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Anna: The BiographyBy Amy Odell

In a Nutshell

Editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988, Anna Wintour is a major power broker in the fashion industry and beyond. In Anna: The Biography, fashion journalist Amy Odell paints a detailed picture of how Wintour became the prominent icon she is today.

Favorite Quote

She's not loud and she's not theatrical. She's always commanded the room. Even when the hair was in the face ... just sitting on the sofa, you never didn't notice her.

Laurie Schechter, assistant to Anna Wintour

Introduction

With her iconic sunglasses and bob haircut – not to mention her notoriously icy demeanor – Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour has long been a household name. But how did she attain this coveted position?

Amy Odell is a fashion and culture journalist whose work has appeared in publications such as New York and Time.

Through interviews with some of Wintour's closest associates, as well as archival quotes from the woman herself, Odell constructs a multifaceted picture of Wintour's life.

From her days as a schoolgirl in Swing Sixties London to her meteoric rise through the ranks of Conde Nast, this biography reveals how Wintour became the powerful woman she is today.

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