However long she's lived in America, she may still have that British reserve that can appear cold to Americans. I would love to be a fly on the wall just to see her let her hair down.
This is Anna Wintour when she's not at work and that's on period. Unless you have worked with her or socialized with here you really can't say because you have no experience. Not sure why so many love to make negative assumptions about people they don't know and have never met.
@@bil8647 Because people in general are horrible. People on the internet who think they cannot be held accountable for their outrageous or damning statements are WORSE!
She’s a businesswoman. She knows how to work with executives. She’s great at her job. That’s why she’s held her position for so long. Very impressive achievement. People like to count Anna’s mistakes. But there’s far more things she got right than wrong in her field. Vogue is what it is today because of Anna.
@LATINAS FOR TRUMP PHILLY What about reading the information out there, even if it doesn't suit your own politcal agenda. Just to keep yourself informed and updated on whats going on in this world, since you actually dont populate earth by yourself and only people who shares your own agenda. I'm not on the left side of politics, but as a political scientist grad I know how important it is to not select out the information that doesn't suit your narrative, but keep yourself informed and use that to continuously make well thought out decisions.
@LATINAS FOR TRUMP PHILLY Are you kidding me, you read? Doesn’t sound that way. I didn’t pick and chooce what I read at uni, because you dont know what you dont know, you need to read ALL relevant stuff. Nobody can force any agenda on you, but keeping yourself updated on the world it’s just what intelligent people do. You are making Trump look bad, pushing the image that trump voters are ignorant fools who put their heads in the sand. How can you argument and believe anything at all if you dont know stuff connected to it. Even at war, you need to know your opponents, or you will not even last a day.
@@calisongbird sure. But I am only wishing to handle myself the way she did in public. It's a skill good to have. So 2 different matters. How she is at work is out of my knowledge.
I am glad she owns up to being tough! To be successful you got be tough! When a man is tough he is admired but a woman is the B word. Good for you Anna you go!!!
The problem is not that she is a woman in a position of power that has been criticized. The question we should be asking ourselves is whether or not she promotes a toxic working environment. We can argue that if she was a man no one would care what she does to get results, but I think we've moved away from that kind of thinking. Otherwise, Ellen's show, for example, would not have been canceled.
I think it goes well beyond tough. She's downright rude and that is well documented. She blackballs people and that is also well documented. Watch any Tim Gunn interview where she gets brought up. He tells it like it is regarding Anna. If you're going to be a public figure, style icon, and an ambassador of fashion, then you need to have some people skills. We need a lot more people with creative vision, which she definitely has in abundance. We don't need any more rude people though. We already have that in abundance.
The detail I love about Miranda Priestly’s character is that they always show her working in the scenes. Because people outside of the offices of creative fields like a fashion magazine are unaware of the work that’s needed to produce art, journalism, and fashion. For people who are naive, they probably think that working at a magazine is just sitting around. Nope. It’s an organization. Very business environment that deals with art, journalism, and fashion.
not to mention the amount of workload these people in the fashion industry are required to do. In most jobs, professionals are required to do tasks one at a time. In the fashion industry, the people there, especially in huge organizations, tend to work on multiple projects and tasks at the same time and they have to ALWAYS plan and organize sharply everything ahead in details otherwise the flow gets ruined. Not to mention the extreme competition that is constantly going on in the fashion industry. It is also a very open career field because social skills and confidence is needed especially if you have no connections to rely on. Most people don't understand how complex the fashion industry is and complain and criticize when they themselves consume the very fashion and trends from the same industry. Such hypocrites people. I mean I am also well aware of the toxicity in the fashion industry but times are slowly changing and for somethng so big and loud it's not always easy to fix problems. Plus the fashion industry also have its positive contribution (like in music and other creatives) in some aspects especially that arts have its share of domination in almost all parts of the globe.
