Met Gala 2025: the secret rules explained, from being AWOK to the garlic ban
Thought that £50k would afford you the right to choose your own seat? Think again! In the 2016 documentary The First Monday in May, Sylvana Ward Durrett (director of special projects at Vogue) explains the Met Gala's official seating plan, saying: 'A lot of thought goes into who sits next to who, if they sat together last year, if they've sat next to each other at other events, so much goes into it, it's shocking.'
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Graziadaily
2 hours ago
- Graziadaily
What Is Anna Wintour's Net Worth?
It's the end of an era as Anna Wintour quit her role as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after 37 years. The British-born journalist, who's become one of the most powerful women in publishing and a major player in the fashion world, announced her decision to step down from helming the fashion bible, a position she has held since 1988. The former editorial assistant, 77 – who was appointed a Dame by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2017 for her contribution to fashion and journalism, and was honoured as Companion of Honour for her services to fashion by King Charles in his 2023 Birthday Honours – is the longest serving editor-in-chief of the magazine. She told staff that she will step aside from running the magazine day-to-day, but will remain in charge of Vogue globally and as chief content officer of Conde Nast media company. Her decision came after she told King Charles that she has no plans to retire, as she received her latest accolade. 'It makes me even more convinced that I have so much more to achieve,' she said. 'The last time I was here the Queen gave me a medal and we both agreed that we had been doing our job a very long time, and then this morning His Majesty asked me if this meant I was going to stop working and I said firmly, no.' Anna Wintour ©John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images 'Now, I find that my greatest pleasure is helping the next generation of impassioned editors storm the field with their own ideas, supported by a new, exciting view of what a major media company can be. And that is exactly the kind of person we need to now look for to be Head of Editorial Content for US Vogue,' she said. Meanwhile, Anna – who's thought to have been the inspiration behind The Devil Wears Prada character Miranda Priestly – will continue 'paying close attention to the fashion industry and the creative cultural force that is our extraordinary Met Gala', adding, 'And it goes without saying that I plan to remain Vogue's tennis and theatre editor in perpetuity.' Anna is one of the most influential power players in the fashion industry, often gracing the front row of Fashion Weeks and helped launch the careers of designers such as Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano. As well as being editor-in-chief of US Vogue, a position which she held for 37 years, she's also the main organiser and co-chair of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Met Gala, a staple in New York society and celebrity calendars. Anna Wintour ©Robin Platzer/FilmMagic Anna Wintour has an estimated net worth of $50 million, as of 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Reports indicate that Anna was paid $4 million annual salary for her job as US Vogue's editor-in-chief, doubled from her $2 million pay in 2005. In addition to being in charge of the fashion magazine, she is Conde Nast's Global Chief Content Officer and works across the company's other publications including The New Yorker, Conde Nast Traveller, GQ, Glamour, Architectural Digest and Vanity Fair amongst others. It takes money to maintain Anna's sleek bob and those designer sunglasses – her 'uniform'. Luckily for her, it's one of her work perks, with Conde Nast picking up the bill for Anna's hair and make-up 'every day of the week'. She also reportedly gets a $200,000 annual allowance for her 'workwear' clothes, although we'd expect that she gets a fair few freebies thrown her way, given her status in the fashion industry. Shereen Low is a senior news and entertainment writer for Grazia UK, who has covered some of the biggest showbiz news from the past decade.
