Anna Wintour on Accuracy of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ | Letterman

Anna Wintour explains how accurate ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ is to real life at Vogue. (Air Date 8/24/2009)
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[@karlmay5306]

Just remember, this is Anna Wintour doing her absolute best to appear personable, relatable, and likeable.

[@nuggetwagon]

She comes off to me as patronizing and self congratulatory. She’s*going ummm to… umm Queens to umm. Macy’s to do.. umm charity… with um..

[@NoneKnowing]

@@nuggetwagon the guy seemed way more rude and dismissive to me than her being whatever

[@jonwiley5549]

However long she's lived in America, she may still have that British reserve that can appear cold to Americans. I would love to be a fly on the wall just to see her let her hair down.

[@bil8647]

This is Anna Wintour when she's not at work and that's on period. Unless you have worked with her or socialized with here you really can't say because you have no experience. Not sure why so many love to make negative assumptions about people they don't know and have never met.

[@jonwiley5549]

@@bil8647 Because people in general are horrible. People on the internet who think they cannot be held accountable for their outrageous or damning statements are WORSE!

[@ruzzelladrian907]

She’s a businesswoman. She knows how to work with executives. She’s great at her job. That’s why she’s held her position for so long. Very impressive achievement. People like to count Anna’s mistakes. But there’s far more things she got right than wrong in her field. Vogue is what it is today because of Anna.

[@ArtsRep]

"Vogue is what it is today because of Anna." is slightly revisionist.There was a woman named Diana Vreeland who paved the way for Ms. Wintour.

[@missJolie85]

​@LATINAS FOR TRUMP PHILLY What about reading the information out there, even if it doesn't suit your own politcal agenda. Just to keep yourself informed and updated on whats going on in this world, since you actually dont populate earth by yourself and only people who shares your own agenda. I'm not on the left side of politics, but as a political scientist grad I know how important it is to not select out the information that doesn't suit your narrative, but keep yourself informed and use that to continuously make well thought out decisions.

[@missJolie85]

@LATINAS FOR TRUMP PHILLY Are you kidding me, you read? Doesn’t sound that way. I didn’t pick and chooce what I read at uni, because you dont know what you dont know, you need to read ALL relevant stuff. Nobody can force any agenda on you, but keeping yourself updated on the world it’s just what intelligent people do. You are making Trump look bad, pushing the image that trump voters are ignorant fools who put their heads in the sand. How can you argument and believe anything at all if you dont know stuff connected to it. Even at war, you need to know your opponents, or you will not even last a day.

[@nuggetwagon]

@@missJolie85 oh blah blah.

[@missJolie85]

@@nuggetwagon You might consider checking random uncontrolled outburst like that up, might be tourettes or something.

[@fayea78]

who is saying she's not chill? I love her demeanor. calm, composed, intelligent & witty. I wish to handle myself with half her grace.

[@calisongbird]

This interview is a highly groomed and prepped PR function. It’s probably different if you work for her.

[@fayea78]

@@calisongbird sure. But I am only wishing to handle myself the way she did in public. It's a skill good to have. So 2 different matters. How she is at work is out of my knowledge.

[@DanK123]

@@calisongbird Yes those jokes were certainly all written and planned...pulled off well for sure, but very well planned by PR to soften her image.

[@calisongbird]

@@DanK123 exactly

[@calisongbird]

@@fayea78 Yes, but the way you treat people privately matters.

[@Josh-rz9wb]

Anna’s Master Class is outstanding. She is so poised, determined, intelligent, and thorough. I have so much respect for her.

[@TenTenJ]

So you dig being dominated? She’s as dull as a doornail, and a sheeple.

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

Have you slept with her?

[@periscope7731]

Absolutely. It’s sounds rather shallow and ephemeral, but she really does have THE most exquisite eye and taste level. It’s an innate ability: you can’t learn it at fashion school. I’m not just talking about the content she curates for Condé Nast. It also applies to what she wears while relaxing at home with family and friends, IRL.

[@actinstyle]

But Letterman doesn't ;-))

[@TenTenJ]

@@actinstyle 😏🙌🏻

[@ruzzelladrian907]

The detail I love about Miranda Priestly’s character is that they always show her working in the scenes. Because people outside of the offices of creative fields like a fashion magazine are unaware of the work that’s needed to produce art, journalism, and fashion. For people who are naive, they probably think that working at a magazine is just sitting around. Nope. It’s an organization. Very business environment that deals with art, journalism, and fashion.

[@orangefruit12]

not to mention the amount of workload these people in the fashion industry are required to do. In most jobs, professionals are required to do tasks one at a time. In the fashion industry, the people there, especially in huge organizations, tend to work on multiple projects and tasks at the same time and they have to ALWAYS plan and organize sharply everything ahead in details otherwise the flow gets ruined. Not to mention the extreme competition that is constantly going on in the fashion industry. It is also a very open career field because social skills and confidence is needed especially if you have no connections to rely on. Most people don't understand how complex the fashion industry is and complain and criticize when they themselves consume the very fashion and trends from the same industry. Such hypocrites people. I mean I am also well aware of the toxicity in the fashion industry but times are slowly changing and for somethng so big and loud it's not always easy to fix problems. Plus the fashion industry also have its positive contribution (like in music and other creatives) in some aspects especially that arts have its share of domination in almost all parts of the globe.

[@ullija]

... and acquiring advertisers. Anna has got so many responsibilities at work and she has a family, too. There's no time left for BS.

