Anna Wintour

Editor

1949-11-03

Anna Wintour is a British-American magazine editor and media executive best known as editor-in-chief of Vogue. She has been a major figure in fashion publishing for decades.

Books by Anna Wintour

Architectural Digest At 100
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The United States of Fashion
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Manolo Blahnik drawings
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Quotes by Anna Wintour

It's always about timing. If it's too soon, no one understands. If it's too late, everyone's forgotten.
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It's always about timing. If it's too soon, no one understands. If it's too late, everyone's forgotten.
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I see a lot of women in these great-looking sneakers, as though they are almost very influenced by sport.
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I have learned that documentary makers are incredibly sneaky people.
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Things change. You walk on the street and get a Starbucks, and things have changed by the time you come back to the office.
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There's barely a strand of the modern media that the Kardashian-Wests haven't been able to master, and for good reason: Kanye is an amazing performer and cultural provocateur, while Kim, through her strength of character, has created a place for herself in the glare of the world's spotlight, and it takes real guts to do that.
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The Fashion Fund celebrates the real passion that underlies the fashion business, not the frothy world of glamour and celebrity that so often surrounds it.
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Those who want things always to stay the same are not living in the real world.
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If my style is too direct for some, maybe they should toughen up a bit.
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I don't think I am that hands-on. I'm much more of a believer in finding a great team of people and trusting them to follow their instincts. They work better when they feel they have freedom and they are trusted.
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Finding your way doesn't mean surviving, just as pleasing an audience doesn't mean twisting your editorial around search engine optimization and Facebook algorithms.
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I think possibly what people working for one hate the most is indecision. Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision. The most important thing I can do is try and make myself very clearly understood.
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I'd always been extremely fascinated by the French Nuit Blanche, which is a weekend that they have in Paris where they keep all the museums open until dawn. You can go and hang out in Versailles in the middle of the night and watch the sun come up.
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'Vogue' and 'Vice' may appear to some to see the world through different lenses. But in my view, both are fearless and breathtaking, with unquenchable curiosity and vigor.
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In 1986, I returned to London as editor in chief of 'British Vogue.' Although I still thought of myself as totally English, to my surprise, everyone here thought I was some sort of American control freak.
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I feel it would be a huge mistake for 'Vogue' always to be completely tasteful, completely perfect. I think it's very important for us to also rock the boat.
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'Vogue' is a fashion magazine, and a fashion magazine is about change.
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To be in 'Vogue' has to mean something. It's an endorsement. It's a validation.
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'Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.
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I'm always looking for a cover subject that reflects the magazine, an interest in fashion, in culture, in society. We're trying to bring the world into the pages of 'Vogue.' We do that by tapping into the zeitgeists with our cover subjects.
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