saddest moment
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Noir-It-All — 16 years ago(March 13, 2010 03:10 PM)
That is the single moment that has stuck with me the most. Although I also agree that Anna is well aware of the importance of her work, I think we are all in thrall of our families. Her family's negativity has not caused her to change careers, though.
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goldenskies — 16 years ago(March 13, 2010 10:25 PM)
I felt bad for Grace Coddington. I loved the photo that Anna took out. I loved the others too. I remember the issue well and it's funny but that year was one of a bit of fashion decadence. Grace really produced beautiful photo shoots. Loved how she stood up for the cameraman's tummy!
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bing-57 — 16 years ago(March 13, 2010 11:31 PM)
Although I also agree that Anna is well aware of the importance of her work
No. We are on different pages here. I am pretty sure that Anna knows deep down that her work is not important. That is why it hurts her so much when her family disapproves. If she truly believed that her work was important it wouldn't matter what her family thought.
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Noir-It-All — 16 years ago(March 14, 2010 11:31 AM)
I help feed hungry people but, instead, my family tends to be in thrall of popularity and social success. It still hurt me.
If many on this board recognize Grace's talent (and importance) why not recognize Anne's? Grace does. Starting with the November 1989 issue, Anne's decisiveness reversed Vogue's decline in readership.
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goldenskies — 16 years ago(March 14, 2010 02:07 PM)
That's a fair observation, I think we all saw Grace's frustration and rallied to her defense but yes, Anna should get recognition. She made the point herself that the key is in the editing and sometimes editing must be brutal. If there are too many good shots from a single shoot, someone has to make the tough choices and as several have mentioned, the great photos, especially the one double page one, did show up in the next or following issue.
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sivilcavage — 15 years ago(April 26, 2010 09:40 AM)
you think? i didn't think her daughter was at all "bratty" but instead mature and self-possessed. sure she has her opinion but she's an adult and entitled to her opinion. she shouldn't be cowed into changing her aspirations just because of who her mother is. children of the rich and affluent struggle with that and it's easy to dismiss them as ungrateful or "bratty" but when you think about it some kids of powerful/wealthy people actually ARE spoiled brats with no direction but to their parents bank accounts.
so, i disagree with your disagreement. i think the daughter was a sobering reminder that not everyone is impressed with wintour's job or persona. that's not to say she doesn't love her mother, it's unfair to assume anything about that. it does appear though that she respects what her mother does but she's not about to impose that on her own life any more than it needs to.
i'd recommend you track down a documentary by jamie johnson called 'born rich'. it's an interesting take on just what it's like for the offspring of the rich and powerful to find their identity and become the kind of person that they want to be. you'd be surprised at how much some of those kids want to be normal in spite of their privileges.
"i don't want to look like a wierdo, i'll just go with a muu-muu."
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estrangedfruit — 15 years ago(July 18, 2010 12:33 PM)
Her daughter wasn't "bratty." To add to the comments above, there was a moment where it was shown how her daughter respects her mother's work. When it's shown how her daughter has collected all the past issues of Vogue for Anna, that was a really sweet moment. I quite liked her daughter and I felt the documentary did a good job showing a loving relationship between the two.
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me-media-junkie — 15 years ago(August 26, 2010 05:40 PM)
Her daughter should say what she says - she's young and everything is abit hyper-real so she said that about the fashion industry. Having been in 'high fashion' there's a tendency to get so involved in that world and orbit that it feels much more important. And as much as what Wintour's siblings do seems so much more 'real' and 'important', Anna's work influences the lives of millions and has a direct effect on the economy. Really? That's less important?
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mathmaniac — 15 years ago(October 17, 2010 07:49 PM)
I'm pretty sure she knows how uber-successful she is and that her siblings recognize that. After all, her dad was an editor, her brother is an editor. So, she specializes in putting together a glossy, heavy, colorful magazine. It's a living!
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cocobug1 — 13 years ago(October 09, 2012 06:15 PM)
I agree, it seems everyone around her is a reminder of what a big deal she is in the fashion world, but she's reminded that's not the most important thing
It almost sounds like she feels her accomplishments are trivialised
Do guys like "the thing"?
They like it better than no thing.