Fashion Industry Style: 3 Looks Inspired by the Editors of Vogue
While Vogue might not be as avant-garde as magazines like Paper or as practical as InStyle, it is, and always has been the gold standard of American fashion. Every month, Anna Wintour, André Leon Talley, and Grace Coddington, along with everyone else on the Vogue staff, give us a beautiful snapshot of the fashion world.
With the release of The September Issue in 2009, Wintour and co. gave us an inside glimpse into their world. Since then, the personalities behind the pages have seemed to pop up with everywhere, especially with the fabulous Talley appearing as a judge on the current cycle of “America’s Next Top Model”.
I find the personal styles of Wintour, Talley, and Coddington so inspiring because they all know the value of having a signature look and sticking to it. As college students, it can be hard not to get swept up in every passing trend, and it can be all too easy to let our clothes wear us and not the other way around.
So, as you’re fine tuning your own signature look, check out my breakdown of three of our era’s biggest behind-the-scenes fashion icons.
Anna Wintour
Anna is always dressed like the perfect lady, so channel her with a polished dress, heels, a simple watch, and, of course, her signature giant sunglasses.
Product Information: Dress- Topshop, Heels- Forever 21, Watch- Cobra & Bellamy at ASOS , Sunglasses- Fred Flare
André Leon Talley
Whether he’s donning leather or fur (or both!), André is always a little garish but definitely one-of-a-kind. Pay homage to this great eccentric with a pair of tailored trousers mixed with a faux fur vest, an armful of bangles, off-kilter earrings, and a fierce pair of platform heels.
Product Information: Vest- Jack B.B. Dakota at the Buckle, Trousers- Phase Eight at John Lewis, Shoes- BCBGirls at Overstock.com, Bangles- Forever 21, Earrings- Betsey Johnson
Grace Coddington
Despite the fact that Vogue’s Creative Director Grace Coddington styles many of the magazine’s most fantasy-filled editorials, her personal style is quite practical and a bit bare-bones. Embrace Grace’s sense of simplicity with a black dress, flats, a clutch, and basic-but-beautiful jewelry.
Product Information: Dress- ModCloth, Flats- Merona at Target, Clutch- Nine West at Zappos, Necklace- Forever 21, Earrings- Kate Spade
What Do You Think?
Do you dress more like the ladylike Anna or the minimalist Grace? What other industry greats are you inspired by? Leave us a comment with your thoughts.
Posted on on March 28, 2010 / Filed Under: Inspiration / Tags: andre leon talley, Anna Wintour, Fashion Industry, grace coddington, Inspiration, Outfits, Vogue
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JG
This is such a creative post…I really enjoyed reading this!
I think my style is a combination of the three…depends on the occassion. But if I had to choose one, it would probably be André Leon Talley. I’m not as polished as Anna Wintour and you’ll rarely find me in all black like Grace Coddington.
Because many of us fashion-lovers are inspired by the designers themselves (because they produce such amazing clothes), maybe you could do a post about designer styles (Example: Betsey Johnson=crazy mismatched prints, DVF=printed wrap dresses, Michael Kors=all black & chic, etc).
Valeria
Awww, I love Anna Wintour style! :)
Shakespeare
Honestly, I like the fashions you show better than anything the others are wearing. Nice!
Milana
Love your choice for no. 3! Love the Modcloth dress!
Ashley
Oh! Such a cool idea. I love how unconventional most of the people in the fashion world are.
I wish someone would do a post on Vivienne Westwood. I’m not huge into designers, but I AM huge into the 70′s punk scene and I think Vivienne is the coolest.
Hannah
I love Anna’s style. It’s so polished and feminine, which is exactly the style I want to convey. She’s almost like an older version of Blair Waldorf. :)
My other favorite fashion industry style icon is Nina Garcia. She always looks perfect. I’d love to see an article on her style!
Nessa N.
I think you do a much better job styling the last two outfits than the inspirations style themselves – they horrify me.
I remember seeing Andre on Oprah a few years ago. He admitted that all the baggy clothing and miles of fabric were to cover up his weight, which he wasn’t pround of.
And Ms. Coddington just looks like a typical wicked witch :rolleyes:
jem
Anna and Grace are two of my personal style icons, i like that they have their own “look” and they know the value of sticking to it. this is such a great post on the ladies (and men) at Vogue!
Anna
Great idea!!
even though i am ethically opposed to Anna(animal-lover) i can’t deny that she has iconic and unique style.
I personally like Vogue India, French Vogue and British Vogue better. You should do a post on Carine Roitfeld and Alexandra Shulman soon:)
Julie
i love the way you mix expensive and inexpensive items in each post, really good diversity and while i hate some of the outfits they were wearing, i looooved the ones you created!
Moriah - Vanderbilt
Thanks for all the great comments! Ashley- I’m actually doing a presentation about Vivienne Westwood for my History of Fashion class, so maybe I’ll have to share what I discover in a future post! JG- Thanks for the suggestions about other designers with great style!
Denise
I LOVE ANNA WINTOUR!!! She’s one fierce woman. I wish that when I reach her age, I’d be glamourous and sophisticated as her. Andre Leon Talley is a legend, I love how he’s a judge for America’s Next Top Model now.
Another Vogue editor who’s worth checking out is Vogue Nippon’s (Japan) editor Anna Dello Russo. Her style just screams Italian sex kitten. LOVE IT!