Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Amy Odell on Writing and Researching the Definitive Biography of Anna Wintour, Anna

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Fashion and culture journalist Amy Odell has just released the highly anticipated definitive biography of Vogue Editor in Chief and cultural icon Anna Wintour. Anna is a highly researched and detailed account of everything you’ve wanted to know about the powerful woman behind the blunt bob and sunglasses. But when writing a book about the most influential woman in media, how do you get her closest confidants to agree to speak with you? Do you reveal your intention to Anna herself? How do you decide which personal encounters to trust? Amy’s here to answer all those questions and more.

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0:59.7	Welcome to Who Up Where With Hillary Kerr, your direct line to the designers,
1:04.4	stylist, beauty experts, editors, and taste makers who are shaping the ever-affolting
1:10.0	world of fashion. I'm your host, Hillary Kerr, and today I'm speaking with fashion and
1:16.4	culture journalist and author, Amy O'Dell. Amy's highly anticipated second book,
1:22.7	Anna, is the definitive biography of the editor-in-chief of Vogue and
1:27.2	cultural icon, Anna Winter. In this highly researched and detailed account, Amy
1:33.4	has created a gripping portrayal of everything you've wanted to know about the
1:37.4	powerful woman behind the blunt bob and sunglasses. But when writing a book
1:42.9	about the most influential woman in media, how do you get her closest
1:47.0	confidence to agree to speak with you? Do you reveal your intention to Anna herself?
1:51.7	How do you decide who's account to trust? Amy's here to answer all of those
1:56.9	questions and more. It's all coming up on Who Up Where.
2:10.7	I am truly excited to have you on for a number of reasons. I'm a big personal fan.
2:16.2	I have followed your work for so long, but also I have to say this book, folks are
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