I saw young women in the street dressing in a way that I thought was influencing the designers. Fashion was being influenced by all sorts of different people, and culture and also across the street. So I saw more as a trickle up, than a trickle down influence. When I came to Vogue, that's what I wanted it to reflect.

If you can't be better than your competition, just dress better.

There's a new kind of woman out there…She doesn't have time to shop anymore. She wants to know what and why and where and how.

When I hear a company is being run by a team, my heart sinks, because you need to have that leader with a vision and heart that can move things forward.

I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.

I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.

People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.