A biography for Anna Wintourhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't think in today's world you can go too far. However you may feel about social media or the Internet or selfies, it's part of how we all live today. 'Vogue' needs to understand and reflect that.”
“Learning how to be editor-in-chief of 'Vogue' wasn't something that happened overnight.”
“I think it's very important for children to understand that women work and that it's fulfilling, and it doesn't mean that they love you any less or care about you any less.”
“'Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.”
“Western design houses have been exploring China in terms of investment for well over a decade.”
“I've been thinking a lot about the speed and spectacle in today's fashion industry, because they seem to mirror stresses in other creative fields.”
“In the fact that 'Vogue' is someone that can help guide enormous audiences through this fascinating world, I would like to think we are as influential and actually are now reaching so many more people than we ever dreamt of back in the Fifties or the Sixties.”
“I learned how important it is to lead and be decisive and to, in a way, empower other people to do their best.”
“Things change. You walk on the street and get a Starbucks, and things have changed by the time you come back to the office.”
“I love coming in and changing magazines.”
“I think Beyonce is every woman. She's superwoman, she's an extraordinary business woman, she's a force of fashion. She totally understands the way to communicate to millions and millions of fans.”
“Fashion today is available to everybody in a way that it's never been before: you've got every designer you've ever heard of working for H& or Target. That's fantastic.”
“Everyone should get sacked at least once. It forces you to look at yourself... It is important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life. Perfection doesn't exist.”
“Trump's foundation has done nothing. Its board is packed with relatives, and he's going to use his presidency to sell himself and his brand and profit personally for himself and his family.”
“It is so important for designers not to run scared, and not to be too worried about what's safe and what's commercial.”
“Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.”
“I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.”
“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.”
“The beauty of what Apple does at Apple is that they're not on trend; they are classic.”
“We're all used to hearing the word 'authentic' a little too often these days, but in Senator Gillibrand's case, it's entirely accurate.”