Despite their disparate political beliefs and the fact that there is no actual confirmation that Anna Wintour is being considered for an ambassador position, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to endorse her.
This week’s rumors that Anna Wintour is in the running to become America’s next top UK ambassador made it all the way to the daily White House press briefing yesterday.
While some outlets mocked the idea of Anna Wintour becoming an ambassador, others (including us) thought she’d make a great ambassador, if she were interested, which she probably isn’t.
Oscar de la Renta, on the other hand, thinks the White House would have to up their offer to snag Wintour.
Bloomberg’s report that Anna Wintour is being considered for an ambassadorship in the U.K. or France didn’t just have fashion news sites like ours buzzing–it was the topic of conversation on every major morning show, from the TODAY show to MSNBC.
So we thought it was worth looking into a bit more. If you thought our super fun and super serious GChat conversations with Current TV’s Jo Piazza would go away after the election, you’re wrong! Aren’t you happy? In this latest installment, we discuss why Anna Wintour would be an awesome ambassador. Should she want the job. Jo thinks she should. Why? Read on.
Earlier this year, speculation mounted in the British press that Anna Wintour–who’d become a top-tier fundraiser for Barack Obama–was angling for a UK ambassador job.
The Vogue EIC has always denied having any personal political ambitions, but a new report in Bloomberg suggests that, now that Obama has been re-elected, she may have an actual job offer to turn down.
Anna Wintour’s ‘Runway to Win‘ fundraising efforts for Obama–a fashion line sold online featuring everything from scarves to totes to dog collars designed by fashion’s most well-known designers and celebrities–became an easy target for Obama critics.
During the campaign, the Republican party released a video paroadying the MasterCard “Priceless” campaign: “Watching the Obama campaign host a ritzy NYC fashion show while 12 million Americans remain out of work? Priceless.” Everyone from the usual suspects (ahem, Fox News) to The Atlantic mocked the effort as a sign of Obama’s elitism.
Only it worked. Like gangbusters.
18-year-old Peter Brant II may already be fashion royalty and a billionaire in the making–but at the end of the day he still has to answer to his parents: Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour, who were not exactly amused by their son’s ‘contingency plan’ to ‘Kill Obama haha.‘
Brian Williams talks about why “if you’re anyone else but the president, you’re at an instant garment disadvantage.”
Though it hasn’t quite reached the meme status of Drunk Diane Sawyer, those who tuned in to watch Claire McCaskill accept her Missouri Senate appointment last night couldn’t stop talking about her daughters.
President Obama may have won the election–and his wife and girls won our never-ending admiration–but we have to give a shout out to Ann Romney and her Election Night style.
Last night, Barack Obama won re-election–and we won four more years of gushing and gawking over how adorable the Obama family is. As they laughed and hugged onstage, we couldn’t help but look back on the night four years ago when Obama was first elected–and Michelle, Malia and Sasha stole the hearts of fashion people everywhere.
Tonight America voted for four more years of Barack Obama. Which means us fashion writers have four more years to document, analyze and gush over Michelle Obama’s wardrobe.
