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future fashion stars, shoots outfits of leading designers in a gardening magazine, condemns the too long Fashion Marathon... and it is immediately shortened by two days!

Her authority in the fashion world is unquestionable, and her image invariably ends up in all the reviews of the best looks of Fashion Weeks and social events. It's hard to believe, but Anna Wintour is 65 years old, and she has been at the helm of American Vogue since 1988!

Anna Wintour and Donna Karan (right)

The characteristic bob, unchanged despite all fashion trends, perfectionism, awarded with many caustic epithets (for example, “Nuclear Winter”) and mentioned in the acclaimed book “The Devil Wears Prada”, have long been the hallmarks of Anna Wintour. And it seems (fortunately!) that she does not intend to cheat on herself.

One gets the feeling that the legendary editor doesn’t need “beacons” - she knows exactly what she’s doing. Does this concern revolutionary changes in the publications entrusted to Wintour or support for one or another initiative. Among the talents discovered by the “Iron Lady” are Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders, Kate Bosworth and many others. As Wintour admitted, not without a bit of self-irony, in an interview with Campbell, she doesn’t know how to sew dresses, can’t work with photographs and can’t write, but she knows how to find talent, support them and show them to the world. Remember how she supported John Galliano during a difficult period of obscurity and lack of money for him, and, as they say in knowledgeable circles, she greatly contributed to the designer’s entry into the LVMH concern. And during a serious drop in demand in the American market caused by the economic crisis of 2008, she initiated the Fashion’s Night Out shopping festival, which became incredibly popular.

For those wondering how she does it all, Anna Wintour offers advice: “Everyone should get fired at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to fail sometimes, because that's life.". Once Anna was fired from Harper's Bazaar... after which she headed British Vogue. And then House & Garden magazine, which was renamed H&G, publishing interiors of celebrities and models wearing clothes from the world's leading designers. Such a radical approach caused a lot of criticism, caustic comments... and an increase in circulation!

In 1988, Anna Wintour became the head of American Vogue, and in 2008 she received the honorary Order of the British Empire from the hands of Queen Elizabeth II herself. And it looks like her success story is far from over.

“If you are not confident in yourself, pretend that you are confident, because this way you will convince everyone else of it. Most people are lying. I make decisions quickly because I believe it is beneficial for my subordinates. The world we live in values ​​instincts and quick reactions."

“People work better when they are responsible,” Anna Wintour never tires of emphasizing the importance of delegating tasks.

“I don’t get up in the morning thinking: “Okay, I need to do something urgently to be a ‘role model’ for others.” I just live my life to the fullest, I try to make the right decisions for the magazine and for the company as a whole, and - if we talk about personal things - for my family. This happens on an unconscious level."

“I separate work and personal life. I know how to “switch off.” On weekends, for example, I like to go out of town or tend to the garden, play tennis or spend time with the children and my dog.”

0 December 10, 2012, 20:52

The only thing that could be more exciting than an unexpected meeting with someone is an appointed meeting, or rather, an interview!

Having already introduced the editor-in-chief of the “Fashion Bible” - American Vogue - to all those eager for a career in the fashion world, to our potential employees, we continue the topic by publishing stories of interviews with Anna Wintour of ten “test subjects”. These lucky ones attended a personal meeting with the editor-in-chief of the publication in different years, starting back in 1989.

Number one: the girl who spent five thousand dollars preparing for a meeting with Anna Vinur

From the call informing me about the scheduled interview to the meeting with Anna Wintour, I had only one evening. I had no previous experience in the fashion industry, so the only designer label in my wardrobe was J.Crew. So, after a day of work on the eve of the interview, I recovered at Barneys - it was the only store in the area that was open until eight in the evening, and next to it was a nail salon with a sign on which the closing time was nine o'clock. This was my choice.

I bought a Proenza Shouler silk dress, Prada shoes, and a Celine belt, spending a total of two thousand dollars. My last purchase was a Marc Jacobs bag for over three thousand dollars. However, it was worth it.

Verdict: Got the job.

Number two: the girl who was asked not to cry at work

I decided not to spend a fortune on a fancy interview kit and used the contents of a vintage store. I went to the meeting in an apricot dress with gold buttons and open-toed shoes, took a Prada bag from a friend and David Yurman jewelry from a designer friend.

