity. You wouldn't have seen that ten, 15, even 20 years ago.' Anna has two children — Charles, a psychiatrist born in 1985, and TV producer Katherine, known as Bee, who she had in 1987. Their father is child psychiatrist David Shaffer, who Anna was married to from 1984 to 2020. She is reportedly romantically linked to actor Bill Nighy, though they describe themselves as close friends. Still, in Wintour's world, loyalty can be as fleeting as fashion trends. 6 When Anna boldly put Kim and then-fiance Kanye West on Vogue's cover in 2014, the fashion elite gasped Credit: AP:Associated Press 6 Anna with fellow Brit fashion icon Naomi Campbell Credit: Getty Her decades-long friendship with the late Andre Leon Talley — once her trusted right-hand at Vogue — ended bitterly after he was pushed aside. In his 2020 memoir The Chiffon Trenches, Talley claimed she preferred to surround herself with 'thin, rich, and young' people. Ouch. Top designers haven't escaped her icy glare either. After various scandals, names such as John Galliano and Dolce & Gabbana were swiftly frozen out of Vogue's world — proving that even fashion royalty are not safe from her. Yet despite the many ups and downs, one thing is certainly true. Anna Wintour is a force, a legend and one hell of a woman whose influence stretches far beyond the pages of Vogue. She will now focus on her roles as Global Editorial Director and Chief Content Officer at the magazine's publisher Condé Nast. Whoever is picked to take over her old job better be able to fill her Manolo Blahnik pumps.
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Anna Wintour stepping down as U.S. Vogue editor-in-chief after 37 years. Here are some of her iconic moments
Fashion icon Anna Wintour is making room for a new head of editorial content at American Vogue after reigning as its editor-in-chief for 37 years, the publication told the Star. 'Anna will still be overseeing Vogue globally, but a new Head of Editorial Content will be added at Vogue U.S.,' spokesperson Cydney Gasthalter said over email. 'She is still very much staying at Conde/Vogue, despite misleading headlines floating around.' This new head of U.S. content will report to Wintour, who will retain her role as global editorial director of Vogue — the publication has a total 28 international issues, including American Vogue. The 75-year-old Wintour will also continue on as the chief content officer of parent company Condé Nast, where she will oversee each of the company's brands — including American Vogue, Wired, Vanity Fair and more — with the exception of the New Yorker. 'Anybody in a creative field knows how essential it is never to stop growing in one's work. When I became the editor of Vogue, I was eager to prove to all who might listen that there was a new, exciting way to imagine an American fashion magazine,' Wintour told Vogue staff Thursday . 'Now, I find that my greatest pleasure is helping the next generation of impassioned editors storm the field with their own ideas, supported by a new, exciting view of what a major media company can be.' Over the last four years, Wintour's roles within the company expanded to encompass its global operations as well as day-to-day editing at American Vogue. The new position for head of U.S content will allow Wintour to focus more on her other two roles, according to a statement from the publication. After joining Vogue U.S. as its editor-in-chief nearly 40 years ago, Wintour has cemented herself as one of the world's most influential fashion icons. Her image has been carved into the pop culture landscape in films including 'The Devil Wears Prada' in 2006 and documentaries like 'The September Issue' in 2009. Take a look back on some of her most memorable moments. After bouncing around as fashion editor for a number of New York magazines, a brief stint as editor-in-chief at British Vogue and a controversial tenure at House & Garden, Wintour was 38 when she took charge of American Vogue in 1988. It was a critical juncture for the magazine's future. Industry insiders worried Vogue had become complacent under former editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella, and was losing ground to upstart competitor Elle. Wintour was a breath of fresh air for the stagnant magazine. Aside from making sweeping staffing and editorial changes, Wintour gave Vogue's cover photos a facelift. Gone were Mirabella's bland headshots of mostly blond models, replaced by shots that showed more of the subject's body, bathed in natural light instead of a carefully curated studio setting. Wintour also favoured lesser-known models, and was among the first to mix relatively inexpensive clothes with high-end fashions — a shift that mirrored how real women dressed. This was evidenced by her now-famous debut issue in November, 1988. The cover featured 19-year-old Israeli model Michaela Bercu, dressed in a bejeweled, $10,000 Christian Lacroix jacket and a $50 pair of jeans. 'It was so unlike the studied and elegant close-ups typical of Vogue's covers back then, with tons of makeup and major jewellery,' Wintour said . 'This one broke all the rules.' It was such a big switch-up that the magazine's printers, upon seeing the image, called to ask whether there had been a mistake . In its May 1989 issue, Wintour turned heads by featuring Madonna as the first non-model to grace its cover page — a move that attracted criticism but sold out newsstands. Wintour was reportedly inspired by a man she spoke with during a flight; after learning what she did for a living, he said: 'That's the most incredible publication; it's so chic, it's so elegant, it represents everything I think of as being very classic and beautiful. It's Katharine Hepburn, it's Audrey Hepburn, it's Grace Kelly — it would never be Madonna.' Wintour took it as a challenge: 'The fact that that very nice man that I sat next to on the plane thought that it would be completely wrong to put Madonna on the cover, and completely out of keeping with the tradition of Vogue being this very classically correct publication, pushed me to break the rules and had people talk about us in a way that was culturally relevant, important and controversial, all of which you need to do from time to time,' Wintour would later say. The following years would see numerous celebrities featured on Vogue's covers, from Oprah Winfrey to Cindy Crawford, helping to popularize the casting of Hollywood personalities and pop stars as models in the fashion industry. The Vogue chief was also known for spotlighting diverse models, famously featuring Naomi Campbell as the cover star of its September 1989 edition — making her the first Black woman to grace the cover of the magazine's biggest and most important edition of the year. Wintour has become synonymous with fashion's biggest and most glamorous event, and not without reason. After becoming the chairwoman of the Met Gala in 1995, Wintour turned the event from a relatively niche fundraiser into the star-studded zenith of fashion. Since taking the helm, Wintour has lined the gala with a hand-picked, star-studded guest list that has included famous names across the spheres of entertainment, sport, business and politics. As the calibre of its guests rose, so too did the gala's price tag. The annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art went from charging $50 (U.S) to $75,000 per guest at last month's 2025 Met Gala — and that's only after the guest list wins Wintour's personal approval. Despite stepping back from some of her duties at Vogue, Wintour hasn't indicated any intentions of vacating her seat as the main organizer and co-chair of the Met Gala. The fashion executive is also responsible for what some have coined the 'messiest night in fashion.' Announced in 2009, Fashion's Night Out — scheduled for the first night of New York Fashion Week — was what Wintour called a 'global fashion stimulus package' to kick-start the flailing U.S. retail sector after the 2008 financial crisis. It was a glorious mess , spread across 800 events throughout New York City. Madison and Fifth avenues were transformed into fraternity rows. The Olsen twins slung drinks at Bergdorf Goodman, and were such a big draw the famed restaurant's doors were torn off their hinges. Celebrities mingled with frantic fans on the cocktail-stained New York streets. But for all its promises of stimulating sales, store owners woke up the next morning with a hangover and little-to-no sales. The following years would see Fashion's Night Out expand to 500 cities nationwide and 30 cities internationally by 2012. But it would be discontinued in 2013; while no reason was given for its cancellation, sources suggest it may have become too big to handle, according to the New York Times .
