35 Quotes by Anna Wintour
Anna Wintour is a British-American journalist and editor, best known as the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. She has been credited with revolutionizing the fashion industry, and her personal style and influence have made her a cultural icon. Wintour is known for her sharp wit, no-nonsense attitude, and impeccable taste, and she has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and even a hit film, "The Devil Wears Prada." (Bio)
Anna Wintour Quotes
Imperfection is fine. (Meaning)
It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten. (Meaning)
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.
If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better.
People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.
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.
In today's world you have to interact. You can't be some difficult, shy person who is not able to look somebody in the face; you have to present yourself. You have to know how to talk about your vision, your focus and what you believe in.
The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.
You either know fashion or you don't.
There is something about fashion that can make people really nervous.
Fashion is not beautiful, neither is it ugly. Why should it be either? Fashion is fashion.
Fashion goes in only one direction -forward- and I am a firm believer in thinking that way too.
I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.
It's the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.
Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.
Create your own individual style. I'm not interested in the girl who walks into my office in a HEAD-to-TOE LABEL look that's straight off the runway. I'm interested in a Girl who puts herself together in an ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT Way
There's a new kind of woman out there…She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.
Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.
Part of the pleasure of editing 'Vogue,' one that lies in a long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it.
To be in Vogue has to mean something
I've never taken a selfie and I don't plan to start now.
If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.
I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.
I'm an ice queen, I'm the Sun King, I'm an alien fleeing from District 9 and I'm a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space.
I think possibly what people working for one hate the most is indecision. Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision. The most important thing I can do is try and make myself very clearly understood.
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.
I’m very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do. If that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.
Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.
There's always a way to wear fur.
I want 'Vogue' to be pacy, sharp, and sexy - I'm not interested in the super-rich or infinitely leisured. I want our readers to be energetic executive women, with money of their own and a wide range of interests. There is a new kind of woman out there. She's interested in business and money.
Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.
One should look forward rather than backwards.
I worked for Harper’s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired; it’s a great learning experience.
One wants to be surprised.
I don’t like people who are late.
― Anna Wintour Quotes
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