The Ledger
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Vogue staff would literally flee elevators to avoid riding with Anna Wintour
“There's a ton of these stories where if you see Anna in an elevator, people will literally run out of the elevator so they don't have to ride up with her.”
Advertisers buy Vogue placements specifically to secure Anna Wintour's personal favor
“It is probable that Condé Nast cannot afford to lose her. Advertisers run ads in Vogue not only because they think it will sell clothes, but also to secure Winter's favor and advice.”
Anna Wintour routinely scrapped six-figure photo shoots to enforce ruthless quality standards
“Photo shoots could cost six figures, and Anna did not feel that she had to publish the result just because they were expensive. She killed entire shoots to drive home the understanding that editors and photographers who wanted to have their work in her magazin…”
Anna Wintour expanded Vogue's editorial power into a massive personal brand
“Editors of Vogue were powerful before Anna had that job, but she's expanded that power remarkably, making herself a brand that powerful people want to be associated with.”
Vogue sells $100,000 annual club memberships purely for access to Anna Wintour
“Vogue actually sells something called the Vogue 100. It is a private club whose members pay a 100,000 dollars a year just for access to Anna.”
Former Vogue editor Grace Mirabella fatally failed to manage owner Cy Newhouse
“Mirabella had another problem that Anna did not. Mirabella had another problem that Anna did not. A nearly non-existent relationship with Cy Newhouse, the owner of the company, the ultimate decision maker, and you're not making a relationship with him. That is…”
Anna Wintour personally approves every Met Gala guest and seating assignment
“Not only does the person buying the table, usually a company have to be approved by Anna, but then even after you buy the table, if you say, Hey, I want to bring five guests, Anna has to approve all the guests that you bring, even after you bought the table. A…”
Anna Wintour explicitly told Vogue editor Grace Mirabella she wanted her job
“Impressed with Anna's work in New York, she arranged a meeting with Mirabella. Mirabella asked Anna What job she would like at Vogue? And Anna replied, yours. That ended the meeting.”
Condé Nast created the Vogue creative director role specifically for Anna Wintour
“In fact, Lieberman thought she was so talented, he made up a job for her that did not exist just to get her in the Condé Nast organization. That role was creative director of Vogue, a job that did not previously exist, and much to the annoyance and alarm of th…”