Before the interview, I was asked if I have a habit of shedding tears at work, since Anna Vinutr hates listening to sobs coming from the office bathroom. During the meeting itself, Anna Vinutr drew attention to my address indicated in my resume: so you live in Brooklyn? Apparently, this did not inspire her. In addition, she asked what my parents do. She also didn’t like my answer that they were teachers. Verdict: candidacy rejected.

What will Anna Wintour say - “Yes” or “No”?

Number three: the girl who showed up for interviews three times

My first interview with Anna Wintour took place in 1989 - then I chose a Betsey Johnson jacket with a skirt, black tight Donna Karan tights and creepy hoof shoes. Anna Wintour must have shuddered internally.

When I interviewed with her for the second time, I acted smarter: I wore a simple black Calvin Klein dress. And before my third interview with her (looks like I'm a masochist!) I went to Bergdorf with a friend to put together a full-fledged fashion set. Verdict: I received offers for three different positions.

Number four: the girl in Dr. Martens

That day, I had no idea that I would be interviewing Anna Wintour, but even if I had known, I would hardly have changed my choice. All this reverence for Vogue is alien to me. Moreover, it was just an interview for an assistant position, not a fashion editor, so I was simply wearing one of my favorite outfits: a dark gray Anna Sui pleated skirt, a black jumper, black tights and Dr boots. Martens. It was 1993 - so why not? Verdict: Got the job.

Number five: man

I received a message about a meeting with Anna Wintour scheduled for Monday by email on Thursday. As soon as I hung up the phone, I immediately began to prepare: I began leafing through the latest newspapers and magazines and made an appointment for a haircut. For the meeting I wore a simple light gray Tom Brown suit, a white shirt with the top button left undone, and dark brown shiny patent leather boots.

Before starting a conversation about the open position, Anna Wintour and I discussed the news, tennis (I was seriously interested in it). I admit, it was scary. She acted like a super professional!
Verdict: Got the job.

Number six: the girl who bought thousand dollar shoes

The call about the meeting took place on Monday evening. It was about five o'clock. I was asked a question: “Can you meet Anna tomorrow at two?” I agreed, hung up and rushed to the closet.

Then I called a stylist friend who reassured me by saying, “Don’t worry, she’s a professional, she interviews every day. Don’t think you’re the only one. Whatever you wear is a thing of the past in her eyes anyway.” season".

I had time to go to Soho to buy shoes. I bought Proenza Shouler open-toe shoes there for a thousand dollars and ran home. For interviews, I wore 3.1 Philip Lim high-waisted silk trousers, a blouse, borrowed a black Celine bag from a stylist friend, and topped it off with an Apart coat. The rest was simpler: almost zero makeup, straight hair, a wedding ring and no perfume! Verdict: Got the job.

Number seven: girl with mohawk

My interview with Anna Wintour was almost ten years ago. It was a vacancy in the art department, I decided to stand out and came with a mohawk. She received a slight smirk from Anna Wintour. Verdict: Got the job.

Number eight: the girl who was put on a plane

This was my ninth and final interview at Vogue. For the meeting, I borrowed a green Helmut Lang dress from a friend, which I wore with black thick tights. Our interview lasted more than five minutes, after which I was immediately sent to work in Poland. Verdict: Got the job.

Number nine: the girl who had no money

The HR specialist called me and made an appointment. I had exactly one day to prepare. As a result, I interviewed with specialists Virginia, Jessica and Meredith. The next day, HR called back and invited me to a meeting with Anna Wintour herself. There was one more day left. But I've never been particularly fashion-conscious, and besides, I was just out of college. In general, I simply did not have the money to buy a worthy Vogue set. So I decided to rent things.

She wore a gold J.Crew skirt, a white button-down shirt, a Pobert Rodriguez blazer over top, and black Zara shoes. I spent about three hours styling it, resulting in a high ponytail.

Verdict: Got the job.

Number ten: the girl who asked Anna Wintour to wait

I received an invitation to interview with Anna Wintour during my last week of college. I was sure it was just a prank, so I asked if employers could wait until I graduated.