[@tigerlilly9038]

OMG!!! The turnaround time is craaaaaaaazy 🥴

[@PriHL]

@@orangefruit12 yes, because only in the oh-so-special fashion industry people are required multitasking and working on different projects simultaneously, lol. This is simply not true and shows what a bubble it is. I think it should be a requirement for every high-position fashion person to give back to the least fortunate in whatever way. There is a lot to do. This would maybe in some cases not make them hold their snooty noses that high. This industry extremely toxic, it destroys not only people's mental health but the planet and has gaslit generations of women into eating disorders, body dysmorphia and low self esteem and it's been only a few years in which voices to overturn this agenda can be heard. Also, the work individual people in this industry are now trying to do to turn this around and give people the confidence they need, is something that should be more emphasised. But you need psychology for that, not of the self proclaimed sort but of the clinical, based on research sort. Calling people hypocrites for not having in depth knowledge about this industry only shows what kind of self serving bubble it is. Everyone needs to wear something, so inevitably they will have "consumed" one or two trends. Statements like these are exactly what allows it to go on as before and actually stunt the development in a better direction. Fashion in itself is positive, the problem lies within people with certain personality styles that it attracts. But fashion is a brilliant thing and not what those people tell us in order to lift their egos by demeaning others.

[@ramanagal]

I worked for Bill Maher as a writers' assistant, in the room pitching ideas, fetching magazines, threatened with firing when he thought I forgot one, but he found it, all the stories and funny f'n writers that also write his standup, btw. I can relate to Lauren, her assistant who wrote the book, but unlike her, I did love standup and comedy in general and have a project of my own to show for it. So thanks, Bill.

[@Tallwater67]

I am glad she owns up to being tough! To be successful you got be tough! When a man is tough he is admired but a woman is the B word. Good for you Anna you go!!!

[@mtm841]

The problem is not that she is a woman in a position of power that has been criticized. The question we should be asking ourselves is whether or not she promotes a toxic working environment. We can argue that if she was a man no one would care what she does to get results, but I think we've moved away from that kind of thinking. Otherwise, Ellen's show, for example, would not have been canceled.

[@jm7804]

I think it goes well beyond tough. She's downright rude and that is well documented. She blackballs people and that is also well documented. Watch any Tim Gunn interview where she gets brought up. He tells it like it is regarding Anna. If you're going to be a public figure, style icon, and an ambassador of fashion, then you need to have some people skills. We need a lot more people with creative vision, which she definitely has in abundance. We don't need any more rude people though. We already have that in abundance.

[@bautizado]

Exacto y

[@someonee5084]

that should motivate us to also hold men accountable, not excuse ana wintours bad behavior.

[@naobe5]

​@Mac-Attack Yeah...and Scarlett J is not black...

[@BibiTheLinkBuilder]

there are so many male industry leaders that show the same qualities but they're never asked about them in the same way

[@lowe_sa2976]

Because she's juice

[@champagnelp4243]

Yeah but it’s women calling her the B not men so it’s nothing patriarchal

[@Hi-ov5nj]

The bigger point is not that she's a bad boss, it's that the system rewards sociopathic behavior as long as it's generating money. Same problem with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. Yes media tends to like calling out women for being "too bossy" but not men (which is a problem in itself), but idolizing female psychopaths isn't helping women and it doesn't help in abolishing toxic work culture.

[@BibiTheLinkBuilder]

yeahhh, thats a really good point as well! Especially offices can be rotting petri dishes. One of the reasons I stopped working in offices 15 years ago, and started my own remote company. Never looked back hahaha! @@Hi-ov5nj

[@champagnelp4243]

@@Hi-ov5nj but it isn't the media calling women bossy....it's women themselves. the whole book and movie is based off a WOMAN telling a story about her boss...who's a WOMAN. if a man did this, the story wouldn't even have been published as a book. yes i get it, there are terrible bosses both men and women, but it's nothing sexist/misogynistic when it comes to a woman boss cuz it's women who mainly talk about them not men.

[@zzzave]

“You could buy a lipstick” is such a fun way of saying “let them eat cake”

[@pa5666]

I own $30-40 lipsticks and that comment still rubbed me the wrong way. Especially when the fashion's night out event was to help the retailers from economic ruin. I find it funny how they needed to beg for money when the beauty and fashion industries has the highest markups of any retail establishments.

[@majorleaguinfidel]

​@@pa5666Totally agree. I heard that and came straight to the comments. It's a comment that definitely didn't age well

[@blue3381]

@@majorleaguinfidel Why? She's saying you don't have to spend a lot to look current - if you only have $20 to spend, buy the latest shade of lipstick. I thought it was a good answer.

[@wheresbaby7783]

You could buy lipstick is at least it’s not fun because I shop I know I mean you could buy a mini skirt for 20 bucks or you could buy a skirt or you could buy a sweater you could go to Ross and they have tons of fashion for under $20 and you knowthat was just I think she was trying to be real like you can be fashionable but you could buy lipstick for less lot less than $20 can’t you or more too I guess I mean she probably uses 100

[@jeanmarie4507]

I personally actually loved the comment when she quickly said, “you could buy a lipstick.” Lots of times in my teens and early twenties buying a new fashionable lipstick was all I needed to pick me up and don a new look for that season. It was a gem!!!

[@JM-ks6ix]

Anna looked & felt about David’s socks the way that Miranda looked & felt about Andy’s shoes in beginning of TDWP. 😂

[@victorback8928]

"You guys didnt call me until Friday so..." LOL

[@loungingcat]

that's an incredible comeback

[@melindamercier6811]

That was hilarious.

[@christopherscorner]

Let’s face it, Anna Wintour change the face of vogue magazine. I remember looking at it as a kid and each cover was just the face of a model. The first cover I ever purchased as a teenager hadd Anna Wintour all over it, no more faces but full body shots, Michaela Burcu on the streets of New York City in a Christian Lacroix jacket. And jeans. I was hooked immediately! I lost my site in 2007 so I can no longer peruse vogue magazine but what a time it was!

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

IKR, she put actors on it. 🤢

[@christopherscorner]

Yes, I totally agree! Not a fan… The back in the day, only models.

[@thelivingdead6820]

@@christopherscorner I miss the times where I didn't recognize everyone on every ad. I know they are trying to sell their prodcuts but these are well known brands and there are so many models who are put through so much and can still barely catch a break.

