Anna Wintour is addressing the misconceptions that have long surrounded her persona. “I don’t really think about it,” the 75-year-old Vogue editor-in-chief told BBC on Tuesday when asked about the rumors. “What I’m really interested in is the creative aspect of my job.” Wintour spoke about how her fashion choices, including her iconic blonde bob, dark sunglasses, and cool demeanor, have often been compared to the powerful magazine editor Miranda Priestly, portrayed by Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada.”
At the West End gala opening for the musical adaptation of the 2006 romantic comedy, Wintour said, “It’s for the audience and the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly.” She also dismissed the idea that she has never heard the word “no” due to her prominent position in the fashion industry. “That is absolutely untrue,” Wintour clarified. “They often say no, but that’s a good thing. No is a wonderful word.”
Regarding whether others fear her presence as depicted in the film, Wintour said, “I hope not.” Wintour has been at the helm of Vogue since 1988 and became the global editorial director of the magazine in 2020. She also serves as the chief content officer for Condé Nast, Vogue’s parent publisher. Despite her longstanding role as one of the main co-chairs of the Met Gala since 1995, Wintour has no plans to retire anytime soon. “I have no plans to leave my job,” she told BBC.
During the interview, Wintour also explained why she always wears her signature sunglasses. “They help me see and they help me not see. They help me be seen and not be seen,” she confessed. “They are a prop, I would say.” The 2006 movie featured Andy (Anne Hathaway) as a recent college graduate who takes a job as an assistant to Streep’s character, Miranda.
Meanwhile, a sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” was reportedly in development in August, with Streep and Emily Blunt reprising their roles as Miranda and Emily Charlton, respectively. The project is said to explore the decline of traditional magazine publishing, forcing Miranda to confront her former assistant Emily, who is now a high-powered executive at a luxury fashion group and holds the financial resources that Runway magazine needs to survive.
The original movie was based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel about a young woman’s challenging experience working at a fashion magazine. After it was revealed that Weisberger had worked as a personal assistant for American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, speculation arose about the film’s inspiration. “The Devil Wears Prada” grossed $326.7 million worldwide and earned Streep a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy, along with an Academy Award nomination. Designer Patricia Field was also nominated for an Oscar for the film’s fashion.
Hathaway and Blunt reflected on the film’s impact during Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series in 2023. “We just had a joy bomb of a time on that movie,” Blunt told Hathaway. “I don’t know if any of us knew it was going to become what it did. It’s quoted to me every week. It will be the movie that changed my life.”
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