Vogue’s Anna Wintour addresses Miranda Priestly comparisons — and why she wears sunglasses indoors

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Anna Wintour is getting candid on the misconceptions surrounding her persona. “I don’t really think about it,” the Vogue editor-in-chief, 75, told BBC Tuesday about the rumors. “What I’m really interested in is the creative aspect of my job.”Wintour touched on how her fashion sense, iconic blond bob, dark sunglasses and cool demeanor has been compared to powerful magazine editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep in “The Devil Wears Prada.”At the West End gala opening for the musical adaption of the 2006 rom-com, the journalist said the typecast is “for the audience and for the people I work with to decide if there are any similarities between me and Miranda Priestly.” Wintour also dismissed the notion that she has never heard the word “no” due to her high-profile standing in the fashion industry. “That is absolutely untrue,” the editor clarified. “They often say no, but that’s a good thing.

No is a wonderful word.”And do others fear Wintour’s presence like in the film? As she put it, “I hope not.” Wintour has run Voguesince 1988 and in 2020 became the global editorial director of the magazine.

She is also the chief content officer for Condé Nast, the magazine’s parent publisher. Wintour has maintained her position as one of the Met Gala’s main co-chair members since 1995 but despite her vast accomplishments, the icon doesn’t see retirement in her near future. “I have no plans to leave my job,” Wintour told BBC.During the interview, the style connoisseur revealed why she wears her signature sunglasses at all times as well.“They help me see and they help me not see.