Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour is a British fashion editor and the editor-in-chief of American Vogue Magazine, since 1988. She was born on November 3rd 1949 and became interested in fashion as a teenager. After dropping out of school at 16, she began a career in fashion journalism. Her career took her across the Atlantic with stinks in New York. She returned home for a year to turn around British Vogue, and later assumed control of the franchise’s magazine in New York. She revived a stagnant publication, earning her wide acclaim in the industry. Wintour became a fashion icon. Her pageboby haircut and frequently-worn sunglasses have become a common sight in the front row of many fashion shows. Anna Wintour also has become as much as institution in the fashion world as her magazine. Widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and support for younger designers, her aloof and demanding persona has earned her the nickname “Nuclear Wintour” and alienated some associates. She has also drawn both praise and criticism for her willingness to use the magazine and its cachet to shape the industry as a whole. Animal rights activists also have singled her out for her continued promotion of fur, and other critics have charged her with using the magazine to promote elitist views of femininity and beauty, focusing on rich and thin women. A former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote 2003 bestselling roman à clef “The Devil wears Prada“, later made into a successful film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a fashion editor widely believed to be based on Wintour.
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