Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour (born November 3, 1949 in London, England) is the Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. edition of Vogue, a position she has held since 1988.Wintour is an icon of the fashion world as well as occasionally appearing on the International Best Dressed List. Her personal style is best identified by her ubiquitous sunglasses and by her hairstyle, a pageboy cut some have compared to a Louise Brooks bobEarly Life Wintour was born in London. Her father, Charles Wintour, was a former editor of The Evening Standard and her mother was Elinor (or Eleanor) Baker. Her mother, often referred to as an heiress, which may or may not be the case, was the daughter of a Harvard professor. The family included three other children: Jimmy, the eldest, an assistant director of housing for the Lambeth Borough Council; Nora, who works at an international organization in Geneva; and Patrick, the youngest, who was a labour correspondent at The Guardian and who became the the political editor at The Observer in 1996.Wintour was educated at North London Collegiate School, but never graduatedCareer She started working in fashion magazines in 1970 in London. She became editor of British Vogue in 1986 and of House & Garden in 1987. In the latter position, she was so fond of putting couture in photo spreads that industry wags began to refer to the magazine as House & Garment. She did, however, turn both magazines around, increasing their circulation.She was expected to do the same at Vogue, which had, under her predecessor Grace Mirabella, become more focused on lifestyles as a whole and less on fashion. Industry insiders worried that it was losing ground to the upstart ELLE. Under Wintour's editorship, the magazine renewed its focus on fashion and returned to the prominence it had held under Diana Vreeland. However, since Wintour's editorship, many critics have charged that instead of models, celebrities are becoming the face of the monthly magazine. Indeed, a wide range of prominent women have graced the front cover of Vogue, from Oscar-winning actresses (Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and Angelina Jolie) to celebrities (Melania Trump) and politicians (Hillary Clinton). Additionally, Wintour is known to be an avid and effective champion of the fashion industry. She has played a great part in the success stories of the designers John Galliano (of Christian Dior) and Michael Kors.