@@orangefruit12 yes, because only in the oh-so-special fashion industry people are required multitasking and working on different projects simultaneously, lol. This is simply not true and shows what a bubble it is. I think it should be a requirement for every high-position fashion person to give back to the least fortunate in whatever way. There is a lot to do. This would maybe in some cases not make them hold their snooty noses that high. This industry extremely toxic, it destroys not only people's mental health but the planet and has gaslit generations of women into eating disorders, body dysmorphia and low self esteem and it's been only a few years in which voices to overturn this agenda can be heard. Also, the work individual people in this industry are now trying to do to turn this around and give people the confidence they need, is something that should be more emphasised. But you need psychology for that, not of the self proclaimed sort but of the clinical, based on research sort. Calling people hypocrites for not having in depth knowledge about this industry only shows what kind of self serving bubble it is. Everyone needs to wear something, so inevitably they will have "consumed" one or two trends. Statements like these are exactly what allows it to go on as before and actually stunt the development in a better direction. Fashion in itself is positive, the problem lies within people with certain personality styles that it attracts. But fashion is a brilliant thing and not what those people tell us in order to lift their egos by demeaning others.
I worked for Bill Maher as a writers' assistant, in the room pitching ideas, fetching magazines, threatened with firing when he thought I forgot one, but he found it, all the stories and funny f'n writers that also write his standup, btw. I can relate to Lauren, her assistant who wrote the book, but unlike her, I did love standup and comedy in general and have a project of my own to show for it. So thanks, Bill.
Absolutely. It’s sounds rather shallow and ephemeral, but she really does have THE most exquisite eye and taste level. It’s an innate ability: you can’t learn it at fashion school. I’m not just talking about the content she curates for Condé Nast. It also applies to what she wears while relaxing at home with family and friends, IRL.
The bigger point is not that she's a bad boss, it's that the system rewards sociopathic behavior as long as it's generating money. Same problem with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Yes media tends to like calling out women for being "too bossy" but not men (which is a problem in itself), but idolizing female psychopaths isn't helping women and it doesn't help in abolishing toxic work culture.
yeahhh, thats a really good point as well! Especially offices can be rotting petri dishes. One of the reasons I stopped working in offices 15 years ago, and started my own remote company. Never looked back hahaha! @@Hi-ov5nj
@@Hi-ov5nj but it isn't the media calling women bossy....it's women themselves. the whole book and movie is based off a WOMAN telling a story about her boss...who's a WOMAN. if a man did this, the story wouldn't even have been published as a book. yes i get it, there are terrible bosses both men and women, but it's nothing sexist/misogynistic when it comes to a woman boss cuz it's women who mainly talk about them not men.
I own $30-40 lipsticks and that comment still rubbed me the wrong way. Especially when the fashion's night out event was to help the retailers from economic ruin. I find it funny how they needed to beg for money when the beauty and fashion industries has the highest markups of any retail establishments.
@@majorleaguinfidel Why? She's saying you don't have to spend a lot to look current - if you only have $20 to spend, buy the latest shade of lipstick. I thought it was a good answer.
You could buy lipstick is at least it’s not fun because I shop I know I mean you could buy a mini skirt for 20 bucks or you could buy a skirt or you could buy a sweater you could go to Ross and they have tons of fashion for under $20 and you knowthat was just I think she was trying to be real like you can be fashionable but you could buy lipstick for less lot less than $20 can’t you or more too I guess I mean she probably uses 100
I personally actually loved the comment when she quickly said, “you could buy a lipstick.” Lots of times in my teens and early twenties buying a new fashionable lipstick was all I needed to pick me up and don a new look for that season. It was a gem!!!
Let’s face it, Anna Wintour change the face of vogue magazine. I remember looking at it as a kid and each cover was just the face of a model. The first cover I ever purchased as a teenager hadd Anna Wintour all over it, no more faces but full body shots, Michaela Burcu on the streets of New York City in a Christian Lacroix jacket. And jeans. I was hooked immediately! I lost my site in 2007 so I can no longer peruse vogue magazine but what a time it was!
