#QOTD No. 5: Anna Wintour
“If you can’t be better than your competition, just dress better.”
Dame Anna Wintour is 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".
Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later, she moved to the US, with stints at New York and House & Garden. She returned to London and was the editor of British Vogue between 1985 and 1987. A year she later assumed control of the franchise's magazine in New York, reviving what many saw as a stagnating publication.
A former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote the 2003 best selling roman à clef The Devil Wears Prada, later made into a successful film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a fashion editor, believed to be based on Wintour. In 2009, she was the focus of another film, R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue. -Wikipedia
Anna Wintour by Karl Lagerfeld, 2013. From theredlist.com
BACKGROUND PHOTO: De Fursac Spring 2015, Avenue de l'Opera, Paris. (Photo © 2017 Arturo Veloira)
