Anna Wintour avoids talking about Melania Trump and praises Michelle Obama's style
Vogue editor-in-chief doesn't have much sympathy for Donald Trump's wife
Anna Wintour has again declared war on Melania Trump. The editor-in-chief of the US edition of ‘Vogue’ magazine is not very supportive of the style of the First Lady of the United States, nor does she share the policy of the president, Donald Trump, whom she has criticized on several occasions.
An ill will that is not at all secret and that has now become evident again with the last statements of the journalist in an interview with the weekly ‘The Economist’. The British has spoken with journalist Anne McElvoy about fashion, sustainability and about Melania Trump. A podcast that has already gone viral because of what Wintour has said.
At one point in the program, the editor-in-chief talks about how she uses 'Vogue' to “support the women who are leading change in this country” and McElvoy takes advantage of the topic to reflect on the style of Donald Trump and his “ill-fitting suits, weird pants and red baseball cap, almost deliberately off-trend, as if showing a lack of interest. " A sentence that completes with a: “Melania is built much more. She came to the UK wanting to see herself very consciously as an ambassador for British or transatlantic fashion. " A few words that obtain in response the silence of Anna Wintour, who prefers not to talk about the Trumps and surprises with some praise for Michelle Obama.
“I think the First Lady was really amazing. In every decision she made about fashion, she supported young American designers and supported creators around the world. She was the best ambassador this country could have in many ways beyond fashion. " A response riddled with hints to Melania Trump.
I think Michelle was really amazing. In every fashion decision she made, she supported young American designers and supported creators around the world.
Then, the journalist tries again to talk about the former model. "But she (Obama) is not the First Lady now ... So how do you see the one they have now?" McElvoy insists. However, again Wintour sends a message in favor of Michelle and making it clear that she does not want to talk about Melania. "For me it is an example that I admire," she says in reference to Barack Obama's wife.
This is the latest chapter in the bad relationship between the most influential woman in fashion and the Trumps. Last April, the editor-in-chief of ‘Vogue’ already made it clear that she would not include Melania on the cover of the magazine that is considered the bible of fashion. The reason? The passivity of the First Lady in the face of her husband's incendiary policy.
“Obviously they are women who we consider to be icons and inspire women from a global perspective. I think it has to be fair, one has to look everywhere, but I don't think it is a time not to take a position. We present (on the covers) a profile of women who we believe in the position they take on the issues we support and we believe they are leaders, ”he said. Some statements that Melania wanted to downplay, ensuring that being on the cover of ‘Vogue’ did not “define” her.
Wintour made it clear in April that Melania would not be on the cover of ‘Vogue’ magazine like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama did at the time.
