Nov 5, 2024, 12:00 AM
Nov 5, 2024, 12:00 AM
Lauren Weisberger feels the fallout from her book about Anna Wintour
- Lauren Weisberger's experience as Anna Wintour's assistant inspired her to write a novel.
- The book led to unintended consequences and a fallout with Wintour.
- Weisberger reflects on the lasting implications of her writing, though it initially helped her career.
In the early 2000s, Lauren Weisberger, then 22, began her career as Anna Wintour's assistant at Vogue magazine. She later wrote a novel based on her experiences, which became a bestseller and spurred the creation of a well-known film. Despite the success of her book, Weisberger expressed regret about sparking a scandal surrounding Wintour, stating she wished she had not written it. The experiences she shared in her book were not intended to be malicious but instead reflected her challenging time in the fashion industry. Even years later, she acknowledges that the fallout from her writing has impacted her relationship with Wintour, who has not spoken to her since she left the job.
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