Immediately after graduation, I began preparing for an interview. I came to the meeting in a Balenciaga crepe dress from the latest collection (I spent everything I had saved up over the years of study), a white dress shirt with a necklace under the collar, and Prada shoes.

Verdict: Got the job.

What would you do?

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According to rumors from numerous sources, 68-year-old Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the American edition of Vogue, was planning to retire after the release of the September issue. On April 3, a representative of Conde Nast, the publishing house that publishes Vogue, denied this information in an interview with Page Six. “We categorically deny these rumors,” he said.

However, the publishing house is clearly not telling something - the speaker did not name Wintour’s future plans.

According to internal sources, the editor-in-chief of the British version of Vogue could now apply for Anna Wintour’s place, but he has significantly less experience and has only held his post since November 2017.

In addition, it is completely unclear who, in this case, will get the post on the management board of Conde Nast. For a publishing house, for New York social life, for world fashion, Anna Wintour is practically everything. It’s hard to imagine what the fashion world will be like without her.

This year Anna Wintour celebrates her 30th anniversary as editor-in-chief of the world's oldest glossy magazine. She has 8 years left to reach the corporate record - at the beginning of the 20th century, the magazine's editor-in-chief, Edna Wolman Chase, held this post for 37 years.

She certainly won’t be left without connections and new job offers; the British Fashion Council may well provide her with a high position and good earnings. However, Wintour’s special merits can be highlighted without unconfirmed rumors.

In May 2017, Anna received from Her Majesty the title of lady, or rather “Dame Commander of the British Empire.” Wintour was highly honored for her contribution to the development of journalism and fashion; the British Queen even joined her at one of the London Fashion Week shows for the Fall-Winter 2018 season.

All those who were not in any way connected with the fashion industry learned about its difficult nature in 2006 after the release of the film based on the novel of the same name, “The Devil Wears Prada.”

In it, Anna became the prototype of the heroine - the immensely stylish and tyrannical editor-in-chief of a glossy magazine, and the real “devil” demonstrated a rare sense of humor by attending the premiere.

Cover story

She really knows how to create a good trend: in 1989, it was on her initiative that a dark-skinned supermodel appeared on the cover of the Fashion Bible. And not just for one of the monthly issues, but specifically for the cover of the September one - this fact is worthy of special mention: the issue of Vogue in September is the most important of the year, in fact, it opens the season. In 2009, a documentary film was released that tells the story of the process of creating the thickest issue in the history of the magazine in 2007, it was called “September Issue”.

Vogue covers on the Champs-Élysées in Paris during the magazine's 90th anniversary celebrations, 2009

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The film, by the way, instantly entered the list of the best films about fashion, so now on the Internet you can see the process of creating the highest quality gloss.

And although many of the Conde Nast executives at the beginning of her editorial career tried to persuade Anna Wintour not to shoot show business stars instead of models, sales of the magazine each time soared to stratospheric heights, and competitors quickly adopted any revolutionary initiative.

Throughout the magazine's history with A-list stars, readers have never had more complaints than in April 2014, when Kanye West and West posed for the cover. Commentators on social networks were not happy about Kim's appearance in the foreground - in fact, the reality TV star became famous thanks to a home video leaked to the Internet, and Anna allegedly supported the upstart.

Not editorial policy

Vogue does not often become a platform for political discussions, but when she ran for the presidency of the United States, she did not remain silent: the editor-in-chief fully supported the Democratic candidate and was even going to publish her second cover with Clinton in the event of the victory of the first female president - the previous issue with Hillary is dated December 1998.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an event in New York, 2017

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In 2014, Wintour hosted the former American president and his wife at their home in Greenwich Village for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.

That evening, about 30 like-minded people donated approximately $33 thousand in admission fees to the private event.

MET Costume Institute Ball

It’s not hard to guess who the new wing of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which hosts the MET Gala Ball every first Monday in May, was named after in 2014. Since Anna began organizing the celebration in the 90s, her activities have brought the Costume Institute $175 million as of 2016. The original mission of the ball organizers was to raise funds for various charitable organizations, but Anna Wintour turned it into the most long-awaited and high-profile event.

Bea Shaffer and her mother Anna Wintour during the Met Gala in New York, 2014

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The MET is somewhat reminiscent of the Oscars, only to enter you need to look at least more luxurious than ever and please Anna. And for the honor of achieving the latter, hundreds of more or less famous people are ready to pay any price.

