Anna Wintour

Before Georgina Chapman chose to break her silence to Vogue writer Jonathan Van Meter, she spent a lot of time soul-searching, wondering whether she should do so or not.

Karl Lagerfeld was a standard unto himself. He defined what it means to be a twenty-first-century designer, and he did it with humor and joy. It’s doubly painful to have lost him because he never fell out of love with his work or with the world, and his death marks the end of the era of craftspeople who could do it all. Karl was the living soul of fashion: restless, forward-looking, and voraciously attentive to our changing culture. He recognized earlier than most that ready-to-wear wasn’t just…

The COVID-19 crisis has been a reminder—as if we needed a reminder—that America must choose a new president.

There is no more valuable action you can take.

Over recent days, all of us at Vogue—like so many of you, I’m sure—have been preoccupied not only with the health emergency brought by this terrible pandemic, but with the question of what each of us can do to help (besides, of course, stay home). One of the worst feelings a crisis like this one can inspire is helplessness. And there is so much help that is needed, especially as small businesses and workers across this country suffer devastating economic consequences. Among those already affecte…

“I have never been more proud of our industry.”

When life changes, you notice things in new ways. I’m sure we’ve all, for instance, become very aware of every inch of our homes in recent weeks. And I hope that you’ve discovered what it feels like to wear a face mask when you go out. As we are learning from health officials, this is one of the most important steps we can take to slow the spread of this virus. If you don’t have a mask, a simple fabric covering will do. Please follow this new guideline; it couldn’t be more important. Face masks,…

It’s amazing what you can bring together in a matter of days. Sometime in the last week and a half (time seems to be moving both incredibly fast and slowly right now) a group of Vogue editors around the world had the idea of holding a series of conversations—via Zoom—about the future of fashion and creativity. This was for the simple reason that these conversations were already happening, constantly, by email and text and phone call. Everyone we were speaking to seemed gripped by the same set of…

Here is what I most took to heart: This emergency is a catalyst.

It’s a brave act to optimistically consider the future—but that’s the kind of bravery we need now more than ever.

My Dream of Re-Emergence

Thinking of the Met on a Not-So-Typical First Monday in May

We’re all experiencing our homes in new ways.

We need to listen and learn and take action to ensure social justice and basic human rights for people of color in this country.

Thoughts on an anniversary.

Amidst a lifetime of memories of André, I will never forget his kindness, his chivalry, and his friendship.

“There is not a player who deserves retirement more, or whose absence on the court we will feel more acutely.”

“Backwards and forwards at once: That was Karl’s restless way.”

“André was a dandy among dandies.”

“Fashion was forever changed by him for the better,” Wintour writes of her late friend Giorgio Armani, who died on Thursday at 91.