It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.

Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.

If you can’t be better than your competition, just dress better.

I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.

It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.

I saw young women in the street dressing in a way that I thought was influencing the designers. Fashion was being influenced by all sorts of different people, and culture and also across the street. So I saw more as a trickle up, than a trickle down influence. When I came to Vogue, that's what I wanted it to reflect.

They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.

Fashion is a reflection of our times. Fashion can tell you everything that's going on in the world with a strong fashion image.

The notion that Anna would want something done "now" and not "shortly" is accurate.