@@christopherscorner I miss the times where I didn't recognize everyone on every ad. I know they are trying to sell their prodcuts but these are well known brands and there are so many models who are put through so much and can still barely catch a break.
Anna Wintour is a brilliant businesswoman and creative genius in a huge industry. Like any boss she makes decision that aren’t always popular, but she made Vogue what it is today.
It’s literally just pages and pages of advertising for clothes barely anyone can afford, produced in exchange for poverty wages by people in Bangladesh. Like… who cares about Vogue?
You can clearly tell that she doesn't like talking about The Devil Wears Prada, she's very awkward about the conversation. But when he started asking her about fashion and the process she became very comfortable and in her element.
she's actually beautiful, wow. towards the beginning of the interview when she looked up into the camera and smiled!!! she's so radiant. i've only really ever seen her in black sunglasses and when she's not smiling. but she comes across as very quick witted and dedicated to her work. love that
@@thusharithilakarathna9379you’re kidding right? Lol people knew Anna Wintour even before the movie. She’s been editor of one of the worlds most famous magazine for decades before the movie was even made
I took her Masterclass and it was really well put together, wonderfully presented--I learned a lot. Brilliant people almost always have their quirks. She is a dynamo.
Nice that she didn't wear her signature dark glasses - makes her look less intimidating than usual. I think she's sharp as a tack. Nothing he says or does knocks her off balance - within split-seconds she pulls out witty responses to his sometimes inane questions. Kudos!
A lot of comments are in favor of Anna Wintour, and I get that. She worked hard to get to where she is, and she has a confidence that's admirable and necessary to be great leader/editor-in-Chief. However, she seems very tone-deaf about the working class. When Letterman was grilling her (maybe "grill" isn't the most appropriate verb, here) on how people can be fashionable on a budget, all Wintour could come up with was "All the celebrities we can find are going to go to Macy's and talk about fashion." Even if Wintour said, "That's a great question, and it's a problem that still plagues the fashion industry," I would have respected her answer more. That's why I can't really look up to Anna Wintour. I'm not poor by any stretch of the word, but my clothes come straight from Amazon, Target, Walmart, or something within that price range, because I simply cannot afford to shop luxury brands. Sure, you can be fashionable whilst wearing clothes that aren't Gucci/Prada/Michael Kors, but I think Letterman was getting at, how do you afford haute couture? Also, Macy's, at least where I'm from, is considered more upscale. Sure, they have a clearance section, and in the mail, I'll get coupons from Macy's, but you're still paying more on average.
I agreee with this comment a lot but i also think of fashion at the level she works at to really be considered art. Everyone can't afford to buy Jackson Pollocks, Basquiats, or really any originals from living proclaimed artists. The best of the best in any art form, to me, should be very exspensive. Where it gets murky is how they consider "the best" sometimes, ya know the politics of it all. I also think being fashionable and being stylish can be different things. You have to have money to be fashionable but not to be stylish.
@@emilbrown7569 Yeah, I can see that her brand is more exclusive and that she has a right to cater to the upper class. However, is the 1% primarily watching daytime (or late-night) television? No. It's the 98/99%. I guess you could argue it's not Wintour's fault that, just because we're obsessed (or even intrigued) by being fashionable, we can't afford her clothes. However, why come on live TV and then talk about haute fashion, and getting people to try to "aspire" to be part of haute fashion? The viewers watching this segment cannot afford that lifestyle, so this segment just alienates who Wintour is trying to win over.
