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Anna Wintour

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Anna Wintour
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
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London
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Dame Anna Wintour
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I saw young women in the street dressing in a way that I thought was influencing the designers. Fashion was being influenced by all sorts of different people, and culture and also across the street. So I saw more as a trickle up, than a trickle down influence. When I came to Vogue, that's what I wanted it to reflect.
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Well it just looks so ugly. Is it a boy or is it a girl?
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Go get a job. Whether it’s working as a designer or working in a restaurant and then doing your own thing in your own time, it’s a reality of life. In the end it’s going to be helpful to you and so many others.
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I've never taken a selfie and I don't plan to start now.
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One wants to be surprised.
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People constantly make the mistake of comparing London with New York, Milan and Paris and that's not what it's about. London has its own fashion identity. You come here to find the next Alexander McQueen or John Galliano.
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Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life.
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I'm interested in seeing just the girl on the street because she is unlike any other. I'm inspired by whatever it is she might be wearing.
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I've been very lucky to put women that I sincerely admire on the cover of 'Vogue:' the then First Lady and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, more recently, First Lady Michelle Obama. Those were benchmarks for the magazine, and certainly covers that I've been very, very proud of.
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It's possible in today's world to be instantly famous, whether it's through Instagram or whatever platform it may be, but it's a very different matter to be successful financially and in the long-term
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Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.
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I worked for Harper’s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired it’s a great learning experience.
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Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.
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I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.
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I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility. But at the same time, I don't like surprises. I don't pore over every shoot, but I do like to be aware at all times of what's going on.
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It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.
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It's the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.
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I don't think of myself as a powerful person.
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If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in the New York Times.
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I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.
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