[@FC-hj9ub]

Yes she did so what? Does that mean we have to kiss her ass? Time for her to retire, she's in the kardashians pocket

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

You lost your sight Christopher? That's terrible, I'm very sorry. I hope you're doing alright.

[@mandynam7581]

Despite all the bad press she’s been getting for decades, Anna loves what she does which is the most important thing about career and life.

[@purplealchemistofficial]

She is incredibly well poised for all of these uncomfortable questions

[@Marsha_Ann]

You can clearly tell that she doesn't like talking about The Devil Wears Prada, she's very awkward about the conversation. But when he started asking her about fashion and the process she became very comfortable and in her element.

[@maryokeefe5351]

Love the way she takes the movie totally in her stride. Decisive. Respected. Top of her game.

[@thusharithilakarathna9379]

Glad to the movie now the world knows who anna wintour is. How tough her job is. how perfect she is. And how humble she is.

[@dariann5493]

She rolled her eyes when he mentioned ‘The Devil Wears Prada’

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

She's brilliant. She's fierce. And she's a helluva a good sport in this interview!

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

Agreed. Nov.3rd - Scorpio she is.

[@periscope7731]

It was reported in the press that Anna had dinner in midtown after the Letterman taping. She was heard to have complained vociferously about his shenanigans with her in the interview, and with good reason. He’s a dolt and an old fashioned MCP!

[@larciabella]

she's funny too.

[@levent.a.7280]

She is a B

[@OriginalMindTrick]

She is an abusive narcissist who will steamroll and emotionally manipulate anyone in her environment. All of you people who praise her really deserve a taste of what it's like to be around a narcissist/psychopath of this caliber.

[@briansilkworth5486]

Anna Wintour is a brilliant businesswoman and creative genius in a huge industry. Like any boss she makes decision that aren’t always popular, but she made Vogue what it is today.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

A block of ads and Kardashians. No,thanks.

[@FC-hj9ub]

A good director yes but nothing to do with fashion. She would have excelled in any other magazine. She's not nice. Why can't people admit it

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@FC-hj9ub I think loads of people have said that she is 'emotionally distant'.

[@nephtys369]

She helps raise a lot of money too.

[@oskarl7213]

It’s literally just pages and pages of advertising for clothes barely anyone can afford, produced in exchange for poverty wages by people in Bangladesh. Like… who cares about Vogue?

[@melsyoutube]

she's actually beautiful, wow. towards the beginning of the interview when she looked up into the camera and smiled!!! she's so radiant. i've only really ever seen her in black sunglasses and when she's not smiling. but she comes across as very quick witted and dedicated to her work. love that

[@edselgreaves6503]

Plastic surgery

[@homogenic73]

I met her a few years back, I was in her presence for a few hours and she was extremely pleasant to me 💙💛

[@EphemeralProductions]

Wonderful. ❤️

[@anuragprasad2891]

Do not speak about this

[@hatelovebowel4571]

You cannot be kind and lovely to steer an empire. Like her or not, Anna Wintour is already a cultural icon.

[@elsalanchester8495]

Goes back to the notion that women must always smile and be kind no matter what. Very untrue and sexist, it's great for her to defy those standards.

[@spideranansi929]

Julia Child ran a successful culinary empire. Many described her character as kind and lovely.

[@jem8775]

@@spideranansi929 But the world of culinary arts is FAR different than fashion. In fashion, you deal with a lot of different people (designers, models, producers, publicists, photographers, staff & crew, the list goes on.)

[@oskarl7213]

BTW when did we all agree to the ceaseless glorification of the concept of “empire”? It literally describes a political system based on expansionism, military rule, and exploitative hierarchies. Why is “running an empire” considered to be a good thing?

[@Kareragirl]

@@oskarl7213 THIS. People say "that's how xyz business works" all the time, but most people would also agree that the way any business works is to the detriment of the people working in it. Enough with the glorification of wealth and power accumulation.

[@davider3590]

She’s is brilliant. I love how direct and straight forward she is

[@juliekostas7322]

I took her Masterclass and it was really well put together, wonderfully presented--I learned a lot. Brilliant people almost always have their quirks. She is a dynamo.

[@markosteiner5264]

I love her! she has done so much for fashion, feeling confortable with his self, and bringing so much joy in meny peoples life!

[@pennyceline15]

She is the person that can handle the job. Period.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Kardashians. Asma Al Assad. She hasn’t handled it, she’s dragged it into the dregs.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Kardashians and Madame Assad is handing the job? Nah.

[@pennyceline15]

@@lizziebkennedy7505 they are not the editor in chief of fashion’s bible so no

[@jupitersnoot4915]

Fashion is a load of pompous bollocks..​@@pennyceline15

[@Ysbrand1980]

The interview is terrible and rude at times… she is being very patient and gracious.

[@victorkong82]

The interview is being conducted by David Letterman, a Midwesterner who loathes high society (especially fashion) and hates people who don’t exhibit common man qualities. When he interviews down-to-Earth self-deprecating people, he’s gracious and welcoming. When he interviews divas and millionaires, he challenges them.

[@happysheepies7321]

Letterman is as awful as she is 🤮

[@melindamercier6811]

She was also oblivious.

[@samuelaust]

I totally see where David is getting at in part of this interview. The everyday person can’t afford a $2,500 Gucci jacket but would still like to look fashionable day to day

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@mothgirlx6707]

Let’s be honest, it’s become an old fashioned part of the industry where the vision of trends is dictated by the opinions of some group of individuals at the top, via showcasing business for their brand friends who promote high end for that wealthier and traditional community. I think broader demographics have moved away from the likes of Vogue, and that industry won’t care much because their investment is in that clique that have a lot of money to spend, they’re in their own bubble and they can float that way. They’re not affected by the crunch because the wealthy businesses and clientele I’m sure they have social connections with (investors, owners, family and friends) created it, they’re reaping in the money from the high prices!