@@laserdisc688 I see what you're saying and I agree with you in regards to the fact her as a guest could be seen as fairly tone deaf to the general public that watches these shows. The only thing I would add is that it could be cool to anyone wanting to work in the fashion industry seeing such an influential person like herself speaking so candidly. Personally I always wanted to know how she took the Devil Wears Prada so that was cool. You could say why wouldn't she just speak at a fashion school or something where the point is fashion and I would say that would make more sense. This was probably just for her brand and getting her name more known if anything i suppose. I never felt like these shows were really for our "entertainment" anyway ty for the banter
@@emilbrown7569 This is what I came here to say. Fashion is art. But it's ephemeral, unlike a sculpture, which can last a thousand years, or a painting, which can last hundreds of years. The clothes will rot away - the fashion will change. That's why fashion is precious art. I can't afford it (nor would I look good in it), but I love to appreciate it's beauty for the short time it exists.
Funny how the host mentioned about older people being in the higher echelons of organizations. When I first saw DWP, I realized why Miranda was indispensable to the magazine when, on several occasions, she mentioned that the idea being proposed by younger and newer people on her staff had been seen and done years ago and not really the "new" and "groundbreaking" that her staff thought. I just finished watching an episode of Season 1 of a 2009 TV series called Community where the lead character mentioned a 1991 Canadian TV series called Degrassi High. When I Googled Degrassi High, it mentioned the issues that the 1991 series touched on. When I mentioned it to my 20 year old niece, she said that it was like 13 Reasons Why. Even in music, the character in the movie Senior Year mentioned that "Madonna is Lady Gaga now(?). Maybe younger people needed to be reminded that things they think that are "new" and "groundbreaking" might not be so. Well, except for technology, of course.
Same thing can be said about the generation before. And Anna does have fresh young people around her, and she makes the effort to stay in the know (unlike a lot of our elders, which is why we are in the current state we are in) so, this is the grind, this is the time that Anna also went through. She was a young at some point too. When we are bestowed with eldership, let us make sure that we do the necessary work to grow, so that those come after us can enjoy the fruits of our wisdom. The devil is wise because he’s old. Well she in this case, and likes to wear Prada 😉
@@swankyangelo8527 I agree. This is also in part why she had to bow to the Kardashians and accept them. Like it or not, they are very relevant and Anna is willing to do whatever she needs to keep her position at Vogue.
For those of you who don't know, she's also the brain behind the famous Met Gala ball, the most celeb-studded event in the world. Oh, they actually talked about that at the very end.
I totally see where David is getting at in part of this interview. The everyday person can’t afford a $2,500 Gucci jacket but would still like to look fashionable day to day
Let’s be honest, it’s become an old fashioned part of the industry where the vision of trends is dictated by the opinions of some group of individuals at the top, via showcasing business for their brand friends who promote high end for that wealthier and traditional community. I think broader demographics have moved away from the likes of Vogue, and that industry won’t care much because their investment is in that clique that have a lot of money to spend, they’re in their own bubble and they can float that way. They’re not affected by the crunch because the wealthy businesses and clientele I’m sure they have social connections with (investors, owners, family and friends) created it, they’re reaping in the money from the high prices!
Labels don’t make you fashionable. Creativity does. You can look chic and stylish in clothing from a vintage store and look awful with clothes from a designer store, it’s how you wear it.
I have discovered there’s ways to do that. You just have to know where to look. First though you have to decide what you like and what you feel looks good on you. Tip: if you feel something’s your style and looks good on you, it will, because you’ll wear it with confidence.
It was reported in the press that Anna had dinner in midtown after the Letterman taping. She was heard to have complained vociferously about his shenanigans with her in the interview, and with good reason. He’s a dolt and an old fashioned MCP!
She is an abusive narcissist who will steamroll and emotionally manipulate anyone in her environment. All of you people who praise her really deserve a taste of what it's like to be around a narcissist/psychopath of this caliber.
She has beautiful eyes. That explains why she wear sunglasses all the time. Her big round eyes give her an adorable look when combine with her smile. By hiding her eyes behind sunglasses she is able to maintain the executive vibes.
I feel for her. I think it has just become easy for people to demonize someone who is not on their level and don't like that she is not a push over. What the world desires is a clown show that everyone is involved and everyone is of equal importance. I appreciate someone who is not given over to such butchery. You need people to disagree with you in order for you to grow.