From all of the above, we can conclude that Vogue is not just a fashion magazine, and Anna Wintour has long ceased to be a simple editor-in-chief.

A bob haircut and half-length black Chanel glasses hide a tired, sullen look. Palms clutching notebook and phone. This is Anna Wintour - a little woman on whose decisions an entire industry depends...

Anna's father, editor-in-chief of the famous English tabloid Evening Standard Charles Wintour, never doubted that his daughter would be able to achieve a lot in life. Once again, over morning coffee, listening to advice from Anna, who was barely 15 years old, about improving the magazine, he smiled internally. But he answered out loud with all seriousness that her comments seemed very reasonable to him and he would definitely discuss them with investors at the meeting. And he didn’t cheat.

On the way to the office, sitting in the back seat of the car, he only gave final form to his daughter’s ideas, quickly writing down what was said in a notebook. And then, as promised, he presented them to those on whose opinions and financial investments the future fate of his newspaper depended. After just a few weeks of such edits, the tabloid’s circulation increased: the publication managed to attract a young audience. This was precisely the goal set for him by the management of the publishing house, and it was achieved.

“Yes, Anna will definitely make a career in the media. - Wintour, who has seen a lot in this business, had no doubt about this. - But will she have a family? Will anyone be able to get along with a girl whose opinion is always the only correct one and is not subject to discussion? With a girl whose smile is as rare as a birthday present? With the tough businessman she seems to have been since birth? It’s strange that as a baby she silently allowed me to choose my undershirts,” he thought with a smile. “Today she does not allow herself to make any decisions for herself.” At 14, Anna cut off her wonderful hair, giving her an ultra-fashionable bob haircut. Just as decisively, she shortened the hem of her skirt, which seemed too long to her. Her next act will be much more serious: Anna will soon announce to her father that she is leaving school. She wants to take action, and not wear out her ugly school uniform in classes that she sees no benefit from. Let her stupid classmates do this, Anna has other plans. Having idolized “gloss” since childhood, she already knew what she wanted to do.

ANNA ON THE NECK

The appearance of young Wintour in the editorial office of Harper’s Bazaar’s British counterpart, Harpers & Queen magazine, initially did not alarm anyone. But, starting from the position of assistant editor of the fashion department, a few years later Anna rose to deputy editor-in-chief. The pawn moved to kings, easily sweeping weak pieces off the chessboard along the way. Only the new editor-in-chief Min Hogg was able to provide decent resistance to Wintour. She made a decision right away: Anna Wintour must leave, there is no place for two queens on the same throne. Anna just laughed to herself. All this comes in handy: it’s high time for her to get closer to her main goal, and for this she needs to move to New York. There, in a high-rise building in Times Square, there is an office, one of whose offices she hoped to occupy. The powerful publishing house Conde Nast needed someone like her, Wintour had no doubt. Anna intended to become editor-in-chief of Vogue. The American Harper’s Bazaar became a convenient springboard for approaching the target. People had already heard about her here, and yet Wintour was hired as a junior fashion editor. And 9 months later... she was fired due to “creative differences” with editor-in-chief Tony Mazzola. Well, no problem. Having allowed herself a short vacation and a couple of novels behind the back of her boyfriend, journalist John Bradshaw (one of them with Bob Marley, according to the tabloids), Anna, with his help, got a job as editor-in-chief at Viva magazine. Is the magazine being closed due to unprofitability? No problem. A new dizzying romance with French producer Michel Esteban took up all her time for the next two years. I had to fly from New York to Paris and back all the time...

The most intriguing step on the way to the top for Anna was New York magazine. Here she unexpectedly found a like-minded person in the person of the editor-in-chief of this influential publication, Edward Costner. Ed wasn't afraid of Anna, he used her. Appreciating her talent, he allowed Wintour to act, taking care of her at every stage. Hired as a fashion editor, Anna could do whatever she wanted. Change the content of any of the headings, interfere in the discussion of each issue, redo the cover at your discretion... One of these “alterations” brought unprecedented success to the magazine - then the celebrity, actress Rachel Ward, became the face of the magazine for the first time. This decision by the crazy Wintour doubled the publication's circulation. Success turned Anna's head. Appearing for an interview with Grace Mirabella, who held the post of editor-in-chief of Vogue USA, she immediately declared that she wanted... to take her place. The meeting was immediately ended. A few months later, Wintour was invited to an audience with Alex Lieberman, editorial director of Conde Nast. Thus began the era of Anna at Vogue. And although a little later she had to endure a two-year exile to the British office of the magazine, she soon occupied the very office that she had dreamed of since childhood. No... I didn’t dream of it, I planned to borrow it. This will be more accurate.