[@donnasyms7873]

They can learn to sew !

[@sizehfitness289]

Labels don’t make you fashionable. Creativity does. You can look chic and stylish in clothing from a vintage store and look awful with clothes from a designer store, it’s how you wear it.

[@EphemeralProductions]

I have discovered there’s ways to do that. You just have to know where to look. First though you have to decide what you like and what you feel looks good on you. Tip: if you feel something’s your style and looks good on you, it will, because you’ll wear it with confidence.

[@flenif2247]

"Vogue is not only run by senior citizens" LOL. She's funny.

[@cbeto765]

Not into fashion either but this line made me LOL🤣🤣

[@griffinina]

She has beautiful eyes. That explains why she wear sunglasses all the time. Her big round eyes give her an adorable look when combine with her smile. By hiding her eyes behind sunglasses she is able to maintain the executive vibes.

[@vabeachtiff]

I could be mistaken, but I recall she had deep bags under those beautiful eyes and was a bit self conscious about it until she got a procedure done.

[@AllIAm1]

She does have quite a sweet face and tiny frame. Doesn’t look very intimidating physically

[@fg9223]

Also her figure impecable.Even this clip us from 2007.She looks great today too.

[@fg9223]

Also her figure impecable.Even this clip us from 2007.She looks great today too.

[@natalianat9105]

Shes just doing her job as a leader. Great job Anna 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

[@Sadie896]

Very impressive. To be responsible for 100% of something and it being a success is admirable.

[@thinkbigdesigngroup]

1:36 Anna rolls her eyes at the mention of the movie The Devil Wears Prada. That's all.

[@helenchelmicka3028]

🤣

[@nightmeowonelmstreet215]

2:02

[@kybalion5561]

First time I’ve seen Anna Wintour interviewed. Love her now 🙏

[@stevemiller7949]

You never miss the water till the well runs dry. Only now do I realize how brilliant Dave is. Thank you🤣🙂🙂🙂😉😊🙃🙃

[@OliverJanotta]

1:34 "Oh my god, I'm rolling the eyes!!!" 😂

[@FC-hj9ub]

I used to read vogue in 3 languages. This is an interview from 2009. Now it's just a full time ad for the kardashians

[@Richard-dw4qo]

She is a very tough individual to work for. She is Decisive and she knows what she wants and she doesn’t put up with incompetence or ineptness. She’s extremely critical demanding and doesn’t put up with excuses. She’s perfectionist oriented. Not an easy person to work for but she striving for an ideal. I understand her personality quite well. As the former CEO of a large nonprofit I sympathize with her plight.

[@calisongbird]

“Perfection” is an unattainable illusion. Human beings are not perfect. People who brag about being “perfectionists” are more likely insufferable narcissists.

[@Richard-dw4qo]

@@calisongbird There is nothing wrong with striving to be the best you possibly can be and to make something as close to perfection as it possibly can be. If more people in our world stride for this the world would certainly be a much better more efficient more effective world. There are no excuses in life as there are no mistakes things are done for a reason

[@periscope7731]

@@Richard-dw4qo I know exactly what you mean. I imagine that any new hire signing off on an employment contract at Condé Nast will be made abundantly clear of what will be expected of them. I respect what she has said repeatedly in press interviews: employees respond favorably to decisive leadership. I work at a company where not every team member pulls their weight, and it is quite frustrating for the rest of us who go above and beyond our job descriptions!

[@stepheniedomingo9089]

Sounds like a person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder just like my nursing manager in my facility 🤷

[@breadsheeran1119]

She would fire andy if it happened irl

[@JackOllie4]

"You could buy a lipstick." "Let them eat cake."

[@Yaoi155]

Being fashionable and eating are such different things

[@benbenjakejake]

@@Yaoi155 you missed the point

[@applesocks89]

You can thrift in good taste for $20 an under everyone knows that. She’s not going to explicitly endorse thrifting. He stated the dollar amount of 20 and from her high fashion world, a luxury lipstick is what would fall into that budget

[@SummerofKittyLove]

Her own personal style is just brilliant!

[@archanakumaridasgupta5536]

Powerful, minimalist & on point. Just as her.🔥

[@ThomasJr]

For those of you who don't know, she's also the brain behind the famous Met Gala ball, the most celeb-studded event in the world. Oh, they actually talked about that at the very end.

[@FRANCESCOBERGOMI]

I love this interview. One of my all-time favourite from Dave.

[@surfwriter8461]

Uh, what is it that you "love" so much about this interview? Dave seems overly solicitous and Wintour wound up tightly in the chair as she tries to play a likable human.

[@FRANCESCOBERGOMI]

@@surfwriter8461 I beg to disagree with you, dear. It seems to me that Anna loosens up for once, actually being more human instead of playing a role. She also laughs at Dave's jokes (which are so good here - especially the one about his socks and when he asks her if she's ever put anyone in a headlock). It also kinda feels like there's a bit of sexual energy going on here. Plus: nice to see Dave finally talk about Fashion😊.

[@surfwriter8461]

@@FRANCESCOBERGOMI Well, at least now you've explained what you find so appealing about this interview. You may be right that she's trying to be "looser" in the interview, which I suspect is a conscious attempt to counter the negative impression of her from the film "The Devil Wears Prada" and other sources. Your statements strike me as impressions that are projected or wishful thinking more than reality, however. She seems awkward and stiff to me, suggesting she doesn't know how to be a likable human unless she considers you worthy of her presence. She laughs at some of Dave's comments, yes, but awkwardly. I don't sense any "sexual energy" in this exchange, but maybe you are projecting that energy, too. I do find Dave more solicitous that I would expect, as I said. He also doesn't really "talk about Fashion". (I didn't know that Fashion gets capitalized because it is a transcendent being of a field.) He makes a lame remark about fashion shows featuring alien looking outfits on the models, which she could have easily corrected, especially when he says they aren't really outfits for women to wear, are they? Wintour could have educated him by explaining many runway shows present clothing that is for spectacle or one-of-a-kind couture rather than ready to wear clothing, and what the value of that is. She could also have said many shows present fashion as artistic expression for women, something that would have helped the audience understand and appreciate fashion described in that way. Finally, am I really your dear, or do you mean deer, as in "deer in the headlights"? On a related matter, I consider the European custom of kissing people on either cheek pretentious and stupid as well as a bit unhygienic. If I greet someone I don't know or hardly know at all, the idea of kissing their cheeks is ridiculous. But something tells me Anna Wintour does a lot of that.