Big fan, Ms. Wintour. I never thought you'd be posting comments on your own videos on RU-vid. I thought you'd surely have left it to your assistants, too!
@Mai Tandy THANK YOU. The way she has also blackballed certain designers who didn't bow to her wishes (like Azzedine Alaia) was cold and nasty. She is also responsible for putting actresses and singers on the cover of vogue, taking away the opportunity of smaller up and coming models to be on the cover (she only put really famous people on the cover now). I hope they find her replacement soon. She's done some great stuff, but vogue needs new blood
This is really not about equal importance about equal right to be treated decently, like a human being. People seem to no longer understand the difference between being assertive and successful and being an entitled bully. Corporation don't thrive when employees are constantly oppressed or treated like dirt. I think when and if you're going to disagree it should be constructive and lead somewhere beneficial for all parties involved. It shouldn't be for the sole purpose of destroying someone's confidence or motivation. A true leader/boss understands that.
@@nyc4233 What do mean 'no longer'? Throughout history, people in positions have power have more often than not exhibited tyrannical characteristics and managerial methods. And corporations have thrived with toxic work environments (Apple, Amazon, Disney, Abercrombie and Fitch, etc the list goes on and on and on). It's not right but it does happen. What I don't like is when feminists defend Anna's bullying and mean-spiritedness by saying she is being unfaily judged because she's a woman. No, a bully is a bully, regardless of their gender.
She is a very tough individual to work for. She is Decisive and she knows what she wants and she doesn’t put up with incompetence or ineptness. She’s extremely critical demanding and doesn’t put up with excuses. She’s perfectionist oriented. Not an easy person to work for but she striving for an ideal. I understand her personality quite well. As the former CEO of a large nonprofit I sympathize with her plight.
“Perfection” is an unattainable illusion. Human beings are not perfect. People who brag about being “perfectionists” are more likely insufferable narcissists.
@@calisongbird There is nothing wrong with striving to be the best you possibly can be and to make something as close to perfection as it possibly can be. If more people in our world stride for this the world would certainly be a much better more efficient more effective world. There are no excuses in life as there are no mistakes things are done for a reason
@@Richard-dw4qo I know exactly what you mean. I imagine that any new hire signing off on an employment contract at Condé Nast will be made abundantly clear of what will be expected of them. I respect what she has said repeatedly in press interviews: employees respond favorably to decisive leadership. I work at a company where not every team member pulls their weight, and it is quite frustrating for the rest of us who go above and beyond our job descriptions!
Anna is an enigma - she transformed the fashion industry and made a struggling magazine a reading staple. She definitely has balls and is commanding. However, man or woman, I don't think she's a good person. There is a list of people she has backstabbed, mistreated, or done wrong and I don't think that part of the movie is wrong.
American Vogue under EIC Grace Mirabella was not struggling in terms of newsstand sales and ad revenue. However, Condé Nast management saw the new upstart Elle as enough of a threat to anoint Anna as editor. She came in like a blast of fresh air and made Vogue visually more exciting and not so…BEIGE😎
Sadly, the way the world is it forces people to do those kind of things to get ahead. Unless you have the type of personality to do those kind of things, i feel you won’t get too far.
@@EphemeralProductions She had a one track mind, saw a void in the marketplace and filled it with her unique take on fashion. These are the characteristics of successful trailblazers.
You can thrift in good taste for $20 an under everyone knows that. She’s not going to explicitly endorse thrifting. He stated the dollar amount of 20 and from her high fashion world, a luxury lipstick is what would fall into that budget
Surprised to see that she slouches when she sits. That’s surprising. I do admire her patience with this interview. And, she does have a delicious sense of humor!
@@GETYOUREDUCATION I think he is trying to clarify to her that he has not the curse of knowledge. Which many do have. His repetition of ignorance is to keep a memory that he’s there to learn.
