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Anna Wintour: I just have to make sure things are being done right

Lauren Indvik, subject: Anna Wintour Financial Times Lunch with the FT interview, 2023

A concise interview about how Anna Wintour sets direction and expects work to meet her standards.

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About this work

At The Ritz London, Wintour discusses the work she still enjoys, the editors she has replaced and the standards she expects others to meet. The 2023 interview combines her account of those decisions with Indvik’s observations of her influence.

Why explore it

Best if you want Wintour’s own account of setting editorial direction before reading the full biography.

Key themes

  • Setting a new direction
  • Standards as a personal mandate

Evidence and original sources

Source: official Founders episode — #326

This record is supported by 2 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.

  • Anna Wintour — David praises this FT interview as giving a good overview of Anna's life and career.