As someone with a deep interest in fashion, Anna Wintour inspires me in many ways. After becoming editor-in-chief at Vogue she transformed the once struggling magazine into one of the most successful. Aside from her successes, Wintour as a person inspires me everyday to be the best person I can be especially after recently reading an article in The Guardian where a journalist took Wintour’s master class in creativity and leadership. The journalist stated that the course was online and costs £29.99 a month and one quote really stuck out to me: Wintour says ‘Own your decisions and who you are – without apology‘ – this quote had a large impact on me as I had recently been experiencing a hard time with self happiness and had realised that I need to care more about myself and do more things for myself to become happier, therefore this meant a lot that one of my biggest inspirations said this.
Wintour took risks and doing this made her one of the most influential people in fashion. One risk that I admire most is when she put Madonna on the front cover of vogue in 1989 when it was tradition to use models. Using initiative, Wintour changed history in the fashion industry by thinking outside the box and straying away from the bandwagon. She also gave lesser-known models the chance to feature in US vogue which i find is important as it’s a rarity you hear about someone from above helping people lower down to succeed. Anna Wintour using her own power to empower others is another reason why I find her so inspiring. Being one of the most important people fashion, looking up to Anna Wintour has helped me find my passion in journalism and has guided me to realise what I want to do as a future career due to how much she loves her job. I hope to reach a level where I can help other people like she did and better myself by taking those words of wisdom and using them as a way through life.
After discovering Fleetwood Mac in year 10, one member of the band also stuck out to me and that was Stevie Nicks. Her amazing singing voice and her amazing sense of style led me to idolise her massively. Nicks set up a charity foundation titled “Stevie Nicks’ Band of Soldiers” which is used for the benefit of wounded military personnel her philanthropy has inspired me to think of others more than myself and always give a helping hand when in need.
The Velvet Underground is where Nicks primarily sourced her tunics and shawls from, she mentions the Velvet underground in one of Fleetwood Mac’s hit songs ‘Sara’ which is one of my favourites. Never wearing the same outfit twice is one thing that I love about Stevie, although her style is far from modern she knows how to work a new outfit every time she comes on to stage. I have taken aspects from Stevie’s style into my own and hopefully when i have a larger budget than ASOS and Primark one day I’ll be able to dress like her and never more than once.
POSE by Lydia 