For much - if not all - of her tenure as editor of Vogue, Anna Wintour has been depicted as a cold and unfeeling individual who has no qualms about exploiting her power. However, with the release of The September Issue, a documentary that focuses on the construction of Vogue's September 2007 issue, it seems that the tide of opinion may be about to change (though, notably, the documentary has Vogue's full approval).According to Leah Bourne (Forbes), "Those expecting to see Wintour in her devil personal will be disappointed [...] Wintour is mostly portrayed as professional and a perfectionist with a well-defined vision and an inferiority complex that becomes apparent when she admiringly talks about her three siblings who consider her profession 'amusing' [...]." At the same time, Bourne is quick to note that the glamorous aspects of Wintour's position are not mentioned in the film (i.e. "six-figure clothing budget and a daily hair blowout by a stylist who comes to her home every morning").
Around the time The Devil Wears Prada was released, it was said that Wintour would not receive such harsh criticism if she were a man. As I read Bourne's article, I wondered if this were true - or if even (gasp), the two Wintours - the cold, crazed perfectionist and the dedicated workaholic - are actually the same person, and perhaps, she is seen primarily as the former because of an antiquated double standard in regards to men and women in power.
Image: "Autumn Tree Colors" [credit: Ron Bird] from freedigitalphotos.net
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