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Watch: Anna Wintour Defends Her ‘Bitchiness’ on 60 Minutes

By Cheryl Wischhover Monday, Feb 6, 2012 / 9:54 AM

Yes, most people watched the Super Bowl last night. And so did we, if only to see the David Beckham for H&M commercial on a bigger screen (mesmerizing) and Madonna’s performace (lots of Givenchy). But after half time, we switched over to CBS to watch Morley Safer interview Anna Wintour on 60 Minutes. After all, she’s fashion’s MVP/QB, right?

Wintour was one of “Three Remarkable Women” featured in last night’s edition (Dolly Parton and Meryl Streep were the other two), and she handled herself admirably against Safer’s sometimes obnoxious line of questioning. Read more »

Quote of the Day

“No one would bother disputing the assertion that Wintour is the most powerful person in fashion, and that she exerts her power in a variety of directions, beyond editorial decisions. But what’s the impact of all that power? And, more, what’s the downside?” –Cathy Horyn, on Anna’s “60 Minutes” segment.

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People Are Talking

Morley Safer, Snarky Fashion Commentator?

Honestly, one of the things that we found most revealing from Anna’s long-awaited 60 Minutes interview is that Morley Safer seems to be a bit of a hater. Not of Anna, per se, but the fashion world in general. We understand this is not his normal beat. But sit downs with the likes of Nicolas, [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

This Is Awkward: Ginnifer Goodwin tries to embrace her inner Madonna for June’s W. She’s adorable, but looks like she could’ve used a few shots of tequila pre-shoot. {W} Slow Poke: It took Andre a bit longer than the rest of us to sum up his Met Ball thoughts, but in this condensed version of [...]

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Quote of the Day

“It’s only slightly less dangerous than covering wars. In Milan, it was about the same as covering Vietnam.” – Morley Safer, on his first encounter with Fashion Week, to the Times.

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Fall 2009 Paris

Morley Trumps Kanye

The Balenciaga show is famously impossible to get into – even Fashion Week addict Kanye West was publicly denied entry a couple seasons ago. But guess who does get to go? According to The Moment, 60 Minutes anchorman Morley Safer will be sitting Front Row and center alongside Anna, as part of his ongoing profile [...]

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Carine to CNN

Because there weren’t enough camera crews at Fashion Week already, CNN has decided to follow around Carine. Cinematically mirroring Anna Wintour and her own 60 Minutes bio, Carine’s being filmed for CNN’s Revealed, which should air starting March 18 (full schedule after the jump). We guess America really wants to know more about fashion’s most [...]

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Anna & Andy?!

Anna Wintour’s having a bit of a love affair with the cameras lately. The September Issue‘s just debuted and according to Gawker, Vogue‘s Editor-in-Chief is already being followed by another set of cameras, this time from 60 Minutes. Apparently, they’ve been working on the profile since December and already attended one “glitzy fashion event.” It [...]

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