[@FRANCESCOBERGOMI]

@@surfwriter8461 Love your comment. Nice to see someone taking the time to articulate their thoughts. You're right on this: could very well be me projecting that sexual energy indeed, though. Maybe because I find her really beautiful (I have a thing for mature women, I must confess), and I love the back-and-forth between the two of them. And Dave looks really cool here. Not sure she needs to counter any negative impression of herself, regardlessly of any movie actually: I believe she feeds off of it and she revels in it. As for educating him (or the audience at large): yes, that could have been an option, but this is a late night talk show still, not a Business Of Fashion panel or a TED Talk. The "dear" thing: yes, dear as in "my dear", I learnt that as a courtesy when living in England. Sounds nice to me. The kissing on the cheeks: tell me about it LOL (I'm Italian). I agree with you if you do that with someone you don't know or hardly know. But otherwise I kinda enjoy it - although not as much as hugging someone 🥰.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

@@surfwriter8461- Perhaps you missed her comment about "Not being woman-cuddly" or it's meaning? Remember now, that Racism and Sexism aren't just rumors.

[@Nunu-_985]

I feel for her. I think it has just become easy for people to demonize someone who is not on their level and don't like that she is not a push over. What the world desires is a clown show that everyone is involved and everyone is of equal importance. I appreciate someone who is not given over to such butchery. You need people to disagree with you in order for you to grow.

[@giggles7179]

Big fan, Ms. Wintour. I never thought you'd be posting comments on your own videos on KZbin. I thought you'd surely have left it to your assistants, too!

[@matthewbrenton2711]

Lmfao you got all that from this interview? Shut up

[@DamienHurts]

@Mai Tandy THANK YOU. The way she has also blackballed certain designers who didn't bow to her wishes (like Azzedine Alaia) was cold and nasty. She is also responsible for putting actresses and singers on the cover of vogue, taking away the opportunity of smaller up and coming models to be on the cover (she only put really famous people on the cover now). I hope they find her replacement soon. She's done some great stuff, but vogue needs new blood

[@nyc4233]

This is really not about equal importance about equal right to be treated decently, like a human being. People seem to no longer understand the difference between being assertive and successful and being an entitled bully. Corporation don't thrive when employees are constantly oppressed or treated like dirt. I think when and if you're going to disagree it should be constructive and lead somewhere beneficial for all parties involved. It shouldn't be for the sole purpose of destroying someone's confidence or motivation. A true leader/boss understands that.

[@DamienHurts]

​@@nyc4233 What do mean 'no longer'? Throughout history, people in positions have power have more often than not exhibited tyrannical characteristics and managerial methods. And corporations have thrived with toxic work environments (Apple, Amazon, Disney, Abercrombie and Fitch, etc the list goes on and on and on). It's not right but it does happen. What I don't like is when feminists defend Anna's bullying and mean-spiritedness by saying she is being unfaily judged because she's a woman. No, a bully is a bully, regardless of their gender.

[@marcalexanderraison2724]

Funny how the host mentioned about older people being in the higher echelons of organizations. When I first saw DWP, I realized why Miranda was indispensable to the magazine when, on several occasions, she mentioned that the idea being proposed by younger and newer people on her staff had been seen and done years ago and not really the "new" and "groundbreaking" that her staff thought. I just finished watching an episode of Season 1 of a 2009 TV series called Community where the lead character mentioned a 1991 Canadian TV series called Degrassi High. When I Googled Degrassi High, it mentioned the issues that the 1991 series touched on. When I mentioned it to my 20 year old niece, she said that it was like 13 Reasons Why. Even in music, the character in the movie Senior Year mentioned that "Madonna is Lady Gaga now(?). Maybe younger people needed to be reminded that things they think that are "new" and "groundbreaking" might not be so. Well, except for technology, of course.

[@swankyangelo8527]

Same thing can be said about the generation before. And Anna does have fresh young people around her, and she makes the effort to stay in the know (unlike a lot of our elders, which is why we are in the current state we are in) so, this is the grind, this is the time that Anna also went through. She was a young at some point too. When we are bestowed with eldership, let us make sure that we do the necessary work to grow, so that those come after us can enjoy the fruits of our wisdom. The devil is wise because he’s old. Well she in this case, and likes to wear Prada 😉

[@pa5666]

@@swankyangelo8527 I agree. This is also in part why she had to bow to the Kardashians and accept them. Like it or not, they are very relevant and Anna is willing to do whatever she needs to keep her position at Vogue.

[@paulaltman9751]

It is accurate. I have worked for quite a few women editors of fashion and lifestyle magazines. They all fit the mold.

[@periscope7731]

Michael Gross wrote an article referring to Anna as being an asp. He was alleged to have received a dressing down over the piece.😐

[@ThesySurface]

We’ll never want to be a fashion editor but would love to play her for sure. While exposing abusers ;)

[@calisongbird]

@@periscope7731 what is asp?

[@gracecamaxtli7090]

@@calisongbird a viper (snake)

[@periscope7731]

@@gracecamaxtli7090Euphemism: tightly coiled 😆

[@vanessareal9826]

Anna is an enigma - she transformed the fashion industry and made a struggling magazine a reading staple. She definitely has balls and is commanding. However, man or woman, I don't think she's a good person. There is a list of people she has backstabbed, mistreated, or done wrong and I don't think that part of the movie is wrong.

