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NEWS ABOUT: Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour stories: 11 news summaries

 We Love Justin, Not His Jeans 

For celeb designers like Timberlake, recession means hard times for fashion lines

Sep 16, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest casualty of the economic crisis: celebrity clothing lines. “Every D-level celebrity who thought they could make a quick buck by designing a handbag or whatever is going to disappear,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour tells the Wall Street Journal. “And I think that's a... More »

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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Vogue • Nicky Hilton • Justin Timberlake • Jennifer Lopez • fashion designer • Anna Wintour • fashion label • Saks • fashion industry • Lauren Conrad • Jay-ZTV

movie review

 The September Issue Delivers 

Offers new look at notorious Vogue boss

Aug 28, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The September Issue is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Vogue’s September 2007 issue—and at the woman in charge of it all. RJ Cutler's film may change minds about editor in chief Anna Wintour and her brutal reputation:
  • Stephanie Zacharek of Salon calls the film “
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film • movie review • Vogue • Anna Wintour • documentary film • RJ Cutler • The September Issue

(Newser) - Sources at today’s taping of The Late Show With David Letterman tell Gawker that Anna Wintour—the Vogue editor portrayed by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada—“was like Hannibal Lecter.” In her first-ever appearance on the show, Wintour ditched her trademark shades, the source adds,... More »

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entertainment • Vogue • late night talk show • Meryl Streep • The Devil Wears Prada • David Letterman • Anna Wintour • Hannibal Lecter

profile

French Vogue Editor Dismisses Labels

It's all about the look, says sexy, stylish Carine Roitfeld

May 20, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue, went through the worldwide gossip mill last year when she was rumored to be Anna Wintour's successor at the icon's US edition. But, Roitfeld tells the Guardian in a wide-ranging interview, she was never approached. And if she had been? “It’s really... More »

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fashion • Vogue • Anna Wintour • fashion industry • Carine Roitfeld • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Vogue's editor-in-chief gave Oprah Winfrey some advice before she graced the mag's cover in 1998: Lose some weight, babe. Like 20 pounds. "It was a very gentle suggestion," said Anna Wintour in an unaired portion of her 60 Minutes segment last night, Us reports. "I said... More »

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obesity • Oprah Winfrey • Vogue • Anna Wintour • magazine cover

(Newser) - Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of Vogue’s March issue, only the second first lady (after Hillary Clinton) to have the fashion honor, the Washington Post reports. While most first ladies in the modern age have had spreads inside, editor Anna Wintour says Michelle's "serene... More »

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fashion • Michelle Obama • magazine • Vogue • Narciso Rodriguez • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour • first lady • Jason Wu • magazine cover

film review

 She Wears Prada, 
  But Forget the Devil Part 

The September Issue parlays blanket access into 'engrossing' portrait

Jan 24, 09 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A Sundance documentary offering a rare, unfettered look at steely Vogue editrix Anna Wintour proves “engrossing even if you don't care much about fashion,” Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, and goes a long way to humanize the subject of The Devil Wears Prada. In a Q&A,... More »

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fashion • film • magazine • Vogue • documentary • The Devil Wears Prada • Anna Wintour • RJ Cutler

Ambassador Anna? Rumors Have Vogue Ed Paris-Bound

Wintour rumored new French ambassador

Jan 9, 09 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Rumors are flying that Vogue editor Anna Wintour will become ambassador to France, the New York Post reports. Wintour's rumored replacement at the pinnacle of fashion journalism would be Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue. But is the scuttlebutt, which appears to have originated with the Fashion Week Daily website,... More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • politics • France • magazine • Vogue • editor • Anna Wintour • ambassador • President Obama • Carine Roitfeld • wowOwow

Pharrell Sets Menu for Fashion Plates

Hip-hop tastemaker boasts luxe jewelry, clothing lines

Jun 2, 08 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - NERD frontman Pharrell Williams has lent his Midas touch to more than just hip-hop, Erica Kennedy writes in a Paper profile. The multi-tasking taste-maker boasts luxe clothing and jewelry lines, and friendships and collaborations with assorted style icons. "Pharrell doesn't buy something because it's fashionable," says one comrade... More »

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fashion • Louis Vuitton • hip-hop • bling • Anna Wintour • Marc Jacobs • Pharrell Williams

OPINION

 I See Sex, Not Racism 

The cover may be fraught with subtexts, but it is what it is

Apr 2, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week's Vogue cover had "a lot of people, smart and dumb, losing their minds," writes Wesley Morris in Slate. Sure, Annie Leibovitz's shot may pander to the "ugliest racist tropes: black male as ape," with LeBron James as King Kong and Gisele Bundchen as... More »

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LeBron James • stereotypes • racism • Vogue • Gisele Bundchen • King Kong • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour

Vogue Editor Strikes Back
at Clinton

Wintour chides candidate for canceling magazine photo shoot

Jan 19, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton apparently hasn't seen The Devil Wears Prada. Vogue editor Anna Wintour, reputedly the inspiration for the title character, tongue-lashes the presidential hopeful in the February issue for backing out of the cover shoot, Women’s Wear Daily reports. According to Wintour, Clinton "decided to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fashion • Prada • Vogue • editor • Annie Leibovitz • Anna Wintour • Liz Smith • Conde Nast • snub

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