Anna Wintour Addresses Rumors About Leaving Vogue, Fur And Michelle Obama

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In a rare public appearance, Anna Wintour spoke to Jonathan Tisch at the 92nd Street Y last night. Topics included how Vogue stays relevant in the recession and how to look good without spending a lot of money. Fur might not have come up had the members of PETA in the audience not interrupted. "This woman skins animals alive!" they shouted. As they tossed a banner over the balcony and called Wintour a shame, the editor's expression was a mix of polite restraint and Is there no security in this place? Drowning out the sounds of the chant "Fur Shame! Fur Shame!", an audience member yelled, "I love you, Anna!" to booming applause. Wintour looked her hecklers in the eyes and said, "Fur is still a part of fashion, so Vogue will continue to report on it." When 92Y staff removed the animal rights radicals from the room, Wintour joked, "As I was saying, fashion means different things to different people." Read on for some highlights from the discussion, including why Michelle Obama matters and who will land on next month's cover.

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Comments

[hmsbeagle]

the plastic surgery look horrid , overdone .

[Kit]

I think Anna needs to be careful not to overexpose the magazine. The job they do is msotly slog - and most fashion showrooms are not all that amazing. She needs to keep some of the fairy dust around.

[juniperbug]

Fur is definitely a cultural thing. I am an american living in paris and I will say in the winter fur is everywhere. europeans are less objective to fur and even people not into fashion wear it here. i have a few friends from norway and they love fur, but I am sure it is becasue they come from a cold climate. but being an american i have never been into fur. it just doesn't appeal to me and i work in fashion. But i have noticed it is definitely a bigger issue back home than it is in europe, not that there aren't animal activists here too but the general public do not seem to think of it as such a big deal.

[hmsbeagle]

Anna Wintour is on the Titanic and its sinking but the band must play louder .

[PresidentRobertBooth]

Good on ya, Anna.

Don't let these PETA nutters intimidate you

[Furby]

Would you surrender your dog's hide to the woman so she can wear it around her neck?

[Bafun]

he has for sure no pet, otherwise he would have experienced unconditional love and would be sensitive to the animals cause. This person is deadhearted.

[dozaa]

Have you ever watched an animal being skinned alive? I dare you, go to the Peta website watch one and then come back here and call us nuts.

You're probably someone who has no problem with people being tortured as well.

[blueswoon]

whoa! You might find people more willing to see things if you left out personal attacks. You probably were a flesh eater at one time too, so patience and diplomacy is essential if you want to further your cause. Besides, there's nothing to support that PresidentR­obertBooth supports people torture from his comment, so don't make that accusation.

[EmeraldWorld]

Anna Wintour sucks.

[fleaba]

I can't say that Vogue is particularly relevant to anyone I know. Honestly who cares if she's staying or leaving Vogue. Just like no one cares about what is going to happen to Playboy mag or Hef.

[kiwi777]

but killing innocent animals for fashion is just sad...

[Patricia84]

I think it's just life. We kill animals - and plants - because we feed on other beings' energy. As for killing just for fashion, I think it's a little cruel seeing how there is no real need on our part but then again...

[RomeoinFl]

I love Anna Wintour. I love strong women (like Michelle Obama) and she doesn't care what anyone has to say about her and her magazine.

[Bafun]

Michelle Obama is a "tender- hearted " strong woman, the other one is a cold-hearted and ignoble to humans and animals devil wearing Prada.

[LittlePurpleUSA]

She lives near me. Saw her once and she seemed a bit of an introvert.

[BlueZoo]

Never forgetting the Meryl Streep character in "The Devil Wears Prada" was configured after Anna Wintour, this was a tame interview from the noted shrew! I do object strongly to PETA's tactics and am happy to see the audience wasn't pleased either. The best thing about Wintour's VOGUE is that it gives a stepping-off point for up and coming designers and the knock-offs we're seeing in the regular stores these days. You can look at the photos and go invent your own outfits without paying zillions for them!

[Bafun]

Unfortunately to open the people's eyes you have to have PETA. It's the same with Green Peace. Only the exaggeration can -may be- change something. The vast majority of people don't think a minute about the suffering of animals. It is a shame that for a futile thing like fashion so many animals are tortured and killed. This woman is evil and the people who are licking her not better.

[dozaa]

It's also the same with the ACLU. Sometimes they piss me off with the people issues they choose to represent, but they are, as is PETA looking out for the bigger picture and making a stink being attention.

I dare all these people who cast aspersion on PEta to watch one of the videos of animals being SKINNED ALIVE and then come back here and say," Oh well, it's just fashion!"

[eden4barack08]

Wow, she actually took those horrendous sunglasses off.

[Bitsko]

A story about a magazine editor? How's about a story about all the low level working schlubs who've been fired over the past few years?

[RoadCrossingChicken]

For that, you would need to see "The Devil Wears Prada".

[RoadCrossingChicken]

Anna Wintour dresses like she is from Pluto.

[Haitiana4Obama]

Only reason I clicked the link was cos I saw the First Lady's name up there...wh­o cares about Wintour leaving Vogue?