@@spideranansi929 But the world of culinary arts is FAR different than fashion. In fashion, you deal with a lot of different people (designers, models, producers, publicists, photographers, staff & crew, the list goes on.)
BTW when did we all agree to the ceaseless glorification of the concept of “empire”? It literally describes a political system based on expansionism, military rule, and exploitative hierarchies. Why is “running an empire” considered to be a good thing?
@@oskarl7213 THIS. People say "that's how xyz business works" all the time, but most people would also agree that the way any business works is to the detriment of the people working in it. Enough with the glorification of wealth and power accumulation.
He was trying to ask how you help people be fashionable during hard times, and she was telling him how she’s helping the fashion industry during hard times, lol
People in the comments are saying she's uptight and too stiff. Give her a break. You'd be that way too if you hadn't eaten carbs for 60 years. Give her a slice of pizza and she'll be totally chill.
The interview is being conducted by David Letterman, a Midwesterner who loathes high society (especially fashion) and hates people who don’t exhibit common man qualities. When he interviews down-to-Earth self-deprecating people, he’s gracious and welcoming. When he interviews divas and millionaires, he challenges them.
The interview was about the movie "The September Issue", which is a great documentary. Instead, the title and description didn't mention anything it but "The Devil Wears Prada". It's just appalling how many people in the comments find it amusing to be disrespectful to invited guests who are supposed to be talking about their works. Anna is amazing in the September Issue. She is a good boss. Just like the chairman of Elias Clarke in the Devil Wears Prada said "many girls (people) would kill to get that job working for her."
Are you being paid to shill for Wintour or are you just sympathetic with arrogant and domineering women who refuse to acknowledge a single fault in their character?
Uh, what is it that you "love" so much about this interview? Dave seems overly solicitous and Wintour wound up tightly in the chair as she tries to play a likable human.
@@surfwriter8461 I beg to disagree with you, dear. It seems to me that Anna loosens up for once, actually being more human instead of playing a role. She also laughs at Dave's jokes (which are so good here - especially the one about his socks and when he asks her if she's ever put anyone in a headlock). It also kinda feels like there's a bit of sexual energy going on here. Plus: nice to see Dave finally talk about Fashion😊.
@@FRANCESCOBERGOMI Well, at least now you've explained what you find so appealing about this interview. You may be right that she's trying to be "looser" in the interview, which I suspect is a conscious attempt to counter the negative impression of her from the film "The Devil Wears Prada" and other sources. Your statements strike me as impressions that are projected or wishful thinking more than reality, however. She seems awkward and stiff to me, suggesting she doesn't know how to be a likable human unless she considers you worthy of her presence. She laughs at some of Dave's comments, yes, but awkwardly. I don't sense any "sexual energy" in this exchange, but maybe you are projecting that energy, too. I do find Dave more solicitous that I would expect, as I said. He also doesn't really "talk about Fashion". (I didn't know that Fashion gets capitalized because it is a transcendent being of a field.) He makes a lame remark about fashion shows featuring alien looking outfits on the models, which she could have easily corrected, especially when he says they aren't really outfits for women to wear, are they? Wintour could have educated him by explaining many runway shows present clothing that is for spectacle or one-of-a-kind couture rather than ready to wear clothing, and what the value of that is. She could also have said many shows present fashion as artistic expression for women, something that would have helped the audience understand and appreciate fashion described in that way. Finally, am I really your dear, or do you mean deer, as in "deer in the headlights"? On a related matter, I consider the European custom of kissing people on either cheek pretentious and stupid as well as a bit unhygienic. If I greet someone I don't know or hardly know at all, the idea of kissing their cheeks is ridiculous. But something tells me Anna Wintour does a lot of that.
