Anna Wintour
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The website was relevance.
Email was internal.
The website was external relevance.
When Vogue.com eventually launched in 1998, Anna made a radical decision.
Post every runway show.
Make it searchable.
The fashion world revolted.
Fashion's entire business model depended on scarcity.
Invitation-only shows.
90-day embargoes.
Magazines charging premiums for exclusive access.
Anna was about to give it all away.
Half the designers said no.
Many of the fashion houses didn't even have internet yet.
Anna published anyway.
The tagline at the time captured her strategy.
Before it's in Vogue, it's on Vogue.com.
Her own team worried about this diminished role for print.
Anna saw it differently.