Anna Wintour (January 2005 - March 2010) - Page 4

sleazie ninja · 11-01-2006

For those of you who read things other than fashion mags, Front Row is a good read, gives you lots of insight on the type of woman she is and the era in which she grew up. And how she was influenced by the many men in her life. also, lots of details about her love life...

After reading the book, I quite fancied her...

zrzava · 12-01-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avant Garde

The voluminous fashion pages are arty, original, and sophisticated

This might have been true when this article was published but I can't be the only one who has been disappointed by many of the photoshoots in US Vogue recently.

The spread (in November or December?) of lacey evening gowns shot in a laundrymat was particularly dreadful. More befitting of TeenVogue I would think.

I would like to see the magazine get it's edge back instead of constantly playing it safe. Still, US Vogue remains a monthly purchase of mine. I find the written content substantial. There are always several articles worth my time. (Minus the awful SJP piece...)

jackieonassis · 12-01-2006

Yea- I didnt like that shoot either- I think it was in the issue with Kiera Knightley on the cover. The articles in Vogue are great every month....I think Anna does a great job!!!

finalfashion · 13-01-2006

According to the Front Row biography, Wintour has very little to do with the written content - it's questionable if she even reads it.

I agree about that laundromat story, didn't Vogue do another "couture gowns in American casual situations" before, with Natalia Vodianova a couple months back? Why the exact same lame shoots over and over again? Ick.

indie · 13-01-2006

Yeah I remember natalia vodianova in gowns and the set was MoMa. November 2004.

I liked the both editorials.

finalfashion · 13-01-2006

No, it was a summer issue... shot with her bf, all the extras in california casual.

I liked the moma shoot too. Big and beautiful.

StyleSnob · 13-01-2006

Slightly off topic...Whats with her hair? Its not completely horrendous, but the woman needs a change! Thoughts?

zrzava · 13-01-2006

Geeze...the MoMa shoot was one of the most memorable in the last few years. I LOVED it. Both the model and the gowns became art.

Finalfashion- I agree with comments about the other lack-luster gown story. I didn't really buy that "California casual and horse troughs" notion.

Ms. Wintour's hair doesn't bother me. It's a trademark now that her shades have been shed.

bliss_ · 07-02-2006

Front and Centre @ Marc Jacobs.
Style.com

lacy99 · 09-02-2006

I was watching the live streaming of the Vera Wang show and they showed Anna at the start messing about with her phone (motorola razr!) and then as soon as the show started she put these masssive sunglasses on. I suppose it's because the lights are so bright? or maybe it's so she can hide behind them so people won't know what her reaction to the clothes is.

**iluvjeisa** · 09-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avant Garde

Amanda Fortini is a Slate contributor.

Photograph of Anna Wintour by Myrna Suarez/Getty Images.

Thank you, avantgarde, for an interesting article. Of course, it is mostly bs, but it was interesting to read it all the same.

Problems:

1) Yes, Mirabella's Vogue became dreadful in around 1983. But the years 1971-1982 were glorious. They were nowhere near beige, as anyone who's spent some time with those issues will know. They were filled with fantastic work by Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Chris von Wangenheim and Helmut Newton. Yes, Mirabella painted her room beige - but she did not let that seep over onto Vogue until 1983 when it all went down hill. Anyone can see - if you look at the 1970 issues of American Vogue, that they needed change. Something wasn't right - it was too crazy - too hippie nuts - and the early 70s brought a change to that.

2) I recently read a Vogue photographic covers book and was amazed at the notion, shared by Miss Fortini, of close ups as per definition "uncreative" - as if there was something particularly creative with full figure shots and natural light. And if nature is held in high regard, how does that mesh with perfectionism which entails retouching images of aging Hollywood stars, until nothing of the texture of their skin can be seen? Miss Fortini has clearly not seen these last few years worth of red carpet staged shots?

3) Anyone can see that Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour are diametrically opposed types of people. Anna Wintour seems quite preoccupied with being a sort of fashion Machiavelli, which is interesting in its own right, but it means leaving artistry aside for the sake of pragmatism. Diana Vreeland strew strange remarks around her - it was like she was dreaming when she was awake. She was so creative and imaginative - truly remarkable - an artist using the magazine as her form of expression. Anna is the consummate carreerist. A perfect choice for the late 80s. Perhaps it is true that Anna delivers a fantasy - it just seems terribly predictable for a fantasy. They are both perfectionists, but while Anna seems to be an elitist conformist, Diana Vreeland was an elitist individualist, and all her ideas flowed from herself with no thought whatsoever about what the billionnaires will think.

mizenkay · 10-02-2006

today at Donna Karan - getty.com

Callidora · 10-02-2006

Is The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger supposed to be based on her??

mizenkay · 10-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Callidora

Is The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger supposed to be based on her??

oh yeah.

johnnykenton · 10-02-2006

one quote comes to mind:

"she's evil, but fabulous."- damien

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finalfashion backstage pass Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London UK Gender: femme Posts: 521	According to the Front Row biography, Wintour has very little to do with the written content - it's questionable if she even reads it. I agree about that laundromat story, didn't Vogue do another "couture gowns in American casual situations" before, with Natalia Vodianova a couple months back? Why the exact same lame shoots over and over again? Ick. __________________ final fashion

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StyleSnob trendsetter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Madtown Gender: femme Posts: 981	Slightly off topic...Whats with her hair? Its not completely horrendous, but the woman needs a change! Thoughts? __________________ "A woman's dress should be like a barbed- wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view." -Sophia Loren

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zrzava rising star Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Europe Gender: femme Posts: 99	Geeze...the MoMa shoot was one of the most memorable in the last few years. I LOVED it. Both the model and the gowns became art. Finalfashion- I agree with comments about the other lack-luster gown story. I didn't really buy that "California casual and horse troughs" notion. Ms. Wintour's hair doesn't bother me. It's a trademark now that her shades have been shed.

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lacy99 tfs star Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England Gender: femme Posts: 1,637	I was watching the live streaming of the Vera Wang show and they showed Anna at the start messing about with her phone (motorola razr!) and then as soon as the show started she put these masssive sunglasses on. I suppose it's because the lights are so bright? or maybe it's so she can hide behind them so people won't know what her reaction to the clothes is.

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