Now that Anna Wintour is the artistic director for all of Conde Nast, the company and much of the publishing world is hanging on her every word. Unfortunately, one of the industry’s most powerful people is offering very few.
At a Conde Nast gathering on Friday in which staffers had hoped to learn more about what exactly Wintour’s new title actually means, she said nothing about it. Instead, WWD reports, her remarks were “boilerplate.” They also call her “supreme pontiff.” What could that mean?
“She told editors she’d help them with their jobs, even if they had not particularly raised their hands for the assist,” the magazine writes. Technically, editors still report to CEO Charles H. Townsend.
Staffers at the meeting remarked on being clueless about Wintour’s new role. But one thing is clear: “She’ll do what she always does, which is what she wants to do,” one person said. Like a boss.
