Anna Wintour: 5 things you need to know about the queen of "Vogue"

Anna Wintour is one of the biggest fashion icons. Interestingly, she was never a professional model and achieved her fame - long before the era of the Internet - solely through her hard work and persistence in pursuing her goal. What secrets does the queen of "Vogue" hide?

British origin

Although Anna Wintour is associated with the American edition of "Vogue" and her office in New York, she is actually British by origin and spent her entire youth in London. Here, she also gained her first experience in fashion, first in the iconic Biba store (founded by Polish Barbara Hulanicki) and then in several British editorial offices, including Harper's and Queen, House and Garden, and British Vogue. Anna is proud of her origin and often emphasizes that what she misses most in the United States is the British sense of humour.

Lack of journalistic education

What might seem particularly interesting is the fact that the most famous fashion editor does not have a journalistic education. She never studied journalism and did not hone her writing skills. All this because - as her former co-workers say – Anna Wintour never really had a flair for writing.

She reached various editorial offices first thanks to contacts of her father, the editor of the London Evening Standard, and later thanks to her talent for creating modern and fresh photo sessions. What did Anna Wintour excel in the editorial office? The editor's biography clearly points to her innate talent for selecting photographers, models and, of course, clothes. This talent developed over the years, so today Anna can identify every talented person in the industry.

Tennis above all

What else don't we know about the editor of American Vogue? In addition to fashion, Anna Wintour has another passion, which is tennis. She watches, plays and passionately supports the most important tennis matches. She tries to attend games often and her favourite tennis player of all time is Roger Federer. Tennis is also one of the ways to maintain a slim figure, which Wintour has maintained throughout her life. Do you want to look like the queen of Vogue? Anna Wintour has the best method: sport, wake up at 5 o'clock in the morning and a diet that she strictly has been following since her youngest years.

Shoes that conquered the world

What shoes does Anna Wintour wear? The editor's biography clearly points to one special model of shoes. We are talking about Manolo Blahnik shoes in a light beige colour, close to the skin tone of the editor. For over twenty years, Wintour has been choosing this cut because, as she herself claims, it goes with everything she wears. The shoes are also very comfortable, so the busy fashion editor can attend every important show during the intense Fashion Weeks.

Never in black

What will the "Vogue" queen never wear? Anna Wintour was once asked about what she would never wear in her life. The answer? A total black look, i.e. black from head to toe. Indeed, it is hard to find any photo in which Anna would be dressed in black. The editor-in-chief also does not like proposals for clothes in this colour that would appear in the magazine. In her opinion, black is too boring and overwhelming, and "Vogue" must be fresh and progressive. If the queen says so, it must be just like that.