10 Outfit Tips From 70-Year-Old Anna Wintour Who’s Still Admired by Today’s Youth

Being the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour is always in the spotlight. Every image of her is studied carefully by fashionistas from around the world. She has already found her signature style, but it’s more than just a bob cut and massive black sunglasses.

We at Bright Side analyzed how Wintour manages to stay so trendy and, at the same time, uses fashion tricks that have withstood the years.

She found shoes that can suit any outfit.

For many years, starting from 1994, Anna Wintour has worn beige Manolo Blahnik shoes. The trendy editor uses them as universal footwear that suits any occasion. You can see Wintour wearing them at fashion shows, movie premieres, and on TV shows.

She never wears dresses and skirts above the knees.

Wintour typically prefers to wear midi dresses; more rarely, you can see her in floor-length designs. Sometimes she dons a Chanel getup with a blazer and a skirt that hits below the knees. This length adds elegance to her look.

She wears boots of the same model.

Every fall, Anna Wintour dons leather knee-length boots with a massive heel. They can be plain or have a pattern characteristic of leather products. Anna combines such shoes with Chanel suits, dresses, trench coats, and jackets.

She knows that bright prints require a simple silhouette.

Anna is not afraid of color. She likes bold, large prints that draw attention. At the same time, such dresses always have a simple cut, and the overall look doesn’t have additional heavy details. It’s very rare that we ever see her in monochrome outfits, unless it’s a trench coat or a cape.

If she dons black, she always makes sure there’s a color accent and pays attention to texture.

When donning black clothes, Wintour does it based on the texture of the fabric. Those textures can be wool, velvet, or suede. At the same time, she adds focus details, like bright fur, buttons, and other accessories, to slightly diversify the dark tone.

She only wears sweatshirts over the shoulders.

You’ll never see Anna Wintour wearing a sweatshirt. Moreover, she claims that she has never worn this wardrobe item. The most she will do is drape bright monochrome sweatshirts over her shoulders. Usually, Wintour combines them with her favorite midi dresses.

She prefers necklaces over other jewelry.

It’s hard to find a photo where Wintour’s neck is not decorated with a piece of massive jewelry. According to her, it’s the most inspiring thing a woman can have. If your budget allows for it, it’s worth buying this accessory — it will contribute to one’s self-confidence.

She never wears boring coats or trench coats.

Long coats and trench coats seem to be Anna Wintour’s passion. She wears them over dresses in combination with knee-high boots or shoes. There are 3 models she wears the most: plain leather basic trench coats, different variations of the checkered pattern, and, of course, bright, unusual massive prints. Sometimes Wintour even shows up in fur coats.

She almost always wears sunglasses.

Anna is not present on social media, and we know little about her personal life. Her sunglasses are perhaps one of the ways she hides from curious eyes. She admits that sunglasses are “incredibly useful because you avoid people knowing what you’re thinking about.”

This accessory helps Wintour look like a million bucks when she feels a bit tired or drowsy. In one of her interviews, she said that perhaps sunglasses have already become a part of her image.

She found her signature cut.

Wintour is a bright example of how when a woman finds her haircut, she sees no reason to change it. We have seen the Vogue editor-in-chief with almost the same hairstyle for decades. It is a bob cut that has never gone out of style, and unlikely will in the near future.

When it comes to hair color, Wintour’s hair was dark brown at the beginning of her career, but it became lighter with warm shades over time.

Which outfit tip used by Anna Wintour would you like to try?