The Independent
4 hours ago
- The Independent
As Anna Wintour steps down from Vogue, this documentary reveals what life was like under her editorship
One of the most recognisable and influential figures in global fashion, Dame Anna Wintour, has announced she's stepping down from her editorship of American Vogue. The 75-year-old is the longest-serving editor at the world's magazine, having been at the helm for 37 years. Her signature power bob, sharp fringe and black sunglasses have been a staple of the front row for every major fashion show since 1985 when she became the editor of British Vogue. Hopping across the pond to Conde Nast's US headquarters in 1988, Wintour evolved American Vogue from a niche fashion magazine to a pop culture goliath. In her first year as editor, she put Madonna and Naomi Campbell on the cover, announcing the publication's pivot to celebrity. One of her biggest accomplishments was turning the once-modest Met Gala into one of the year's biggest celebrity-driven occasions. Known for its provocative themes and high-fashion moments, Wintour has organised and presided over the Met Gala since 1995. Wintour's legacy is arguably entwined with American Vogue, so it's perhaps no surprise that she isn't entirely taking a backseat. Continuing as Vogue' s global editorial director, as well as chief content officer for Conde Nast, her influence will likely continue. If you're looking to delve deeper into Wintour's editorship at Vogue and her impact on the cultural landscape, last year's acclaimed documentary In Vogue: The 90s is a must-watch. Here's everything you need to know. The six-episode series is a who's who of the fashion world. As well as Wintour, the exhaustive list of participants includes Naomi Campbell, Kim Kardashian, Kate Moss, Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Ford and Gwyneth Paltrow. The documentary explores how American Vogue had little crossover between fashion and pop culture before Wintour's tenure. Taking us behind the scenes of the controversial cover featuring Madonna, it also reveals how American Vogue forecasted the era's supermodel It-girls, with the iconic 1990 cover featuring Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford. The series takes us through this transformative decade in fashion. It covers everything from Kate Moss's Calvin Klein era and the hysteria around 'heroin chic' Liz Hurley's safety pin Versace dress at the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Gwyneth Paltrow's bubblegum pink dress at the Oscars in 1999. Just as much about Vogue and the era as it is about Wintour, it's essential viewing for fashion fans and those curious about the former American Vogue 's lasting impact. Where to watch ' In Vogue: The 90s ' in the UK You can watch In Vogue: The 90s exclusively on Disney+. If you're planning on watching this weekend, the good news is that the streaming service has slashed its price. Until 30 June, you'll be able to subscribe for just £1.99 per month. That's a saving of £12 over four months. The offer is available to both new and returning customers. Once your four months are up, you'll be automatically switched over to the £4.99 ad-supported tier. You can always upgrade your subscription to go ad-free for £8.99 once the four-month trial ends, or cancel your subscription completely. With the standard plan, you can stream on up to two devices at a time. If you want to bump this up to four devices, you can upgrade to a premium subscription for £12.99 a month.
BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Anna Wintour: The Vogue editor's legacy, and who might replace her
Dame Anna Wintour had just sent off her first edition of US Vogue in October 1988 when the magazine received a phone call from the printers. They had seen the issue's front cover, and had one question: "Has there been a mistake?"The cover, Dame Anna's first as editor-in-chief, featured a lesser-known model, Michaela Bercu, smiling at the camera in a stylish Christian Lacroix couture two things were notably different from usual: the model was standing outside, in the street, and wearing a pair of jeans. The printers half-assumed there had been some kind of error. "I couldn't blame them," Dame Anna later recalled. "It was so unlike the studied and elegant close-ups that were typical of Vogue's covers back then, with tons of makeup and major jewellery. This one broke all the rules."The jeans had, in fact, been a last-minute addition, after the skirt which Bercu was supposed to wear didn't fit properly. But the intended message was clear: the cover star was a regular, everyday girl - and this was a new era for Vogue. Dame Anna's arrival, and desire to defy convention, "signalled a revolution" at the magazine, according to CNN Style's Oscar Holland, who praised her debut issue as "warm and easygoing". After two years in charge of British Vogue, Dame Anna had been hired for the US edition precisely to shake things up. She was tasked with making sure the magazine didn't lose its edge as it headed towards the 1990s. In the decades since, Dame Anna has "steered the title from glossy print editions featuring first supermodels then grunge, via Noughties celebrity culture and reality TV stars, into an online era of social media and digital publishing," noted the Times' fashion editor Harriet this week, Dame Anna announced she would be stepping back as Vogue's editor-in-chief after 37 years. She will remain publisher Condé Nast's chief content officer, a role she was appointed to in 2020, which means she will still oversee Vogue's content, along with the company's other titles such as GQ, Wired and Tatler. But while she may be staying with the company, her departure as editor-in-chief marks the end of an extraordinary era for the magazine, which helped to define pop culture. Dame Anna will be remembered for "the greater sense of informality that she brought to her early Vogue covers" and the tone they set, says Dr Kate Strasdin, senior lecturer at the Falmouth University's