THE QUEEN'S PERSONAL LIFE

Anna destroyed her fifteen-year marriage with the father of her two children, the famous child psychiatrist David Shaffer. With the same composure and strength with which she built the “glossy” she adored brick by brick. At least, that's what the editorials of all newspapers wrote about it - from tabloid tabloids to highly respected publications like The New York Times. This news cannot be ignored, even if you risk getting into a war with the most influential woman in the fashion industry. Dividends are too high. “The all-powerful Anna is having an affair with a married Texas millionaire!”; “Wintour and Shelby Bryan are having an affair!” They wrote about their Parisian vacation, the emeralds given to her, and described in detail the marriage proposal made to Anna by David...

She tried to stop the tsunami of publications. I ordered calls to the right people. In a tone that did not tolerate objections, she ordered her assistants to convince, prohibit, prevent... And, perhaps, for the first time she lost on all fronts. When a pile of fresh newspapers lay on the table in her Conde Nast office early in the morning, she already knew what headlines she would read there. And still she almost cried. What will her children say? Son Charlie is only thirteen, daughter Katherine is barely eleven. But... vixens don't cry. They make decisions and act. The day before, Wintour signed the divorce papers with an unwavering hand and now did not regret it. Her marriage, about which even the yellow press had nothing to write except, in fact, the words “longing” and “boredom” repeating each other, came to an end long ago. It only clothed the existing state of affairs in a documentary fact. “I did the right thing,” she told herself. And she said out loud: “Where is my Star/backs? I’ve been waiting for him for 10 minutes already!” And immediately received a cup of scalding cappuccino. Life goes on!

SUIT FROM PRADA

Anna could not have preferred anything else on the evening of the premiere of the film “The Devil Wears Prada”. A call from her assistant alerted Miuccia Prada's office about this the day before, and in the morning a branded bodice with a new dress was already waiting for her. In the cinema, she and her ex-assistant Lauren Weisberg, the author of the book on which the scandalous film was based, which promises, albeit indirectly, to tell the whole truth about the “nuclear Wintour”, will be separated by many people and rows of seats. They will never look at each other, but each will feel the presence of their rival on their skin.

However, Lauren is a thing of the past. She is no longer there. And she, Anna Wintour, was, is and will be the editor-in-chief of Vogue. True, now she will have to answer the question for the rest of her life whether what millions of viewers around the world watched on the screen is true. Well, if you please: “This is the honest truth. I allow myself to assault my personal assistants, and I also lock them in the office, don’t let them out into the fresh air, and don’t pay them a salary. But I will tell you something else: I have family and friends in my life who mean a lot to me. I am ready to do anything for these people. And work remains work. Here other tasks are posed, and relationships take on a different shade.”

They expected some other reaction from her. A demarche addressed to someone - the director, the studio, the actresses who played the main roles in the film, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Anna reacted: soon Hathaway, beaming with a beautiful smile, appeared on the cover of Vogue USA.

But the thoughts of the almighty Wintour were occupied with completely different things. Of course, the conversation, as always, was about the magazine, and Wintour herself was once again a worthy interlocutor. “The truth is that only I can make this magazine” - the filmmakers seemed to read this thought in her head. Now she was thinking hard about how to live up to this thesis further.

LINKED BY ONE CHAIN

It’s hard to believe that there is another Anna, not the one everyone calls “nuclear winter” - soft, touching, capable of love. But it is there. At home, with your family

Toughness and intelligence, extreme concentration, determination and independence, often bordering on arrogance - she also inherited all this from her family: great-grandmother-writer Lady Elizabeth Foster, Duchess of Devonshire, grandfather, Harvard University professor Trego Baker, father, Commander of the Order of the British Empire Charles Wintour.

