With her signature shoulder-length bob and oversized black sunglasses, she became as recognizable as the stars gracing the covers of “her” magazine. After 37 years at the helm of the American edition of Vogue, Anna Wintour, 75, is relinquishing control of the famous fashion publication. Retirement, however, is not yet on the horizon: the “high priestess of fashion” remains global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer at Condé Nast +.
Le Monde long ignored the figure before turning a more attentive eye to her. Her name appeared for the first time in the newspaper on October 22, 1997: it was briefly mentioned in an article in the fashion section on the spring 1998 collections, which “celebrated silhouettes with bare legs, ready to enter the 21st century.”
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