Anna Wintour Quotes

If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better.

The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.

People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.

It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.

Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.

In today's world you have to interact. You can't be some difficult, shy person who is not able to look somebody in the face; you have to present yourself. You have to know how to talk about your vision, your focus and what you believe in.

If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in the New York Times.

In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they're successful, and obviously sometimes they're not. But you have to, I think, remain true to what you believe in.

Fashion is not beautiful, neither is it ugly. Why should it be either? Fashion is fashion.

Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.

Create your own individual style. I'm not interested in the girl who walks into my office in a HEAD-to-TOE LABEL look that's straight off the runway. I'm interested in a Girl who puts herself together in an ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT Way

Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life.

Fashion is a reflection of our times. Fashion can tell you everything that's going on in the world with a strong fashion image.

I'm interested in seeing just the girl on the street because she is unlike any other. I'm inspired by whatever it is she might be wearing.

You can’t really worry too much…about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.

Fashion goes in only one direction -forward- and I am a firm believer in thinking that way too.

Just be true to yourself, and listen as much as one is able to to other people whose opinions you respect and look up to but in the end it has to come from you. You can’t really worry too much by looking to the left and the right about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.

You either know fashion or you don't.

It's the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.

I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.

Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.

There is something about fashion that can make people really nervous.

I've never taken a selfie and I don't plan to start now.

I'm an ice queen, I'm the Sun King, I'm an alien fleeing from District 9 and I'm a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space.

There's always a way to wear fur.