Anna Wintour has always valued family ties. Therefore, the divorce from her husband and father of her two children, son Charlie and daughter Katherine, David Shaffer, was difficult for her. But the desire to find personal happiness won. Anna went to Shelby Brian, a millionaire from Texas. Next to him, she began to smile again.

Her place continued to attract competitors; overthrowing the almighty Wintour was a matter of principle for many of her colleagues. In 2008, a columnist for The Sunday Times dared to suggest that 58-year-old Anna Wintour would soon have to give up her place as “the most powerful figure in the fashion world.” According to the journalist, it should be filled by Rachel Zoe, a brilliant stylist whose services are used by almost half of Hollywood actresses on and off the set. Earlier, another name was mentioned in the press - Carine Roitfeld, editor-in-chief of the French version of Vogue...

Anna met Rachel more than once at shows, but never deigned to say a word to her. She knew how to appreciate talent, God knows, but not in the case when the price of the issue was her chair. Wintour answered questions from curious journalists with a smile and... silence. Didn’t the film give them all the answers?.. And soon all the newspapers and Internet portals were trumpeting in unison: the Maget agency, collaborating with Rachel Zoe, refused the services of the star stylist. From “reliable sources” it became known that the agency’s management stopped collaborating with Zoe “so as not to anger Anna.” The Daily Intelligencer commented on the incident: “This did not happen because Wintour asked to fire Rachel. They were just worried: what if Anna thought badly of them..."

But it wasn’t the competitors that occupied Anna’s thoughts. The Internet is what kept Wintour awake at night, wondering what else to do to keep up with the World Wide Web, which offered the reader the information they needed minutes after it appeared. Fashion blogs with hundreds of, albeit not as high-quality, but at least “hot” photographs fresh from the catwalk and caustic comments on them, became increasingly in demand. Street fashion was hot on the heels of famous designers. The movie revealed the latest secrets of fashion behind the scenes. The place in the front row of shows next to Anna was increasingly occupied by young people who simply kept online diaries without spending a cent on it. But the budget for a photo shoot in her magazine sometimes reached $300 thousand. And Wintour did not agree to anything less.

One day at dawn, finishing her daily tennis game, Anna suddenly realized: in order to win this war, she must... switch to the other side! 1im. On the same day, she ordered that several Internet observers who had already earned authority among fashionistas be recruited to work on the official Vogue website. She even granted an audience to one of them. What about cinema? Why shouldn’t she step into someone else’s territory, since the filmmakers allowed themselves to stroll through her office, diary, and thoughts without asking. What if we offered film buffs a real walk through Vogue?..

AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

2007 Spring. NY. The editors are ready to begin production of the September issue of Vogue. 840 pages. Like a Leo Tolstoy novel. "Why not?!" - Wintour asked the publisher and glared at him, which usually instantly chilled the blood in the veins of her employees. The publisher was not timid, but he, too, had difficulty resisting Anna. “Okay...” he finally squeezed out, and Wintour immediately dialed her assistant’s number on her Blackberry. “Meeting in half an hour, gather everyone!” They will make the biggest issue in history, and the process of its creation will be captured on film... The premiere of the documentary film “September Issue” took place on August 28, 2009 at the New York Museum of Modern Art. In Vogue style.

2011. July. Paris. The courtyard in front of the majestic building of the Elysee Palace is flooded with the midday sun. But a small woman in a Chanel suit, who has just gotten out of a black patent-leather car, without stopping, hurries up the main staircase inside. There, in the Festive Hall, it is bright from thousands of lights of gilded chandeliers. They were lit on the occasion of a ceremony in which she, Anna Wintour, was to be the main character. The President of France is waiting in the hall, in his hands is a small box, the Order of the Legion of Honor, of which Brodsky, Gaben, Plisetskaya, Scorsese, Roerich were previously recipients... Anna smiles.

I prefer it when people tell the truth. You can always understand a situation when you know exactly all the details

• Born on November 3, 1949 in London in the family of a famous journalist and public figure;
• At the age of 16, she was expelled from school “for unacceptable behavior”;
• First place of work - London department store Harrods, position - trainee;
• In 1988, she headed Vogue USA;
• In 2011 she received the Order of the Legion of Honor.