Anna Wintour (born November 3, 1949 in London, England) is a British editor and longtime editor-in-chief of American Vogue magazine (since 1988), one of the most influential figures in fashion. Now there is only one person.
Winter is the daughter of Charles Vere Winter, who was twice editor of the London Evening Standard. She left the University of North London in 1966 and became a fashion assistant at Harper’s & Queen magazine four years later. After working as a fashion editor for a series of New York magazines, she became editor of a British magazine in 1986. As editor of Vogue magazine (1987), she relaunched the controversial House & Garden as HG in the United States.
In 1988, Winter replaced Grace Mirabella as editor-in-chief of American magazine. Popular. The move comes three years after French magazine Elle launched in the U.S., constantly threatening to erode Vogue’s circulation and advertising revenue. Explaining her publishing philosophy of democratic fashion fantasy, Wintour said, “My credo is to celebrate mass with class.” Her Vogue covers no longer feature only models, but also famous women (such as actresses Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie, and politician Hillary Clinton).
Under the direction of Winter, Vogue’s parent company, Condé Nast Publications, launched several spin-offs, most notably Teen Vogue (1993). Meanwhile, Wintour has made a series of high-profile appearances, including transforming the Met Gala, the annual fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute (which she has co-chaired most years since 1995). He organized the Vogue Society, which conducts charity activities. Originally a gathering of Manhattan’s social elite, the gala has become internationally chronicled as a celebrity-driven red carpet event known as “the East Coast’s answer to the Oscars.”
Wintour has helped strengthen the careers of many notable fashion professionals, including supermodels of the 1990s generation, talented fashion photographer Herb Ritts, and several important designers. She used her influence and influence to secure financial support. John Galliano’s eponymous Parisian fashion house led to his promotion to chief designer at Christian Dior in 1997. Alexander McQueen and Marc Jacobs also benefited from Wintour’s patronage. In 2003, she and the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) jointly established the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund to provide financial support and business guidance to the “next generation” of American fashion designers. As a menswear designer since being introduced by Wintour in 2007. Thom Browne has successfully expanded his collection to 90 Brooks Brothers stores.
In addition to these accomplishments, Wintour also became known for his arrogant attitude, which was reinforced by his penchant for wearing dark sunglasses. The Devil Wears Prada (2004), a best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger and made into a popular 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, tells the story of one of the personal assistants at a fictional fashion magazine. This is a work that depicts comedic suffering. Editor Miranda Priestley. Priestley’s character is widely believed to be a caricature of Winter, for whom Weisberger once worked. Wintour is the author of the documentary The September Issue: Anna Wintour & the Making of Vogue (2009), which depicts the making of the magazine’s September 2007 issue, and the China: Through the Looking Glass exhibition. An accompanying gala will be held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Winter was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2008 and was promoted to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2017. In a move that reflects her wide-ranging influence, in 2013 Wintour was appointed artistic director of Condé Nast. Seven years later, she was named the company’s global chief content officer.