@@surfwriter8461 Love your comment. Nice to see someone taking the time to articulate their thoughts. You're right on this: could very well be me projecting that sexual energy indeed, though. Maybe because I find her really beautiful (I have a thing for mature women, I must confess), and I love the back-and-forth between the two of them. And Dave looks really cool here. Not sure she needs to counter any negative impression of herself, regardlessly of any movie actually: I believe she feeds off of it and she revels in it. As for educating him (or the audience at large): yes, that could have been an option, but this is a late night talk show still, not a Business Of Fashion panel or a TED Talk. The "dear" thing: yes, dear as in "my dear", I learnt that as a courtesy when living in England. Sounds nice to me. The kissing on the cheeks: tell me about it LOL (I'm Italian). I agree with you if you do that with someone you don't know or hardly know. But otherwise I kinda enjoy it - although not as much as hugging someone 🥰.
@@surfwriter8461- Perhaps you missed her comment about "Not being woman-cuddly" or it's meaning? Remember now, that Racism and Sexism aren't just rumors.
From the way she talks, how sophisticated her articulation is, you can tell she's very smart. And most very smart people don't like small talk, they like to go straight to the point, which can win them a few haters. But I think here she didn't do a good job here of explaining why she was unfairly demonized in the movie, and why that was unfair, unfortunately . She should be making no apologies for being so smart, and thus perceived as a little cold for how she prioritizes things.
@@alejandragarza2670 Because I read a lot, and I've read this many times in Quora. Some smart people are introspective, so they are quiet but they have a very loud brain, to quote some of the things I read.
@@ThomasJr thank you for telling me this. Some times is hard for me. I am a very talkative person, my husband and son are very intelligent but quiet. I don’t like it. But they are both successful, one at school, the other at work. I believe, this is because of their intelligence. Greetings from Mexico.
She is a Lioness. She has a loud roar. She is stern. After that, she seems to be able to guide her staff in the proper direction. Let's face it; if she was a terrible editor, she would have been out a long time ago. She can't be that bad to work for.
Exactly. Let’s also talk about all the top managers and editors who were loyal acolytes of Anna’s for so many years, such as Candy Pratts Price and Laurie Jones, before they sailed off into the sunset to enjoy their well deserved retirement from Condé Nast. Virginia Smith is still one of Anna’s top trusted lieutenants.
@@gracecamaxtli7090 Trump got his fame and fortune because of nepotism and his daddy's money. People like that are different from people who are self-made
There are billion dollar industries that were created to help create, boost, influence, save and fix peoples reputations. We only know what has been allowed to be exposed. The wealthy have connections to make bad press disappear unless it would benefit them.
@@gracecamaxtli7090 Her saying ''They can buy lipstick'' reminds me of Marie Antoinette's infamous quote, ''Let them eat cake'', when it was said that people are starving and have no bread.
The Devil Wears Prada actually complimented and appreciated her bc it basically shows that a women who is strong is considered a b*tch and a monster whereas a man is considered strong
That's such a cliché argument! What does it mean to be a strong woman?! Women can be real bullies and dysfunctional too! The minute you start humiliating and bullying your employees for no valid reasons other than satisfying your own ego that is a real problem. You can be assertive and expects excellence without being rude or an oppressor.
@@tiernanwatson9789 Miranda was exaggerated e.g when she asked Andy to run personal errands like getting an unpublished copy of Harry Potter for her kids - there is no way Anna would have done something like that.
@@Ri57490 It may have been exaggerated but really not too far off. They expect people to hop on planes for hours to hand deliver dresses, only to fly back that same second. I get that that's part of the industry, but that doesn't make it normal. It's really demanding and I think the film portrayed it well.
@@nyc4233 Exactly the same thing can be said about men. But when a woman who's gone through hell to get a top job is difficult, its because "shes a woman" !
Wow....I was expecting her to be icy and arrogant. What a pleasant surprise. She was very likeable. A good sense of humor, warm, and willing to laugh at herself and her image.
Yeah it's strange. She always dresses like a crazy person, but in person comes across with only about the same level of aloofness as any other woman at the top of a business empire.