[@sharkeymartin2172]

For the sake of the magazine.

[@periscope7731]

American Vogue under EIC Grace Mirabella was not struggling in terms of newsstand sales and ad revenue. However, Condé Nast management saw the new upstart Elle as enough of a threat to anoint Anna as editor. She came in like a blast of fresh air and made Vogue visually more exciting and not so…BEIGE😎

[@EphemeralProductions]

Sadly, the way the world is it forces people to do those kind of things to get ahead. Unless you have the type of personality to do those kind of things, i feel you won’t get too far.

[@periscope7731]

@@EphemeralProductions She had a one track mind, saw a void in the marketplace and filled it with her unique take on fashion. These are the characteristics of successful trailblazers.

[@msovaz77]

@@EphemeralProductions I don’t believe that’s true.

[@chowmarina008]

I have to say that David Letterman is fantastic at what he does. He is really putting her at ease and pulling her out of herself he is amazing.

[@GETYOUREDUCATION]

He did say he knows nothing about fashion like twenty times though, like we get it! You’re not at all fashionable great

[@sarahjohnson8851]

@@GETYOUREDUCATION I think he is trying to clarify to her that he has not the curse of knowledge. Which many do have. His repetition of ignorance is to keep a memory that he’s there to learn.

[@GETYOUREDUCATION]

@@sarahjohnson8851 I kinda saw it as a masculine reaffirmation, after twice (max three times) I think we get it

[@lukas7008]

I wish I could do what he does. Too scared.

[@morganfisherart]

Nice that she didn't wear her signature dark glasses - makes her look less intimidating than usual. I think she's sharp as a tack. Nothing he says or does knocks her off balance - within split-seconds she pulls out witty responses to his sometimes inane questions. Kudos!

[@joyandpeacefullaughter5307]

I suspect she has social anxiety and wears it to help herslef

[@Leaze1]

@@joyandpeacefullaughter5307 Yes, she also said that she's extremly shy!

[@DWXY]

Bullies always say they run a tight ship and it gets results. Every bully I’ve had the misfortune to work for says this kind of thing. She hasn’t said anything to make me think she acts reasonably to her staff, despite a golden opportunity to.

[@psor9983]

Maybe it's you. Someone is quick and decisive and you take it as a personal attack. She quickly says No if she disagrees instead of hedging like "well you know, I understand but blah blah blah".

[@AndorranStairway]

Love her answers. Dave is joking here but he’s also a tough interviewer.

[@joncampos5551]

She never denied that the movie was about herself and Vogue.

[@rosampa1980]

It was based on a book that was written by a former employee

[@MC-po3pg]

@@rosampa1980 A terrible book, but very good movie

[@davidthomas-ot4cl]

People in the comments are saying she's uptight and too stiff. Give her a break. You'd be that way too if you hadn't eaten carbs for 60 years. Give her a slice of pizza and she'll be totally chill.

[@arlenecerf8833]

Haha pls - 💀

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

She’d combust.

[@nilousettimio8730]

🤣🤣🤣

[@helenchelmicka3028]

🤣🤣

[@laserdisc688]

A lot of comments are in favor of Anna Wintour, and I get that. She worked hard to get to where she is, and she has a confidence that's admirable and necessary to be great leader/editor-in-Chief. However, she seems very tone-deaf about the working class. When Letterman was grilling her (maybe "grill" isn't the most appropriate verb, here) on how people can be fashionable on a budget, all Wintour could come up with was "All the celebrities we can find are going to go to Macy's and talk about fashion." Even if Wintour said, "That's a great question, and it's a problem that still plagues the fashion industry," I would have respected her answer more. That's why I can't really look up to Anna Wintour. I'm not poor by any stretch of the word, but my clothes come straight from Amazon, Target, Walmart, or something within that price range, because I simply cannot afford to shop luxury brands. Sure, you can be fashionable whilst wearing clothes that aren't Gucci/Prada/Michael Kors, but I think Letterman was getting at, how do you afford haute couture? Also, Macy's, at least where I'm from, is considered more upscale. Sure, they have a clearance section, and in the mail, I'll get coupons from Macy's, but you're still paying more on average.

[@emilbrown7569]

I agreee with this comment a lot but i also think of fashion at the level she works at to really be considered art. Everyone can't afford to buy Jackson Pollocks, Basquiats, or really any originals from living proclaimed artists. The best of the best in any art form, to me, should be very exspensive. Where it gets murky is how they consider "the best" sometimes, ya know the politics of it all. I also think being fashionable and being stylish can be different things. You have to have money to be fashionable but not to be stylish.

[@laserdisc688]

@@emilbrown7569 Yeah, I can see that her brand is more exclusive and that she has a right to cater to the upper class. However, is the 1% primarily watching daytime (or late-night) television? No. It's the 98/99%. I guess you could argue it's not Wintour's fault that, just because we're obsessed (or even intrigued) by being fashionable, we can't afford her clothes. However, why come on live TV and then talk about haute fashion, and getting people to try to "aspire" to be part of haute fashion? The viewers watching this segment cannot afford that lifestyle, so this segment just alienates who Wintour is trying to win over.

[@emilbrown7569]

@@laserdisc688 I see what you're saying and I agree with you in regards to the fact her as a guest could be seen as fairly tone deaf to the general public that watches these shows. The only thing I would add is that it could be cool to anyone wanting to work in the fashion industry seeing such an influential person like herself speaking so candidly. Personally I always wanted to know how she took the Devil Wears Prada so that was cool. You could say why wouldn't she just speak at a fashion school or something where the point is fashion and I would say that would make more sense. This was probably just for her brand and getting her name more known if anything i suppose. I never felt like these shows were really for our "entertainment" anyway ty for the banter

[@LMD2915]

@@emilbrown7569 This is what I came here to say. Fashion is art. But it's ephemeral, unlike a sculpture, which can last a thousand years, or a painting, which can last hundreds of years. The clothes will rot away - the fashion will change. That's why fashion is precious art. I can't afford it (nor would I look good in it), but I love to appreciate it's beauty for the short time it exists.

