Anna Wintour: Her Favorite September Cover, Her Work Ethic (and Workout!), and What Her Grandkids Call Her
The Run-Through with Vogue
Vogue
4.2 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Anna Wintour sits down with Chloe and Chioma to talk about her early fashion memories, her favorite fashion shows ever, her first September cover, and what she’s doing this summer to relax (it involves tennis, gardening, and grandkids).
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| 0:00.0 | This is the run through. I'm Chau Menardi. And I'm Chloe Mel, and it is that time of year. |
| 0:08.3 | Oh, yes, it is. The most important and exciting time of year around here. |
| 0:12.0 | I feel like it's like a Christmas carol. It's the most wonderful time. |
| 0:17.7 | I mean, it's a September issue, guys, if you didn't already know. |
| 0:21.6 | So we wanted to talk to the woman who has made so many iconic September issues, |
| 0:28.0 | the Wizard of Oz of September issues, our boss, Anna Wintour. |
| 0:32.4 | We sat down in her office at Vogue headquarters in the World Trade Center, |
| 0:40.5 | and we wanted to chat with Anna about everything from her earliest fashion memories to how her father influenced her work ethic and |
| 0:46.8 | what her grandkids call her, which I was surprised and delighted by. And of course, about the making |
| 0:52.7 | of this year's incredible September issue. |
| 0:55.6 | But of course, we started off by asking her about why the September issue is so important |
| 1:00.5 | about the making of this year, September issue, which of course had all the supers on it, |
| 1:04.9 | all your faves, Linda, Christy, Naomi and Cindy. |
| 1:08.5 | No last names needed. |
| 1:09.8 | No, none. |
| 1:10.1 | No last name needed for Anna either. No. Not on this needed. No, no last name needed for Anna either. |
| 1:11.8 | No. |
| 1:12.6 | Not on this podcast. |
| 1:13.6 | No, no. |
| 1:19.2 | Yes, well, obviously the cover is always the most exciting thing for any issue, but particularly for the September issue. |
| 1:25.6 | And working very, very closely with our colleagues |
| 1:28.8 | and particularly a British Vogue and particularly Edward Ennifle, who is the Deputy Global |
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