Anna : the biography / Amy Odell.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First Gallery books hardcover editionDescription: viii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781982122638
- 1982122633
- 070.5/1092 B 23/eng/20220419
- PN5123.W585 O34 2022
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Bedford Public Library Biography | Biography | BIO WINTOUR ODE | More online. | Available | 32500001838102 |
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This definitive biography of Anna Wintour follows the steep climb of an ambitious young woman who would--with singular and legendary focus--become one of the most powerful people in media.
As a child, Anna Wintour was a tomboy with no apparent interest in clothing but, seduced by the miniskirts and bob haircuts of swinging 1960s London, she grew into a fashion-obsessed teenager. Her father, an influential newspaper editor, loomed large in her life, and once he decided she should become editor-in-chief of Vogue , she never looked back.
Impatient to start her career, she left high school and got a job at a trendy boutique in London--an experience that would be the first of many defeats. Undeterred, she found work in the competitive world of magazines, eventually embarking on a journey to New York and a battle to ascend, no matter who or what stood in her way. Once she was crowned editor-in-chief of Vogue --in one of the stormiest transitions in fashion magazine history--she continued the fight to retain her enviable position, ultimately rising to dominate all of Condé Nast.
Based on extensive interviews with Anna Wintour's closest friends and collaborators, including some of the biggest names in fashion, journalist Amy Odell has crafted the most revealing portrait of Wintour ever published. Weaving Anna's personal story into a larger narrative about the hierarchical dynamics of the fashion industry and the complex world of Condé Nast, Anna charts the relentless ambition of the woman who would become an icon.
Origins -- Beyond school uniforms -- Fired and hired -- Anna Wintour, fashion assistant -- A new start in New York City -- Viva la Vida -- A savvy move -- In Vogue -- Second best -- A tale of two Vogues -- House & garment -- Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief -- Calculated risk -- "In" versus "out" -- First assistant, second assistant -- A new project, an old friend -- Follow the money -- The divorce -- Dot.com -- A new alliance -- Mutual benefit -- Big vogue -- The crash -- Politics and pain -- Anna Wintour, artistic director -- Changes -- The Met Gala -- Epilogue: the pandemic.
This definitive biography of legendary fashion journalist and media mogul Anna Wintour follows her journey from the trendy fashion scene of swinging 1960s London to becoming the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-430) and index.