[@UGAgradRN]

He was trying to ask how you help people be fashionable during hard times, and she was telling him how she’s helping the fashion industry during hard times, lol

[@liesmies3492]

This woman is REAL . . . Down to earth and has a very sublime subtile style and she says things 100% as she means them. Respect x

[@pilotgal6191]

Surprised to see that she slouches when she sits. That’s surprising. I do admire her patience with this interview. And, she does have a delicious sense of humor!

[@CJ-ft9yo]

Her dress is very tight and she’s not comfortable with bonhomie chit chat

[@SAGUY1971]

Class act. Her calm , controlled , decisive disposition is what keeps her at the very top of the fashion world to this day. Incredible businesswoman.

[@nostalkaj]

Honestly this Interview made me like her, I think she is just shy and introverted, that people mistake as cold

[@arjunbhaduri7525]

Great banter between Anna and David. I really enjoyed this interview

[@thewildmustangisfast]

I love Anna’s responses. ♥️😘🥳🎊😊🎈

[@robovac3557]

She's as how I'd imagined she would be.

[@DRthistle]

Yeah..basically a narcissistic rude attention lover trying to put a good face on it.

[@robovac3557]

@acup oflemon some people you can just tell. Like its tattooed on their big stupid forehead.

[@Gemini053]

@acup oflemon Did you not get the whole “she’s just like how I IMAGINED she would be”

[@calisongbird]

@acup oflemon you did not comprehend the original comment

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

Grace Coddington = loyal, gold, beyond artistic, wonderful human being.

[@andyroo9381]

She is a Lioness. She has a loud roar. She is stern. After that, she seems to be able to guide her staff in the proper direction. Let's face it; if she was a terrible editor, she would have been out a long time ago. She can't be that bad to work for.

[@gracecamaxtli7090]

Sure. And Musk, Jobs, and Trump also can't be that bad to work for since they have had X Profession for X Number of Years.

[@periscope7731]

Exactly. Let’s also talk about all the top managers and editors who were loyal acolytes of Anna’s for so many years, such as Candy Pratts Price and Laurie Jones, before they sailed off into the sunset to enjoy their well deserved retirement from Condé Nast. Virginia Smith is still one of Anna’s top trusted lieutenants.

[@Ri57490]

@@gracecamaxtli7090 Trump got his fame and fortune because of nepotism and his daddy's money. People like that are different from people who are self-made

[@redvelvetcakeYUM]

There are billion dollar industries that were created to help create, boost, influence, save and fix peoples reputations. We only know what has been allowed to be exposed. The wealthy have connections to make bad press disappear unless it would benefit them.

[@DadoPanda]

@@gracecamaxtli7090 Her saying ''They can buy lipstick'' reminds me of Marie Antoinette's infamous quote, ''Let them eat cake'', when it was said that people are starving and have no bread.

[@kaybell9778]

I lost my Queen yesterday, but I'm glad I still have Anna

[@lindawendt5372]

Sometimes we forget that Dave was an intelligent interviewer, not just the goofball we love.

[@surfwriter8461]

Sure, Letterman was an intelligent and sometimes acerbic interviewer. But here he seems overly deferential to Wintour as she tries (her body tightly wound up) to make herself seem more human and almost likable. It's awkward and strange. But Dave doesn't really press her at all, instead admitting he doesn't know much about fashion, which really isn't the point. I don't think this is Letterman at his best. Maybe he's hoping to get invited into her circle of high fashion snobs to see what it's really like. Btw, I do know something about fashion and respect a number of top designers.

[@nicmart]

Sarcasm.

[@surfwriter8461]

@@nicmart ....uh, you can't communicate effectively with a single word, even a potent one like "sarcasm". Try expanding whatever your thought is in a complete sentence.

[@nyc4233]

I actually always felt like he was always asking some really dull and random questions. Also I was never convinced he actually read or watched the films/albums the artists he interviewed came to promote.

[@Mitch-Alex]

@@nyc4233 pshh, hell no, he doesn't watch, listen or read stuff on his guests

[@henrikechers9995]

Loving Anna in this interview

[@sibionic]

Never realised how beautiful Anna Wintour actually is.

[@iamshadowbanned699]

Yes she is an attractive woman, especially for someone her age.

[@myronmadey3040]

Nice to see her smile and laugh!

[@onecoolcat2478]

I love Anna Winters! Such wit and class!!

[@csymindspring]

Wow....I was expecting her to be icy and arrogant. What a pleasant surprise. She was very likeable. A good sense of humor, warm, and willing to laugh at herself and her image.

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

Yeah it's strange. She always dresses like a crazy person, but in person comes across with only about the same level of aloofness as any other woman at the top of a business empire.

[@bernardo_costa86]

you think she's likeable?

[@FC-hj9ub]

@@AdmiralBonetoPick nothing strange about it. An interview is not a window in to a person's life

[@alexw1698]

@@bernardo_costa86 I mean what's not to like? Not once during it she came across to me as unlikable?

[@nbkhmb5]

The Devil Wears Prada actually complimented and appreciated her bc it basically shows that a women who is strong is considered a b*tch and a monster whereas a man is considered strong

[@nyc4233]

That's such a cliché argument! What does it mean to be a strong woman?! Women can be real bullies and dysfunctional too! The minute you start humiliating and bullying your employees for no valid reasons other than satisfying your own ego that is a real problem. You can be assertive and expects excellence without being rude or an oppressor.

[@tiernanwatson9789]

Agree with NYC. Miranda was a detached narcissistic bully in the film. I’d say the same if it was a man.

[@Ri57490]

@@tiernanwatson9789 Miranda was exaggerated e.g when she asked Andy to run personal errands like getting an unpublished copy of Harry Potter for her kids - there is no way Anna would have done something like that.

