Anna Wintour Quotes


I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.

The Trump Card is appealing grounded smart and has a sense of humor. Ivanka Trump proves that believing in yourself and working hard never go out of style.

The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying. This is America not Saudi Arabia.

Well it just looks so ugly. Is it a boy or is it a girl?

The notion that Anna would want something done "now" and not "shortly" is accurate.

If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque its simply because I'm striving for the best.

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.

It's not so much about powerful women. In some cases there are stereotypes about women. I often don't hear men talked about in the same way. It's more a sexist stereotype than a powerful stereotype.

If you can't be better than your competition just dress better.

The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.

Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer and I think we point the way. We are you know a glamorous girlfriend.

Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.

It's the mishaps that make it fun and brings you the surprise.

Tears? Are you going for a Barbara Walters moment?

The Fashion Fund celebrates the real passion that underlies the fashion business not the frothy world of glamour and celebrity that so often surrounds it.

There's a new kind of woman out thereâ?¦She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.

One should look forward rather than backwards.

Fashion goes in only one direction -forward- and I am a firm believer in thinking that way too.

Fashion is not beautiful neither is it ugly. Why should it be either? Fashion is fashion.

I love coming in and changing magazines.

It is a family; it's a slightly dysfunctional family but it's also very close and warm and loving family.

It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.

It is so important for designers not to run scared and not to be too worried about what's safe and what's commercial.

I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do and if that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.

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.

I'm horribly hands-on I'm afraid. I like to read every caption.

[The democratization of luxury] means more people are going to get better fashion. And the more people who can have fashion the better.

I'd just been on a trip to Minnesota where I can only kindly describe most of the people I saw as little houses.

It's very important to me that I look good when I go out publicly. I like looking at my clothes rack in the morning and deciding what to pick out. I enjoy fashion.

Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks because that is the reality of life.

They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.

I worked for Harperâ??s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired; itâ??s a great learning experience.

You either know fashion or you don't.

Models today she explained don't understand that to be successful you have to have a personality intelligence and issues that you support and Gisele embodies these qualities.

To be in 'Vogue' has to mean something. It's an endorsement. It's a validation.

Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.

There's always a way to wear fur

Fashion is a reflection of our times. Fashion can tell you everything that's going on in the world with a strong fashion image.

Vogue' is a fashion magazine and a fashion magazine is about change.

Gisele Bundchen is a bit of a jock. 1 of my fave shoots is her playing football

I never pay any attention. I'm sure it's not such a good way to be but I don't really follow market research.

The gossip might make better reading but the simple fact of the matter is that it isn't true.

I surround myself with a talented group of people that are opinionated and interesting. I try to remain very open to what others have to say.

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.

I don't really follow market research. In the end I respond to my own instincts.

Itâ??s always about timing. If itâ??s too soon no one understands. If itâ??s too late everyoneâ??s forgotten.

In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they're successful and obviously sometimes they're not. But you have to I think remain true to what you believe in.

Gisele Bundchen along w Kate Moss is a phenomenon. I wish models knew they have to have a personality

I donâ??t like people who are late.

I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

Even if I'm completely unsure I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.

To be in Vogue has to mean something

I don't think of myself as a powerful person.

Iâ??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.

Iâ??ve never taken a selfie and I donâ??t plan to start now

People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.

You canâ??t really worry too muchâ?¦about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.

One wants to be surprised.