On April 22 she will be inducted into the Magazine Hall of Fame. She may be a devil in Prada, and a bob and large sunglasses, but her contribution to the world of magazines cannot be denied.
Her journalism career began in 1970 as an editorial assistant with Harper's & Queen in London. Wintour discovered several model and came up with interesting locations and concepts for shoots. She left that position to move to New York; she became a
junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar. That job only lasted a short time due to creative differences. After several other short positions at Viva, Savvy and New York and taking time off, Wintour finally arrived at Vogue. She has been there since 1983.At Vogue she changed many aspects of the magazine, citing that there was a different type of woman out there that she wanted to reach. She realized that career women did not have time to waste shopping and the magazine could be a valuable tool in letting them know what to wear. Covers began featuring three quarter to full length body shots and natural lighting. Wintour also made sure that photographers, makeup artists and stylists received credit for their work.
While Wintour has a reputation of being difficult and elitist, she has worked extremely hard and brought fashion into our collective conscious.
Now, just waiting on that September issue.
Photo from AP/Diane Bondareff
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