Anna: The Biography
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- Create Date：2022-05-04 10:21:42
- Update Date：2025-09-14
- Status：finish
- Author：Amy Odell
- ISBN：B09JPJLW9M
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Reviews
Meredith Goldberg
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Fascinating subject and wonderfully written
Tyler McCall
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Anna Wintour isn't just the most powerful person in fashion today; she's one of the most powerful women in the world。 And yet， we know so little about the woman behind the blunt bob and dark sunglasses — until now。When I saw that Amy Odell was working on a biography of Anna Wintour， I knew it was going to be good。 Odell has a reputation in the fashion and media industries for having a sharp mind and tough questions， so this was never going to be a puff piece。 Indeed， Odell put in the grunt work， Anna Wintour isn't just the most powerful person in fashion today; she's one of the most powerful women in the world。 And yet， we know so little about the woman behind the blunt bob and dark sunglasses — until now。When I saw that Amy Odell was working on a biography of Anna Wintour， I knew it was going to be good。 Odell has a reputation in the fashion and media industries for having a sharp mind and tough questions， so this was never going to be a puff piece。 Indeed， Odell put in the grunt work， accumulating over 250 interviews and a thick index。 While Wintour herself declined to be interviewed， Odell got unprecedented access to people around Wintour， from childhood family friends to current industry titans， and assembled it into one biography。What I was most impressed by was the way Odell manages to humanize Wintour， a figure who has carried the reputation of being an ice queen for over four decades and who is rather famously private。 Especially since "The Devil Wears Prada，" she's become a kind of pop culture icon about whom we know very little。 Odell doesn't shy away from discussing Wintour's many missteps — whether cutting people out of her life with no notice or explanation， or creating racially or politically insensitive content for Vogue， it's all in here — but aims to add context to the system and circumstances surrounding Wintour which might lead to those decisions。 That's an incredibly hard line to walk。If you're looking for something gossip-y （and early reviews seem to indicate this was the case for a lot of people）， this probably isn't for you; Odell treats her subject quite seriously and only offers a few kernels of Daily Mail-worthy tidbits。 （Though they're always fun to receive， obviously。） But if you're a serious fashion fan， this is a foundational text to understanding the industry's current landscape。 And since Wintour never plans to write a memoir， it's guaranteed to become the definitive resource on Wintour's life。 Disclosure: I was given an ARC by Gallery to cover "Anna: The Biography" for my job！ 。。。more
Cazlam
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