Anna Wintour's New York Mag Spreads

Before taking the reins at Vogue, Anna was the fashion editor at New York Mag. Here are some pictures from her spreads during the early '80s. Seeing these only make me wish she styled at Vogue like Carine does at Vogue Paris.

"There is something about fashion that can make people very nervous."

- Anna Wintour, in The September Issue.

"People respond well to someone who's sure of what they want."

- Anna Wintour to Morley Safer, on "60 Minutes"

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Vogue Paris, August 2007

photo album

"It's a bit like for an actor. Do you want to go to Hollywood or do you want to stay here in Paris and do the cinema I like to do? I think I prefer to stay here in Paris." 

- Carine Roitfeld to CNN, on why she prefers her job to Anna's.

"What's your greatest strength? 'My decisiveness.' And weakness? 'My children.'" - Anna Wintour, in The September Issue.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Emily Blunt! She is 26 years-old today. Most well-known for her brilliant role in The Devil Wears Prada, where she played a bitchy first assistant. It was Oscar-worthy, really. Emily is on the March cover for UK Harper's - looking lovely as always. 

The September Issue To Come To A Theatre Near You!

RJ Cutler's Vogue documentary The September Issue is coming to a theatre near, well, all of us! The American rights have been picked up by Roadside Attractions. And the film will debut in - how appropriate - September! A&E still owns the television rights, but don't count on the film being shown on the tube until after its run in theatres.

More From The September Issue

More has leaked from the Sundance documentary The September Issue. In the film, Anna is shown meeting with Neiman Marcus/ Bergdorf Goodman, and "fundamentally telling Burt Tansky, the CEO, what to put on his shelves." Says the film's director RJ Cutler, "Right there, they're deciding what people will wear."

"I was certainly surprised by Anna's prominence in this industry. It's true that she is really this singular figure in this enormous global industry. You can make a movie without Steven Spielberg's blessing and you can publish software without Bill Gates' blessing, but you can't get a dress you designed on a rack without Anna Wintour's blessing. You kind of have to see it to believe it." - R.J. Cutler, director of The September Issue.

The September Issue

Okay, so I am in a tizzy because I am so delighted to see the documentary film The September Issue. It premiered at Sundance on January 16. And the reviews are out! 

The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. The September Issue tells the story of legendary Vogue's editor in chief and my personal hero, Anna Wintour, and her team of editors creating the issue and ruling the world of fashion. 

According to WWD, A&E will air the highly anticipated film sometime this year - date to be determined. So if you could not make it to Sundance, no need to worry. You can catch it on the tube. 

The film was directed and produced by R.J. Cutler. Bravo, R.J., bravo. A standing ovation!