[@pa5666]

@@Ri57490 It may have been exaggerated but really not too far off. They expect people to hop on planes for hours to hand deliver dresses, only to fly back that same second. I get that that's part of the industry, but that doesn't make it normal. It's really demanding and I think the film portrayed it well.

[@donnasyms7873]

@@nyc4233 Exactly the same thing can be said about men. But when a woman who's gone through hell to get a top job is difficult, its because "shes a woman" !

[@chasegordonn]

She literally makes so many good points, and she is absolutely charming! She is so pretty!

[@eveningstar1]

So much respect for Anna! She's incredible at her job (as was seen in The October Issue)

[@willclancy4731]

You mean the September Issue?

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Yes because putting the Kardashians and the Syrian butcher’s wife in the mag is so cutting edge. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@pamelafolger8449]

Love Dave and Anna!😊💖

[@surfwriter8461]

Dave: "How can you do that on 20 bucks" Wintour: "You can buy a lipstick" Translation: "Let them eat cake."

[@alldoodlesmatter6095]

Lipstick is fashion

[@surfwriter8461]

@@alldoodlesmatter6095 Can you use lipstick for a doodle?

[@Tonywoodsonline]

Gotta love Dave! ‘“Have you ever put someone in the headlock? 😂😂

[@ksenia6595]

I have a lot of Respekt to Anna Wintour! She looks perfect and very smart woman - Lady !💝 And I like Vogue so much! Very good magazine👍💛

[@Franeux]

The interview was about the movie "The September Issue", which is a great documentary. Instead, the title and description didn't mention anything it but "The Devil Wears Prada". It's just appalling how many people in the comments find it amusing to be disrespectful to invited guests who are supposed to be talking about their works. Anna is amazing in the September Issue. She is a good boss. Just like the chairman of Elias Clarke in the Devil Wears Prada said "many girls (people) would kill to get that job working for her."

[@katiel1979]

1:42 it clearly states the devil wears Prada

[@surfwriter8461]

Are you being paid to shill for Wintour or are you just sympathetic with arrogant and domineering women who refuse to acknowledge a single fault in their character?

[@gracecamaxtli7090]

@@surfwriter8461 I've never seen so many PR interns/bots/paid shills vouching for someone besides Trump or Amber Heard. Never.

[@donnavillacis2]

Anna Wintour is a great journalist!

[@mayababy3012]

SHES SO LOVELYYYY

[@hera7884]

I love her dress, it’s so beautiful

[@thefantasyreview8709]

One of the most important people in the entire fashion world. Nuclear Wintour.

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

she really explain very well the problem those days...if you ask for discipline and excellence, you are a monster because everybody is touchy-feely now

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Or you’re just a monster.

[@alicehofmann1557]

ok boomer

[@alisonf6478]

Yeah that whole lack of “touchy feely” has really launched humans into a great space, huh?

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

@@alicehofmann1557Trigger a zoomer. Check. Take your zoloft.

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

@@alisonf6478actually, the lack of touchy-feely launch humans...in space. We call this science. The capacity of reasoning.

[@fanowood]

“You guys didn’t call me until Friday” 😅 got ‘em!

[@alexandresendas7991]

When she said “maybe you” I died

[@sadiehawkins5908]

She had to do press after that movie. Also show humor. Appear light hearted and gentle. Yep.

[@margaretcollins9382]

Not sure she succeeded.

[@sadiehawkins5908]

@@margaretcollins9382 no. She had a reputation that caused this movie. Sigh.

[@elsalanchester8495]

When he first starts to talk about "the devil wears prada" there is a quick, almost imperceptible eye roll from her.

[@Sophie-Antoinette]

Beautiful and amazing woman 👌🏽 I salute you. Women should speak up. Anna is an icon, a leader, should be praised for her intelligence, leadership style. You need to be tough to make it.😎 The devil wears prada is one of my absolute fav movies of all time. Always an inspiration 😍

[@seclusionworks7547]

A woman i absolutely respect. Decisive, strong and confident!

[@mayalucia5915]

she's so poised but laughs like she's still a youth. brilliant to see.

[@Kid_Charlemagne76]

She might be tough as nails with her career but you have to be tough if you wanna be successful and remain successful. I don't know much about fashion but i respect the hell outta this lady

[@OriginalBigThing]

So happy to watch this! AW is the BOMB!

[@jerryrigmanhattan6]

She's Amazing! What's she's accomplished, no words....

[@melissaoliveira1290]

She’s AWESOME!

[@-Bloomingtales]

So nice to see her without the glasses. 😌

[@JessicaMachiavelli]

I simply adore her

[@jrcervincervin2782]

0:19 He is like "You like that? You should come visit me some time, I got a bunch of them at home"

[@cloudedescape]

honestly, i feel bad for wintour she seems sort of anxious, constantly stuttering, very closed and strict mannerisms and i feel like she’s trying to come off as kind of joke-worthy but the tone makes her come off as arrogant

[@47imagine]

She probably could care less about what you think. Feel bad for somebody who deserves pity.

[@justice-jb5ld]

@47imagine Well said!!!

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Wholly agree. She’s so brittle.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@47imagine she should. Mags can never rest on readership, as we know now. They are the most vulnerable to vicissitudes in micro economies. Actively alienating readers as she has done so many times is just cray. It’s all coming home to roost now.

[@MothGirl007]

@@lizziebkennedy7505 Putting Kim Kardashian on the February (Black History Month) cover was both tone deaf and tasteless.

[@aserher215]

5:41 Anna Wintour's "You could buy lipstick," has the same energy as Marie Antoinette's "let them eat cake."

[@iamshadowbanned699]

It's interesting that Marie Antoinete and Anna share almost the same date of birth too - November 2 and 3 respectively.

[@paul_domici]

Only Dave can make her smile!

[@litneyloxan]

Her face when he said Devil wears prada said it all about how she feels about that portrayal of her lol