Fashion and Textile Institute."She also pioneered the celebrity cover image, positioning popular culture beneath the famous Vogue banner."In her first year as editor-in-chief, Dame Anna put Madonna on the cover, the first celebrity to have featured, as part of her wider mission to merge the words of fashion and entertainment."She was the first to make fashion a global, cultural industry," Marian Kwei, a stylist and contributor to Vogue, told BBC Radio 4's Today. But, she adds, Dame Anna "also showed that fashion could be more approachable". "She took away the elitism that was in fashion, and brought a democratisation, and made fashion this party that everybody else was invited to." It hasn't always been smooth sailing, however. In 1993, animal rights group Peta occupied her office in protest over Dame Anna's decision to wear fur, something she no longer were arguably occasional cultural missteps, too. The LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen cover in April 2008 sparked a debate about whether it reinforced old stereotypes of race and recently, Dame Anna faced a much more existential challenge - how to move Vogue into the digital age with hugely increased 2018, designer Philip Plein compared the number of Vogue's readers with the number of Instagram followers Kim Kardashian had."So what is more important nowadays for a brand?" he asked. "This is an interesting question." In a fast-moving media landscape, some industry watchers may wonder whether Dame Anna was quietly asked to step down by Conde Nast to make way for fresh Alexandra Shulman, former editor of British Vogue, said she doubted this, telling BBC News: "I don't think there's any view that a new vision is needed. "Anna's made it perfectly clear that she's remaining in control at American Vogue... so I think she will still have the final say."Shulman added that it was likely Dame Anna herself would choose her successor at Vogue. 'The high priestess of our time' Dame Anna is as known for her own image as much as the aesthetic she has created in her magazines. Her trademark sunglasses and bobbed haircut are partly what helped her become such an instantly recognisable figure. She told the BBC's Katie Razzall last year, somewhat cryptically, that her sunglasses "help me see and they help me not see... they help me be seen and not be seen".The editor has always been something of an enigma, and will be well aware that the conversation and speculation that surrounds her just fuels the interest she played down the focus on her image, saying: "I don't really think about it. What I'm really interested in is the creative aspect of my job."Her reputation as an editor has, of course, been widely debated, Dr Strasdin notes. "The fashion industry has traditionally been a space where egos and creativity can clash spectacularly," she says, adding that documeantries such as The September Issue and First Monday in May "offer some insight into the strangeness of that world". Over time, Dame Anna gradually became a significant figure not just in fashion, but western culture. She is regularly referenced in hip-hop lyrics, with Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z and Ye (formerly Kanye West) among the artists who have name-checked her."I believe what she has done," reflected Kwei, "is carved a space in fashion, culture, time, history that we will never be able to outdo".Dame Anna was the loose inspiration for Miranda Priestly, the demon magazine editor in The Devil Wears Prada, portrayed on screen by Meryl editor has appeared to enjoy occasionally leaning in to the comparison, and last year attended the gala night for the stage asked if she thought people were frightened of her in real life, Dame Anna replied: "I hope not." Dame Anna's impact can be seen in all kinds of ways, including, for example, at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wedding to Lauren Sánchez in Venice this weekend."She created that moment, and almost created that brand," the former Sun editor David Yelland told the BBC. "It was when she put Lauren Sancehz on the front of Vogue in 2023, that the Bezos/Sanchez brand started. "She did the same with Kim Kardashian and she did the same with the Trumps. When she put Ivana on the front in 1990 it was incredibly controversial, people called it tacky, but that was the beginning of the Trump brand in the higher end of global society. So she's not just an editor, she's the high priestess of our time." Who could replace Anna Wintour? The question of Dame Anna's successor is complicated. "This is a challenging era for print media," explains Dr Strasdin. "Vogue's social media platforms are frequently under fire for the seemingly relentless celebrity content which critics decry as diluting the mission of Vogue. "But a strong digital presence is vital. Eva Chen, as director of fashion partnerships for Instagram, brings that expertise. She has long been a Met Gala regular and has to be on the longlist I should think.""Chioma Nnadi must also be in the running," she continues. "She hails from London, and has spent the last two years heading up editorial content at British Vogue. She is Wintour's protege and it does feel as if she has been waiting in the wings."Other possible candidates, according to the Daily Mail's fashion editor Margaret Abrams, include former head of Teen Vogue Amy Astley, who still works for Condé Nast editing another magazine. Vogue's senior editor Chloe Schama, her namesake Chloe Malle, editor of Vogue's website, or even Dame Anna's own daughter, film producer Bee Shaffer Carrozzini, could also be in the frame."As ever fashion is regarded as both superficial and economically valuable," says Dr Strasdin. "Anna Wintour has had to tread the tightrope of maintaining relevance as far as style is concerned at the very same time that fashion has had to undergo re-evaluation in relation to sustainability, plagiarism and labour conditions. "I think these are the very real concerns that her successor will have to navigate."
