An unauthorized investigative report on the Vogue editor-in-chief's influential career candidly discusses her direct impact on celebrity and political careers, tracing her rise within the competitive fashion industry while discussing her personal image and reinvention. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Glamorous "Vogue" magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is the most powerful style-maker in the world. She influences designers, wholesalers, and retailers globally. Based on interviews, this biography chronicles the insecure and creative climb of this powerhouse to the top of the bitchy, competitive fashion magazine world. Acknowledgments xi Prologue xv one: Family Roots 1(11) two: A Teenage Bond 12(7) three: Swinging London 19(9) four: A Growing Independence 28(8) five: London Party Girl 36(6) six: Shopgirl Dropout 42(9) seven: Finding Love at Harrods 51(5) eight: Live-in Model 56(7) nine: Making the Masthead 63(13) ten: Family Affairs 76(4) eleven: Creative Energy 80(4) twelve: Meeting Mr. Wrong 84(10) thirteen: Playing Hardball 94(6) fourteen: Axed American Style 100(11) fifteen: A Curious Betrayal 111(5) sixteen: An Embarrassing Position 116(16) seventeen: Complex Persona 132(7) eighteen: Out in the Cold 139(12) nineteen: The Chanel Affair 151(7) twenty: A Savvy Decision 158(15) twenty-one: New York by Storm 173(8) twenty-two: A Territorial Grab 181(10) twenty-three: Mister Big 191(12) twenty-four: In Vogue 203(8) twenty-five: Golden Handcuffs 211(9) twenty-six: Marriage Made in Heaven 220(9) twenty-seven: Baby Makes Three 229(7) twenty-eight: Anna's Guillotine 236(11) twenty-nine: Lover, Friend, Mother 247(10) thirty: Beginning of the End 257(8) thirty-one: The Parking Lot 265(9) thirty-two: July Fourth Massacre 274(8) thirty-three: Anna and the Boss 282(7) thirty-four: Madonna, Di, and Tina 289(8) thirty-five: The Assistant 297(6) thirty-six: Fashion Battlefield 303(11) thirty-seven: The Party's Over 314(15) thirty-eight: An Affair to Remember 329(16) thirty-nine: A New Life 345(16) Selected Bibliography 361(2) Author's Note on Sources 363(2) Index 365