• About

  Anna Wintour, a British fashion journalist, has been the Editor in Chief of American Vogue magazine since July 1988.

  
  

• Personal Life

  Anna Wintour resides in a townhouse on Sullivan Street in [1] Greenwich Village, New York City. She has two children Bee Shaffer and Charlie Shaffer, who were fathered by child psychiatrist Paul Shaffer from whom she is now divorced.

• Fast Facts

  1. Dropped out of school at 16 to pursue a career in fashion journalism
  2. Active in fundraising and philanthropy for AIDS research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and up-and-coming American fashion designersConde Nast Media Kit
  3. Signature style: Bob haircut and sunglasses
  4. Promotes the wearing of fur, which has drawn the ire of PETA Vogue Sucks
  5. Daughter: Bee Shaffer

• Quotes

  Responding to a complaint from Cindy Crawford's agent after three of her photo shoots were dropped

  Cindy Crawford's just another model - I'm Anna Wintour (1996)

• The Devil Wears Prada

  In 2003, Wintour's former assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote the novel The Devil Wears Prada. The book was made into a 2006 movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Weisberger has denied the based Miranda Priestly on Wintour, despite the similarities of the character to the Vogue Editor.NY Times: Anna Dearest (April 13, 2003)

• The September Issue

  The September Issue is a documentary by R.J. Cutler which focuses on the behind the scenes putting together of the September 2007 issue of Vogue, and explores the power that Anna Wintour holds over the whole fashion industry.

  The DVD of the movie was released September 2009.

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• News

  Anna is currently in London for London Fashion Week after a two year hiatus from the shows. (September 2009)

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