Bullies always say they run a tight ship and it gets results. Every bully I’ve had the misfortune to work for says this kind of thing. She hasn’t said anything to make me think she acts reasonably to her staff, despite a golden opportunity to.
Maybe it's you. Someone is quick and decisive and you take it as a personal attack. She quickly says No if she disagrees instead of hedging like "well you know, I understand but blah blah blah".
She might be tough as nails with her career but you have to be tough if you wanna be successful and remain successful. I don't know much about fashion but i respect the hell outta this lady
Sure, Letterman was an intelligent and sometimes acerbic interviewer. But here he seems overly deferential to Wintour as she tries (her body tightly wound up) to make herself seem more human and almost likable. It's awkward and strange. But Dave doesn't really press her at all, instead admitting he doesn't know much about fashion, which really isn't the point. I don't think this is Letterman at his best. Maybe he's hoping to get invited into her circle of high fashion snobs to see what it's really like. Btw, I do know something about fashion and respect a number of top designers.
@@nicmart ....uh, you can't communicate effectively with a single word, even a potent one like "sarcasm". Try expanding whatever your thought is in a complete sentence.
I actually always felt like he was always asking some really dull and random questions. Also I was never convinced he actually read or watched the films/albums the artists he interviewed came to promote.
she really explain very well the problem those days...if you ask for discipline and excellence, you are a monster because everybody is touchy-feely now
Agreed. Love Dave but a bad way to begin any interview is "I don't know anything about you!" He basically coasted on this interview. "You transcend what you do, would that be a fair assessment?" What kind of question is that? My experience with the NYC fashion world is hissyfitpalooza, I have no love and affection for that world at all, but this was definitely not Dave's best interview.
@@TTM9691 Actually, he started the interview saying the opposite. He said “I don’t know anything about fashion and I don’t read Vogue regularly, but I know a lot about you.” His remark afterwards about her being transcendent and bigger than what she does for a living is him trying to gauge whether or not she’s aware of her reputation because even those utterly uninterested in fashion know about her.
honestly, i feel bad for wintour she seems sort of anxious, constantly stuttering, very closed and strict mannerisms and i feel like she’s trying to come off as kind of joke-worthy but the tone makes her come off as arrogant
@@47imagine she should. Mags can never rest on readership, as we know now. They are the most vulnerable to vicissitudes in micro economies. Actively alienating readers as she has done so many times is just cray. It’s all coming home to roost now.
Listen. I worked in the fashion industry as a designer beneath a Major Designer Name. CK. And these people think they are “curing cancer” as I used to say. I left because of the volatility and complete disregard for having a life. Ironically I went back to college for an RN Nursing degree and I can happily say I worked in Oncology and we actually did work towards curing cancer. 😊
It must be recognized that Anna Wintour is an intelligent woman, perhaps her reputation as a hard, cold and perhaps inconsiderate woman (which can be seen in the character of Miranda Priestly in Devil's wear Prada) could be due to the fact that she is someone who is a perfectionist, demanding and ultra detail oriented Due to his work, he must be up to date with the latest fashions, and make sure that there are no errors of any kind. Being in charge of a fashion and avant-garde magazine can be difficult and stressful, I don't know if the movie and her character did her justice or not
If she was a man she wouldn’t receive these questions. She’s a boss, and a creative genius. And she refuses to b walked over and expects highly from her employees. She’s a legend
Wow, are you being paid as a Wintour shill? Your comments sound like Wintour wrote them. It's one thing to respect a successful female fashion editor and celebrity, it's another thing to completely whitewash her failings as a human being.
Well, the title of this interview is misleading. It's about The September Issue doc., not her opinion of The Devil Wears Prada. In case anybody else is interested in what she thought about the fictional movie, like I was.
"I'm very decisive." This is something I BADLY NEED TO WORK ON. One minute I wanna start losing weight, 6 seconds later I'm scrolling for a carbs on carbs binge.