PIc. FEMME
...and....... just to quote Suzy Menkes from the International Herald Tribune...13/2/07 :
'......Known for her discerning eye, Wintour can make or break a collection.
Take the case of John Galliano. Without financial backing in the 1990s, Wintour famously championed him, ultimately leading to his getting the coveted top job at Dior.
Wintour is also said to advise company bosses on hiring designers and to preview collections at the designer's studio. If she doesn't like something, designers will remove it from the catwalk show.
And now that she's coming to the London shows, she'll also be the person everyone wants to see - even it isn't even her first time here.
"I've never seen anyone exude such power," said Dennis Nothdruft, the education coordinator at London's Fashion and Textile museum. "She becomes the sun and everyone else becomes a satellite rotating around her.".......