How did anna wintour became editor of vogue

She is a former Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue , and became the longest serving Editor in the history of the publication.

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After assuming the role in , she presided over a circulation increase to , Shulman is reputedly one of the country's most oft-quoted voices on fashion trends. Alexandra Shulman was born in , the daughter of the critic Milton Shulman and the writer Drusilla Beyfus , who herself was a contributor to Vogue , among other publications. Instead, she expressed an interest in becoming a hairdresser, [ 2 ] or working in the music industry, saying: "Nobody believes me when I say it's not what I thought I was going to do.

I didn't think about whether they wore Chanel or not". Shulman studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex. She then took on a role in the artists and repertoire department of Arista Records which also did not last very long.

Vogue editor-in-chief

As Shulman took on the role as editor-in-chief of Vogue in , some speculated that she was not experienced enough for the role. Furthermore, others commented that her personal appearance did not conform to previous Vogue editors; as The New York Times observed: "The British press has made much of the fact that when it comes to personal wardrobe, Ms.

Schulman [ sic ] could learn a thing or two from Ms. Tilberis 's trademark Chanel, and that she could also become better acquainted with a hairbrush". Her tenure at Vogue included iconic issues of the magazine. Her December "Millennium Issue", possessing a simplistic page layout and a reflective, mirror-like cover — giving the illusion that its reader was on the front cover — became the highest selling issue of Vogue , with circulation of ,, including a newsstand sale of , As The Guardian observed, " Vogue stood out with a simple bare cover using a Patrick Demarchelier photograph of Diana in a red dress".