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Why Anna Wintour will never go out of fashion
Since first shocking the fashion world by putting a model in an exquisite Christian Lacroix jacket and ordinary blue jeans on her first US Vogue cover as editor in 1988, Anna Wintour has known how to make headlines. This week was meant to belong to Irish designer Jonathan Anderson, who was making his debut in Paris as creative director of the most celebrated luxury label, Dior. By announcing the search for her successor in the editor's chair at Vogue, Wintour hijacked the conversation, reminding everyone who truly rules fashion. For 37 years, Wintour has steadfastly pushed fashion to the forefront of popular culture. When Wintour began at Vogue, few people outside the magazine's glossy pages knew the names of the designers at Chanel or Louis Vuitton. Now your barista knows how to say Balenciaga and could be wearing it. By filling Vogue's covers with Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston, along with performing artists Madonna, Britney Spears and Rihanna, she has consistently blurred the lines between fashion and celebrity. Thanks to Wintour's democratisation of luxury, most celebrities now either have lucrative contracts as fashion ambassadors or their own clothing or beauty brands. If you are Kim Kardashian, whose first Vogue cover was in 2014, you have all three. With her signature bob and sunglasses, Wintour has become a star herself, never quite rising above the derisive nickname 'Nuclear Wintour', earned for her no-nonsense management style. 'I have great affection for Anna, but she took to power rather than being the cozy, conspiratorial friend she used to be,' former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told The New York Times in March. 'I'm impressed by her ability to take on more and more responsibility.' Other nicknames came along, including the title from the 2003 book The Devil Wears Prada, written by her former assistant Lauren Weisberger, which went on to become a movie and musical. At the musical's London premiere in December, Wintour told the BBC that it's 'for the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly'. Viewers of the 2009 documentary The September Issue were given glimpses of her very Miranda Priestly-like imperious nature and the fear she instilled in designers, eager to win her approval and the fashion pages that came along with it. Stefano Pilati, then creative director at Yves Saint Laurent, memorably trembles when a less-than-enthusiastic Wintour arrives in his studio. Pilati was replaced in 2012.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Why Anna Wintour will never go out of fashion
Since first shocking the fashion world by putting a model in an exquisite Christian Lacroix jacket and ordinary blue jeans on her first US Vogue cover as editor in 1988, Anna Wintour has known how to make headlines. This week was meant to belong to Irish designer Jonathan Anderson, who was making his debut in Paris as creative director of the most celebrated luxury label, Dior. By announcing the search for her successor in the editor's chair at Vogue, Wintour hijacked the conversation, reminding everyone who truly rules fashion. For 37 years, Wintour has steadfastly pushed fashion to the forefront of popular culture. When Wintour began at Vogue, few people outside the magazine's glossy pages knew the names of the designers at Chanel or Louis Vuitton. Now your barista knows how to say Balenciaga and could be wearing it. By filling Vogue's covers with Hollywood stars such as Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston, along with performing artists Madonna, Britney Spears and Rihanna, she has consistently blurred the lines between fashion and celebrity. Thanks to Wintour's democratisation of luxury, most celebrities now either have lucrative contracts as fashion ambassadors or their own clothing or beauty brands. If you are Kim Kardashian, whose first Vogue cover was in 2014, you have all three. With her signature bob and sunglasses, Wintour has become a star herself, never quite rising above the derisive nickname 'Nuclear Wintour', earned for her no-nonsense management style. 'I have great affection for Anna, but she took to power rather than being the cozy, conspiratorial friend she used to be,' former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told The New York Times in March. 'I'm impressed by her ability to take on more and more responsibility.' Other nicknames came along, including the title from the 2003 book The Devil Wears Prada, written by her former assistant Lauren Weisberger, which went on to become a movie and musical. At the musical's London premiere in December, Wintour told the BBC that it's 'for the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly'. Viewers of the 2009 documentary The September Issue were given glimpses of her very Miranda Priestly-like imperious nature and the fear she instilled in designers, eager to win her approval and the fashion pages that came along with it. Stefano Pilati, then creative director at Yves Saint Laurent, memorably trembles when a less-than-enthusiastic Wintour arrives in his studio. Pilati was replaced in 2012.
