Anna Wintour and the Future of the Met Gala
Anna has left behind her role as editor-in-chief of American 'Vogue.' But there's no indication she'll do the same with the Met Gala any time soon.
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Kim Kardashian’s fashion as she promotes the Ryan Murphy Hulu show All’s Fair has been utterly inescapable — from the Dilara Findikoglu dress to the vintage Dior by John Galliano to the Schiaparelli couture. I have to imagine Hollywood will want to slot her into lots more projects in hopes of driving similar online “impressions.”
Hermès released third quarter results: for the three months ending in September, sales were up 9.6 percent, but investors deem this less exciting than turnaround stories at LVMH and Kering, so shares fell 3 percent. Per Reuters, “Sales of leather goods, including its classic Birkin, Constance and Kelly handbags, rose 13.3 percent, accounting for nearly half of annual sales.”
If you want to replace your Labubu for something even bolder: Zadig & Voltaire collaborated with EgonLab on little voodoo purse charms. (If you want a mid-range suede bag with a Western vibe, this is not bad!)
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I hadn’t gotten new glasses in forever and just picked up the Nancy in tortoise shell from Warby Parker, which is a fun shape if you don’t usually do statement glasses but are feeling slightly frisky. (They also come in sunglasses.) My close runner-up was the Whalen.
Vogue World streams Sunday night… is anyone planning to watch?
Anna Wintour and the Future of the Met Gala
On Monday, October 13, Anna Wintour walked the blue, star-emblazoned carpet for the Only Make Believe Gala in New York City, wearing a pink-and-yellow floral dress by Patou. Only Make Believe creates interactive theater for children in hospitals, care facilities, and special education programs, and honored Anna with the James Hammerstein Award. The night combined two of Anna’s loves: theater, but also — and perhaps more importantly — the philanthropy she hopes will define her legacy.
Anna doesn’t do many red-carpet interviews, but Variety boldly asked if she could see a day when she fully stops working. She replied simply, “That hasn’t arisen yet.”
The speculation is understandable. Last month, Anna appointed Chloe Malle as head of editorial content for American Vogue, relinquishing the editor-in-chief title she’d held since 1988. However, according to two sources, little has seemed to change operationally at Vogue with Malle in place, since Anna still oversees everything as Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast and Global Editorial Director of Vogue. Several sources at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute view Anna’s step back as a power move — a way to pass off the drudgery of online content management. “What drives her is power,” said one.
While stepping back gave the illusion of the relinquishment of power, it may have been more of a way for her to consolidate it by spending more time on the things that really matter. Those things include the Met Gala.