Anna Wintour Makes Interview On Melania Trump's Style All About Michelle Obama
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour appeared to throw subtle shade at Melania Trump when she was asked about the first lady’s style, but turned the conversation to former FLOTUS Michelle Obama instead.
In a new episode of “The Economist asks” podcast released on Friday, host Anne McElvoy asked Wintour if she “valued” the fact that Trump wore several British-inspired outfits during her husband President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom in June.
Wintour sidestepped the question and made it all about Obama:
I think first lady Michelle Obama really was so incredible in every decision she made about fashion. She supported young American designers. She supported designers, indeed, from all over the world. She was the best ambassador that this country could possibly have in many ways, obviously, way beyond fashion.
“But she’s not the first lady now,” McElvoy responded. “So what about the one that you’ve got now?”
“To me, she (Obama) is the example that I admire,” Wintour replied.
Check out the segment here:
Which first lady wore the role best? Anna Wintour talks politics and fashion with @AnneMcElvoy on “The Economist asks” podcast https://t.co/0mHlLjtf06 pic.twitter.com/gIoUpd3teo
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) July 21, 2019
McElvoy earlier asked Wintour if it was “a conscious decision” not to give much coverage to the current first lady, who has not been featured on Vogue’s cover since 2005.
“There are so many women in politics that deserve celebration,” Wintour responded, citing its recent photo shoot featuring five of the six female 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Earlier this year, Wintour suggested she wasn’t bothered about featuring Trump in the magazine.
“To be on the cover of Vogue doesn’t define Mrs. Trump, she’s been there, done that long before she was first lady,” fired back Stephanie Grisham, the then-Trump spokesperson who has since replaced Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary.
“Her role as first lady of the United States and all that she does is much more important than some superficial photo shoot and cover,” Grisham added. “This just further demonstrates how biased the fashion magazine industry is, and shows how insecure and small-minded Anna Wintour really is.”
Check out the full podcast here and responses to the interview here:
Anna Wintour of @voguemagazine is teaching is how to respond to interview questions, deliver a slight, and still come off graceful. Are we saving this in our phones guys? pic.twitter.com/Tzv2n9jsA5
— Nickclette Izuegbu (@itsnickclette) July 21, 2019
Anna Wintour showing us how to respond to questions about the current flotus ....talk & remind the world what an incredible first lady Michelle Obama was. Love it.
— Sann Diamond (@smndiad) July 21, 2019
She is officially the queen of shade 😂😂😂 https://t.co/804Jm0Ftfg
— JACOB YORK (@JACOBYORK) July 21, 2019
She really wanted Anna to talk about the Trumps😭 pic.twitter.com/aVEClKO3t5
— Shea Peters (@iamsheabutta) July 21, 2019
This is a smooth cackle, but especially the handled the question about Mrs. Birther. https://t.co/xY8LFtP1p4
— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) July 21, 2019
Lmao I love how Anna Wintour answered this!! pic.twitter.com/Glv6P52UWI
— K.W. (@kimoneforbidden) July 21, 2019
Anna Wintour floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee https://t.co/D06SL50JAZ
— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) July 22, 2019
Interviewer: What about Melania...?
Anna Wintour: I don't acknowledge or know her... pic.twitter.com/60h2ZBgZza— TheBigO (@dumielauxepices) July 21, 2019
I don't agree with everything Wintour does with Vogue but I'm living where she's living in this interview snippit. https://t.co/hFTrtfyLFp
— Renee Sylvestre-Williams (@reneeswilliams) July 21, 2019
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/Yqzb2886Ln
— Maressa Brown (@MaressaSylvie) July 22, 2019
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