Книга «Anna: The Biography»

As a child, Anna Wintour was a tomboy with no apparent interest in clothing but, seduced by theminiskirts and bob haircuts of swinging 1960s London, she grew into a fashion-obsessed teenager.Her father, the influential editor of the Evening Standard, loomed large in her life, and once hedecided she should become editor in chief of Vogue, she never looked back.

Impatient to start her career, she left high school and got a job at a fashionable boutique inLondon - an experience that would be the first of many defeats. Undeterred, she found work in thecompetitive world of magazines, eventually moving to New York. Before long, Anna's journey to Voguebecame a battle to ascend, no matter who or what stood in her way. Once she was crowned editor inchief - in one of the stormiest transitions in fashion magazine history- she continued the fight to retain her enviable position, ultimately rising to dominate all ofConde Nast.

Based on extensive interviews with Anna Wintour's closest friends and collaborators, including someof the biggest names in fashion, journalist Amy Odell has crafted the most revealing portrait ofWintour ever published. Weaving Anna's personal story into a larger narrative about thehierarchical dynamics of the fashion industry and the complex world of Conde Nast, Annacharts the relentless ambition of the woman who would become an icon.